Do It Yourself (DIY) - October 2006

please help my grandma and grandpa aare coming home in a week and want the flies to be gone by then. we don't see any fruit we think it might be us leaving milk in a cup to long so we are cleaning our dishes right after we are done using then but the flies are still there

2006-10-07 03:12:16 · 6 answers · asked by gousa1991 4

2006-10-07 02:38:57 · 7 answers · asked by Joyce O 1

recently fitted dimmer with 5 small spotlights in bedroom 1. It was working well until I installed a dimmer in an ajacent bedroom 2, now only a small amount of juice goes into Bedroom 1 lights. Also ensuite in bedroom 1 light is drawing much less electricity. Bedroom 2 is working great. Anybody know an electrican?

2006-10-07 01:22:43 · 12 answers · asked by George M 1

My husband and I have really nice/old hardwood floors thoughout our house. Well we also have this really big queen size bed in our bedroom. Its a really huge heavy bed. Well it moves a little bit across the room, and we have to move it back. Well we thought that we were fine with the center posts because we had them on a foam padding, well this morning I decided to see how it looked and well it had scratched up the floor where the three center post (under the bed in the middle) are. It scratched up and dug into the wood. We want to fix this ourselves, without having to call someone in or removing the boards that were damaged. Does anyone have any idea on how we could fix this? After it is fixed we plan on putting a rug underneath the bed to keep it from doing this again. But we would like to fix the floors back to normal? Thanks

2006-10-06 22:21:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-06 21:27:52 · 16 answers · asked by TB 5

2006-10-06 21:19:46 · 16 answers · asked by smyth1960 1

Should I build the cubicle wall in plasterboard or use plywood before the final step of tiling? In the event of a breakdown in grouting which would give the most protection from leakage and swelling?

2006-10-06 20:59:05 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am building a log home several miles from the nearest power hookup. It will take nearly $30,000 to run power to my homesite. Solar appears to be a viable option, if it is possible to run the whole house. I can get propane delivered if necessary, but if I can do it all with solar, I'd be more likely to go that route.

2006-10-06 20:43:12 · 11 answers · asked by brentdaman2004 1

I was looking for a peep hole, and the store guy pointed me to "wide angle vieweres." They say that there are three kinds, one with a 160 degree fied of view, one with a 180 degree field of view, and one with a 200 degree field of view, but all of the packages showed a guy looking through a peephole, with about a 90 degree angle field of view labeled differently according to the package.

200 degrees? Doesn't that mean you could see backwards a little bit? Do I just not understand how these are being measured?

2006-10-06 19:01:05 · 2 answers · asked by ye_river_xiv 6

I bought laminate floor boards for my flat. i've already istalled it in the front room with no problems. However with the hallway i find it very tricky especiallly when it will come to istalling the last raw underneath the door frame!!! any advice!! Thanks

2006-10-06 18:28:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

need to build a cat enclosure and am trying to estimate costs. I know how much chicken wire will cost roughly, but I can't seem to find any prices online for weather -treated 2x2 and 2x4 wood that one would use for the frame

2006-10-06 17:42:07 · 3 answers · asked by Phoebhart 6

Do I need to replace the ballast or fixtures (again, the first time didn't help)?

2006-10-06 17:33:01 · 8 answers · asked by Craig 1

I want to pull 18 gauge narrow 1/4 and 1.5 inches long crown staples from wood. What is a good tool to do this. I tried my narrow nose plier but it doesn't get a good grip. Are there any other heavy duty tools or pliers that you would recommend?

2006-10-06 17:10:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-06 16:55:47 · 5 answers · asked by shelly 1

i want to make and old school deck like 30 inches long and what not im just curious what kind of wood i should buy

2006-10-06 16:36:00 · 6 answers · asked by Richard 2

I need something nice to make.

2006-10-06 16:26:17 · 9 answers · asked by jlgray4012 1

I saw on it tv once....

2006-10-06 15:14:32 · 6 answers · asked by Kat 1

I am wanting to remodel the entire bathroom. Is it okay to just do the floors and new sink cabinet, etc and then wait until later to do the tub surround area? There is also a half wall between the toilet and tub area that will probably come down during second phase. Or is it better to do it all at the same time? Why?

2006-10-06 14:05:55 · 20 answers · asked by Linda C 2

You Could Build It and you have as much land you need.( I would have a Mansion but in my own way of building it like it's as big as a mansion but it's designed differently)

2006-10-06 13:39:43 · 20 answers · asked by Angel 2

2006-10-06 13:37:08 · 7 answers · asked by Bert 1

How does the solar panel PV system works in the Canadian winter during the snows. Will snow melt off by itself from the solar panels or certain angles I have to look into during installation. Do I have to bush off snow if I install it on the roof in the winter time.

2006-10-06 12:33:49 · 4 answers · asked by Danny M 1

2006-10-06 12:02:13 · 16 answers · asked by romancer 4

2006-10-06 11:51:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

has anyone taken the builders license prep course? Is it worth the 200 bucks?

2006-10-06 11:34:15 · 6 answers · asked by y2jsdad 2

My husband and I would like to build an old hay barn style house. We want at least 3 bedrooms with one up top and 2 downstairs. We would like any help on how to get started on this and about how much it would cost. We are doing most of the work ourselves. Thanks for any help.

2006-10-06 11:28:02 · 5 answers · asked by ? 2

2006-10-06 11:24:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-06 10:31:00 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

REMOVING OLD DOOR LOCK THAT HAS NO SCREWS FOR REMOVAL, CAN ONLY SEE SMALL PIECE OF WIRE.

2006-10-06 09:58:36 · 11 answers · asked by RICHARD R 1

im getting ready to sell my home. this is the first home i have ever tryed to sell, so i dont realy know what to do. ive don all the remodling and now i dont know if i should hire a realitor or do it myself, and would a realitor charge more

2006-10-06 09:39:58 · 11 answers · asked by hailey80223 1

I would like to get my windows tinted to see outside and block from being seen inside from outside.I don't want to spend too much.all of this is because my dog likes to look through the windows and I don't want anyone to know that I have a dog in the house.

2006-10-06 09:15:35 · 9 answers · asked by gilboston2003 2