Questions tagged [garden]
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Warm water outdoor Dog wash
Can you run the hot water from the washing machine faucet through a regular garden hose ? And then use a y connector to control the temperature through the flow control valves ?
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DIY flexible stone-gravel tile (glued on a soft net) over garden?
I'm wondering if I can find a way to glue small pebbles or gravel on 1 to 2 sq ft pieces of soft net or mesh to create a flexible but durable-enough tile-like surface to cover soil.
It would ideally ...
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Is this hosewinder broken?
I can't seem to plug a hose into this part of this hosewinder/hosereel I bought used..
Is it because it's broken? Neither male or female will fit in there.
Video: https://streamable.com/ockjar
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Hose reel intake pipe with no terminal
This hose reel has a clean cut pipe with no terminal (such as male threading) as its intake. The out terminal is threaded for a hose. When connecting the intake to a source, which is a threaded hose ...
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can 1 metre threaded rods (m16 / m20) work as cantilever outside garden stairs?
I have a 3-5m garden wall around the back of my house (roughly 40cm wide x 25cm high x 20cm thick brick blocks).
2.5m garden wall at the smallish height,
I was thinking if I got 1 metre m16/m20 steel ...
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Building backyard from scratch, where do I start [closed]
As the title says, I just bought a new construction house. The cost was significantly less than average for what it was because there is no landscaping done and the basement is still unfinished.
My ...
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Raising artificial grass above ground (concrete) to help drainage: PVC Screening or wet room drainage mat roll?
We have a small enclosed concrete garden that we converted into a living space for our two rabbits. We laid artificial grass down directly on the concrete, but when it rains it gets very waterlogged.
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Is it ok to use fiberglass insulation to insulated a garden hose for winter?
I'm off grid using a garden hose for running water. Would it be okay for me to wrap fiberglass insulation around the garden hose to hopefully prevent it from freezing this winter? I plan on putting ...
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How should I stop the terrace garden from ruining the terrace [closed]
My terrace is covered with white colour cooling tile to prevent heat from dissipating into the below floor.
I have bought 18 flower pots and vegetable seeds to make the garden.
I noticed that there's ...
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Should I lay artificial grass over pavers or sand?
We have limestone paving slabs throughout our entire garden but I'm hoping to do some artificial grass now in an area to break it up a bit. The slabs are 22mm thick.
My question is, shall I just lay ...
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How do I stop wire rope from losing tension?
I have recently set up wire rope to support my installation of retractable sail shades.
My setup is as follows:
I connected 2 ropes in parallel that run from the back of my house to fence posts. ...
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Best way to repair ripped parasol fabric?
I have a parasol whose fabric has ripped in a couple of places at the point where the metal spokes push against the canopy to make it spread out; here's the side (and closeup) where the fabric is ...
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How to install edging slabs to concrete pour
I plan to pour a concrete slab for a 10x12ft shed. To try and soften the edges, I was planning on getting some standard paveing edgers as a surround to the conceret pour.
My plan for the concrete pour ...
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What is this garden bench made from?
I am looking to fix up this bench and trying to order replacement wood, but what type of wood is it?
It looks to me like white oak. Or is it just faded in the sun?
Any tips would be greatly ...
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Is there an specific correct way to split PEX connections?
I currently have a hose bibb on one corner of my house, and want to install one on each corner.
We have 3/4" pex under the house, and I am wondering if there is a correct way that the connection ...
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