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General Feedback/Getting Started Q&A [Weekly Thread]**General Feedback/Getting Started Q&A Thread**
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General Feedback/Getting Started Questions and Answers [Weekly Thread]**General Feedback/Getting Started Q&A Thread**
This thread is for questions that are typically not permitted elsewhere on /r/DIY. Topics can include where
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Proud completion of chicken coop to office conversionI posted last year seeking help as I began this project, so I thought I should offer an update.
I converted our (long-unused) chicken coop into a backyard off
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I’m looking to cut a coffee cup or a teacup in half with a wet tile saw. Does anyone half any recommendations?Attached is an example of what I am essentially trying to do
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Finally got my own room so i redid the walls and floor. Took me 10 hours with some breaks in between.DIY 37 Comments
I figured out why the kitchen is always cold in winterSeems like someone forgot to insulate a few cavities between kitchen wall and garage. Question is can I push insulation from ground up the entire 9.5' cavity o
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My son's multi-level fort he wants to buildSo my son wants a multi-level fort/playhouse with included basement, moat, and firing ports. Just so I can help him understand what we can realistically do, wha
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Finally got my back patio doneHad my in laws come in over the holiday weekend to lay a seat wall and paver patio. Turned out great!
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Shutters or no shutters?We're in the process of adding vertical board and batten siding to our house. Should we keep our old shutters or remove them? Or choose different shutters? AI r
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1/2 inch drywall that was duck taped to the wall. What now?This patch was cut out and replaced by the previous homeowners, but we want to repaint the entire house so this needs fixed. It was attached using duck tape so
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Air conditioner mounted on roof slipped a bitI don't have a picture, but I could see from the window that the little legs in the back were messed up, too. What should I do?
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UPDATE: The Gate is SecuredAll I did was switch the pressure bolt from the bottom left to the top left, now the DIY pressure bolt sits at the bottom left, the gate is used for dogs and th
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Captured this during a heavy storm — interior drainage trench actually worked.We’re testing an interior basement drainage system in a block wall foundation.
During heavy rain, water seeps into the hollow cores of the blocks and drains do
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Ideas to make my manual fruit crusher into an electric one?Hi! I am tired of crushing food manually and would like to update my food crusher. I don't like buying new things if I can fix the old ones, specially when I wo
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Need the best minds for this!Landlord left wardrobe screwed into wall. He said we can’t move it. We realised there is a hole in the attic door so it can slide past the wardrobe as it comes
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How to clear aluminum from grinding drum?I'm grinding out the aluminum bottom bracket to fit a diy e bike conversion kit and the dremel tool is full of aluminum. I've tried a wire brush, but can't seem
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To vent or not to vent?I have a two-car tandem garage (it’s the width of a one-car garage and we park one car behind the other instead of side-by-side).
I want to wall off the front
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Shed to Office ConversionHi! My dad built this shed close to 15 years ago and I’m hoping to repurpose the space as my office. I want to DIY most of it and I have a small budget ($10k) f
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Wanting to add floating shelves like this-I have the space but how do I mount them?Pocket holes? Brackets? Z bar/french cleats?
Bonus points if it’s a true invisible floating shelf solution!
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Water coming out of shed electrical conduitPrevious homeowner was a huge fan of DIY projects, and this is the next item on my list of headaches to fix.
We had a big storm roll in, and I’ve noticed obvio
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Does crawlspace vapor barrier need to be taped?Hi I went into my mom's crawlspace and it seems ok, dry, barrier was in good shape, insulation looked nice, but i noticed that the barrier is only taped on the
