Do It Yourself (DIY) - August 2006

Do I really need to hire a professional to install my new gas range? I really think I can do it by myself but my friends tell me to leave it to the pros. How hard is it to install a new gas range?

2006-08-01 23:08:23 · 12 answers · asked by Skeebee 1

2006-08-01 22:59:02 · 16 answers · asked by puchi 2

ive just brought my cot down from the attiic and have found some screws missin can i get replacements from a diy store .or do i need to use the manufactorors.

2006-08-01 20:58:23 · 9 answers · asked by cauncelucie 1

2006-08-01 19:08:12 · 5 answers · asked by ? 7

I had a shower installed in our basement. We used a unit from Kohler. The plumber installed the base wrong (only used wooden support beams but nothing to support the whole bottom..he said Kohler's instructions said it had a support and didn't need another). Long story short, it does need support because now it's cracked. No one will take blame and I need the shower to not leak.
I want to rip the base out and have it tiled. Can it be done? Do the walls have to come out too? Who would I use to do something like this?
Thanks for any help..we live in the chicago area.

2006-08-01 18:05:51 · 3 answers · asked by 317bossyaussie 3

2006-08-01 17:58:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-01 16:30:32 · 3 answers · asked by meow699423 2

I only have 7 tiles left to do. So I dont want to rent.
Thank you, for all answers.

2006-08-01 16:05:08 · 17 answers · asked by Chris S 1

2006-08-01 16:03:55 · 20 answers · asked by Spy K 1

Will be tapping off of existing gas line by replacing elbow with tee. 3/8" black iron to manual safety shut-off valve mounted on the hearth stone. What material to be used in the run from valve to burner? I will need to drill through the bottom of the fire box for the run from the valve to the burner.

Should 3/8 black iron be used and then use a flex line from the penetration point to the burner? Or can the flex line be used to make this run from the valve to the burner?

2006-08-01 15:58:19 · 3 answers · asked by tall54paul 1

Whoever wired things before did not use a consistant color pattern, and the wires are really hard to trace.

The pump has an automatic float switch built in that always turns it on when the water gets high and there is a switch at the helm that will turn the pump on even if the water isn't high enough to turn the float switch on.

There are 3 wires going to the pump, all grey, how do i tell which is which and how to wire a new pump?

Thanks!

Mike

2006-08-01 14:53:15 · 5 answers · asked by Scalan 1

2006-08-01 14:14:31 · 4 answers · asked by sox56mybro 1

2006-08-01 13:02:41 · 6 answers · asked by cwhite1973 1

How difficult is it? How much do professionals charge in NJ for an average size home?

2006-08-01 12:58:04 · 5 answers · asked by Do it yourselfer 2

Pantry walls are insulated and back pantry wall faces the garage. The pantry gets pretty humid and I need a way to ventilate it without leaving the door open. Do I have other options?

2006-08-01 12:49:39 · 5 answers · asked by Virgie M 1

I have seen them on Diffrent Home improvement shows They are Two twin mattresses Kinda In a L SHAPE that Work as a couch too.I have two little girls and I want to make there room MultiPourpose For them.Does anyone know what it is they are called and How To make them.

2006-08-01 12:42:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is wired with 2 hot wires and a ground right, on a 2 pole 15 amp breaker? and will 12/2 with ground wire be ok to use?

2006-08-01 12:39:01 · 7 answers · asked by cwhite1973 1

Redwood flooring, I can get rough sawn lumber for .33 a board foot opposed to $2.60 cut with tunge and groove

2006-08-01 11:56:54 · 6 answers · asked by sonnyfresh2004 2

I have a large amount of fishing line... how do I thread it together to make a nice screen door that the cats won't tear?

2006-08-01 11:12:04 · 8 answers · asked by figaro1912 3

My husband and I disagree on this, I want to prep my room for painting tonight with the blue 3M painting tape so I can start tomorrow and get it finished. My husband believes that if I put the tape on trim, ceiling, etc. that when I pull it off tomorrow it will be really stuck and pull some of the old trim paint off. Will 12 hours on the paint really do that?

2006-08-01 10:34:48 · 20 answers · asked by luveeduvee 4

2006-08-01 10:27:21 · 12 answers · asked by position28 4

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2006-08-01 10:05:43 · 3 answers · asked by Dave M 1

mine are still on July

2006-08-01 10:01:52 · 10 answers · asked by Signilda 7

2006-08-01 10:00:31 · 5 answers · asked by RG 2

Do you know of anywere on the web were you can find woodworking calculations. Setting out , spacings , arcs ect

2006-08-01 09:32:05 · 3 answers · asked by micvay47 2

Is this something I really should get a professional to do or is it relatively easy and something I can do myself with a wrench as long as I turn off the gas?

2006-08-01 09:31:26 · 7 answers · asked by Dylan P 2

2006-08-01 09:15:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

we use silicone for sealing our sinks to the granite tops and in seams.

2006-08-01 09:03:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

be? I will have car and shed sitting on it.

2006-08-01 08:55:03 · 11 answers · asked by familysport 2

My question is: How long will it take this cherry wood to darken up. I've put 4 coats on and I'm trying to acheive that classic cherry look.

PS...that's all that's on it

2006-08-01 08:54:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous