Sorry if it’s the wrong sub but the bum who tightened these 2 screws must have hated his job as it was impossible to remove them without using my impact. One went out fine and the other is very stubborn. ATP it’s mostly stripped and some methods I’ve seen don’t seem like they’d hold up well against high torque. So what would you do?
Building a coffee table from 4mm H111 aluminium (1200x60x38). I have the pieces bent and ready, but I’m struggling with two things:
Edit: I usually dont work with aluminium so i dont know much about it.
Thanks for taking a moment to review this and let me know what I am missing / not thinking about correctly.
Here is my plan and I've included my questions:
How is my plan? Thank you so much for any help or input you can provide! I am feeling up for the job but want to know what I don't know first.
We want to move this bed to a different room but it weighs a tonne and also opens up when you lift it. I went to take the arms off and remove the top section but this "DO NOT OPEN! HIGH PRESSURE" warning put me off. Is it okay to proceed?
Hello! I've removed the carpet and most of the hardwood is "fine" throughout the house except this den. It had some sort of adhesive that the sublayer stuck to and I've tried many different adhesive removers and even a wallpaper steamer and haven't had any luck. I'm looking for recommendations or wondering if renting a large sander would take it off.
I'm also considering just putting a fake vinyl wood over it. Would the fluff stuck to the adhesive mess with the vinyl?
Please and thank you for advice!
Hello! We have two rooms in our house with a sort of popcorn ceiling? It's more popcorny on some parts and less on others. It looks more like just a pattern made with a sponge. I tried uploading a photo but looks like attachments aren't allowed. We know about joint compound but that seems a bit messy, requiring sanding and all. Are there other options to smooth out a ceiling? There are also a few cracks, we're not sure how to fix them, fill them in with something or tape? Any advice would be appreciated, thank you!
Hi all,
Looking for a bit of advice before I start. Be kind I know it looks awful atm! This is a tiny corner I'm allocating as grown up space in our raised back garden. It's only me that will see it so it doesn't need to be perfect but I'd like to know the best approach. I can't afford a professional tiler. It's just going to be a little hideaway corner. I've already bought these tiles which I absolutely love and I got them really cheap. I'm quite ok / good at diy projects usually. But haven't tiled before, and yes going for a complicated herringbone pattern as I love it.
I’ve got an existing patio made up of concrete paving slabs that were laid by the previous owner. As far as I can tell, they’re just bedded into the ground (soil/grit) not onto a proper concrete base. They seem fairly flat but a few have cracked.
Do I really need to lift these slabs? (Urgh).
Thank you
I want to start by saying that I have no idea about types of walls and this is my first time mounting a TV to a wall.
I will be moving into my first apartment this summer, and after talking to the building manager, I learned that the wall I was planning to mount my tv on is drywall with two metal studs. Due to space constraints I need to wall-mount my tv, so the building manager advised me to anchor it directly to the drywall without piercing the metal studs by using Molly screws.
The TV that I want to mount is a Samsung 77s90f, weighing around 32kg. Do you think it's safe to mount it directly into the drywall, or do I need to modify the wall somehow to secure it better (I own the apartment so I can technically modify the walls however I want). If so, are there even any TV mounts that use Molly screws?
Thanks!
So my SO and I are purchasing a home and we love it. It’s move in ready and everything we need it to be. We would however like to make it our own and to do that we kinda want to honor the fact that it was built in 1912. Looking at the wall trim and paneling on the sides I have no idea how original it is. It’s covered with this beige-ish paint which is neutral and totally fine but if there is a chance there is some actual wood beauty on there I would rather let that shine through. Any advice on the best way to safely protect the wood (if it’s actual proper wood) while still removing this paint? For all I know there are multiple layers of paint. I have looked up online best ways to remove the paint and it differs based on whoever is recommended it. If anyone has experience in older homes specifically that would be the most helpful. Thank you!
Hi I have a similar garage to the photo and need the hoop to sit above the lower side of the roof I’m attaching it to. Wondering if there’s a way to anchor the top left of the hoop for a safe install.
Thanks!
Just started renting my first flat post-university and I was hyped as hell to live here until I noticed this. The panel leads to behind the toilet and there's an awful sewage type smell coming from it, and my bedroom is just on the opposite side of the hall to it, and I get sensory overload from smells badly so it's keeping me awake and stopping me from enjoying what should be a beautiful new chapter in my life.
It seems like at some point it was screwed into the wall but now one kf the screws is loose. Idk if putting it back on the wall would fully stop the smell. Any input on how I could make this more manageable while I wait for the landlord to fix it? It's making me miserable.
So, I had made this simple 'outdoor cat house' for my indoor cats to enjoy being outside in the summer. Its currently made of a simple wooden frame with chicken wire stapled around it. The problem is that they will try and manage to escape by forcing their bodies through the edges until the staples are pulled out. I'm looking for suggestions on how to improve this so that it functions better for keeping them in. Thanks!
Having trouble removing an Acorn window sesh, for some reason I can only add one picture at a time. I can tilt the top of the window, but it’s anchored at the bottom, by what seems like a screw coming in from the outside. I’m not sure how to remove this window from here, any advice?
Hey everyone. My fiancé, kids, and I recently moved into an older house that had this gap in the steps. Looking for ideas to cover it up in a nice way for the safety of my toddlers. Appreciate the help!
So I'm painting a room for the first time (my first time doing this) and everything has been taped, prepped, and gotten as ready as I can make it. I've even put down a layer of primer on 80% of the room. Lots of learning and google that's gotten me where I need to go....EXCEPT with these 60 year old casement windows. As you can see in the photos there are screw holes right in the middle of the painting surface. It looks like the contractors just painted over the whole assembly (and broke off all the tabs holding the screens in) so I've got new ones ready to roll. But how do I paint this without covering the screw hole in paint, which I imagine leaves a sub-optimal result? And is it better to remove the handle and rotator before painting? The contractor just painted directly over the existing 50 year old ones before I moved in so it might even be better to replace them?
I would GREATLY appreciate anyone's expertise who can help with this. I am kind of swamped under with the process and how much learning I've had to do so far. I have tried Google and AI and everything else but I haven't been able to find a good answer yet.