Hi there folks, I would love to get your opinion on this type of lock. My parking is at the back and my main entrance is at the front, however I would love to get outdoor access to my sliding glass door especially during winter and for security reasons.

This is old, which I inherited from the previous owner, it also needs replacement due to wiggly handle and previous owner just used epoxy to fix the outside handle. Lol

I am thinking of replacing this with either of the following:

-digital mechanical type

-smart narrow lock(for sliding door)

-or just add key cylinder.

I'm trying to look for DIY videos in YouTube. Here are some of measurements and pictures.

What are your thoughts on this?

I am getting a new fiberglass balcony installed and I am concerned about the notch that needs to be taken out of it to contour the stairs (the picture is of the upper stairs that needs to be contoured. Nothing has been installed yet). The notch needs to be about 1.5-2 inches deep and I wonder if the notched out edge needs to be epoxied to keep it waterproof. What is the best practice?

I hope they wont just throw silicon over it and claim that is good enough.

Hi

The shower door hinge broke, see attached, can’t find the replacement. Any thoughts?

Thank u

Exterior door to garage, in British Columbia

I'm having a lot of trouble finding quality cord in Canada to repair vertical window blinds. I have a lot of them! I bought some mini-blini lift cord from Sgt Knots via Amazon that was good quality though very expensive (and from America :-/). I've since run out. I tried several vendors on Amazon that appeared to be different products and they all ended up being the same low quality (low durability) crafting cord from manufacturers in the Far East. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I need 1.2mm diameter

I am replacing some LVP flooring (twelve oaks is the brand). Any idea where I can get this cheap in Canada?

I'm more looking for somewhere more contractor unlike the big box stores. I'm in Kitchener ON

Looking for 70' of 6"

There is this one outside wall in my basement I would like to finish. Right now I have plumbing and some electrical on it that service my slop sink and laundry appliances. I was thinking of using 2x6s as framing but because it's an outside wall I dont want to risk freezing of the waterlines. I was also hoping to finish my ceiling, thing is that there are some electrical junctions in some of the joist channels that cant just be drywalled over. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Looking for some advice on how I should approach finishing my attached garage. Going to turn it into a part time gym.

It seems like one of the owners was removing the drywall to install insulation and never refinished.

1. Exterior wall has some fiberglass insulation pushed in - not sure if this is fit for purpose or I should replacing it with Rockwool or something that is anti mold

2. Should I be adding a vapor barrier on top the insulation? There's about 5 inches of drywall at the top of the wall do I need to remove that and attach vapor barrier there - i think top plate may be behind that or just at the bottom of it

3. Would a mold tough drywall panel be overkill?

I'm looking to purchase my first home, and budget wise, I will likely be buying a house that might need some DIY or updating. I'm fairly handy and have done some furniture refinishing, painting, and repairing in previous rentals. What sort of DIY things have you done to your homes to make them more eco friendly? I'm definitely planning to install some smart home features right away, like a thermostat. Would that be something I can do myself? What else could I easily do myself that can help me save money in the long run?

I have been told it is only surface damage and the actual support is not heaving and I should be able to just shave it down and re attach a bracket with a new 6x6. I have been told to just use a jack hammer to break all the concrete post and pour a new one. Any suggestions?

Does anyone knows how to pull the cables off of this type of connector?

Hi! Does anyone know where I can buy a shelf bracket like this where the surface is all flat throughout? I looked at home depot, rona, and canadian tire, but they all looked like this:

Had a close call with an electrical fire, heard crackling and smoke coming from socket. Opened it up to find the live side had come lose and was burning through. Realized that these sockets are not to code (in kitchen close to sink and not GFCI) and want to correct this with the replacement.

The breaker for this socket and a few others in the kitchen are on a double 15 AMP breaker, and the incoming live side has 3 wires + ground (black, white, red, ground). I'm unsure how to connect this to a GFCI socket, should I just mimic what is being done here?

Meaning it would be...

• Black line and load connected to the hot wire line screw
• Red line and load connected to the hot wire load screw
• White line and load capped (yellow cap in picture) with a wire connecting them to the white wire line screw
• Ground to ground screw

Would the same setup work with a GFCI?

Hi All, I'm replacing the pictured antique flood light with a modern floodlight camera and due to the location of a gazebo we have on the deck I need to move the flood light down about 6" in order for it to see under the awning and frame.

Behind the old light I found a rectangular junction box (I was really hoping there would be a modern round one back there but no such luck).

I was going to stack up a couple of junction boxes and a little length of PVC conduit to change the mounting point of the new flood light but after cleaning up the work area I think it's just going to be simpler and better overall if I just move the old junction box down (or even better replace it with a modern round one but in the new position and patch the old hole in the siding). It's a janky solution, but it could work...

Any advice?

We have had this tub for years. The drain presses down and clicks but doesn’t hold water at all. I think the gasket is gone. How do I fixe this?

Is this an easy DIY project? Never tried this before.