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Advice on fence colour for small backyard
Hello brains trust, I’m looking to paint the old fence of my townhouse’s small backyard and seeking some advice on colour. There are plenty of plants and the colour needs to complement the garden. Dark grey/blue seems very popular and I can see how it makes plants stand out - I’m just concerned it might look too dark in…
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How to replace a flexible condensation drain pipe coming out of a brick wall?
There’s a flexible condensation pipe coming out of the brick exterior of my house, from the air conditioner in the lounge, and the pipe has degraded and needs replacing. I’m wondering if I can remove and replace this piece of old piece myself somehow - or is it a tradesperson repair job and they’d need to remove the whole…
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How to fix a leaking angle stop valve?
This valve (which Google tells me is an angle stop valve) has suddenly started heavily leaking water. Turning the tap bit didn’t make much difference. For now I’ve turned off the water mains but wondering how to stop the leak? It’s positioned behind a cupboard above the fridge (I didn’t even know it was there, it doesn’t…
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How to attach trellis to rendered letterbox?
I want to attach a wooden trellis to an end of this large letterbox frame. The frame is old crumbly render over what seems to be a metal frame underneath. The intention is to grow a plant over the old render. I’m wondering how best to attach the trellis to it?
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Bathroom door jamb (MDF) is swollen and wet at the bottom - how to replace?
This MDF bathroom door jamb is wet and swollen at the bottom after long term wet from the shower that is right next to it. I went to silicone it and realised it’s ruined. My question is - is it possible to just replace the bottom part, or do I need to replace the whole vertical piece, or the whole jamb? It’s so damp that I…
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Does this have a purpose?
We’ve moved into a town house with a couple of these rails outside above windows - I’m just wondering if they have a purpose? They don’t seem like they could hold much weight.
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How best to reinforce a bulging fence?
Hello, I’ve just moved into a 10 year old house with a fence line against a car park for a set of units. The horizontal planks on my side looks like they’re about to pop away from the posts due to the force of rocks on the other side. The rocks appear to have been added without any reinforcement on the neighbour’s side. I…
