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Maursby57
Getting Established
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We just installed a brand new merbau deck. We cut colourbond sheeting on the deck and didn’t notice the metallic dust left behind. It rained overnigh ...

bowmatty
Building a Reputation
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Hello all, I'm going to redo my outdoor decking area. I believe the wood is Merbau. I was originally thinking about just staining it in a similar c ...

TabithaM
Just Starting Out
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Hi all. We've recently purchased our first home and it has a huge beautiful deck that runs the length of the house, however we have noticed lately tha ...

ilox
Building a Reputation
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So here is the throne in its better days. Now it is looking worse for wear. The seat has golden-ish metal buttons with metal loops. They show tarnish. ...

LisaJ
Finding My Feet
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I am restoring my 8 year old timber deck, it was only last sanded and oiled a year ago but has a few black stains from the bbq mat/furniture, and wear ...

sarzc
Getting Established
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Hi all, I was washing some dining chairs with some baking soda and warm water to get rid of years of gunk, and some of gunky water dropped on the fl ...

bec93
Just Starting Out
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Hi! I have these slate tiles in my bathroom (and they are the floor around most of the house) but I’m mostly wondering how to clean them? The ones th ...

homeren
Just Starting Out
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Hello! looking for some advice on how to clean what I believe is potentially stain off of this render pictured below? I have already used a high press ...

kjd_2002
Finding My Feet
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Hello experts :). I installed a specrite merbau timber bench top in the laudry a few months ago and have applies 3 coats of a water based varnish. ...

Chloe88
Finding My Feet
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We found a heavily mouldy area under the kitchen sink after removing the laminate. I believe the moisture has been accumulating for quite some time. A ...

Mazatron
Just Starting Out
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I'm looking for a paint stripper for use on granite at the front door threshold, that won't damage the stone. Also pretty sure there is sandstone unde ...

Alexanderand
Just Starting Out
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How do you remove blue paint from limestone bricks on the exterior of a house please? We are removing An old water feature on either side of our front ...

AN3
Finding My Feet
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Since beginning of November there are tiny insects coming inside the house through the floor level windows, French doors and entry door, into the livi ...

bunnyhelp
Finding My Feet
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We had quite a bit of glue residue (assuming it is?!)  around the tap mixer, we’ve tried a few products and methods but can’t seem to get rid of it. ...

ventodimare
Building a Reputation
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I have tried to fix the mold in the ceiling of my bedroom using the natural green goo. No improvements. The leaking pipes have been fixed but I still ...

juyy7
Finding My Feet
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Hi, I recently installed my ring doorbell and it works great, but it gets covered in dust super easily and when wiping it off the doorbell gets scratc ...

fadetoblack
Getting Established
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Hi All, I'm looking at turning this garage into a studio but I'm first trying to treat it as best as I can before laying laminate floor, insulating th ...

kylie26
Just Starting Out
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the one storey house we are living in have patterned security grills on every window. the outside of the windows are filthy, how can they be cleaned/ ...

moxoliz
Just Starting Out
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Hi all, writing in to seek some advice and expertise on this. Happy to hear any. Also, sorry in advance for sounding like a mess because that's exactl ...

BB_Hawk
Just Starting Out
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Hi I just installed a Merbau decking but used the tarpaulin to cover it for a couple of weeks. There was rain during this period. When I remove the ...

ppp
Having an Impact
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Hell everyone, I've got this black marks on the bedroom ceiling. Looks like it happened over a period of time (not overnight). I've asked roofer to ...

lmg
Just Starting Out
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Hi, I've just had a new deck installed with treated pine. I was about to oil it but I've noticed these black spots appear on a number of boards. Doe ...

Brianna0
Finding My Feet
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      How would you clean this ! In a rental but I don’t think these are the correct fitting seals on the bottom of the shower door or this grey l ...

yannrandri
Growing in Experience
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Hi we had a water issue where the waterproofing on the shower upstairs failed and water went through the ceiling of the bedroom below. Plumber came a ...

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