Do It Yourself (DIY) - March 2007

Thhis old barn floor is going on a particle board subfloor on 16" spaced joists.

2007-03-19 07:58:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-19 06:42:26 · 5 answers · asked by shiskababe 2

It randomly runs at night and throughout the day. How do you fix this?

2007-03-19 06:30:35 · 14 answers · asked by britt g 2

Hi I am looking at buying a home in Grundy VA. It will be sold to me for a cheap cost (10,000) because It is a real fixer upper. ( New floors, roof, all new appliances, plus more) The only thing I am having a problem with is there is no septic system. From what I have been told is that the house has been in the family since it was built and they lost it due to forclosur. The only septic system was contected to the neighbors house down the road but the neighbor is not wanting the new owners to use it because they are the family who use to own it and have been trying to coming up with the money to buy it for the last 3 years or so. The realitor is in the process of having the health department check to see if one can be put in. She also say we might beable to bride the neighbors into letingus use theirs. Which I really do not want to do. So here is my questions..Is there anyway I can force them to let us use it? OR is there a alternative to a septic tank ? Thanks~!!!

2007-03-19 06:26:48 · 10 answers · asked by mzwest83 2

I have fitted roller blinds to the front of my caravan, but the window has a slope away from the inside of the frame so that the blinds hang straight down, they do not actually cover the window there is a gap of about 6inches at the bottom..
I cannot figure out a way to hold them close to the glass.
i have tried fixing them upside down, but that did not work.
I cannot fasten anything across the width as there is also a curve on the front of the van.
Any bright suggestions ?
paticat

2007-03-19 03:21:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

After all the gunk was removed from the drain, the drain is so noisy when showering. How can this be fixed?

2007-03-19 01:37:25 · 9 answers · asked by hello 6

Ive installed a floating toilet (ie not mounted on the floor) n it was fine for a month or so but now leaks a small a little bit whenever its flushed!! Have had a look, & cant find the source of it, changed the seal around the flush pipe, resealed the wate pipe, n still no joy!!!!!! Any ideas? I still hav a feeling it may be the flush pipe so ill hav another buthcers at that but i dunno.........

DAM PLUMBING!!

2007-03-18 23:55:00 · 4 answers · asked by ADAM O 2

2007-03-18 23:47:58 · 12 answers · asked by St♥rmy Skye 6

after all bread goes firm when its toasted anyway

2007-03-18 23:05:28 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a light in the loft but want to add in a single power point. Can I just take it off the light switch or is this not wise?

2007-03-18 22:43:11 · 20 answers · asked by Dom 2

I want it to fit against a wall 2' wide , if I use plexiglass & glue used for fish tanks , will that work ? I am open to suggestions on any other materials to use.

2007-03-18 18:26:03 · 3 answers · asked by merillo5 4

I think this goes in the hardware section...

2007-03-18 17:47:34 · 9 answers · asked by jaggy_233 1

I'm building a new garage, and I want to install a black and white checkered tile floor in a portion of it. What type of tile should I use? I know linoleum wouldn't work, it has to be a harder surface than that. I'm not looking for the interlocking rubber/plastic floor tile, I'm looking for tile that you actually glue down permanently. I wondered if asphalt tile is what I should use, but I've also heard that asphalt tile is easily softened by solvents and greases (which it is bound to see).

2007-03-18 16:47:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just put in new laminate flooring and I'm loving it, except we chipped a couple of peices when installing it. I was told there are repair kits for such problems but I'm having trouble finding any. Do any of you know of any repair kits for laminate flooring? Links?

2007-03-18 15:58:30 · 5 answers · asked by libertyzera 1

I am going to shingle the front half of my house. To cap the top of the roof, I am going to use 1/3 shingles. The problem is that the shingles do not flex if it is not warm outside. I live in South Dakota, and it's still chilly. How do I bend the shingles without them cracking? Also, do I use a lot of roofing cement at the roof cap?

2007-03-18 14:57:45 · 8 answers · asked by ? 6

We just purchased two sconces, thinking they were able to be hardwired, only to open them up and see cords. Can we hardwire them? If we can, how do we do it?

2007-03-18 13:25:08 · 6 answers · asked by Hannah S 1

I was pricing pole barn packages at Menards, and they claim to meet my local 30lb snow load with 30' trusses rated 39lb on 8' centers with 2x4 purlins standing on edge on 2' centers. Is this a good idea? Would the boards under the trusses be much smaller than normal because every truss is nailed to a post?
I'm wondering about buying residential trusses, rated 62lb on 2' centers, would those pass my 30lb code if I put them on 4' centers?

2007-03-18 12:19:22 · 10 answers · asked by rws52 1

2007-03-18 11:52:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Interested in how to prepare the shower enclosure. Want the whole area tiled but need to know how to deal with the floor area of the shower

2007-03-18 11:35:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

replacing Lennox thermostat with Honeywell thermostat model T8411R. Need help with wiring

2007-03-18 11:26:47 · 2 answers · asked by dcsecseo 1

i have just moved in with my dad a couple of weeks ago. My next door neighbour bedroom is on the other side of mine ( if u know what i mean) well for the past 5 day AND nights he has been hammering constantly, in the night he has also been drilling against my wall from midnight - 3am - for the last 5 nights. also at night he wonders in and out of his shed. the door of his shed has loads of locks on the front. also around 10pm every night i can here whistling, not whistling a tune more whistling for attention, cracks at the top corner of my bedroom wall which joins onto his are starting to appear. Do you think he could be spying on me? He always starts the banging when my bedroom light goes off. and he is on his door step when i leave the house. what do u guys think ?

2007-03-18 10:13:44 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

We're stuck on step 4. With 2 adults pulling, we're almost there, it is not reaching by like 5 cms. Is there a trick to stretch the belt further out? We've already unscrewed the motor so it's tension free, but we can't move it that much. Any help is greatly appreciated. THANKS.

2007-03-18 10:04:04 · 2 answers · asked by djkay 2

I need to put down a new linoleum floor. I know Yuk! Yes tile would be better. But it's for a rental property. What would be the best tool to use to cut it? I need to put it around the cab.'s and existing toilet. So I will be needing to make curved cuts. How???

2007-03-18 07:33:10 · 16 answers · asked by urtoothree 2

i want it to look like a little house

2007-03-18 07:09:53 · 3 answers · asked by patti 1

We are installing a hardwood floor in a garage loft apartment. The floor will be laid out on top of ply wood. Anyone have any knowledge of how to do this properly? ei nailing, price, best type etc... thank you.

2007-03-18 07:01:07 · 11 answers · asked by n50plic 1

is the creative zen vision M mp3 player any gd???

my 20gb mp3 player broke..( coz i spilt a drink over it) and i cant live without ma music so i need 2 save up ma money for a new mp3 player and i was thinkin of gettin the creative zen but i duno if its supposed 2 be or not!!

thanx ppl

2007-03-18 06:45:38 · 4 answers · asked by ~*^.£M.^*~ 1

I saw this on a DIY gardening segment.. the guy took some styrofoam (?) blocks, carved them out and added paint.. at the end he had something that looked just like mossy aged stone! He used them to make a really beautiful container garden. Does anyone remember seeing this/can give me more information or a link? Thank you so much!

2007-03-18 06:36:38 · 1 answers · asked by twee_grrrl 3

i have bought a RYOBI mixed drilling and driving set as a presant for someone but can they be used on other makes of drills or are they just confined to ryobi drill?

2007-03-18 05:57:24 · 9 answers · asked by confused at college 2

We have a glass shower screen on our bath so that we can also have a shower. It is one that you can open to help clean the bath.

However - it has got to the point when the seal at the bottom of the screen is not water tight, so whenever we have a shower, a puddle of water collects beside the bath on the floor as it leaks between the door and the bath.

I want to still be able to open and close the screen - any ideas about what I can do to stop the leak?!

Thanks!

2007-03-18 05:49:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

i want to paint my living room and dining room. my house is small so when you first walk in you hasve the living room and walk directly into the living room you see both totally when you walk in the front door. the living room has carpeting and the dinging has hard wood. its light colored wood and i have a wood table. i want to paint it something like red but not sure if its the best choice. i jusst want to paint one wall which is the wall you see when you walk in and then the others like a tan or something soft brownish. any ideas would be great

2007-03-18 05:40:37 · 15 answers · asked by felixnstacey@sbcglobal.net 2