Do It Yourself (DIY) - March 2007

I have a closet with a pull switch light. It is the only one in the whole house and it is driving me mad! The string hangs in my way or gets caught on the hangers or comes off in my hand! I'm kind of handy. I have put in vinal flooring, toilets and a ceiling fan.

How do I install a switch on the outside of the door. I can find information about installing a REPLACEMENT switch for an electrical box that is already there. But I want to know how to install wires from the circut to the new box.

If anyone has step by step directions or a good web link I'd be really happy.

Thanks.

2007-03-20 10:05:09 · 9 answers · asked by Tamm 3

and its not u can eat a boild egg and cant eat a raw egg

2007-03-20 09:26:47 · 11 answers · asked by Peace☮, Love♥, Smiles☺. 2

a door would be installed on the third floor to walk on the bathroom flat roof(patio),would also erect iron railings around the roof for safety,,do i need planning.

2007-03-20 09:06:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is a good natural way of preventing bugs to roam around your house beside bug spray

2007-03-20 08:24:34 · 6 answers · asked by rives 6

At my work, we use stickers to label cassettes.

However, we reuse those cassettes, and everytime that happens, someone has to take a knife and scrape the sticker off.

Is there any easier way to do it?? I know they have liquids out there that remove stickers, but:

1) We do SO many cassettes, I'm afraid it wouldn't be cost effective
2) I wouldn't want the liquid to damage the recordings on the tapes

any ideas?

2007-03-20 07:26:27 · 6 answers · asked by mansion7 3

the last wind storm blew the door open and bent our door closer along with riping the screws out off the wood paneling. Can someone suggest a way to "mend" the wood so i can install a new door closer??

2007-03-20 07:08:53 · 10 answers · asked by sassy2sloppy 2

I have just moved into a new house which has an alarm system that doesnt appear to work that well and I want to disconnect it. Does this have to be done by a professional or can i simply cut the wires? Im worried that cutting the wires will set off the alarm & I wont be able to stop it!

2007-03-20 04:14:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I plan on buying the land first and paying it off. Then I will buy the blueprints and have the foundation, framing/roofing done by a contractor. But I want to do the plumbing, electrical, insulation, flooring, drywall, etc...myself. What do you think? Is it cheaper to do it this way?

2007-03-20 04:08:47 · 15 answers · asked by FreakyGeeky 3

We are installing a solid hardwood floor (nail down) in our home over a plywood subfloor. The room is over the garage and I would like to put down an underlay to help with sound transmission and insulation. Is this even a good idea? What kind of underlay is best? Cork? Synthetic? Thanks

2007-03-20 04:04:48 · 7 answers · asked by laura71lillian 1

When i flush my upstairs bathroom toilet, it flushes into a pipe sticking out of my kitchen wall that is downstairs. it gushes like a fire hydrant behind my stove. any clues how to fix it.

2007-03-20 03:27:36 · 6 answers · asked by racheal 1

2007-03-20 03:01:28 · 4 answers · asked by Fabian 2

What are the benefits of installing tile in kitchen and bathroom or would linoleum be better? Also, how hard is it to install tile floors. I've had friends who've had no experience and they did it and did a good job. I am just a bit skeptical of doing it myself but just wondered if there are videos out there that shows you how to do it.

2007-03-20 02:08:42 · 10 answers · asked by Pinolera 6

I want to fence in my backyard with chain link for the dog, but I don't want to spend a lot of money paying someone to do it for me. My husband and I are pretty handy people, is it possible to do it (and it do well) ourselves? Or would we be better off self-installing a wood one?
Thanks.

2007-03-20 01:44:18 · 6 answers · asked by iittghy? 4

2007-03-19 14:15:42 · 7 answers · asked by susannaht 1

I collected a bunch of rocks from a nearby lake. I want to polish them up and make them really pretty. Are there any chemicals involved? I've cleaned them with soap and water, but they still look the same minus the dirt. Some of them look like Quartz. Some are just look like regular rocks.

2007-03-19 14:04:49 · 9 answers · asked by queensassey 4

The floors and walls are plywood wrapped in aluminum. It's your typical car carrier. I want to add foam insulation to the interior and a refrigeration unit to make it one big cooler. Any ideas?

2007-03-19 14:02:48 · 4 answers · asked by lowiq 1

2007-03-19 13:58:01 · 12 answers · asked by spekoli 1

I have a summer cottage that the thermostat contacts stayed closed for up to two weeks, this caused the furnace to run up to the internal limits and cycle at max temp.
I keep running into leaks on the 3" drain lines within the cottage. My next move is to prove to the insurance adjuster the leaks are heat related? Any suggestions?

2007-03-19 13:22:02 · 7 answers · asked by Sue P 1

2007-03-19 12:42:37 · 15 answers · asked by theemover 1

2007-03-19 12:33:59 · 19 answers · asked by musicismylover. 2

i'm at my wits end with this sewing machine. i can't get the bobbin to go in right. i feel like throwing the machine out the window. can you recommend any sites with lots of pictures to show me how to put the bobbin in the machine? it is the brand name "white" if that helps. thanks in advance for saving my sanity.

2007-03-19 12:13:52 · 8 answers · asked by anonymous 6

I was recently looking around for an apartment and I found in one the bathrooms the loveliest thing ever! Hope I can eplain this well. How can I put together athing that looks like a board with fabric on it that starts from the ceiling and drops down to just about the saw height og the show curtain rod, so it looks more like a curtain as opposed to shower curtain. I feel it just adds a bit of class to the bathroom and it's not just a plain shower curtain hanging on it's own. There is something right above it on a board of some sort and it is nailed to the ceiling.
Hope this makes sens to you.

2007-03-19 11:59:13 · 3 answers · asked by kaya 2

I'm renting this house out and would like to know what can i put up to cover the paneling but be able to take it down when i move out?Because of my job(Marines) that is why i don't buy a house now.

2007-03-19 11:30:35 · 7 answers · asked by ball 2

I need to buy 2x4 wood..but would like to know how much i need to buy. I want to build a 17 x 17 shed behind my house

2007-03-19 11:24:06 · 21 answers · asked by BUTTERFLY 4

I want to reattach the original arched screen door to my tudor home. I found it in the basement and it is in great shape but is minus all of it's hardware. I am unsure how the wood screen doors used to work. The door is chisled for three hinges and has a circular hole for a knob. What kind of knob and closing mechanism was used before that ugly arm thing they use today? The edge with the knob is completely smooth so I'm not sure how the door would stay closed. I'm also not sure of the hinges that I need. Could they be spring hinges that were used? I'd appreicate any help from someone with one of these doors. Thanks.

2007-03-19 11:05:27 · 1 answers · asked by karenldee 1

2007-03-19 10:26:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since we had the warm weather this year in the Midwest the Ants are all out already. I have been fighting them the past two years but can't get rid of them. Have a few mound in the yard, I also suspect there may be one under the house. I have used Ant dust and buttons, doesn't seem to do anything. I even dumped the dust right into a mound. I do not want to get an exterminator. I would like to exterminate them myself once and for all, and do it economiclly.

They are black ants in two sizes, large and medium. They seem to like sweet and grease. They also wander at random.

2007-03-19 09:14:03 · 8 answers · asked by Dan93 2

Does anyone know of a North American distributor of these South African solar panels?

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_i...

If not a current supplier, then a "negotiations pending" supplier?

The cost per panel would also be helpful.

2007-03-19 08:59:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-19 08:27:22 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

my vent for the chimney is open, i got a brand name firewood. the last time i did it my house was smoky. Why did the smoke come back into my house?

2007-03-19 08:22:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous