Do It Yourself (DIY) - December 2006

I am stupid...yes. I know there are feathers...what else?

2006-12-26 05:20:15 · 3 answers · asked by Justin 1

I have a 1968 Fleetwood Mobile Home that I live in next to a Expressway in California, believe it or not it gets chilly and noisy. The inside is wood panel and the outside the typical metal paneling.
We don't want a big mess we have new wall to wal carpeting and new interior and exterior paint. I want to insulate it quick, easy and no mess.

2006-12-26 05:01:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Scissors, nail file, knife, tweezers and toothpick. I want to take the knife off. How can I take it apart? If you have a website with pictures and/or instructions, that would help. Thanks alot.

2006-12-26 04:38:28 · 2 answers · asked by Julia 4

2006-12-26 04:18:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-26 02:39:26 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-26 02:05:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-25 16:54:54 · 10 answers · asked by Bud 1

We just started redoing our floors that were covered with lanolimen, that was 100 years old. It left a dark backing film on the hardwood we would like to save. This is coming off really slow with a belt sander (about 3' square an hour). Is there any product out there that will help take this off? I tried zip strip and it doesn't touch it. DEAN

2006-12-25 16:54:49 · 9 answers · asked by dvzen 1

2006-12-25 15:57:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Dear whom to concern:

Hello, my name is Louisa. I live in USA, I do live in a house with my family and I have a problem with the pest control like the baby brownish beetles, whatever the weather is: winter, spring, summer, they are all alives seems to appear everywhere in the house... include food, clothing and bedings, even they live in/at undernearth my bed/sheets and stuff..

They seems so disgusting to me because mostly is like worms like form to appears, and then even years and years, they become tiny little red brownish beetles like forms, they seems like little tiny red beans to me, and flies everywhere, hundreds/mostly in the kitchen cabinets, dinning area and I have those worm forms appear at on my bedings/sheets, and even in my closet, not just my room and I am sure my family member's rooms are the same, but my room it seems the worst, and they are still on my bedings right now... My mom told me to clean up, but it seems they are not going anywhere forever... Help!..

2006-12-25 15:19:29 · 9 answers · asked by Sammi 2

I'm putting Ikea wood laminate in this week, and wonder if I need to go to the trouble of installing the flooring under these appliances. Maybe just a little ways under each? Or should I go all the way to the wall?

2006-12-25 14:08:24 · 16 answers · asked by Tom 2

I have a basic run of the mill craftsman table saw. When I use it I get very irate because the fence setup seems to be junk. It seems that I have to measure the fence on both sides to make a straight cut instead of being able to rely upon the supplied ruler on the machine. Sometimes the fence is straight and sometimes it is not. When trying to perform a straight cut this is disconcerting. Has anyone heard of a better fence system to add to the saw, or is there another reasonable priced table saw out there that has a "decent" fence setup that will work flawlessley?

2006-12-25 13:06:51 · 11 answers · asked by james_spader_jr 3

tell me about it=)

2006-12-25 12:35:20 · 9 answers · asked by angela 2

I dont know how to use a plunger and i dont have enough time to call a plumber i'm gonna have a party soon and i need to fix the toileyt because that's the guest bathroom! Please help me whats another way?

2006-12-25 11:17:32 · 11 answers · asked by Valerie 2

2006-12-25 10:11:51 · 2 answers · asked by hotroddage 1

2006-12-25 08:34:01 · 2 answers · asked by Matty 2

2006-12-25 07:36:15 · 17 answers · asked by willow14@btopenworld.com 1

I am using an electical drill with a 1/8 drill bit to drill holes into the metal window frame, but it is not working.. Do I need a special drill bit for metal surfaces, or is it that I'm just to weak.. Let me know..

2006-12-25 05:41:04 · 10 answers · asked by esteemkam 2

2006-12-25 04:15:17 · 3 answers · asked by ben z 1

Redoing moulding in my house - was told to get a nailgun with a compressor - is that necessary? seems like there are alot of nailguns without compressors these days?

2006-12-24 14:45:49 · 14 answers · asked by RXW 1

weird question, i know. what kinda of clay are they made from and are they fired or are they just hardened by drying??? i kinda want to make my own. thanx a bunch if anyone helps!

2006-12-24 10:36:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I own my house

2006-12-24 09:09:58 · 31 answers · asked by Trell B 1

I have a document that has some folds in it and I was wondering if there was any way to reduce or eliminate them. Thanks in advance

2006-12-24 09:03:56 · 11 answers · asked by jaguarsusa 1

We are going to drywall the ceiling in our basement and I am wondering if I should put insulation between the floor joists or not. Is it worth the extra effort?

2006-12-24 07:26:38 · 10 answers · asked by Scott C 2

I have 2 radiators on each floor, i have 3 floors an 1 on the ground and 1 on the middle floor does not work but the other 4 are fine, what can be done.

2006-12-24 04:08:01 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am installing 2 1/2" wide red oak floor over a old maple tongue and groove floor some part are very irrigular. Do I need to use 1/8 underlayment (plywood type) or can I use the roll type of underlayment? Also do I need to screw down all the old floor first? I am putting hardwood flooring in the bathroom too, what is the recommended underlayment for that?

2006-12-24 02:31:59 · 7 answers · asked by Bob A 1

there are no visible screws. there are clips at the top right and left of the door frame.

2006-12-24 01:17:04 · 6 answers · asked by etz 1

I have a baxi bermuda running the system (very old system), the trouble is the house (3 bed semi) has been extended downwstairs making a very large living room and a utility room and had a porch added that opens direct to the hallway from outside. Upstairs is fine but downstairs only has two radiators and seems to take ages to warm up (open plan) the thermostat is in the hallway which is the last to warm up so the rads upstairs are still putting out a lot of heat when it the correct temp upstairs, until the downstairs warms up.
Should I
A- add radiators in living room and utility room.(will system cope)
B- use controls on upstairs rads to turn them down or will heat just rise from downstairs.
C- complete new system £££s

2006-12-24 00:46:45 · 11 answers · asked by mfactor 2

ok well in sted of the christmas tree and all the hassle of it being perfect and how perfect the lights have to be placed, just pound a few nails in and hang the ornament maybe even color it it will take a lot less time and hassle.... my famliy thinks im nuts but i got to know what others think... please be on my side, and tell me what you think ^.^

2006-12-23 16:17:14 · 6 answers · asked by nikki b 1

I've got a house with an attic conversion that was done before I moved in. So far I've been using it as storage, but after living here a year I know that the attic room is an icebox in winter and a sauna in the summer, regardless of the temperature of the rest of the house.

I take this to mean that the attic is not insulated properly? The conversion looks like an amateur job and it doesn't look like it was finished before the house was up for sale.

What do I need to buy and do to insulate the attic properly?
What kind of insulation do I need?

What it looks like I've got is the actual sloped roof itself, with plasterboard panels nailed to the beams, creating a cavity. In the cavity is what looks like plain old polystyrene. Yes, that's right, polystyrene. I'm not aware that polystyrene is a good insulator. What do I buy to replace it with? And is it that simple to put the right kind of material in the cavity, or is there more to it than that?

2006-12-23 14:14:33 · 10 answers · asked by reddragon105 3