How To Hang Wooden Signs At Home
Wooden signs can easily be hung on walls using a few basic DIY skills; common tools, such as hammers and drills; and appropriate picture-hanging hardware.
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How To Fix A Storm Door Handle
Storm door handles are simple devices that you can troubleshoot in a few minutes. A little troubleshooting can go a long way toward getting your storm door operating correctly again and can save you few bucks.
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How To Repair A Broken Leg On Furniture
The repair method for a broken furniture legs depends on the type of damage but can include matchsticks, glue, and dowels to secure the legs and damaged parts.
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How To Attach A Blind To A Drywall Window Frame
Using drywall screws and anchors to install blinds in a drywall window frame helps hold your window coverings in place securely when you don't have wood trim.
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How To Repair A Fallen Fence
Unfortunately, there is no quick fix for a fallen fence. Attempting to lift it back up and stabilize the posts will result in an unsteady fence. It's best to remove the fence panels and pull the posts from their holes in order to reset them. You can reuse the same materials if they are undamaged.
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How To Install A Laminate Floor Around A Bathtub
Laying a laminate floor around a bathtub can be complicated. If your tub is footed, move it, install the floor and reposition the tub in its spot. If you have a typical, more-modern tub, make a template to facilitate the accurate cutting required to minimize the gap between flooring and tub.
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How To Repair A Sprung Door
A sprung door sags on its hinges and does not close correctly. You may find yourself needing to lift the door up as you close it when this happens. To repair a sprung door, you need to reattach the hinges with slightly longer screws in order for the door to once again be firmly held in place.
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What Is Painter's Caulk?
Interior household caulking relies on painter's caulk, a siliconized acrylic latex caulking compound that is perfect for indoor projects. Its ability to cure to a paintable surface in an hour makes it convenient for filling small gaps and holes during painting preparations. It is also one of the most affordable caulking compounds at a cost that is less than half of some specialty and premium caulking.
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How To Build A Wood Truss On A 4/12 Pitch
A wooden roof truss is a prefab triangular frame that replaces one set of rafters and a joist in traditional stick framing. It is made up of four main parts: two upper cords that...
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The Best Ways To Brace Wooden Swing Sets
Wooden swing sets and other play structures frequently become wobbly through regular play, long before they have lived out their usefulness. Random bracing and repairs can do more damage than good. Adding appropriate braces can add years to your swing set's usefulness.
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The Difference Between Hot And Cold Chisels
A chisel is a metal, cylindrical hand tool with a wedge-shaped blade on one end and a striking surface at the other. Hot and cold chisels originated in the craft of blacksmithing.
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How To Cut Formica With A Utility Knife
Formica brand plastic laminate is most commonly used to cover countertops, cabinet doors and drawer fronts. Formica is a leading brand whose name has been synonymous with laminate for decades.
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How To Clean A Fascia & Soffit
Keeping your house trim clean is good preventive maintenance.
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How To Set Wooden Poles For An Adult Swing
The appeal of a swing is almost universal. However, most swings are designed to support the weight of children and are incapable of carrying the load when an adult decides to join in the fun.
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How To Caulk Without A Caulking Gun
In years past a do-it-yourselfer who wanted seal doors and windows with caulk without a caulking gun was in for a very messy experience at best. Today there are a variety of caulks available in squeeze tube applicators that are designed for application without caulking guns.
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How To Remove A Stuck Pipe Joint
Plumbing is hard work. Pipes heat up and cool down and are inherently wet, which leads to corrosion, which causes stuck pipe joints. Rather than grab a bigger hammer or a hacksaw and risk causing more damage, approach the situation calmly and apply logic.
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How To Increase Stair Tread
Narrow stair treads can be inconvenient and even dangerous. What many people don't know is increasing the width of stair treads doesn't necessarily require a complete rebuild of the entire stair case. Instead, you can add a simple extension to the front edge of each step.
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How To Increase The Pressure In An Air Compressor
Many air tools, such as nail guns, require pressures exceeding 100 pounds per square inch in order to function at full capacity. Compressors are governed by a limiter switch that gauges when the compressor turns on and at what point it will shut off.
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How To Put A Metal Roof On A Gambrel Roof
Metal is one of the longest lasting roofing materials available. A well-installed and maintained metal roof can last a half-century or more. A gambrel, or barn roof, is similar in style to a gable roof, with one exception.
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How To Remove A Pella Thermopane Window
Pella replacement windows are one of the best known replacement windows on the market today. Pella has been manufacturing windows for over two decades and provides a large range of finishes and styles. Thermopanes are Pella's own version of a dual-pane, insulated window.
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How To Replace A Larson Door Handle
Larson Manufacturing is one of the largest manufacturers of storm doors in the U.S. It specializes in a heavy duty door that typically requires little maintenance. If you want to replace the handle on your Larson door, order a replacement handle directly from Larson.
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How To Build An Exterior Wooden Door
Building your own exterior doors can be more time consuming and expensive than buying ready made. However, odd sized doors are typically a special order item that can cost much more and take additional time. A beautiful exterior wooden door can be built from standard 2 by 6 and 2 by 4 lumber and 1/2-inch plywood.
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How To Cut Down Metal Residential Doors
Residential metal doors are not that different from typical flat slab exterior doors often seen on houses. They are not solid metal; the exterior metal cladding typically is only 1/16-inch thick. The interior of the door is made up of solid wood framing with fillers and some void space.
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How To Open A Bathroom Door When The Door Knob Won't Work
Locking passage knobs, such as those found on bathroom doors, are notorious for becoming stuck, or getting locked while a small child, or perhaps no one, is inside. There are several methods you can try. If it is a true emergency, having someone strong kick the door open may be the quickest way.
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How To Seal Old Wood
Solid wood, like fine wine, can get better with age under the right conditions. Ultraviolet radiation from sunlight and wind and rain are the enemy when it comes to keeping your wood looking the way it should. There are a number of different methods for sealing old wood.
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How To Install Laminate Flooring In An RV
Rvs are designed to bring as many of the comforts of home to the road as can be easily transported in a motor vehicle or trailer. Floors are an important part of this. The constantly shifting nature of RV frames and sub floors can be tough on traditional glue and nail-down flooring.
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How To Troubleshoot A Porter Cable For A Finishing Nailer
Porter Cable is a common brand of medium priced professional woodworking tools. Their familiar black and gray color scheme can be found in many carpentry shops and job sites. When troubleshooting any nail gun, the first consideration should always be safety.
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