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Is Dulux Weathershield a latex paint?
Hi, I have some leftover Dulux white paint (https://www.bunnings.com.au/dulux-4l-ultra-deep-low-sheen-weathershield-exterior-paint-4l_p0144796). I had long been thinking of painting the main trunk of my mature tree with white paint to protect it from too much summer sun (this is common practice everywhere but I personally…
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How to seal brick wall from outside?
After the heavy rains we had in Melbourne several days ago (the one that lasted hours), I noticed water seeping through the garage brick wall (single brick wall). From what I can see, it's not water coming from the top because some of the mortar above is dry. Rather it seems to have come in through the mortar. (I am a bit…
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How to adjust slope of gutter?
So I had my fascia replaced recently and the gutter reinstalled. Sadly, rainwater in pools in the middle of the gutter (about 1.5cm of water at its deepest). The length of the gutter is about 9m. The difference in slope between the leftmost end of the gutter and the rightmost (where the downpipe is) is about 30mm. Both the…
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How to fix partly rotten fascia? Best options to lengthen life ?
Hi, I just had my garage roof and gutter replaced. Unfortunately, the roofer did not tell me that the fascia was in poor state. Only after inspecting his work a few days later did I notice that parts of the fascia, especially at the bottom are rotten. Ideally, the roofer could have quoted to replace the fascia before…
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How to seal gap between brick wall and pavement?
Hi, one of the brick walls of our garage has a large gap between it and the concrete slabs pavement outside. The gap is about 30-35mm and runs along most of one wall. Photos attached. The garage is a separate structure from the main house. The gap has been there even before we moved in 6 months ago. It could have been like…
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How to replace a toilet?
Hi, I am going to replace my old toilet bowls with new and not too expensive ones. This is what my current toilet bowl is like (this if off the internet but very similar) This is the back of my current toilet (real photo of my toilet bowl) Are these compatible replacements? I want to make sure the plumber won't have issues…
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Concrete slab - what options to renew?
There's a concrete slab in my backyard just outside the pergola and the garage. It's been disintegrating for the past few years. I'd like to fix it up, if it's something I can do myself (low intermediate handyman, but never worked with concrete before) . I had thought of just removing or replacing with nice pavers it but…
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Can I seal bottom of paling fence?
This is a weird scenario. My neighbour lets their dog pee on their side of our shared fence. (They deny it).The dog pees on their side, the urine flows under the fence and into my side. Photo below shows a very mild day. You can see the discolouration from more substantial pees. The odor is undeniably dog urine. QUESTION:…
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How to reattach ceramic tile skirting?
We had our old stumped house relevelled. The next day I noticed that some of the skirting tiles had their grouts cracked (photo 1,2). Some tiles separated from the wall as well (3, 4). In 3 and 4 the black tiles are now just resting against the wall and can easily lifted away by hand. I want to try and fix this myself. Not…
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How to fix broken sliding door?
Hi All, Just moved to an old property. I notice a corner of a sliding door scrapes the floor. I inspected the top of the door and saw that a part of its internal wood is exposed outside the door's body, so that's why the bottom right of the door touches the floor. I slid a blade inside the gap to see how far it can go in…
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Brown and yucky water in my toilet bowl
APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE FOR THE GROSS PHOTO. Hi, I noticed that the water at the bottom of my toilet bowl has lessened in volume and has turned brown. This started maybe 5 weeks ago or more. When I flush, the water becomes clear, but if I leave it alone for maybe a few hours, it will have turned brown. I have attached a photo…
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How to stop water accumulating outside my front door?
Hi, after the Melbourne rains yeterday (7/10/22), I noticed that water had accumulated in an area outside my front door. I don't recall this happening before. Although yesterday's rain was strong, we've had longer and stronger rains before. The photos were taken 12noon, but even after 6pm the waters were still there (maybe…
