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How to remove musty smell in garage?
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 the walls and then placing plaster board over them. After cleaning the floor, I've noticed that the space still has a very musty odour. As the place is only 15 years old, and…
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How to make single glazed windows more energy efficient?
Hi All, I recently bought an old town house with predominantly west facing single-glazed windows and am now looking at adding an extra glaze to the windows to make it more energy efficient. Due to budget constraints, I'm looking at a DIY project using either acrylic and/or polycarbonate materials for the second glaze. I'm…
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How to prepare gravel garden bed to grow Lilly Pillies?
Hi all, We recently bought a place and are now looking to grow a Lilly Pilly, or possible bamboo, hedge along the 20mt fence line. Whilst half the garden appears to be soft soil, the other half is rock-hard gravel (see photos). How should we approach working with the gravel? Do we need to have it professionally excavated?…
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What are these metal discs embedded in concrete in my garage?
Hi all, We just a bought a house and are looking at converting the garage into a studio, which would involve laying down some floating laminate flooring. However, I noticed two metal discs embedded into the concrete and would like to know what they are for and if it's ok to cover them up with floorboards? Thanks,
