| Maintenance & Repairs |
| What to use to protect an oak front door and frame from rain? |
Forget Thompsons or other polyurethane type products. Use Sikkens Cetol. As mentioned in other answers, sand the door to remove the grayed wood, then apply two coats. ... |
| How do I make disks out of metal plate? |
Buy one inch stainless steel washers at Macmasters or some other machine supply company. Much safer and faster and less costly than buying a specialty cutter.
BTW, "g-fire" a bimetal... |
| What financial information should I not share with a contracter fixing my bathtub? |
Absolutely none! You should give your contractor absolutely no financial information about yourself and absolutely no information about other contractors and their bids.
You also asked for ad... |
| What are the blood spots on my window frames? |
I have definitely seen this from spiders. Don't know what kind of spiders they are but are not big. Maybe the deposit depends on what the spider is eating? The bright side - you probably h... |
| How do I ask or how do I fix my rental home with the landlord? |
Explain to him/her exactly what you explained in this question. If you do it nicely, I'm sure they'll come and check it out for you. If you don't say anything, they can't do a... |
| How do you remove nailpolish from a wooden table? |
Probably the only thing you can do is sand it down with sandpaper and refinish it. ... |
| What would cause a washing machine to agitate but not spin? |
Lid switch prevents spinning with lid open, maybe switch bad or came loose.....Next time it won't spin, open lid and try to push down on lid switch with a pencil or something like that........... |
| How do you install a telephone surface jack? |
It's not always so straight forward:
Although you only need 2 wires, you often find that there are 4 wires in the box. Phone technicians usually use 4 wire cable by default, in case you want ... |
| How much does it cost to run a second hot water heater(lower temp) when it runs in tandem with main one? |
if you consult with a plumber you may be able to get a recirculating storage tank system which is a lot less for heavy users.
I would request you also get a shower flow valve... |
| How much should I pay to have someone lay tile? |
depends if it ceramic or vinyl tiles...
ceramic tiles you should be paying between $4.00 -$5.00 s/f
depending where you live and if it concrete or wood floors they are going over and if it's... |
| How much should you sell used furniture for? |
Look in local papers and such and see what they are selling for. Or go to craigslist.org and ee in your area what they are going for. ... |
| What is the best way to fix my BBQ which has uneven heat distribution? |
it sounds like the burner is rusted out take out the lava rock and look at the burner if its rusted out home depot sells universal replacements ... |
| How do you remove mothball smell from a wooden trunk? |
Try a few dryer sheets... ... |
| How to rewire home phone wiring system so my home security system can work with Vonage cable phone? |
Internet phone service in not considered reliable for security systems. These type of phone systems can have a hiccup in the audio just like a cell phone does.This can mean a loss of data during th... |
| How do you remove an air-lock from a hot water pipe? |
shake it!! ... |
| How do I lift a French door when it opens, to keep it from hitting the (sloped) floor? |
I was curious so I searched the web and came up with the following web site that advertised the hinges that you described. Check: ... |
| How do you repair a scratch on a leather couch? |
Please do not use shoe polish it will come off on your clothes. DIY kits of the internet are also unlikely to work. You need to send a sample of the leather to LTT who will mix a colour and send ... |
| How long do the roots of huge sweetgum trees grow and do they effect the foundation of a home? |
Typically speaking, the roots go out as far as the branches do... If you could look at it without the dirt, it would resemble a reflection, with a similar branching pattern and width. Anything that... |
| What is the best way to get rid of funghus from the concrete interior of my house? |
a flamethrower should work well.....although u will have alot of collateral damage ... |
| Where does the money come from to rebuild a house? |
Typically, there are two ways to do this:
1. People take some equity out of their houses by refinancing their mortgages
2. Use a line of credit on the house (which essentially is another lo... |
| How to get dog urine stains out of my cream carpet? |
First try using Oxyclean. Let it soak in for 10 min then dab dry. After that rent a Carpet Steam Cleaner. They are cheap and easy to use. The rental place also sells a cleaner for pet stains. They ... |
| Can you replace a Daikan heat pump condensing outdoor unit with a furnace and AC unit? |
Hello RalBoo:
Yes, you can replace the heat pump. If you have natural gas, go with a gas furnace and an air conditioner. Heat pumps were installed in areas where gas was not available. They are... |
| How do you increase pressure and adjust differential on water pump? |
#1 is the nut on the larger post. #2 is the other nut.
Turn #1 CW to raise cut on & off pressures.
Then turn #2 CW to raise cut off pressure only. ... |
| What options are available to replace baseboard heat covers? |
the cover and back assembly can be completely replaced, there are kits available for just your situation. they will still look like baseboards, but not all beat up. or you could just take the cover... |
| How do you fix your ceiling after your roof leaks? |
Call a professional! I know you don't want to but its the best way to make sure the problem gets fixed correctly! ... |
| How much does it cost to have a brick paver installed in a 15*20 yard? |
A standard paver is usually 4 x 8, which is about 45 bricks for 10 sq. ft. Your patio is going to be 300 sq. ft. and will take about 1350 pavers. They say to add 10% for breakage and patch jobs, ... |
| Where can I get a jacuzzi type tub without the jets? |
"Garden Tub" is the name you're looking for. Typically it applies to any oversized bath tub.
All of the typical home supply stores carry these tubs, or can order them. Another... |
| Can a gas water heater be installed near an electrical fuse box? |
You can't put anything within 3 feet of an electrical panel. ... |
| What is the correct way to maintain a zippo lighter wick ? |
keep it trimed just below flame guard, a little fraying at top top
of the wick does'nt hurt. If the lighter doesn't light well, the wick is carboned up and needs to be replaced.
ano... |
| Please give me instructions on how to start a fire in our fireplace? |
Number one, MAKE SURE THE FLUE IS OPEN. If you don't know what it is, there should be a handle up inside the fireplace towards the chimney, when it is open you will feel fresh air moving. Th... |
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