Are you confident tackling major home improvement projects? Are you nervous around home repairs or renovation projects and would rather leave it to the professionals? Take this fun quiz and find out if you're a DIY All Star a DIY Disaster Waiting to Happen!
Make a list of all the rooms and areas in your house that are connected on one circuit in order to identify which circuit breaker to reset
Replace all of your switches to the non-blowable kind
Keep a flashlight near the electrical panel box
Lightly tap the hinge with a hammer.
Buy a new door.
Use a little petroleum jelly in the hinge.
Utility Knife
Table Saw
Circular Saw
Hammer
Bottle Opener
Ratchet set
To act as a sealant to prepare the surface for a new coat of paint
So paint companies can make more money by selling more products
It allows you to cover up a dark coloured wall with a lighter colour with less coats of paint.
Remove the existing caulking with a putty knife and clean the seal area
Place masking or painters tape along either side of the area you wish to put the caulking bead to ensure a clean, straight line of silicone.
Load up the caulking gun and let 'er rip!
Turn on the tap.
Remove the drain trap under the sink.
See if you can suck it out with the vacuum or by using a really strong magnet .
Just eye ball it!
1-2 inches
1/4"-1/2"
Medium Density Fiberboard
Maximum Durability Fiberboard
Medium Density Fiberboard
You cannot install ceramic tile over vinyl flooring.
Rough up the vinyl flooring with a disk sander so the tile adhesive or mortar will stick to the floor properly.
Check the underlay beneath the vinyl, it's condition and how it was installed to the sub-floor.
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