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Suggestion for getting rid of wet food scraps
Puppy PadsSince plastic bags have been withdrawn and because we don't yet have a bin for recycled food scraps, the problem for us here has been how do we get rid of soggy food scraps.. We already use 'Puppy Pads" for our Chihuahua and as the pads hold liquid very well it was decided that the puppy pads would be perfect for…
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How to fill the gap between skirting board and new vinyl floor?
We have just had new Luxury Vinyl Planks glued down which left a 3mm gap in some areas between the skirting board and the new flooring. I am looking for suggestions on how best to handle the situation. I have watched some YouTube clips to see how some people handled the job but would appreciate local knowledge.. Large gap…
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How to bend Luxury Vinyl Planks (LVP)?
I have watched many YouTube clips and now want to see if anyone here has any experience bending a curve in LVP. I have 15 stairs with bullnose fronts that I want to bend the LVP flooring for. I will have to buy a quality heat gun to do the job. Not one of the YouTube clips used a metal pipe to bend the LVP over, which I…
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How to fix squeaky particleboard stairs?
The 30-year-old house has very noisy particleboard stairs. I have watched the YouTube videos and screwed treads to the back-boards and the risers, but I suspect that the screws, 75mm particle board screws, are not holding in the risers. The timber looks and feels very dry. I could cut the bullnose off the step to access…
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How to build a pantry with drawers and doors?
We have a small kitchen with this old storage space that I want to convert to drawers to a height of approx 1000mm then shelves and doors over that. The problem is the size of the area.. The sizes are 1210 wide, 2300 high, and 795 deep. I want to utilise the whole space which means I can't buy ready-made that fits, so I…
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Frame to keep puppy pee pad flat
Puppy Pee Pads are a great addition if you have a small dog and no outdoor area. However, and there is always a 'however'. The pads can be a nuisance to keep flat if there is a breeze in the house, or a playful pup. The other issue which sometimes comes up is that the puppy will sniff the pad and pee beside it. I believe…
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Upstairs shower tiles squeaking
My newly renovated shower is doing something really weird. The shower base was waterproofed multiple times before being tiled by a professional. Now, some 6 weeks later I noticed a slight squeak in one or two of the tiles when I shower. I ignored it at first then when I was talking to someone about it and demonstrating…
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Preparing a shower floor for a shower base
There was a waterleak in the upstairs shower... The 2 layers of tiles have been taken up and the water damage traced and taken out. The repaired section of the floor is slightly lower than the original floor so I want to know how to prepare the floor (so it is ready) to add a custom built base (yet to be ordered) I am…
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Seal shower floor after screeding and before tiling?
I watched the video on preparing the shower floor and the screeding, my question is "Do I seal the floor with a paint on water seal product. including taping the edges to the wall before I tile the floor"
