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8 years8 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Lawn beetle problem

Yep, that's the one.
I guess my problem really has two sides. For one, we're finding about 1-2 dozen dead beetles every day and it's becoming a cleaning issue.
The second problem…

8 years8 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Lawn beetle problem

Hi,
Our lawn has just turned 1 year old and it's been doing great so far. We've followed Fu's instructions in the prep and it's coming along nicely. Except that we've…

9 years9 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Watering and feeding citrus

For soil prep I mixed some putting mix and blood n bone with sand and put that below and around.
I've given them seasol and seamungus few times before it…

9 years9 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Watering and feeding citrus

Hi,
I've got a lemon, a line and a cumquat which are not doing too , not much new growth for a while now and the leaves are very…

10 years10 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
MOLASSES Suppliers

North Perth - City Livestock at 727 Gnangara Rd has it.
Just bought some today, paid about $6 for 3L, straight off the tap. The more you buy the cheaper it…

10 years10 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Warranty issues with builder in Wa - options

Just an update for those who find themselves in a similar situation.
A few days ago I gave the WA Building Commission a call and explained them the problem we had…

10 years10 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Warranty issues with builder in Wa - options

Thanks for the hints. I'm dealing with Michelle from Redink, she works in the maintenance department. As I've experienced part of the problem are the sub/sub/sub/subcontractors involved. Redink use a…

10 years10 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Warranty issues with builder in Wa - options

Hi all,
Maybe someone here can point me in the right direction, I've just about had enough.
The question first so you don't have to read my endless complaint. What…

10 years10 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
What ground cover plants are these

Hi Lilian,
Pigface was the right lead, although the plant itself is actually different. This one is called Baby Sunrose and is originally from South Africa. As a plant is…

10 years10 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
What ground cover plants are these

I've been really busy with irrigation lately so haven't had the time. Thought if I can get some information then I can do some reading up in the meantime.

10 years10 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
What ground cover plants are these

Hi,
we're looking for some ground covers around the house in suburban Perth and found some nice ones but we don't know what they are, hopefully someone can help us.
This…

10 years10 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
what weed is this?

Hi Kexkez, I can't see your images so it's hard to tell. Maybe it's just my settings though..

10 years10 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Putting lawn over native couch

Thanks. That's what I was afraid of. It's been raining on and off, didn't have the chance to spray anything and the lawn is coming this weekend. Hopefully.
Let's see how…

10 years10 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Raised garden bed from clay bricks

Hi,
We've got quite a few clay bricks left over from when our house was built. I thought a good way to use them would be to build a raised garden…

10 years10 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Putting lawn over native couch

Hi,
This might have been covered elsewhere but I couldn't find it, there's a lot about lawn.
We've built in Perth and are now looking to put down lawn. My concern is…

10 years10 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Mini-retaining wall from house bricks

Hi,
In our back yard we currently have 2 different levels, 10cm apart. To simplify this we'd like to build a small retaining wall at the back fence (which is build…

11 years11 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Light socket is always 'active', won't switch off

I was about to put a new light into our bedroom and in the process checked which of the two wires was the 'active' one. While doing this I noticed…

11 years11 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Dishwasher plumbing

We've just moved into our new house and Us like to connect the dishwasher. Everything seems to be ready except the waste water connection. Well, the little pipe to which…

11 years11 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Drawers VS cupboards

We just moved into our new house with all drawers except under the sink and are loving every minute of it. Fad or not, I would never want a kitchen…

11 years11 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
How to lay bamboo flooring - H shape

Thanks mark. I agree that starting from one place would be right, but how do you do it in this situation? I need to build from both legs of the…

11 years11 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
How to lay bamboo flooring - H shape

What are they? What do I need to consider?

11 years11 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
How to lay bamboo flooring - H shape

Hi,
We've decided to go for a floating bamboo floor for the main parts of our house. I think it looks great and because it's a click system it's relatively easy…

11 years11 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Slab for HWU - is this it???

I bumped into the plumber connecting the had to the HWU last weekends and had a chat to him about it. He confirmed that this is standard for a lot…

11 years11 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Slab for HWU - is this it???

Yes we are in WA.
I haven't accepted this so far but thought I'd check before making to much a fuss, don't want to be more difficult than need to…

11 years11 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Slab for HWU - is this it???

Hi,
We're getting ready for key hand over and the builder has informed us that they're not going to do anything about the 'slab' that our hot water system is sitting…

11 years11 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
Re: SOAKWELLS - How easy are they to put in and install ?

The time has come for us to look at soakwells too, we should get the keys to our house next week. As we've been too busy preparing for the finishing…

11 years11 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
PCI Checklist

Hi Dave,
that's what I wanted to do, not sure it worked.
I've changed the rights now, should be editable by anyone who has the link.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5bv1mn ... sp=sharing
Let…

11 years11 yearstakatamtakatam posted:
stupid question

We specified some of that at prestart as my wife knew exactly where she wanted them, but then also made changes to the plans as the towel rails were on…

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