Do It Yourself (DIY) - May 2007

I've bought a beautiful Italian plate, around 16 inches in diameter. Unfortunately, I can't find a way to hang in on the way so that it's flat. As it's quite deep, normal wire plate hangers aren't working - they make it stick out at a funny angle. I've also tried this glue-on hanger from John Lewis, although it wasn't strong enough to take the weight of the plate. Any ideas?

2007-05-16 22:52:06 · 8 answers · asked by AlfieDoolittle 1

think they are fruit flies, but I am trying to see if they are coming from the drains in my house so I put clear packing tape over the holes to see if there are going to be any bugs on the tape in the morning, but there is air coming from the drain in the shower. What causes this? I don't think I have ever felt it before...anywhere I have lived, but it was a pretty strong breeze of air coming up from there??? Please let me know if you have ever experienced this before.

2007-05-16 19:07:47 · 7 answers · asked by Corona 5

2007-05-16 15:24:01 · 3 answers · asked by hist buff #1 1

I have an old Black & Decker jig saw with an oil hole. Thanks!

2007-05-16 14:18:22 · 10 answers · asked by vanspastic 1

need to measure for venetians

2007-05-16 14:05:57 · 12 answers · asked by ilona h 1

I purchased a vintage GE fan. The 3 speeds work great, but the oscillating pieces are missing. does anyone know where I can purchase these old pieces? Thank you

2007-05-16 14:03:14 · 4 answers · asked by you_joint 1

I want to add more solar panels to my array. I have two Kyrocera 55 watt panels now. Do the new panels that I want to add need to be the same brand and wattage? I would like to add panels as I find good deals on them and not be limited to the size or brand so I can save some money.

2007-05-16 12:58:18 · 2 answers · asked by Quiet Horse 2

What is it, where can I get it, how much does it cost?

2007-05-16 11:08:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, even when my house is clean, there are SO many thingd that bug the CR@P out of me!!! But I am only 12 so maybe I can fix is some of it. This may sound compulsive but I have these water stains on my white ceiling, and paint won't work to cover it. It just soaks up in the tile. Also, I have this really raggy couch that is a sectional so it cant have a slip cover, and it's recliners have raggy cloth on the broken feet rests. Also, My cat scratched the side of the other love-seat, so it has these white cotton strips oozing from the side. AND my recliner in the living room has nasty stains from my younger siblings on the arm rests and chair cushoins, which can't be removed. There is a rip in the other couch on top, which I think I an sew, right? Abd I REALLY need to touch up the kitchen walls. There are also burn stains on my pale yellow/ off white stove. Will primer work to cover water stains on my ceiling? PS: I can't get the nasty BROKEN sectional couch out of the house.Too heavy.

2007-05-16 10:49:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

im looking for an affordable kind of oil to use for my rock saw

2007-05-16 09:34:59 · 2 answers · asked by ejomds 1

hi! we have a year old sofa whose chushions went down.now we if we want to pump up the cushions of the sofa how can we do that.can we get some fillups to the cushio? can anyone suggest where to get them....

2007-05-16 06:50:45 · 2 answers · asked by kula d 1

I want to surprise my dad this father's day with what my friends and I call a 'liquid card'. How do you seal a plastic with water in it ? Without the fancy machines. Please help me. And thanks in advance.

2007-05-16 02:11:36 · 2 answers · asked by Nichola Salvacce 2

2007-05-16 01:10:46 · 5 answers · asked by Grinning Football plinny younger 7

I need to drywall the living room/ceiling....anyone know the cost of that and since I've never done it before, is it hard to do? Where can I find info on this? thanks

2007-05-16 00:32:55 · 3 answers · asked by J. S 2

Ok...I'm not trying to cheat the city or nothing.....I could see getting a building permit if I were putting in privacy fence or something like that.....but I'm just having to put in a flimsy lattice "screen" to keep my neighbors kids from throwing trash in my yard & tormenting my poor dogs. I already have an existing chain link fence (which the little darlings climb, it's only 42" high) so I just wanted to make a "screen" taller then 42" to keep the kids out.

I am on a VERY tight budget, and I guess a permit would run about $25 or so....I know that doesn't seem like much to some but it's gold to me. I don't see the point in spending it for a project like this...but I don't want to get in trouble either.

I live in a nice neighborhood that has gone downhill in a big way....my neighbors all build & tear down stuff all the time (like the farmer who bought the house behind me and now has kennel wire & hog pannel dog pens....about 5 of them all over his yard.

2007-05-15 23:38:57 · 13 answers · asked by Onyx Ninja 4

Does the underlay have to have a damp proof membrane if it's going on a concrete floor?

2007-05-15 23:20:48 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

When it has been done by professionals before it is really neat but I seem to make a mess of the edges all the time.

2007-05-15 21:40:47 · 11 answers · asked by pac1767 1

2007-05-15 21:33:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

can someone please tell me how to cut 7" taurus skirting board for corners when i cut it the joins never meet up and i am their for hours and waste lots of wood, thanks

2007-05-15 21:09:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

oxygen + mapp gas?

angle grinder with a diamond blade?

angle grinder with a metal cut disk?




it's like this one, but mine is 8 x 5 '':

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2007-05-15 19:57:29 · 8 answers · asked by z3po 5

2007-05-15 14:39:27 · 6 answers · asked by kafka1970 2

2007-05-15 14:36:11 · 6 answers · asked by kafka1970 2

the moulding is painted with gloss paint and i want it to have a satin look.

2007-05-15 14:27:57 · 7 answers · asked by granthammaebell 1

2007-05-15 13:35:07 · 7 answers · asked by Chris B 1

If I am going a concrete slab how much concrete do I need for 10x12 at four inches. How many yard already mixed or how many bags of portland type N do I need if I mix it myself. Please help me

2007-05-15 12:59:53 · 8 answers · asked by Beth C 2

took down light fixture, not the same size and now have to figure out how to fix it.

2007-05-15 12:51:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am using Miller Lite cans to make a beer pong table and I want to draw out the plans in AutoCad beforehand.

2007-05-15 12:00:37 · 4 answers · asked by Jared P 1

I'm not very handy (yet) but I think that I can do this. My house is 87 years old and is not level towards the front. Because of this my window and door frames appear crooked, especially on the sides of the house. I'm assuming that I can place a jack under the house in the dirt crawl space and slowly lift the house up in the problem areas (slowly = 1/4 inch per day)? Is there a certain type of jack which I should plan on using and any advice in general for me? I'm getting the impression that this will be a trial and error project and not an exact science. I do plan to insulate it as well, I live in Buffalo and that floor gets very cold and I lose lots of heat. Any tips on how I may want to insulate down there? Should 1 be done before the other? Thank you for any help.

2007-05-15 09:40:33 · 7 answers · asked by dan 3

2007-05-15 08:22:07 · 4 answers · asked by ricky roo 2

I make leather necklaces, and finish them with cord tips, but I am trying to find the knot & loop design that I have seen on some leather and silk cord necklaces. Any help or web site suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks!

2007-05-15 07:21:33 · 1 answers · asked by crusader rabbitt 5