Do It Yourself (DIY) - December 2007

I'm making a bridge for my physics class, and I need to know the best glue to use on my bridge. I have gorilla glue and elmer's wood glue, as well. My bridge is Bass Wood, and it will be about a foot long. It will be tested for strength up to holding about 70kg of mass... or until it breaks. I would really like opinions!

2007-12-27 10:57:00 · 11 answers · asked by yo gabba gabba 2

I am redoing my bathroom, and want to put sea glass on an area of the wall in front of my tub (appx 18"x60"). Just random pieces, no mosaics or patterns. It will be going onto just plain drywall. Is there a special base that I need to use to "stick" it into or do I glue and then grout it? Can I even put it on drywall? Someone suggested it might get too heavy and tear the drywall.

2007-12-27 10:12:01 · 3 answers · asked by sassyjoe02 1

ok i get to park my car inside the garage but first my brother girl friend has to clean the cat **** up and my dad has to fix the garage door what are some things i can do before they get theres done what are some tip that i can clean the garage there are a lot of tool and parts and kinda just junk what can i do to get my parking in the garage

2007-12-27 09:03:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I see the machines at home depot to install the insulation. Is it cost effective to have someone else install it?

2007-12-27 06:54:20 · 9 answers · asked by RCP 3

Im about to tile something but don't know how much space to allow for the shower door. is it like 1 1/2"?

2007-12-27 06:42:31 · 3 answers · asked by Sam 3

I have a lamp that says 60 watt max on it. It isn't bright enough. I obviously shouldn't plug a 150 watt incandescent bulb into.

There are 40 watt fluorescent bulbs that say they are equivalent to the brightness of a 150 watt incandescent bulb. Can I use one of these 40 watt fluorescent bulbs since it is less than 60 watts?

2007-12-27 06:27:05 · 11 answers · asked by ed968 1

I have some felt backed carpet which will fit my hall. How do I lay it correctly. I have spray glue and scissors. Tis type of cartpet does not need stretching does it?

2007-12-27 05:42:21 · 10 answers · asked by Hybrid 2

Once I turn the shower handle, I notice that it turns a couple of inches or so before water comes from the shower head. Then, I only get lukewarm water. I have taken the handle apart and have tried adjusting the plastic piece within the handle. No luck. Anyone have any suggestion as to what may be the problem. Thanks

2007-12-27 05:37:51 · 5 answers · asked by Prince C 1

I have a 240 volt electric baseboard heater and trying to update my thermostat. Old thermostat has two wires, new thermostat has four wires, two of which are labeled load and other two labeled line. Could you explain how I wire the new one? What is difference between line and load? Thanks.

2007-12-27 05:26:25 · 6 answers · asked by Mike D 2

I can fix most things, but when I ask a man to put a nail in something, and he looks as me and says he can't fix it...I think" pathetic".

2007-12-27 03:53:13 · 11 answers · asked by jalady 6

Has anybody used any of the Kreg line of Pocket Hole Joinery products? It seems like a really good product for somebody who doesn't have a lot of woodworking experience or tools. I just don't know of anybody who has Kreg Tools or used them. Do people like them? Are they really that simple and easy to use?

http://www.kregtool.com/products/pht/index.php

2007-12-27 03:49:10 · 3 answers · asked by AY 2

Building a wall inside a garage. Need to have access from the new room to the garage but don't want to take the swing space by installing an inswinging door into the room. Can a prehung inswinging metal door be installed on the other side of the wall, so it will swing out into the garage? 2X6 wall construction. What about lock mechanisms, are they reversible as well?

2007-12-27 02:34:51 · 4 answers · asked by ozarks bum 5

i stay in a poorly insulated house. Despite the heaters my feet just freeze. How can I prevent this? Like any specific costume for keeping feet warm etc...

2007-12-27 01:55:08 · 5 answers · asked by B-bouy 2

Just bought a three bed detached house with 3 bathrooms after selling my 1 bed house, and i plan to do everything including all the bathrooms, kitchen apart from fitting the cooker, so i will be on here loads of times,i just have a couple of questions.

1) Squeeky floorboards up stairs, there sheets not planks, i thought what i will do is every piece i step on i will rescrew down, will this do it or is it the joist's,

2) I want oak flooring all downstairs, but i heard that if i want real wood i have to replace the old floorboards with the new real wood flooring, which i dont really want to do, I dont want laminated so the other option is engineered wood flooring but can i put this down straight onto the original floorboards

2007-12-27 00:08:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do I need a plumber or a dishwasher tech?

2007-12-26 20:50:40 · 6 answers · asked by mochachreme 3

Can i add water to make it thinner? Can I add water to a latex paint to make it thinner as well?

2007-12-26 15:57:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

can you just pop up the meter cover next to the sidewalk and shut off the water that way? or do you need someone from the water service to come out?

2007-12-26 15:23:55 · 14 answers · asked by fierce_flyer212 2

2007-12-26 13:58:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband used too much grout sealer. Actually he used grout sealer first and didn't like the color. It didn't get as dark as the color we had chosen, so he went back on top with color enhancing sealer. Most of it sat on top and he took a mop and spread it all over my new porcelain tile. It slick and waxy.How can I get this off without stripping the sealer out of the grout? I wanted porcelain because I have a pool and didn't want people to slip down on ceramic when they were wet.This is slicker than ceramic. I'm not happy about it.

2007-12-26 13:52:19 · 3 answers · asked by BERT 6

how can i run wires to the switch and to the light without turning off the power to the wall outlets. i have power coming from breaker box to upstairs bedroom and to the recepticles. how can i get power to the switch to turn on and off the lights without turning off the wall outlets. and without running another wire from breaker box to the switch and light. can this be done or do i have to run another wire from breaker to switch and lights

2007-12-26 12:57:42 · 6 answers · asked by gregory h 1

It's a tapered cylinder (like a marrette) with 'teeth' on the inside of the small end. The 'teeth' point in and are on a spring so they slide up and down. I cannot figure out what they are for and was wondering if anyone else knew. I have pictures of two bit cases with the items in the case. You can view them at http://www.flickr.com/photos/21798550@N07/?saved=1

Any help with this would be great. Thanks.

2007-12-26 12:37:44 · 11 answers · asked by Brian 2

the dishwasher is only 1 year old. its a stainless steel whirlpool built in

2007-12-26 10:52:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just built one and have a tight fitting glass lid on it. But now I can't see into it because the glass is so foggy.

2007-12-26 10:43:17 · 3 answers · asked by jmo 1

I am installing some pavers and I needed to know how much gravel base I need to buy.

2007-12-26 10:08:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please read to understand question!
My room had drywall installed about 5 years ago... nothing was done to it, it's just straight-up-you-can-still... My question is: after i put a bit of puddy in the nail holes, can i just prime right on top of that? (My mom says that putting primer/paint right on drywall makes the drywall release fumes! Is that true?) do i have to cover the drywall with some kind of mud/putty stuff first? Please answer!

2007-12-26 09:39:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am remodeling my kitchen (cabinets countertops and hardwood flooring) and doing the installation myself. The hardwood floors will run from the kitchen into the dining room. There is only a pennensula of cabinets/countertop dividing the two rooms. I am wondering if I should install the hardwood floors first, so that they run under the cabinets first, or install the cabinets and lay they floor around them. It seems to me that there are benefits of both. It may be easier to install the floors first, but may require more material. This would raise the cabinets, which may affect the sink plumbing requiring some new pipes. Installing the canbinets first would result in lower cabinets unless I raised them with extra subflooring. Also, which would be better to keep the stove and dishwasher at the right levels. Can the legs on these appliances be adjusted as necessary? Thanks!

2007-12-26 09:21:31 · 10 answers · asked by timtsy 1

The red wire on the original thermostat was connected to both Rh and Rc...the wire covering was stripped in two spots and the wire was wrapped around Rh (first) and the Rc (second/the end of the wire). The new thermostat already has a jumper between Rh and Rc. My question is do I still need to use the "homemade" jumper that the original had even though there is a factory supplied jumper? If not, does it matter/cause a problem if I use both? I have both connected now and all seems fine...the heat works but I haven't tried the A/C yet. Thanks!

2007-12-26 09:07:20 · 4 answers · asked by stick9999.geo 2

I'm planning to completely redo my kitchen and I'm not sure where I should start. I want to tear out some paneling and put up drywall, rip up linoleum and lay either a ceramic or vinyl tile floor and install all new cabinetry. Is there any particular order I should perform these projects? I figure the cabinets come last, but I wasn't really sure as I expect to change the layout of the cabinets and add a breakfast bar or island. So should I do that and then the floors around it?

2007-12-26 08:36:54 · 9 answers · asked by Kayro 2

Drywallers came in early before I got the floors covered and made a mess of my slab. Now I'm ready to lay ceramic and laminate floors but need to get all that mud up. Any Suggestions besides manually scraping it?

2007-12-26 07:35:49 · 5 answers · asked by boogityboogityracing 1

can i use masking tape instead of blue painters tape?
its just an edge for me
im re-painting my windows and i just dont want any white paint on my walls
will masking tape do the job for me?

2007-12-26 07:31:04 · 12 answers · asked by (: 3