Do It Yourself (DIY) - October 2007

2007-10-04 06:17:27 · 6 answers · asked by ERIC Y 1

I will be moving out of the parents house and into an apartment soon. I need a little workshop to cut wood and what not. Is there anywhere i can go to do this? Do I have any options?

2007-10-04 06:10:36 · 6 answers · asked by Simon J 1

2007-10-04 06:09:03 · 3 answers · asked by Trebor Wyn R 3

i have been told that we need a 5inch by 5 inch hole in our wall venting air outside for our boilier. is it allowed to to change this to a 9 by 3 inch hole as that is the size of our bricks and would be easier to knock that out. 5 x 5 gives a smaller area than 9 x 3 so i cant see it being a problem

2007-10-04 05:59:46 · 7 answers · asked by darren b 1

What is the formula for working out kilowatts required for each room for a central heating system?

2007-10-04 05:51:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

The cords are in two pieces.................totally seperated.

2007-10-04 03:12:27 · 13 answers · asked by phillyme311 1

I live in an old house with wooden floors... The floor boards on the landing are horribly creaky and getting worse. I could swap them out / screw them down, however there is very expensive carpet glued to the floor that is impossible to take up without distroying it. Any ideas how I can stop the floor creaking without removing the carpet.... (there is no access from underneath either...)

2007-10-04 02:53:41 · 6 answers · asked by Max_Headcase 2

We just moved. We have a queen size bed. Yet when we went to move the box springs upstairs, we were surprised to find the ceiling at the bottom of the landing is too low to get the box springs through. The mattress itself bended enough that we could get it through. Is there anyway we can cut the box spring frame to get it through or should we just buy a couple of single box springs? Will cutting it and bracing it back together completely destroy the stability? I had to sleep with my hubby on a full size last night, so I am anxiously, sleepily, waiting on a reply! Thanks in advance!

2007-10-04 02:53:38 · 6 answers · asked by Really now 4

I had central air put in and they cut a hole in the wall how do I keep the dry wall from falling through the wall ? i need to know what to use to hold the wall while I spackle it

2007-10-04 02:46:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

have real probs especially in the shower, have seen a water pump looks like an internal thing that goes in between the water pipes, however am not very good at plumbing probs, any sensible suggestions please....

2007-10-04 02:17:11 · 10 answers · asked by ? 5

2007-10-04 01:46:39 · 22 answers · asked by lindajohn57 1

2007-10-04 01:27:42 · 13 answers · asked by boyinlove2k 2

i mean i am in apartment so i don't have a thing named" snake " to clear my toilet so can i got to my apartment lady and asked for it? and if yes what should i say to her that i need a snake to clean my toilet i don't think so she will understand.
please help me thank you!

2007-10-04 01:13:28 · 9 answers · asked by . . 1

2007-10-04 00:52:15 · 1 answers · asked by GEORGE M 1

200 sqm landplot, 800 meter from beach , and in the middle of the city ,many houses near by , small main road infront .
wish 3 bed rooms ,big kitchen ,one car park and tropical style

2007-10-04 00:36:44 · 1 answers · asked by peace p 2

2007-10-04 00:21:04 · 1 answers · asked by EAMON F 1

2007-10-04 00:06:28 · 7 answers · asked by EAMON F 1

2007-10-03 23:12:01 · 15 answers · asked by lovestomooch 2

hI i'm trying to put the attachments to hang curtains on a wall made of plasterboard - obviously the weight of the curtains keeps of pulling screw out of the wall.

is a there a better way that you know of - i tried fittings for plasterboard but the space between the wall behind and the plasterboard isn't deep enough.

any ideas.

2007-10-03 23:08:04 · 9 answers · asked by sd_lewis2003 1

How on earth do I gain access to the wiring behind the light switch? There are no screws to access like in the UK. It just seems to be stuck in place.

2007-10-03 22:27:42 · 5 answers · asked by Unregistered user 2

I want to change a door my self ,the current one for a nicer one! I would like to do it my self!can any one give me some tips step by step?

2007-10-03 21:45:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm building a bar where bar stools will be used and wondered how much of an over hang is normal? it will have a normal formica counter top.... i'm afraid too much overhang will cause cracking if someone leans.
thanks

2007-10-03 17:47:02 · 6 answers · asked by stevesherri 4

I think the problem is in the tank. It contain I think a water saving devise but it does not have a chain but is all plastic. Attached to the handle is a plastic rod that goes into the link attacked to the central piece which covers the stopper. It is a one piece plastic bell shape and when the handle is flushed, it through the link the rod is through raises the bell shaped thing and thus exposes the hole where the water drains into the toilet to flush it. It also contain the ballcock float that is plastic and it has a plastic screw thingie which I think adjusts the height of the ballcock but this is OK as the water level is high.

The problem is that it only flushes right every 2 or 3 times with the contents going down OK..the rest of the time, the water in the tank only empties about halfway (cause the bell shaped piece goes down too quickly) and then starts filling up. this is not enough water to flush it apparently. If I hold the handle down for some time, it flushes OK,

2007-10-03 17:46:09 · 7 answers · asked by janie 7

I have bought a new hose pipe which is on a wheel. I know how to connect the actual hose pipe but do i connect a piece of pipe from my tap into the back of the holder. Then do i connect the hose pipe that come with it to the holder as well. There`s loads of connection points. Ive only been used to tap and end of hose. Cant find any instructions on web site. If its any help its called aHOZELOCK COMPACT HOSE REEL

2007-10-03 15:02:33 · 5 answers · asked by ALISON W 1

We purchased a camper recently and the previous owners attached a screenhouse and "sealed" the cracks with a spray foam polyeurathane insulation / foam. It turned "gold" colored. We removed the screen house and peeled off , to the best we could, the insulation foam from the spray can...however, sticky residue and hardened foam is stuck to the outside of our travel trailer. Any product that may remove it? Really hate the thought of sanding it off and then repainting a 3 year old travel trailer!!! HELP!

2007-10-03 13:42:59 · 9 answers · asked by Lavanda 2

2007-10-03 12:50:56 · 4 answers · asked by puntojo 3

2007-10-03 12:37:41 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to change my glass door to a shower curtain for my bathtub. It is way too hard to clean the glass one and it has fallen off the track.

Is there a way that I can take off the track/ doors all together and put up a shower curtain? Or Would I have to get a whole new bathtub?

2007-10-03 12:12:52 · 9 answers · asked by sweetpea 2

our house is on stumps and the floorboards squeak so loud that when i walk in to check in my kids while they sleep i wake them up! its the same boards that do it all the time, theres carpet over the whole house so i cant do anything straight to the boards

can i do something to stop the creaks?,,,thanks

2007-10-03 12:01:26 · 13 answers · asked by ROCKMUM LOVES BOWIE 7

I have had a combi boiler installed but the plumber would not remove the old back boiler.
He advised me to remove it myself as he had decommissioned it completely.

2007-10-03 10:49:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous