ngā kiriata pūnaha whakauru kiriata
Ko ngā kape mō te tōwai papai o ngā tīhiri he whakapai ake hou ki te hanganga papai, e whakarato ana i ngā kaihangai mātua me ngā kaiwhakamahi DIY he tikanga tūmatanui kia eke tō te papai o ngā tīhiri. Kātahi ka whakaurua ngā kape hou nei kia kore ai te kōpāpaku, arā ko ngā tapa kāore i te ōrite e āhua ai te āhua me te mahi ake o ngā papai tīhiri. Ko te tōwai e whai wāhi mai ana ngā kape motuhake e mahi tahi ana me ngā kōpata me ngā turanga kia ōrite te tawhā me te teitei o ngā tīhiri. Kua hangaia ki ngā matū kounga teitei, kātahi ēnei kape ka taea te whakauru i te pēhi nui i te wā o te whakauru ake i te wā e mau ana te ahurea o te kape. Ko te aronga o ngā kape ko te kaha ki te kaha ki te tōwai tīhiri e rua ki te teitei ōrite i te wā pono o te whakapai ake o te kōpae, kia mau tonu ai ngā tīhiri ki te tōwai i te wā e tūpono ana te matū. Ko te tōwai e āhua ake ana ki ngā tīhiri rahi, nā te rahi o ērā ka māmā ake ki ngā raru kōpāpaku. Kei te tōwai ngā kape ki ngā tōwehe tīhiri rereke, e 3mm ki te 12mm te nuinga, nō reira he whānui noa te whakamahinga ki te nuinga o ngā whare me ngā tari. Ki te kua whakapai ake te kōpae, ka taea ngā kape te tango mā te patapata noa i te pātai wehe atu ki te patu paraihe, kia kore he tohu kitea ki te papai mutunga.