Do It Yourself (DIY) - September 2007

Also how to get rid of the nest?

2007-09-28 15:05:24 · 5 answers · asked by ButterMilkQueso 2

I know for a fact you can put 3/4 hardwood on slab with proper sub-flooring and ram setting but if I use this approach over asbestos tile will the ramset break apart the tile and put me at danger of being poisioned ?

2007-09-28 14:51:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-28 13:39:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was given a 3/4 gallon of red paint. Latex, satin finish. Not fire engine red, but not far from it. I would like to make it very dark. I am not painting a room in my house, but furniture on my porch. It doesn't have to hide or "cover" much. I've tried working ideas from the color wheel, but I cannot remember the color wheel. I tried deepening a darker red that had alot of pink tones in it, and added a 1/2 cup of black, ended up with purple. The paint was free, no big loss but I'd like to get it close this time. It is red, with no obvious hints of other colors. And I would like it to be the tone of "primitive red." Or "rustic red" Thanks

2007-09-28 13:15:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

How big is it can someone help me picture this square footage? is it big enough for a hotel suite to fit 10-20 people?

Thanks!

2007-09-28 13:12:08 · 9 answers · asked by ABC 3

My mom says my stereo is 2 loud. How do I sound proof my bedroom? What R the Cost?

2007-09-28 12:14:32 · 9 answers · asked by Alberto Inestine 2

I don't want to hire people.

2007-09-28 11:00:00 · 7 answers · asked by me 2

I have a problem with a picture, that I am Trying to hang. For some reason, the top of it hangs away from the wall. How do I fix this and make it flush?

2007-09-28 10:34:56 · 4 answers · asked by JKtile 2

every other time with the water going down someimes and staying in the bowl sometimes.

I checked inside the tank and see that sometimes water in it when flushed only goes down half way and then shuts off and starts filling again. when I hold the flush handle down for many seconds longer than one normally would, it seems to flush everytime.

Other than holding it down so long for it to fully release all the water in the tank into the bowl, how can I fix this?

The ball floats up very high in the bowl but the problems seems to be the empty hole closing too quickly.

Please help as I am single with no one to help me know how to do plumbing things.

II was going to buy a draino for toilets but does this seems unnecessary now or will it still help.

Is the problem in the tank or in the bowl and pipes?

2007-09-28 10:34:47 · 5 answers · asked by janie 7

i making a chair and i need 6ft &8ft boards cheap. 1x6 and 1x8, 2x6, 2x8

2007-09-28 08:43:29 · 13 answers · asked by coolcat31 4

If i took a hammer to it and pounded it back to powder i need just a little bit to finish don't feel like getting another bag. I know they sell 10 pound bags but i don't even need that much

2007-09-28 08:18:14 · 8 answers · asked by barry m 6

removing the drain from a 60 plus year old tub that is stationary in a bathroom. once get tub out can put another tub in.

2007-09-28 07:59:22 · 4 answers · asked by Larry M 1

I'm pretty sure it's plaster anyway in my upstairs. Have to take it down, but don't know if drywall is best to put back up? I'm assuming it's the cheapest, but is there other things i should consider, like something else that's best insulation? thanks

2007-09-28 07:26:31 · 5 answers · asked by cupofjoe_84 1

I have just nailed the boards on good and tight, someone has told me to remove and glue to wall then re nail otherwise the board may move when carpet is laid !!! Dont want to do a lot of work for nothing

2007-09-28 06:38:58 · 6 answers · asked by ehkiwi 1

2007-09-28 06:36:03 · 7 answers · asked by Robert M 1

I want to make soap with all the ingredients 100 percent,everything base fragrance etc all natural does anyone know how and where to get the ingredients I need. I did some searches but I have not found anything that was ALL NATURAL. I found sites that sell it already made but I want to make it myself. If anyone knows please tell me. Thanks in advance

2007-09-28 05:23:20 · 5 answers · asked by Cynthia H 2

I tried cold water but it doesn't works, I need simple products because we don't have detergents at home, is vinegar a good one to remove the semen stain?

2007-09-28 05:13:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

has anybody ever applied oil based stain and/or polyurethane to a woodworking project using a high volume low pressure sprayer? How did it work? Any tips?

2007-09-28 05:08:04 · 1 answers · asked by Toolman 3

is this a good knife honer and sharpener? i use a wetstone normally but this seems like it would be so much easier to use

http://cgi.ebay.com/KNIFE-CERAMIC-SHARPENER_W0QQitemZ290164393145QQihZ019QQcategoryZ42576QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

2007-09-28 05:04:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-28 04:02:27 · 4 answers · asked by duffman1997 2

Heres my situation: I just built a bar out of MDF board and it looks really good. I figured that I would just leave it the way it is because I know that if I paint it, I might mess it up. However, last night, I decided to put a nice cold beer on top of the MDF counter. Big mistake. Once I lifted the beer off the counter, I noticed that the water left behind started to create "bubbles." Since I am completely new at carpentry, I was wondering how I should finish the bar. Since MDF is not "real" wood, how should I treat it?

2007-09-28 03:52:28 · 5 answers · asked by Puzzled 3

The wooden runner underneath my center desk drawer went missing when I moved to a new house. I need to replace it, and these are the approximate dimensions. Tried Home Depot, and they wouldn't cut a piece of wood to those dimensions.

2007-09-28 02:19:41 · 2 answers · asked by sherlock042 1

Im talking about, boxes, a jewelry box in particular, but I would't mind if you told me how to make other things like chests or something so I can get a feel for building.

Basically if you have any tips, great, otherwise I think I'm really looking for plans, instructions, diagrams with measurments written on them, something like that.

For the jewelry box, I would like to start by looking at some retail ones, then looking at various plans for them and then adapt some of my own ideas into one. Thanks in advance!

2007-09-28 02:04:53 · 3 answers · asked by Smoothie 2

What is the least expensive and best manufactured brand?

2007-09-28 02:01:02 · 3 answers · asked by norman_mckenzie 3

I have some thin metal sheets (CR), .004 and .010 thick. I need to cut a half moon type shape on one edge of the metal sheet with about a 3" dia. Is there something available, or is it possible, to maybe use a punch press, or something similar, to cut this half moon shape out without leaving a rough edge? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

2007-09-28 01:26:31 · 5 answers · asked by belken 1

I have already tried Wickes and B and Q

2007-09-28 01:09:32 · 4 answers · asked by Paul1980 1

The ants in our house are really irritating, they're all over and never a day goes by that I don't get bitten by them!

2007-09-28 00:48:58 · 9 answers · asked by RastamUn 2

Please explain in detail, what is the best way to make a
wooden archway for a hallway entrance that has a curved
door way.
Thanks for your time.

2007-09-27 20:26:29 · 3 answers · asked by Angus. 4

I am looking to create a fence for the back wall of my house that kind of has the properties of a garage door. The Reason I want to make it kind of like a garage door is because the opening to the back alley is kind of curved. But I need some ideas. Please help. I have some things in mind but I want to see what ideas are out there.

2007-09-27 19:27:10 · 3 answers · asked by sci_fi_viper 1

i'm buying a dirtbike and i would like to buy a shed to put it in so that it wont take up space in the garage or unfinished part of the basement, all i want is a shed that will sit by the house that is like this one

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07168602000P?vName=Lawn+%26+Garden&cName=Sheds+%26+Outdoor+Storage&sName=Garden+Sheds

i dont want to pay 500 dollars so i was wondering if anyone could give me some tips, or plans and maybe a cost estimate if i built it myself

2007-09-27 18:01:44 · 3 answers · asked by spiffyshoes 2