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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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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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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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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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Why do so many bathroom sinks no longer have overflow drain holes?So, we're doing an ADU, and looking at bathroom sinks, and about 80% of them in the 24" size category no longer have overflow holes.
Is this safe? Why are they
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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
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Best way to push this over without busting out my windows.Got this rotted old gazebo in the backyard, took all the cedar shingles off and reduced the weight. How do I go about taking down the rest of the structure with
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Drywall myself or hire out?Had a hose pipe burst in my house and ruin my basement carpet and this section of drywall. Have the pipe fixed, insurance check in hand, and am wondering if thi
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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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Cracks above door frameThis started appearing above my doors. Should I be worried?
This is on 2 doors and both of them are next to each other.
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How to refinish old deskI found this desk on the side of the road and thought it would be a fun little project. I know there's a lot of veneer on it. It's a Bassett Further Industries
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Gutter help?Im attempting to hang gutters at my house and what I thought would be a fairly easy and straight forward process has became a huge pain in the ass.
So im tryin
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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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How do I get this pin outA pin on the cord of my robot pool vacuum broke off in the power supply port. I can kinda get around it with a small flathead screwdriver but can’t get it up. A
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The DIY swamp coolerAfter being gone for a week on vacation, I finally came back and got this swamp cooler put together enough for some practical tests.
The good:
1. It works and
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DIY bed support/legsHey everyone, I am fairly new to this so I would advise any advice and guidance.
I recently bought a platform bed that has shit support system. It is the cheap
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Poly/ plastic over graded soil under rocks?Hi all, just finished redoing the grading around my house (in the beds between my house and the concrete sidewalk that wraps around it). It is now graded, and t
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why is retail store lumber so bad?i am building a device that can hold both of my laptops with the lids opened one on top of the other. sounds simple enough right?
tonight i went into the nearb
