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How to fix soft closing drawer?
One of our drawers now bangs shut. Is there something that we can adjust to make it close softly again? It is one we use a lot so maybe something wears out?
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How to replace tyres on an old furniture trolley?
We have borrowed this trolley to help us shift furniture to the garage as house is being styled for market next month. One of the wheels is continually flat and goes down even when pumped up. I went to Bunnings last week and bought a new wheel. However, it is smaller, maybe they no longer make the same size. What is the…
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How to fix a door that has weathered?
The veneer is coming off? I am not sure whether I should try to take it all off or there is another wat to glue it down and cover over.
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How do i get the black spots off the grout between slate pavers?
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How to fix thin split in timber table?
A thin split is showing in the table about 1mm up. previously a couple of years ago i had 2 splits fixed by a professional and it cost me $200. We had a ute then so easy to transport to him. We need to sell dining suite as downsizing. We are hoping to fix ourselves this time. We have clamps and have bought Gorilla glue but…
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What is the best way to make outdoor timber steps non-slip?
We have looked for paint but it all seems to be for paving or concrete. We had strips on but they come off. steps are 108 cm by 25 cm and lead to clothesline.
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How to fix slate crazy paving cracks?
We would like to try and fix ourselves so want to know if there is a product we can use.to fill these cracks without taking out the old cement grout.
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How to replace garage door remote?
We had car broken in to and this was stolen. We wish to change the remote as we need another one. Currently 2 remotes and one opener inside the house. Can we do this ourselves or do we need an expert? It is currently Merlin MR800A
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How to repair garden statues?
I have one statue the head has come off, a donkey the ear has come off, a turtle the head has come off plus a large pot and stand combined which has also come apart. All are concrete coloured. What is the best type of glue to use that will not show up as a yellow or brown colour and drip like the one I did before on the…
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Creaking toilet seat
We replaced our Caroma M3 standard toilet seat with a new one exactly the same. However this new one creaks every time we sit on it and is driving us mad. Have tried silicon oil, WD40 and googled utubes. Any other bright ideas out there?
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Making arches for a veggie garden
I am making arches for my veggie garden for beans and berries to climb on and when I rotate beds to hold the nets over tomatoes and other veggies so the parrots/possums don't pinch and eat them. The mesh is sheep yard mesh which comes in 6m lengths. I only need 5m lengths and I need it cut in half as is 1100mm wide. When…
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Replacing steps with something non-slip.
We replaced our steps down to the clothesline from a ramp a few years ago with treated pine, painted them to match the other timber work and added those yellow non-slip strips which look like sandpaper to the edge of each one. The timber now has big cracks in it and the strips are peeling off. I have recently seen some…
