I am helping Seniors/Handicapped people build a Wheelchair ramp and steps. The deck and ramp were a breeze to do but before I undertake this next project, I would like anyone’s input on How To:…The steps up to deck, the left side is straight & 38″ but the right side is any length needed but […]
Category: Do It Yourself
Air Conditioner Condenser/Fan
Any ideas on this please. AC outside compressor starts but the fan does not move or barely moves at a creep as if it’s struggling to get going. Meanwhile the unit casing is burning hot. When I stick something through the grill and give the fan blades a nudge it starts moving normally and goes […]
About Hot Water Heaters
My wife and i currently got a mobile home given to us and I’ve been remodeling it. The old hot water heater was gas, hooked up with copper pipe that’s been removed, but the water heater was split open at the seam from being frozen.(mind u this trailer has been empty for 1 1/2 years). […]
Sharp-edged electrical boxes
I cannot understand why electrical boxes have such sharp edges where the cable goes in. The old box I just replaced was made out of that old crumbly brown plastic; it had razor-sharp edges around the hole that gets punched out, that cut gouges in the wire-insulation down to the copper. And the modern plastic […]
Painting kids room
I’ve gotten ambitious finally to fix the kids room, so I’m gonna do the flooring and then I will paint (urgent to get done this month b4 cold weather bums me out). Well anyway, I need to know what you all know on type of paint I need. I will be painting several colors as […]
Stove/oven insulation
Two years ago we bought a used almost new GE very plain stove/oven and found a mouse nest had been under the stove top. We removed the top/sides and back, and replaced the nasty insulation with leftover insulation we had for a project in the house. We put in a high quality insulation. I didn’t […]
Fluorescent light ballast wiring?
Do It Yourself home repair & maintenance am replacing a fluorescent light ballast and need some electrical advice. It is a 4′, 4 bulb fixture and I am swapping out electronic ballast. The light doesn’t come at all at times and I have already confirmed it has new bulbs and 120v incoming power from the […]
Smoke detector still pinging after replacing the battery
I have a First Alert smoke detector which was purchased earlier this year. Can’t find the manual. I just replaced the 9 volt battery with a brand new battery from a sealed package (Panasonic alkaline plus 9V – number on the bottom says 01 2014) and the detector is still making that noise it makes […]
Reverse osmosis water filter
A friend has an RO system that seems to have lost capacity. They can draw about 40 oz.s of water, 1st thing in the AM, before flow slows to a trickle. The system was in the house when they bought 5 years ago, and no maintenance has been done in that time. I’m sure the […]