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Hi everyone, I am slowly restoring my heritage cottage (built around 1900). Current project is to install stud wall immediately to the right (hot wa ...

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I have been thinking about this for a while with the following personal thoughts that hopefully will encompass others that have been thinking along th ...

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Hi guys, I need professional opinions on how to cover the gap underneath the fence? I know there is a straight forward way of putting sleepers underne ...

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I'm trying to get rid of kikuyu in my backyard and don't really want to use poisons. I've smothered some with cardboard and mulch and lay down carpet ...

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Hey All, I have a very bland wall that I would like to add some colour too.I'm thinking of adding a narrow-ish pot (something like this https://www. ...

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Hi, I’m in a rental . The bathroom is a nightmare I want to “clean” it up with a new paint , but the ceiling is requiring some preparation and I don’t ...

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I’m planning to mount two Ikea Besta TV units (two-shelf models) to the wall, but it’s proving to be more challenging than I anticipated. Here’s the s ...

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I need to replace my powder vanity as the plastic has a crack in it. I figured I may as well update it all whilst I'm at it. I want to do most it on ...

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Looking at installing James Hardie Hardie Groove VJ panelling behind the vanity. Do I need to waterproof this and if so is it better to lay cement she ...

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Hello, Complete idiot here On one side of garage, do you guys think a flimsy fibre board could be maybe gunned over with a wall board, so i don't spen ...

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Hello, I have this english oak and I don't know if it is an upright variety or not. It is not grafted and it has been kept a fairly windy ar ...

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