Do It Yourself (DIY) - September 2007

2007-09-29 23:06:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Moving into a new house and want to remove dado rail and wall paper from living room wall in order to paint on flat surface, how do I get the dado rail off without causing damage? The bathrooms are half tiled and have a patterned border along the top and randomly placed patterned tiles amongst the plain ones. I only want to remove the patterned tiles and replace with plain white to match the rest, is this possible?

2007-09-29 21:34:45 · 9 answers · asked by kittycymraeg 3

I do read everywhere that plywood is not so great do to moisture,then what else is out there that won't cost me a furtune,and can be done to hold around the tub area where moisture will be an issue.
I already have nice vinyl on the floor(done by a professional) and will just need to do the tub/whirlpool surrounds and one step myself with this new vinyl tile that I bought.The floor vinyl was install with underlayment.Thats why I wonder if the tub suround will also need the underlayment.
Thanks in advance for the tips!!!

2007-09-29 18:59:09 · 4 answers · asked by brownsugarbr02 2

I need probably about 500 ft. of either 14-2 or 12-2 (haven't really looked into the specs of what i need yet but i know it will be one or the other..just gotta look...) I was thinking it would be smarter to buy a 500ft real rather than a bunch of smaller boxes....does home depot sell them? if so how much are they?

2007-09-29 17:33:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

There are small things that we do not know how to do ...... so there is series of books those will tell u how to do it yourself? check lists on www.ebooksengine.com and tell me did u like it our not?

2007-09-29 16:39:02 · 5 answers · asked by neha 1

2007-09-29 15:45:00 · 5 answers · asked by Stan 2

to recover something that fell down the drain in my bathroom sink? I need some quick advice...

2007-09-29 13:50:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

That is available from home improvement stores.

Thanks.

2007-09-29 12:41:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a standard vinyl blind that has a spring mechanism at the top. the spring broke one day and i want to know how to fix it. the blind just falls all the way down. the spindle at the top of the window just keeps spinning. is there any way to fix it?

2007-09-29 12:37:48 · 3 answers · asked by Boozehound. 1

I know the pros and cons for both I can't decide which one makes more sense.

2007-09-29 12:34:46 · 9 answers · asked by ingafrey 2

We had some foundation work done and now all of the "I" beams are creaking. We shimmed some up and then others got lose. Any suggestions for righting this problem? Thank you!

2007-09-29 12:09:28 · 1 answers · asked by bessie 2

2007-09-29 09:59:54 · 10 answers · asked by L B 1

Does anyone know a 24 hour DIY suppliers anywhere within London or M25???

2007-09-29 09:21:42 · 3 answers · asked by Jack 3

I am wanting to update my bathroom and don't want to spend over $5,000. The bathroom is small 6' x 8' and was built in the early 60s. The shower/tub tile is still in very good condition, but it is beige and brown 3" ceramic; however, I wish to lay floor tile with a tile base around the wall and believe that the tile on the floor should match what is in the tub/shower. I might be selling the house within 10 years, so, I I want it to be something tasteful that would be a good selling feature. Almost all of the tile I see in the stores is the natural stone look in 12" tiles. I think that is too big for such a small space. What size should I be looking for, and should I replace the tile around the tub/shower to match the floors? I am also extending the tile into the utility area which is about 5' wide x 6' in length. Also, should I replace the tub or is there a way for a professional to remove the stains, as bleaching hasn't helped.

2007-09-29 07:17:49 · 7 answers · asked by lavenderbluelassie 3

Can anyone tell me what consumer box I require, what thickness of wire is needed for the lights and sockets and what thickness is required for the cooker terminal. The house has 6 rooms. Also what height must plug sockets be comply with regulations.

2007-09-29 06:43:53 · 9 answers · asked by paul r 2

I have a lot of pieces of soap leftovers and would like to melt them into one bar. Can anyone give me a simple recipe to do this?

2007-09-29 06:28:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-29 05:17:38 · 3 answers · asked by :)) 1

I have to spray paint a certain styrofoam sculpture for a friend but the thing is I'm gonna be using automotive acrylic and we all know that would melt styrofoam. Now I heard there's something you could apply to the styrofoam first which would prevent it from melting when spraypainted on.

Btw, I'm sticking to automotive acrylic and telling me to use another kind of paint is out of the question.

2007-09-29 05:01:10 · 4 answers · asked by qcfx2a 1

I have a house that was built in 1870. One of the rooms needs to have the joists replaced; the floor is in bad shape they are warped and badly bowed. The problem is the old joists are 14” tall and 2 ½” wide, if I replace them with standard 2x12s the floor won’t come out to the right height. Same problem if I buy I joist from the local home center. I am afraid the cost to special order them would be prohibitively expensive.

Could I rip a 2x6 in half, rip OSB to the proper size, then use an expanding glue like gorilla glue to assemble everything; making sure it is well clamped?

Would this be strong enough to meet building codes? Where can I find span tables to make sure?

2007-09-29 04:40:29 · 8 answers · asked by Charlie & Angie G 4

2007-09-29 04:28:38 · 1 answers · asked by zippy 1

2007-09-29 03:49:27 · 3 answers · asked by The OTHER Boelyn Chic 5

2007-09-29 02:49:09 · 4 answers · asked by momof4wildgirls 2

I have recently done alot of diy in my home. I am going to extend my tool kit and have seen riveters but dont know exactly what they are for or would be used for.
Please excuse my ignorance!!

2007-09-29 00:23:06 · 16 answers · asked by CAROLINE W 2

The person who lived here before me did a HORRIBLE job spackling.

I can fix this by adding 2 more coats of mud, but the walls are already primered.

Is it ok to spackle on top of primered sheetrock?

I am trying to avoid having to sand away many walls full of primer.

Is it ok to do this?

2007-09-29 00:11:31 · 9 answers · asked by oneakmusic 2

Just a household answer would do, as our sinks are the same.

2007-09-28 22:10:16 · 11 answers · asked by bottle babe 4

In the past we bought this stuff for $10 a box and got (3-4?) cut pieces out of it. We bought it at Lowes in Burbank, CA. But, we've moved to a new city and don't know where to find it locally. The local hardware stores don't seem to carry it and I'm having a hard time finding it on-line. Could be because it's late and I'm tired and my "google-fu" is weak right now.

This looks like the air purifier that we have and be the same model:
http://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-Whispure-450-Purifier-AP45030S/dp/B000ELQMPM/

I'm not looking for the whirlpool brand since it appears to cost about three times as much. I'd rather pay a fraction of the price and cut them to fit just as we have since we bought the darned thing.

Can anyone point me in the right direction???

2007-09-28 21:43:23 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

We recently brought a house, build in 1930's and some of the windows have wooden sills. We are about to refit the kitchen (ourselves) and my partner thinks we should leave them just incase the house falls down, I think they look manky and horrible, even if they were repainted and would like to ripe them out. Can we do it ourselves? Do we need to get a builder in?

2007-09-28 21:17:43 · 8 answers · asked by hypnobirth mum 2

lowe,home depot, or what store that had wall for the basement that are cheaper? ... or how to make the wall without buying?

2007-09-28 19:08:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I HAVE PLANNING APPROVAL, NOW THE GROUND LEVEL IS UP ITS TOO BIG, CAN I REDUCE IN SIZE BY REMOVING JUST 1 BRICK LENGTH WITHOUT HAVING TO RESUBMIT MY PLANS.

2007-09-28 19:04:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

And how do I make an electric ion propulsion engine?

I want to build an ion propulsion engine and nail it to the top of my car so it will go really fast.

2007-09-28 16:58:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous