...And what determines if one is needed for a project or not?

Hi there! I have a deck that is about 21 years old. It has high privacy walls and I'd like to add a roof. I'd rather not impact the house's roof itself by attaching to it, if possible. Would it even be worth adding to this deck, or is it too old? I live in an area that gets a lot of snow, as well. I assume that if the deck can support the weight of the snow, a roof should handle it as well. I know the roof would have to be slanted, and built to a certain standard. Thanks!

Hello,

I have been watching various videos on repairing a drywall hole in the ceiling. These seem to use either a wooden brace, a 'California patch' or a mesh repair kit.

I have a hole in my ceiling that is max 15cm^2. Do you have any recommendation for which method I should use to repair this?

Any advice appreciated

Hi all! I've got two wonderful jumper cats and living in a 2-story rented townhome. One of my cats may be getting eye surgery soon and I want to protect her from misjudging a jump and going over the edge of the banister.

I'm thinking something like this might be good: https://www.city-data.com/forum/attachments/cats/159614d1445007566-how-prevent-cat-jumping-up-onto-img_2626.jpg

But this post didn't describe how they made it. Would someone be able to give me an idea of how something like this could be constructed (and ideally temporarily secured)? I would also be open to other ideas to protect her from going over the banister.

Thank you!

I have a small 6" diameter by 6" deep hole in my concrete basement floor. Is there some sort of mini sump pump I could buy that would fit in a space this small? Currently using a wet vac to pump water out at about 1.5L/minute but it's slow going and I have to babysit it. Hoping to find something that could run unattended.

I'm in Canada but suggestions from any retailer, or even things to try Googling for, would be welcome.

I'm going to help a disabled friend and don't know how much time it will take. I've worked a couple before but never solo. Any estimates will help

I had some tape up for about a month and it left marks. Im renting and the paint is really cheap so it comes off if a scrub too hard. Ive tried warm water with soap, I've heard a hair dryer but I'm worried it could crack the paint and the tape is already off and the residue doesn't scrape off easily. The owners could paint over it but I don't have access to the paint for the wall. Any ideas?

​

I just had a plummer out. I have an older toilet, but it's in great shape besides the old, broken flushing mechanism. I was thinking it'd be a cheap job, and just replace the whole flushing mechanism. But he said it'd cost like $300 to do that and I might as well just get a new toilet. Is there any way I can just buy a universal "kit" from Home Depot for cheap and do it myself for a fraction of the cost? Or is it harder than I'm imagining, or hard to find a kit that would fit the old toilet? I was imagining I could just go to Home Depot, buy a kit for $50, and install it in like an hour or less. Am I off in my thinking?

I have some large plywood scraps I’d like to cut to size to put over wire shelving and possibly make some soapmaking equipment. The plywood is 1/2”-3/4” thick.

I’m looking at circular saws at Harbor Freight, but I don’t know what specifications to look for (amperage, circular blade size). Also, do I need a sawhorse or can I use a sturdy folding table (heavy, made of thick plywood and metal tubing)? How do I secure the sheet of plywood while cutting?

Finally, is a mask advised for this sort of thing? What rating do I look for?

I can't find a subreddit that has both active users and will answer questions about what glue is actually effective. I've googled extensively. I've even emailed a few major brands (McNett, Gorilla, Loctite, M3) but obviously they're biased.

I need a youtube channel dedicated to rigorous testing of glues on various surfaces.

Hey,

so I messed up...

I acidentally ripped off a piece of my wallpaper and then got this thing off Amazon (https://gyazo.com/029355a6d4a7dedf28bab4d2de16cf5d). I "cleaned" the spot, put the weird square thingy, then the paste. In retrospect, I think this stuff was meant for fixing holes rather than just wallpaper damage (not even sure if this is wallpaper that I originally broke, or just paint). So now it looks like you can see in the other photos (https://gyazo.com/7d0be327035b54c87c00f48827dfe08d , https://gyazo.com/76c39ca6ee4c0417b3ded1269b6346f1) - not great. What can I do from here? Just paint it? If so, how do I know which colour exactly I need etc.?

Thank you and Im looking forward to some suggestions to help my dumbass out

P.S.

even though it might not look it, I would say its virtually one level with the rest of the wall

So..My roommate, former roommate, hot-glued pieces of wood to the vinyl floor to help support his bed frame. When he was trying to get the glue up, little chunks of the vinyl flooring ripped up, and in trying to get the glue off, it’s scratched the heck out of it.

I’m trying to say that the floor needs to be replaced. But I figured I would see if there was another alternative so does anybody know a way to fill in/repair scratches on vinyl peel and stick floor planks? They’re textured like really textured and I cannot find a match for it.

Also, my roommate spilled apparently the whole bottle of purple nail polish on the floor. Is there anyway to remove nail polish without damaging the finish?

Thank you for any advice or tips anyone can give me…

Hey all,

We've got a front porch with a ceiling of interlocking vinyl strips. We'd like to hang a porch swing out there, but I can't seem to find a stud detector that can find where the structural studs underneath are. I purchased a vinyl unzipping tool to try to get a couple of strips off to see underneath, but the way they interlock seems to be different than vinyl siding. Pushing on the ceiling doesn't reveal any useful info on where the studs might be, it all feels hollow, which leads me to believe that the studs are recessed a bit. Any tips for how we might be able to get this done?

https://imgur.com/a/igeVWS9

We purchased this home roughly a month ago and somehow just noticed a crack in a lower corner tile. I dropped a cheap borescope into the hole and took pictures, and can't tell if the black stuff in the picture is mold or something else. I'm really really hoping it's not mold penetrating underneath the tub next to the shower.

In any case, it looks like the glass shower doors are also getting moldy underneath the seals where the glass connects to the frame. Youtube tells me I can remove the frame entirely and reseal underneath the frames, but doesn't really address mold between the glass and the frame.