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I love my kitchen even though it's 25 years old. I don't want a new benchtop as I live what I have. It's a rough laminate (I suppose) and it's pretty ...

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Hi I have some lead flashing on the roof embedded around the base our chimney. Water run off flows down onto a newly constructed colorbond roof. Accor ...

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We are painting the house and accidentally painted the bathroom with one coat of 1 step prep followed by regular dulux wash and wear. Can we paint ove ...

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Can't wait to get this dishwasher in, with two kids, I spend at least an hour a day washing dishes by hand! But I'm clueless. To connect the inlet h ...

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Hi everyone,We have about 3 windows (bedroom, kitchen and bathroom) that have lost all the "friction" in the window stays (e.g. when you open the wind ...

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The entryway/hallway to our house is dark red brick. It doesn't get loads of light so it feels quite heavy. I painted an internal bedroom that was in ...

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Hi folks' I planted some Hibiscus back in winter and they haven't grown much compared to the other Hibiscus planted in different parts of the garden ...

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I would like to turn this useless middle courtyard in the middle of my house connected directly to the kitchen, into a formal dining room but the roof ...

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Hello fellow DIYos I wanted some tips , ideas on installing a side gate next to fence on a round post ? Measurments are 140cm wide with 125 cm Leng ...

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Hi, I have these hedges in my south facing planter box and want to rip them out for something a bit better as they've started to die off. Open to a ...

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Which size bolts do I need for large shelf brackets into masonry garage wall? I am building garage shelves and have purchased 8 of these brackets: ...

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I'm planning to build a deck using ekodeck system, 5060mm×4000mm with joists spanning 4000mm, i have a slab over verandah that span only 1200mm and th ...

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If you wish to poison the bamboo, then it is best applied to the freshly cut stumps or stubs of stems so it is quickly absorbed and circulated to the ...

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The conditions for placing batts include the provision that there must be a gap between the external wall and the insulation itself. This is to prev ...

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