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smhasnain
Cultivating a Following
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Hi, We are living in a 26-year-old home and are planning to put it on the market for sale. There is an old cubby house (photos attached) located in o ...

Cham1
Growing in Experience
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Hi , I have noticed that the top of the galvanized post in my retaining wall has rust . Can anyone please let me know how can i remove the rust ? Th ...

kez6
Growing in Experience
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I'm in the process of sanding back my deck (using a little orbital sander... takes ages!). I'm wondering if I'm doing too much/not enough. I've read a ...

husainZahid
Getting Established
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The porch of my house currently has paved brick surface. There are 3-4 steps followed by a bigger porch platform. Some of the bricks have become loose ...

perth9223
Growing in Experience
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Hi all, I hope I am using the right terminology as I am not very familiar with air conditioners. I have this AC condensate drain pipe that was just ...

Srhcrss
Just Starting Out
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Hi there! A few years ago we built a brick mailbox and did a cement render then painted with outdoor paint and it's all still standing but it was not ...

emmab1986
Building a Reputation
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We have rusty window corners, how shoult they be fixed and what kind of trade should we call? Thanks!

cmac1
Just Starting Out
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I need to fix wooden balustrade where palings have come loose and some are quite rotten. I have bought / painted / cut the timber but what is the best ...

NicoleDIY
Growing in Experience
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Our house is on a sloped block and in the heavy rain, trenches are created in the soil underneath the house. Are there some DIY drainage options we ca ...

bryanericson
Just Starting Out
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I gave a Mimosa 3.5 metre Andaman Cantilever Umbrella, purchased in Dec 2022. I have product brochure and receipt. i have attached a photo of the ca ...

rob_g
Finding My Feet
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Hi team, was hoping for some suggestions for a project, I have single hung sash windows on a property and would like to add some further fly screens t ...

Blackfish
Finding My Feet
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I recently put in a backyard fire pit and had had success using off-white cement (and a couple of hours with a plate compactor) to bind the screened d ...

Kalliste
Getting Established
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I have a tile on my balcony that is no long lying flat. I can push down on it (though not enough for it to be flat) but it won't move upwards. I'm not ...

4220
Just Starting Out
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Dear Experts, I have privacy panels across my balcony however the dimensions don’t quite align with the rail. What are some tools that would cut clean ...

JeniA
Just Starting Out
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I have a pergola attached to the house I just bought. When it pours rain it runs between the fascia and the gutter of the house. Should the roofing ...

fairystar
Just Starting Out
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hi, we have a double door front door, doors open internally and are sat at the top of queenslander stairs. We have had a few incidents of rain floodin ...

Jess-L
Finding My Feet
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Hi everyone I installed some Eufy outdoor lights under the eaves. Since then, about four nails have fallen off the boards (unsure of the name?) and ...

ChrisA
Building a Reputation
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Hi everyone, I have an old house and on the front stairs there are cracks in the cement render …I looks like they have been repaired in the past with ...

amberh
Finding My Feet
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  Hello everyone We had a timber porch replaced a while ago. It was lovely but after a week or so some of the joins started to split open. The carpe ...

Hannah7
Just Starting Out
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I have just purchased the Mimosa Santo Timber Dining Table for my outdoor area, but unfortunately, I have misplaced the care instructions that came in ...

kalvinder_bains
Just Starting Out
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Hiya, We have a concrete void that is running down two sides of my garage, as the soil has erodes over the years. I'm after some advice on a DIY repa ...

joejoejoe
Finding My Feet
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Hi, I have a decking post buried in soil. Initially I thought they didn't put an anchor beneath, but after digging a bit I found the stirrup anchor, ...

nutt522
Just Starting Out
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nat1976
Finding My Feet
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Hi, Some suggestions pls. We have the end of a pool decking that has been incomplete since we purchased our property yrs ago. The decking is suppose ...