Do It Yourself (DIY) - August 2007

I have a ceiling fan that I am installing and the light works, but I can't get the fan to work. From the ceiling there is a bare ground wire, a green wire, a white wire and a pinkish wire. The mounting bracket also has a green wire. From the fan is a blue, white, black and green wire. I have wired it like the instructions said, white to white, greens to greens and blue and black to the other wire which is the pinkish wire that I have. Am I doing this right and what do I do with the bare ground wire. I suck at electricity....help.

2007-08-02 08:22:02 · 5 answers · asked by El Guapo 4

2007-08-02 08:19:29 · 12 answers · asked by Daniel 1

When me and my Doberman are not home' I would like to electrify a 10 foot section of my fence. (between 2 buildings) My fence is 7 feet tall.

I have a "cat door" at ground level that the small critters use.

Can anybody be a Bob Villa for me?

2007-08-02 08:12:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-02 08:11:47 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was thinking something along the lines of 1/8 inch thick plate steel for the box, welded and lag bolted to a steel ibeam sunk about 8 feet with concrete poured around the base.

Anyone else have ideas?
Our box and pole has been stolen/smashed/whatever more than 30 times in the past 5 years.

Never been able to catch anyone.

I once chained a rubber mailbox (the ones that are supposed to be indestructable) to the telephone pole and it stayed for a while, until one morning when I walked out to a pile of goop melted around the chain....

Anyway, if anyone thinks there might be liability issues from making such a strong box, what about cars that crash into telephone poles? I've never seen a utility company sued over that. Plus mailboxes are federal property I believe.

Anyway, if there's still a liability issue about that couldn't I just have guard rail put around the box?

2007-08-02 06:52:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's for a wedding reception. I've seen things like this before (example; at Christmas a lot of people have "Santa" displayed on their house), but I'm not sure how to go about doing it. Instead of the regular flashing lights on the dance floor, I want a "S". Anyone know of any website I can search? Or even what this is called?
Thanks!!

2007-08-02 06:51:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-02 04:52:58 · 2 answers · asked by MAXIBRU 1

I need a place to buy these sticks I am draping a piece of linen on the top for the overhang.

Where could I buy these online or get these without going to the bamboo tree?

Would home depot have these???

2007-08-02 03:50:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a house with a set of stairs that someone dug to get into the basement. The wall of the basement was broken through and a door was added. I want to replace the door with cinder blocks and fill the stairwell in. I had the same problem in my attached garage. I hired a company to fill in the stairs and build a wall to fix it but at $3000 I can't afford to do that again. Even if I could the job they did wasn't that great as I had to support the framing myself after they said they were done.

The foundation is still under the door and solid. My thought is to drill some holes, add some rebar and build a wall. Am I crazy?

Thanks

2007-08-02 03:34:09 · 9 answers · asked by JP G 1

2007-08-02 03:26:58 · 5 answers · asked by jvscomputer 1

2007-08-02 00:25:01 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to do a dry polishing so that the kitchen walls and woodwork does not get affected. Do we have any such solutions in India.

2007-08-02 00:20:33 · 3 answers · asked by tanvi 1

2007-08-02 00:07:08 · 7 answers · asked by Shadow 1

2007-08-01 22:05:09 · 6 answers · asked by wali k 1

I am looking to take out half the lengthof a small (16 inch high X 36 inch long) rock and cement wall. I just want to know if I can buy a normal hand held air hammer to cut though the cement.

2007-08-01 18:56:49 · 4 answers · asked by tromanh 2

This is not as strange a question as it seems... I am getting ready to paint my bedroom and love the deep reds, also love pink so I'm torn... (single, so don't have to ask 'permission', lol...).. Also, are you Male or Female... (don't have to answer that if you don't want). Thanks a bunch!

2007-08-01 16:08:49 · 12 answers · asked by Mercedes 5

I would greatly prefer a hand crank type blower . Being the hillbilly that I am , It`s gotta be cheap ! Anybody got any sugestions on what I could use ?

2007-08-01 15:08:40 · 5 answers · asked by Hillbilly 1

Stucco products like Total Wall, Drivit, etc. should be fairly easy to make rather than buying the combined powdered mix.

2007-08-01 14:22:39 · 3 answers · asked by Roger Sjolund 1

It took almost all afternoon to get this door on. This house is very old and my dad was no carpenter, so things are not level everywhere, including the opening for the door. I inhearited this old house from my dad who died over a year ago. I keep fixing small things. Its like a giagantic money monster here.
The new door is very tight and he shimmed stuff in to level it up. Now it is so tight I have to shove on the door to get it to close. He said it will loosen up over time. Is he telling me the truth or is this a botched job?

2007-08-01 13:37:03 · 6 answers · asked by happydawg 6

2007-08-01 12:54:40 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

ive screwed the stopper all the way in and all the way out and in between but cant find a balance to keep the drain open without putting a washrag to hold the drain flipper down whats up?

2007-08-01 11:16:46 · 4 answers · asked by mark b 2

I'm building a 10 x 16 shed. The ridge beam is to be 18 feet long and it will be 2" thick. Do I have to use an 18 foot long board, or can I use 2 boards??

And, if I can use 2 board, do I need to attach them to each other??

2007-08-01 09:58:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anthony T 3

i've just finished repairing my concrete floor with quikrete quick setting cement and vinyl concrete patcher. but there are some high spots and low spots on the repair that i made. how can i make it more leveled?

2007-08-01 09:26:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is an old house,about 65 years old,we bought 31/2 years ago. We had other windows that were also stuck but have managed to get a few of them open.

2007-08-01 09:15:16 · 0 answers · asked by Greg B 1

I have a wooden window in my shower, and as you might have guessed, it is beginning to rot. This is a rental house that I have just moved into, and I'm wondering what I can do about it. I have spray frosted the actual glass to prevent peeping toms (lol), and it's beginning to wear away as well. The molding around the window is actually plastic, so it's waterproof. The only problem is the actual window. Is there something like blurry glass or something that I can buy and insert in front of the window and caulk around? Or if you have another idea, please share it. I don't want to stain it or try to repair the window as it is already beyond repair. Thanks!

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2007-08-01 08:42:44 · 13 answers · asked by BonQuiQui 1

I have a ton of bottle caps that came off of glass bottles. They are really cool and I would like to make somethings with them. Does anyone have any ideas? If so, can you include the directions or a website explaining it? I need some inspiration. Thank you.

2007-08-01 08:20:38 · 8 answers · asked by jfoxie 4

me and my sister are going to raise chickens and we want to build our own chicken house, do you know of any good sites where we can look at different hen houses? and a web site that gives you good hints on being a good chicken/ egg owner?

2007-08-01 07:17:50 · 5 answers · asked by you know 3

2007-08-01 07:10:23 · 12 answers · asked by m1 1

Im drlling a small hole fron the inside to the outside and back inside to run some cable wire. what is should i use for sealant when im finished?

2007-08-01 06:50:48 · 10 answers · asked by dbbigdaddie 2

I want to try to do it myself before calling a plumber. The sink can drain but it does very slowly.

2007-08-01 06:28:28 · 19 answers · asked by Graciela, RIRS 6