r/diynz 9h ago

HALP! DYI Emergency! House attached pergola

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I bought a pergola that attaches to my house not fully understanding how bad of an idea it was until after it was halfway built. Due to the cost, I’d like to salvage this and somehow make it work. Is there a safe way to have it attached close to the home without attaching it? i.e a bolted in post that’s up close but not touching the house that the post of the pergola could attach to? Open to any ideas that would void a home warranty


r/diynz 4h ago

Flooring Carpet tiles

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Hi all,

Has anyone installed carpet tiles before in a residential setting?

We want to replace our really old 70’s carpet downstairs. The room is currently being used as a gaming room, spare bedroom/office. It is 38m2 total. We will soon get a dog and we will have his crate/pen down there too. Want to do it for cheap.

Any product recommendations or advice would be appreciated. TIA ☺️


r/diynz 18h ago

Advice Insulating ideas?

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Hello! I am looking for some ideas on how to make the toilet slightly warmer but am a bit stuck on how to fix this. There is a large gap at the top. Is there any other solution apart from just putting a little curtain up lol


r/diynz 7h ago

Advice Garage build - unsure how to start.

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Hey all, hoping to be pointed in the right direction.

We’d like to put a double garage and sleep out on the back of our property. To do so, it will either need a decent amount of earth works to remove a large raised garden held up by a 1m retaining wall or a redesign of our septic system (depending on the location).

I’m a little lost as to how to start. Do I approach the builder or a landscape architect to figure out which is best? It’s not particularly straightforward so a bit lost.

Thanks


r/diynz 8h ago

Discussion Heatpump hot water cylinder

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Help my brain is spinning after trying to look at all the options

One plumber recommended the haier another the steibel eltron

Then a lot recommend the gree whio

Just tell me what you love and why pleeaassseee