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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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DIY plywood flight sim cockpit for aviation lovers ! Build your own too !Hey everyone,
Two years ago, during my flight certification training, I realized I needed a more realistic way to practice at home. I wanted something practica
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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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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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Finally got my own room so i redid the walls and floor. Took me 10 hours with some breaks in between.
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My DIY skills are somewhere between "YouTube University graduate" and "local fire hazard" — what's your worst beginner mistake?Let’s hear your biggest DIY screw-ups so I don’t feel alone over here surrounded by half-finished shelves and mysterious screws.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Removing wall paper glue after removing wallpaperRemoved wallpaper from 4 rooms in a house and every single room was different.
Room 1: The steamer just took the wallpaper right off. Not sure if the scoring
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Is there an adaptor for these two connections?Attempting to connect a hose from a portable washing machine to the shower spout. Adapters that it came with do not work. Does one to connect these two exist?
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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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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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Any tips on how to fill in these holes?Planning on using spackle. Do I need to paint afterwards? Appreciate any help!
https://preview.redd.it/l2ner393rzbf1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=we
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How to measure this ?Hi there! I'm working on making a new subfloor for my camper heater and boiler, but I'm having some difficulty on how measure the correct spacers/standoffs beca
