Do It Yourself (DIY) - December 2007

2007-12-15 03:50:27 · 4 answers · asked by Drew 2

I'm going to purchase a miter saw and do not know the difference between the two "cuts". I'm installing
crown moulding using mostly inside miter cuts, and a couple of outside miter cuts.
I am going to install moulding on a cathedral ceiling in the future, would that project involve the compound cuts??

2007-12-15 03:04:20 · 9 answers · asked by Angel Fan 1

Does anyone have any instructions (or a link to a website) on how to construct a small timber jetty?

2007-12-15 02:02:41 · 2 answers · asked by sparkle555_2000 3

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7106127.htm

2007-12-15 02:00:30 · 11 answers · asked by suga UK 5

2007-12-15 00:14:02 · 1 answers · asked by Debo J 1

2007-12-14 20:36:02 · 2 answers · asked by jyotib 1

The walls in my home are pre-fab and have small strips every few feet (where the walls are pieced together). I want to paint over the "wallpaper" but unsure how to start. What will cover the paper and hold up nicely?

2007-12-14 20:33:42 · 5 answers · asked by hb232 2

hi, i released some air accidently from a expansion vessle on a combi boiler, when i saw accidently i mean i didn't realise it had air in it as i was trying to find out why the boiler was cutting out after 3 mins. so is it dangerours what i have done?

2007-12-14 20:21:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

water is constantly trickling into the bowl. How do i fix it?

2007-12-14 18:49:47 · 9 answers · asked by sb 2

My cozy apartment is nice, but needs more book-shelving. I'm wondering about head-level shelves that I just fix onto wall studs? I'm marginally handy; is this project easy? Cheap?

2007-12-14 17:26:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

besides Taffita, is there any fabric that is similar to Raw Silk, that has a 2 toned color.. ya know, how when you look at it one angle it looks a different color than at a different angle...

thanks

2007-12-14 15:38:56 · 2 answers · asked by Randi 1

We have what I guess you'd call a double-wide garage door (2 car garage, 1 door) and have been thinking about having an opener installed. In the middle of the garage, and consequently, in the middle of the door, we have a floor to ceiling support beam. It is approximately 8 inches from the spring for the door at the ceiling. Is it still possible to have an opener installed? I was doing some research and read that the opener should be position in the middle of the door.

Thanks for any advice!

2007-12-14 15:22:26 · 7 answers · asked by tom_omalley 1

HOT WATER HEATER

2007-12-14 14:34:42 · 6 answers · asked by pia 2

I would love to rectify the problem, however I am completely useles at DIY It took me an hour to open a tin of paint with a can opener to find that it was just upside down and the lid pops off

2007-12-14 11:46:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay my mom and I just got in a fight and i got so mad i kicked the wall. I guess I kicked it so hard that i made a hole in it. WHAT DO I DO? My dad is a carpenter so he can easily fix it....but my mom will KILL ME. WHAT DO I DO?!

Please help me!!!

2007-12-14 11:10:52 · 5 answers · asked by Abby Nicole ☮ 4

2007-12-14 10:02:36 · 11 answers · asked by loinkers 1

I Am thinking of making a Automatic Sliding door for a Entertainment Center, And I'm Wondering what Sort of Motor I Will Need, Wondering if theres such thing that is Easy, Like a Motorized Hinge or Something, Please Help

2007-12-14 09:37:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I make silicon molds of my clay sculptures for casting in resin. Without an expensive vacuum chamber, it is a painstakingly slow process to make certain all the bubbles are out.

I've heard that you can use a pressure pot and a vacuum pump to make your own vacuum chamber and wonder if anyone has tried this and had good results?

I have no problem with building my own as opposed to spending a couple of grand to buy one but need some recommendations.

Currently I brush my clay bed and doll with silicon RTV then I pour from at least 36" to cover and pop bubbles as I see them. This does not always work!

*laughs

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

2007-12-14 09:30:27 · 4 answers · asked by ♪ 4

I am doing the duct work for my new office space. I've got everything down except for the takeoff from the plenum and the cold air return. The furnace already has the plenum attached and has a 16" x 14" rectangular opening above the drop ceiling. I figured I would need to seal the opening with sheet metal, then cut the correct size into the sealed opening (9" for the flex duct), then insert a take-off collar into the opening and attach it from there. Is this accurate? Would I do the same for the cold air return that goes back into the furnace?

2007-12-14 09:23:09 · 3 answers · asked by f1scrilla 2

I'd like to build a raft for fishing in the summer. It needs to be very lightweight and able to support about 250 lbs. I was considering pvc pipe, but due to the price and weight i'm looking for an alternative.

My idea is to take under-the-bed storage containers and tie them down under a sheet of plywood. Then I would caulk it around the edges to seal it up. Can anyone tell me if this will work? Or if theirs any other alternatives?

Also, do you need a permit for a home made raft. I live in Illinois.

2007-12-14 08:07:15 · 4 answers · asked by Erick 2

2007-12-14 07:42:00 · 2 answers · asked by Al 1

i know nearly all there is to know about running electric and all that jazz, i just don't want to have to pay someone else to pull all the necessary permits for me. i live in pa and need to become a licensed PA electrician in order to pull my own permits. do i still have to take classes or apprentice under a licensed electrician, or can i just go take the exam and get licensed? what all do i have to do and how long does it take?

2007-12-14 07:14:40 · 6 answers · asked by bartendresslia 1

i have the wood aclimatising in the room that it is to be laid on. i have read many web sites and all seem to say various things from ,its easy to dont even try . Can i use the same adhesive that you would use to fix tiles to wood flooring as what i want to do is the same but around the other way ?

2007-12-14 07:03:18 · 8 answers · asked by silverman 1

This pipe seems to have no function.

It comes up about 3 inches above the pavement and has a cap that allows air to go in and out - much like the top of a chimney.

My question is.... Why is there a pipe that comes off of my main drainage to the sewer, that leads outside my house that seems to serve no purpose?

Thanks!

2007-12-14 07:01:22 · 7 answers · asked by oneakmusic 2

How do you build a bunk bed??? Like I was wondering should I even try to build one or just buy it??? What is your opinion???? Well I want the bunk bed to have a nother bed under the bottom bunk. also to have a desk. Thanks!!!I only want to know for my sis ( Twelve )

2007-12-14 06:37:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

The wood was given time to acclimatise on each occassion there is one area where warm pipes run underneath...the floor is laid on a wood floor with 3/4in ply on top. The first occassion the floor was glued the second time glue was applied to the sides of the wood only.

2007-12-14 05:48:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Part of the strand is on and part of the strand is out and how do you repair this?

2007-12-14 05:31:23 · 6 answers · asked by Chet L 1

Ive been looking for instructions online for a homemade compost bin, but ive only found actual instructions that use wooden pallets. which would work.. but not really what i had in mind. ive read about some people using buckets, or trash bins, but havnt found instructions for that. Also i need a better instructions of things to put in it.. i know you can put any kind of natural things in it.. like veggies and paper and grass and leaves.. but do you have to put certain amounts of each things? or will it all break down eventually. also how long before you get useable compost? like, if i start a pile now with leaves and our rabbits bedding (aspen chips) will it be useable by spring when i want to start my garden?

2007-12-14 05:25:34 · 4 answers · asked by donny 2

ok so i have nerrowed them down to one bed one searched evry crack and crany throught the whole house notthing found anywhere i through out my bed and box spring and the curtians as while bedroom window has bine open for 5 days and its cold in the room really cold (-2 or more) i have vacummed everyday and steam cleaned all the carpet in my house lysoled the baseboards and bleached my whole kitchen last five days i have bine cleaning like crazy i have steam cleaned and vacummed my couch and chair and wash all toys stuffed animals clothing blankets anything that can be wash and put everything that can not be out side in the cold. i dont think there is anything else i can clean

what else can i do?

please no exterminator iam a single mom and can not afford it

2007-12-14 05:18:26 · 3 answers · asked by playergirljustice 2

I just purchased some sonic rodent repellers and plugged them in.. i dont have rodents but i like the peace of mind these are supposed to give..

As Soon as i plugged them in they make a tick like noise every few seconds is this normal?......

Also my next door nieghbour in my building has a pet rat would this effect it?...

2007-12-14 01:52:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous