Do It Yourself (DIY) - October 2007

I'm trying to get that "distressed jeans" look without paying tons of money for them. I wanted to add some bleach spots but it's not working. I mixed 3 parts bleach with 1 part water. It's not working. What am I doing wrong?

2007-10-25 09:09:38 · 8 answers · asked by adrian♥ 6

I have a picture of me and someone I would like to burn onto a nice piece of wood for them to keep. It's a regular picture we took together, and I thought about tracing it onto the wood, and burning over the design with the woodburning tool. How can I do that? I've used carbon paper to trace other things, but they were just letters and stuff. I think I may need to edit the picture a certain way so I can trace and burn it onto the wood. This make sense? How do I do this? I want to get started on it soon, so any advice ASAP will be most helpful.

2007-10-25 07:43:08 · 2 answers · asked by Country Clogger 2

I would like to know the feasibility of using a gel stain on top of an acrylic lacquer clear coat. I have a piece of furniture made of pine with an acrylic lacquer clear coat and would like to stain the piece a different color. It isn't worth it to strip the piece, so I only want to know about coatings which could be applied over the acrylic lacquer (if any).

If a stain is possible, then what would be a suitable topcoat to seal in the stain? More acrylic lacquer?

2007-10-25 07:18:47 · 4 answers · asked by John V 2

I am tearing out all of the cabinets and removing all of the appliances from the room regardless. I have seen people set the cabinets on the subfloor and tile up to them as well as tile underneath before setting the cabinets. Same with appliances. Which is the proper way, assuming the room is completely cleared out to start with.

2007-10-25 06:58:01 · 11 answers · asked by Shoop 1

Will extending my chimney on my hunter log burner help me with problems of poor lighting/ staying lit/ low output? The flue is installed straight up through a flat roof using lined sections, has one of those draught improver cowls and is about 2M above the roof giving an overall length of 3.5-4M. It works better in the wind, there is good ventilation in the room (upwind side). You seem to need to use wood that is rediculously dry to light it/keep it going (even slightly damp newspaper wont burn). It has always been a problem from new and my other burner is EASY, so it isn't me - this one is in an area with a loft above it though so flue is much longer and indoors for about 6M beforehand! There is no apparent problem with downdraught, it just wont BURN lol. Please help me it is getting cold now! You even have to race to light the newspaper in 3 places and close the door before they start going out!!

2007-10-25 05:10:09 · 5 answers · asked by kevsticle 1

2007-10-25 03:57:57 · 5 answers · asked by elizabat 1

....can I run the ductwork into an existing duct that is used for an exhaust fan for a range. It close by and I thought about using a "Y" connector to join it to this vent?

2007-10-25 02:48:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-25 02:14:00 · 5 answers · asked by josepmartinezusa 1

I just finished laying a new commercial-grade vinyl tile floor in a room in my basement. It needs to be sealed and polished. What are the best products and methods to accomplish this?

It shouldn't need to be stripped as it's a brand new floor and has never been coated with anything before. (Or should I strip it anyway?)

2007-10-25 01:54:28 · 4 answers · asked by Chad 5

I am going to do some handicraft with used plastic bottles as materials. I would like to add colour to the plastic surface by using spray paint. Is this going to possible, or will the colour not stick on the plastic?

If so, what steps can be taken to retain using the plastic material while being able to add colour?

I need an answer quick, please help! Thanks.

2007-10-25 00:58:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to know if I can move concrete piers out of the trunk and onto the hand truck.

I need a quick solution to brace up a young cherry tree. It's wobbly for some reason but also close to a fence, my house and my neighbor's house. Windy conditions predicted.

I'm thinking of buying piers and attaching supports to them. I can get them loaded for me at the store & move them at home with a handtruck. Don't think I'm strong enough to sink posts or rebar and my husband is too busy this week to do it.

Any other ideas for tree support welcome, too. Planning to use
old bike tires around the tree itself. I think this will need to be a long-term deal & using piers will let me move them further from the tree as it gets older.

2007-10-24 23:44:02 · 1 answers · asked by moriaaunt 2

I want to have higher water when I take a bath. How can I either permanently or temporarily stop the water from draining into the overflow mechanism?

2007-10-24 22:32:53 · 5 answers · asked by mrsahmedhashmi 1

2007-10-24 21:32:42 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Not sure how to explain, the water level in my toilet becomes low after it is flushed. So about every 1 hour or so, my toilet starts running, constantly filling with water. Once it reaches the water level, its stop. It does this all day long. Any ideas and do it yourself advice?

P.S. Hiring a plummer is not advice...

Thanks,

2007-10-24 18:10:19 · 7 answers · asked by Grimase 2

2007-10-24 17:44:54 · 4 answers · asked by elyrhonel 1

Two year old mobile home; friend wants to paint, but walls seem very thin, and might not absorb paint well. Any other ideas for the walls would be helpful. Thanks!!

2007-10-24 16:37:59 · 5 answers · asked by vellavelicious 4

My house is huge, old, and Victorian (rental), and my gas bill is outrageous every winter even with us on budget billing. I would like to buy a few heaters so I dont have to keep the thermostat so high to warm this house. Thanks!

2007-10-24 13:20:26 · 5 answers · asked by Jenn N Kentucky 4

2007-10-24 12:41:34 · 16 answers · asked by Scarletwoman 1

I am making a wooden loft bed with 4x4's posts on each corner. I've used 2 x 4 for horizonal bracing and it still has a wobble. It has a solid 3/4 plywood on 2 x4's as platform with bracing under it every 2 feet. Should my bracing be in a X or is horizonal ok? (There is at least 3 - 2 x 4's horizonal on each side, not including actual platform 2x4. The platform has 5 inch hex screws in it and the bracing I used 6" hex bolts. Any help would be great! Thank you in advance.

2007-10-24 12:31:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm moving into a two bedroom, so I can finally have the office/2nd bedroom that I've wanted. Well, as it turns out, the 2nd bedroom is rather small, and I have yet to find a desk that I like that also works with the room. I also have the need to put up several shelves to hold a large collection of books.

So, my idea is to basically make a wall of shelves, but the bottom shelf being the widest and longest, and serving as my desk. In my mind, it works great (lol) but, I'm not sure about the practicality.

I'm not sure if the wall I'll be using has studs or not, so I'm just looking at drywall mounted screws right now. I'm familiar with the process of mounting screws into drywall, but how much weight can I really put onto these shelves? Enough to stand up to regular use as a desk? At most, the desk shelf would be holding two laptops, a light printer, and papers. Possibly a piano (keyboard), but not on a regular basis.

Any help or advice would be awesome! No 'smooth door' ideas tho plz..

2007-10-24 12:28:33 · 0 answers · asked by dhays06 2

He gets on his hands and knees with this small hand held hoe/rake tool, pokes/digs his lawn up and down and puts some of the grass in a bucket to dispose of. He already has the world's most perfect lawn.... no patches, weeds, very green, etc.... so what is he doing????? Thanks for your help.

2007-10-24 11:28:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i don't want to soder copper pipes, i want to melt copper to make jewelry

2007-10-24 10:19:51 · 5 answers · asked by robert f 1

How to do this???

2007-10-24 07:56:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tips or ideas? Thanks!

2007-10-24 07:45:23 · 4 answers · asked by adrian♥ 6

so we have an australian shepherd. she just turned 1. she had this horrible habit of peeing in the hallway, and its beyond ruinned. she's better now still a few "accidents" when she's mad at us or my fiance doesnt wake up until 1pm and she just cant hold it (she lives with him), but we have to get rid of the carpet. right now its just shag carpet over cement, no padding or anything.
i havent pulled up the carpet yet, but i'm sure it has to have gotten into the cement. whats the best way to get it out of the cement? and would it be better to put down vinyl tile there instead or the laminate wood panels that lock together? there's no saving the carpet, thats for sure.

2007-10-24 07:03:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

oven won't heat beyond 300C - all fuses are 20 or 30 but now can't tell which I have replaced or which size should go where - does it matter?

2007-10-24 06:29:20 · 3 answers · asked by breny503503 1

I have an extractor fan in my fully enclosed bathroom and its not oulling the air out. I have checked the ducting for restrictions but it all seems fine- - i think when the door is closed i dont get any inlet air for the extractor to work well enough.
is ther a way i can fit some kind of air inlet into my bathroom through the celing or some place else??

2007-10-24 05:21:45 · 3 answers · asked by jimjam 2

Looking to buy EPA beads locally but have no idea where to find them in MA/NH/VT. Anyone know how to find them?

2007-10-24 04:39:23 · 5 answers · asked by wollam43 3

2007-10-24 04:31:24 · 13 answers · asked by TREVOR P 1

2007-10-24 04:01:56 · 22 answers · asked by busmaster 1