Do It Yourself (DIY) - September 2007

I wired two lights from one switch - power into 1st light box, leg down to switch and spliced over to the second light. When I put both bulbs in, both lights glow dim with the switch off. When I flip the switch on the first light turns off and the second comes on bright. I wired with two wire and spliced in series just as though both lights were one.
Power is coming into the light box from an outlet, then legged down to th e switch. From there all wires seem to be correctly spliced???? How can the either light be getting power without the switch being on? Only when both bulbs are in the lights glow dim. If only one bulb is in , the light that holds the bulb works correctly. Whta's up?????!!!

2007-09-13 02:54:33 · 5 answers · asked by nick_a_luche 1

I want to build a small self-contained, self sustaining cabin made with recycled materials such as tires, and incorporating things like a sod roof and other green materials

2007-09-13 02:50:16 · 2 answers · asked by cliver 1

2007-09-13 02:24:09 · 2 answers · asked by moma 1

I am in rented accomodation so cannot decorate. I have fallen in love with a wallpaper and wondered if anyone knows if it is possible to make a wall canvas with my desired wallpaper. I want to keep costs low, i have found a company online that make customised canvas' but they are quite expensive!

2007-09-13 02:10:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is a solid pine wood door, and I have already stained it a year and a half ago a dark walnut colour.

I keep hearing that it is best to put a sealer on the door, but I like the flat look that it has and dont really want it to be shiny. (Is this how most all people prefer it? "shiny"?)

I have heard that it is best to take a rag with some more stain on it and wipe the door down again , applying a very thin coat of fresh stain. and then after that has dried for a few hours to apply several coats of sealer, waiting a couple of hours in between.

Did i remember the instructions right?

anything more or different?

Thanks for your answers !

2007-09-13 01:55:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

anyone know how to harden sand?

2007-09-13 01:07:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

how "shiny" will it make my pine door?

The stain I have on there is a dark walnut. And I like the look now, and I dont think I want it to be really "shiny" looking.

So, will the semi-gloss do that or not?

2007-09-13 00:56:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have heard that you should use aluminum nails when working with cedar. I do not like to use nails can I use screws or do they make aluminum screws?

2007-09-13 00:45:52 · 18 answers · asked by Brian M 3

I don't want to pay $30 for a new manuel when I only paid $15 for the machine. I just need to know how to thread it, or if any one has a link where I can download the manuel. Thanks!!!

2007-09-13 00:14:17 · 4 answers · asked by seer_sybylla 1

I have marble times in a conservatory which I am getting rid of . I would like to re-use the tiles elsewhere. Is there a way of getting the tiles up without damage?

Thanks

2007-09-12 23:49:31 · 10 answers · asked by halibut_0 1

I have a lean-to conservatory; usual PVC windows & doors upper, and bricks lower. I would like to dismantle and re-sell or re-use rather than demolish it and cart it away.

Not bothered about the bricks, just the PVC stuff at this stage

I also have a query re. removing the marble floor tiles also on yahoo at the moment.….

I am in Battersea in London UK if anyone wants to help 

Thanks

2007-09-12 23:48:33 · 6 answers · asked by halibut_0 1

2007-09-12 17:11:21 · 9 answers · asked by bobboo739 3

I found where I think they are getting in and it is the same area an exterminator told me. I've gotten estimates w/ exterminators and contractors to do this work and it seems to be a lot of $$$ going towards labor, which I feel I can do. Besides cementing up my foundation, what are other things I can do to keep the little rodents out????

2007-09-12 15:58:35 · 10 answers · asked by SadToday22 3

I am installing a backsplash in the kitchen using 41/4" ceramic tile. The adhesive is double duty ceramic in a can. The container says to use one notched trowel but the people in the tile store say to use a different size. What is the proper trowel to use? Thank you.

2007-09-12 15:41:20 · 5 answers · asked by fish-bowl 3

best way to clean scratches in a lucite table top. it is one of those cool dining tables from the seventies.

2007-09-12 15:29:37 · 4 answers · asked by a bruce ltd 2

Located and replaced motor shaft and outfeed roller sprockets.
Roller was frozen. Pulled, polished , lubed and reinstalled. Both
now turn by hand. Motor shaft will not move. On other side, cutter drive, belt is intact and turns freely, knives turn freely with the belt. Do I have yet another problem over there? Tried
to get cover off but it won't budge. If I really must get it off, it
will come off. The day the machine went down, the motor ran freely until I turned it off. That's about all I have.....
Thanks y'all...appreciate....

2007-09-12 15:08:54 · 2 answers · asked by Liz 6

I have read that you should just lay pavers on a bed of sharp sand and then brush sand mixed with dry cement between the cracks once they are all laid, finishing off by spraying with water?

My friend who is a brick layer advises to mix dry cement wioth the sand underneath the pavers?

Anyone have any advice and/or experience with this?

2007-09-12 14:33:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 14:14:12 · 3 answers · asked by hlfpnt538 1

2007-09-12 13:47:46 · 6 answers · asked by alfredo v 1

2007-09-12 13:10:01 · 3 answers · asked by Roland R 1

would like to use woodstove in greenhouse for heat size 17feetx40feet ceiling around 12feet center need to know if the heat from the stove well melt the plastic cover & how far off the back wall should the heater be? thinking of building a 4foot wall across the back out of block an then use the stove as an insert may be safer? thanks for the help.

2007-09-12 11:49:23 · 8 answers · asked by rog1376_2000 2

I have a brand new dryer and it wont heat because the breaker it is running off of is only a 30. I want to replace the breaker with a 50. I was told to make sure the wiring will hold a 50 breaker, what am I looking for in the wire to ensure it will?

2007-09-12 11:38:09 · 9 answers · asked by just me... 2

I want to put 1/2 inch holes in sheet metal. A paddle drill bit or keyhole saw will leave a mangled edge and mangled bit. The tool I am looking for works like this. You drill a small, perhaps 3/16" hole and put this device through it. It is a bolt with a hardened steel arbor on it that has a curved cutting edge. on the other side you slip on a nut with an arbor that has an opposing curved cutting edge and as you tighten them together they shear the sheet metal. My local hardware is familiar with what I'm talking about, but doesn't know the name either. I'm sure it is obtainable on the net but I need help in knowing what it is to do a search. Please help!
Thanks in advance,

Fasahd

2007-09-12 11:25:14 · 9 answers · asked by banaal 1

Ok, I've googled, I've read and done some of the suggestions on previous y/a answers.........all to no avail!!!!!!!!!

10 points to the person who can tell me how to get rid of the gnats in my house ( don't want to use harsh chemicals cause I have children)

If it works, you'll get your 10 points in a day or two when I see results. Please help, these things really bite like mosquitos. my poor kids are scratching their skin off.

2007-09-12 10:25:41 · 9 answers · asked by WHOISTHEPUPPETMASTER? 5

is grey could i possibly paint or spray this black of course it would have to be safe or is this not advisable it would be the outer surround that goes on the wall

2007-09-12 09:35:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

and what is the right mixture to make it moldable? ( i want to build some transition up a wall)

2007-09-12 09:16:40 · 4 answers · asked by JakeSkate 2

2007-09-12 08:18:47 · 6 answers · asked by Jw 1

What did you need and how did you do it? also note that this wall has insullation in it.

2007-09-12 06:56:22 · 5 answers · asked by courts 2

2007-09-12 06:36:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 06:24:47 · 11 answers · asked by Pinkytxchick 1