Do It Yourself (DIY) - September 2006

any refererences to a chart showing all nail diameters?

2006-09-13 15:03:23 · 4 answers · asked by rheins2000 2

It is not painted.

2006-09-13 13:59:10 · 6 answers · asked by Susie 1

2006-09-13 13:54:28 · 5 answers · asked by lorisart 1

2006-09-13 13:16:11 · 6 answers · asked by Rob M 1

Can you tell me the best way to clean the floor before I put down the tiles that just stick on the floor. The cheap glue ones

2006-09-13 12:35:07 · 8 answers · asked by yo-yo 2

My home's exterior currently has wood siding and I'm thinking about replace it with stucco because it can raise value into the house and also solidifies the wall. What are the advantage and disadvantage to this process and where can I get more "how-to" infomation on this DIY project? Please advice...

2006-09-13 12:27:22 · 7 answers · asked by REEMPIRE888 2

2006-09-13 12:11:29 · 9 answers · asked by penguinchick24 1

2006-09-13 11:38:56 · 10 answers · asked by sam_cutrone 2

2006-09-13 11:35:22 · 10 answers · asked by tata 1

hi, i want to tile my bathroom floor and i dont want to pay the contractor cuz they are charging way too much. I need to lay a sub floor first and lay out the tiles? how do you put a sub floor on the exsisting floor and how do you lay tiles? is it easy? it is not a big bathroom ( it is a guest bathroom) and how do you cut around the toilet so it will fit ? ( i dont know how to cut the tiles around the toilet and how to measure)
thank you so much

2006-09-13 11:03:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-13 10:04:36 · 4 answers · asked by Newplumber 1

2006-09-13 10:01:36 · 27 answers · asked by JaB 1

2006-09-13 09:35:25 · 7 answers · asked by J B 1

I bought pine wood but am not sure if it's the correct kind since it's kind of soft.

2006-09-13 09:20:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in a 100+ year old apartment building with 6 apartments, 2 per floor, everyone boxed in together. The whole building used to be one huge house but it was turned to 6 apartments many decades ago, before electrical heating existed. My downstairs neighbours are fierce noisy abominations who won't listen to diplomacy, and the landlord won't lift a single finger. Living in the apartment feel like an earthquake-ridden 24 hour construction site. When they "slam" their doors underneath us, the whole apartment shakes and rattles. In essence, when they talk, we can follow their converstations.

The soundproofing is total crap (if there at all) and the walls are plaster; the floors & ceilings are wood.

What's the cheapest, fastest, most economical way I can soundproof my apartment against the unbearable (and quite frankly unbelievable) amount of noise from downstairs & next door? No carpeting ideas please; my wife is totally alergic to all forms of carpeting.

2006-09-13 07:01:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My garage door is painted, pressed wood with a wood grain surface. It actually feels like a raised grain. What product or color choice should I use to make this surface look like a varnished, real wood surface?

2006-09-13 06:51:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-13 06:46:51 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-13 06:45:48 · 4 answers · asked by Jo 1

my cosin moved he sold me his bedroom set trouble is i dont have a truck to go pick the bedroom set up. i dont want to spend all that money on a uhual for a hour. any suggestions. serious replies only please help.

2006-09-13 05:51:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm looking for some homemade soap recipes that don't use a lot of oils or shortening. My mom made an oatmeal soap once and I don't recall her using shortening in it. Are there similar recipes?

2006-09-13 05:34:44 · 3 answers · asked by H.L.A. 7

I find the aluminum ones to be difficult to piece together. Leaning towards plastic. They fit together very well and are easy to work with. But do they leak? Do you have to seal them with goop?

2006-09-13 05:18:37 · 16 answers · asked by Thom Thumb 6

ok so i have mice in my attic and need to get rid of them. also i have two cats(no i'm not letting them loose in the attic!) what i'm worried about is using chemicals and then one gets in the house the cat eats the poisoned mouse you get the picture. so i need to take care of this problem without poisons. also i'm just moving in so i can't afford to pay anyone to do this. i'm on my own. please help. thank you.

2006-09-13 05:17:16 · 18 answers · asked by rock7768 1

Hi..
I bought a new house from a developer. However, I feel sad about the wiring setting...In my dining room, I have the wiring fan in the middle of the ceiling, and the light wiring at the left and right of the ceiling. I already bought a chandelier and hope it to be located at the center of the ceiling. Can u give me opinion on how to install the chandelier and the ceiling fan together?please help me out. I need to put the chandelier exactly above the dining table...

2006-09-13 05:12:17 · 4 answers · asked by observant 1

We recently installed wood floors and I don't want the chairs to scratch. I have seen people do this but never thought to ask since we didn't have it. What would be the best way to do this so the pieces don't fall off, but yet not damage my chairs?

2006-09-13 04:24:45 · 7 answers · asked by mom2mbkcr 2

2006-09-13 03:51:01 · 5 answers · asked by shadow 1

2006-09-13 03:44:23 · 4 answers · asked by tjshandave 2

2006-09-13 03:21:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The fixings under the bath are so rusted on one of the tap fitings that the plumber said he couldn't undo it. His only suggestion was to have a new bath fitted!

2006-09-13 02:49:12 · 14 answers · asked by Alex S 1

That has ever got koolaid stains out of a carpet? Give me something that actually worked please.

2006-09-13 02:06:33 · 12 answers · asked by country girl 2

A cheap install service would help as well.

2006-09-13 01:38:04 · 4 answers · asked by johninmelb 4