Do It Yourself (DIY) - October 2007

2007-10-24 03:46:29 · 3 answers · asked by pier2 1

It's not my house so I'm limited on what I can do. We live in a 150 year old house, natural gas heat & water heater. Here's what I've done so far, I blocked off all heat to the upstairs (not used), I've blocked off heat to 1/3 of the downstairs (not needed(entry room and living room)), I've turned the temp down to 65°F (good for Central Michigan), I'm going to plastic wrapped any and all windows and weather strip all my doors. I'm going to recauck all the windows, what else can I do to keep the winter costs down? Being that is isn't my house, blowing insulation in I don't think is an option. & being that this isn't my house, I don't think I can apply for financial assistance nor do I believe in credit of any kind. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

2007-10-24 03:34:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

They were used with exterior paint (Behr) and were left out to dry up or else just dropped in a pail of water to rot! As they are Purdy's, I can't afford to lose them. I have cleaned them out best I could with soapy water and a paint comb...but they are still gunky!! Any suggestions??

2007-10-24 02:45:31 · 8 answers · asked by red_heded_rebel 2

I'm thinking of buying some beach side land and knocking up a really nice single mans pad, but would it cost me a lot to have the construction done in concrete rather than timber.
Makes sence,, dont you think,,,,,x,

2007-10-24 02:23:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im cutting some sort of thick plastic with precision and my blade is so not the tool for that. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

2007-10-24 00:50:04 · 8 answers · asked by =] 1

2007-10-24 00:00:40 · 4 answers · asked by jay j 1

This is to prevent pigeons from entering the balcony. Couple of options that I have thought are grills (expensive), mesh (will it look good?)...

2007-10-23 22:07:18 · 1 answers · asked by Suresh 1

i cant seem to get the cut as perfect in a arch as well as a strait cut. what tools can i get to help?

2007-10-23 19:31:17 · 3 answers · asked by keithflknr 1

I want to make a wood circle table top. I have layed out nine ( 2 x 6) pieces of wood side by side. Each 2x6 is 4ft in length.

For clarification, with all the boards layed side by side, the total actual dimension is

Height = 1.5 inches
Length = 48 inches or 4 feet
Width = 49.5 inches or (9 boards x 5.5 inches)

Everything is clamped tightly. I want the table top to have a diameter of 45 inches. I have the dewalt router combo with both a fixed and plunge router. I want to set a pivot point in the middle of the circle, and then move the router around the circle to cut out the shape, while pivoting around the center point.

a) Should i use the fixed or plunge router for this?
b) What router bit should i use for this

Any other tips or suggestions for this project.

Thanks

2007-10-23 19:16:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-23 19:06:22 · 7 answers · asked by ktmasters@sbcglobal.net 2

2007-10-23 18:37:14 · 3 answers · asked by chrissy p 1

We have a detached two-car garage which is only about 6 or 8 feet from the back/side corner of the house. House and garage are currently connected by a covered walkway. The ground is very flat, so both house and garage are in the same plane. We live near Houston, Texas. About how much would it cost to build out from the second story of the house over the walkway (which would almost certainly need reinforcement) and add a second story to the garage? We would want it to blend nicely with the house, which has an exterior of brick on the first story and then siding above that. We would want the area over the garage finished out as one large room with at least two windows. It would need to have its own heat and cooling.

2007-10-23 18:08:04 · 1 answers · asked by just me 3

Every time I make a cut, the edges come out black, and often there's some smoke. Pushing the wood through quickly lessens the problem, but it never really goes away. Should I have the blade sharpened, replace it, or is there possibly some other problem?

2007-10-23 15:38:53 · 10 answers · asked by Bill2006 2

I'm trying to remove the toilet tank and one of the screws holding it on is hanging on no matter what. To make matters worse, the slot for the screwdriver is not deep enough to hold a screwdriver when a vise grip is applied to the wingnut it's attached to. I have tried WD40 and Liquid Wrench....nothing is working. It will be an emergency soon. Help!!

2007-10-23 15:36:02 · 7 answers · asked by Tammy A 2

My shower walls were moldy because they used regular drywall instead of concerte board, so I ripped the tile walls out down to the studs so I could redo them.

But I now see that the concrete floor does NOT go right to the studs. It has a 1/2 inch "trench" all around it between it and the wall studs. The waterproof membrane in the floor does go under this trench and is flush against the studs.

1] If have no idea why they did this trench. They did have the drywall laying down inside this trench (which I understand is wrong and is probably why it got so wet - the board behind the tile should be slightly raised from the floor). But what is with the trench - why did they do it this way?

2] I'm not sure what to do about it. I will be installing concrete board on the walls now. Someone said I should fill this trench with a bonded topping type product to get rid of it. Otherwise I'll just leave it as an "air pocket". I'm not sure what to do!???

Thanks!

2007-10-23 14:29:04 · 6 answers · asked by sting 2

2007-10-23 13:58:20 · 6 answers · asked by rich p 1

How long will O.S.B. last as exterior wall covering if it has 2 coats of paint. Ty in advance.

2007-10-23 13:07:23 · 6 answers · asked by hotvw1914cc 6

Could it be powered with solar perhaps? Just thinking about taking a heating element from an electric dryer and installing it in the plenum and trying to heat the house with that. Would it save on the heating oil bill to do this? What is your best estimate if it will cost over 2000 to heat with oil this winter with oil? Could I have a savings in using this electric heater?

2007-10-23 12:24:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

All 4 boys are about 100 pounds and 5 ft. Nothing fancy, just big enough to fit them all . I was thinking about three by three metres on each floor, with a cabinet in the roof. Nothing too fancy, the boys have a 250 dollar budget. If that isn't enough I could pitch in a bit. About how much would it cost? How much time will it take?? What supplies will we need?? How much man power should we have? How tall should it be?? I was thinking 2.5 meters each floor with some cabinets, a heater some chairs board games, a mini fridge etc. Each floor should be able to hold about 600 pounds.


All these things are necessary, signed Jay.

2007-10-23 12:03:24 · 11 answers · asked by jay j 1

We have base board heating in our house. my son is 1 and will be crawling and walking towards the heaters and we don't know what do, and winter is approaching. Does anyone have any suggestions?

2007-10-23 11:31:31 · 4 answers · asked by Sharon H 1

do you have to gfi protect a rec. can in a shower

2007-10-23 10:51:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought a two-bulb flushmount ceiling light. Each bulb has its own set of black and white wires.

Is it OK to twist the two blacks of the fixture, and attach it to the outlet's black, and the same with the white? Is this how two fixtures make it to one outlet? This fixture has just one ground wire

2007-10-23 09:49:57 · 5 answers · asked by rabidpotter 2

2007-10-23 09:34:20 · 4 answers · asked by larry k 1

Is it that surfaced 4x6 posts, for instance, are Doug Fir? Or are they Hem Fir also, compared to the green 6x posts? I've seen green treated 4x posts, which are not surfaced either, but I was wondering what the difference between the surfaced posts are to the unsurfaced ones.

One thought I had was that surfaced posts are doug fir, and so the treatment doesn't absorb into the post as much as the hem fir posts. But, I don't even know if the posts are different species. So anybody that would know this?

2007-10-23 09:17:20 · 2 answers · asked by Atom 4

2007-10-23 09:10:36 · 3 answers · asked by weaselgoat 1

I need to add 3" for walls. Actual room measurements are 12'4" x 14'4".

2007-10-23 08:17:15 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

My house was built in 1916. It is 1 floor only. Sometimes the toilet rises and drains slow and when I plunge the tub or sink gurgles. When you take a shower or do dishes or empty the washing machine, the toilet gurgles. When the toilet water rises and I plunge, it goes down very fast and the tub and sink gurgle. I paid a guy to come out and he immediately went to the basement and snaked the main and there were a few tiny roots and the pipe wasn't collapsed and he did not solve the problem. This problem goes away when I drain the washer because that is in the basement and seems to suck out whatever air is trapped that is causing the toilet to flush slow. BTW, the sinks and tub all drain fine - in fact, I have strong sucking whirlpools when they drain. The toilet gurgles though!

I have been on the roof; there are no vents. A better plumber is coming Thursday. Do you think it's still a clog? Worse after heavy rains and the city sewers are full. I live on Lake Erie.

No vents on roof.

2007-10-23 08:07:02 · 5 answers · asked by Teresa 5

I am trting to do the electrical wiring for my unfinished basement. I want to make sure that I am not violating any codes.

2007-10-23 07:27:57 · 5 answers · asked by Mikey O 1

I'd like to try a skylight or maybe a non-moving vent. Do you know of any easy to install kits for either of these projects?
Thanks!!

2007-10-23 06:12:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-23 03:07:26 · 2 answers · asked by Caffeine Jesus 3