I have a ready primed skirting board and architraves. Would a second coat of primer before painting do any harm?

I checked into a bnb and made myself a cup of tea. Before I noticed the kitchen countertop was not marble but some kind of vinyl mdf, I have left this stain. Is there any way to remove this other than painting it? Why anyone would have such easily stainable countertops in the kitchen is beyond me.

Hello, we are starting up a metal detecting club and I want to make membership cards that look professional. I have created the image and I have blank plastic cards the size of a credit card. I printed the images on transparency paper (i tried transparent sticker paper but the black ink rubbed off) and cut them out with the cricut but now i have no clue how to attach to plastic card without seeing the glue through it. If anyone has suggestions i would really appreciate it thankyou

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DIY experts, have you come across a cap like this? The main cap unscrews, then underneath a metal cover is bonded to the opening. I think there's meant to be a brush inside, but I can't open it??

Update: I got the seal off! Just put a flat head screwdriver over it and whacked it with a hammer and it came off. No brush inside. I think I'm missing a separate cap with a brush attached.

Hi, I recently got a couple of scratches on the back of my laptop and I want to put a sticker over it to cover it, Since it already has scratches will it leave air bubbles if i apply the sticker? Should i go ahead with it or drop the idea and leave the scratch as is? Help!

I never use the burners on the right side, only the left. If I use the right side burners I can feel heat radiating off the cabinets.

I’ve known this is a problem. Probably time to cut the cabinets in half and reinstall them on either side of the oven. Relocating the outlet and light switch to one side or the other will be necessary as well. I don’t want to mess with the microwave and cabinets above.

I saw some comments on the other post saying if it was electric or induction that it wouldn’t matter but that doesn’t feel safe to me.

So my Bosch Maxx drum wouldn't turn in any program, the water pump works well. I've changed the motor brushes (the previous ones were very worn out and had left dark powder all over the motor) and thought that would be it, but no change.

What would the next step be?

So we just moved into this place that needs some love. This bathroom will be completely redone eventually but in the meantime I just want it to look normal. It had an old medicine cabinet from the 60's that needed to be replaced once it was removed I realized finding a replacement I liked would be difficult it has measurements that are hard to find so I figured I would put up a mirror I wasn't using to hide the hole in the wall and then had the idea of just making a cabinet and adding a hinge to the mirror . But I'm unsure what kind of hinge the mirror is about 15-20lbs. What kind of hinge would be best?

Stayed at an air bnb and saw this style of wall for the carport. I love old medieval and cottage looks and have been looking into creating an area outside my house for storage and this looks perfect. It looks like cobblestone but has much larger gaps than the conventional appearance of cobblestone. What is this called and any diy guides on this?

Hi all,

I have been undertaking what should have been a fairly easy process of swapping out light switches.

I have Lutron switches, but we are moving so I am taking them out and replacing with standard switches.

I have done about 30 switches and haven’t had much trouble. Today I was doing switches in the basement and thought all was well. Then I went to get something from the basement fridge in the laundry room and realized the fridge wasn’t working. Also a deep freezer on the receptacle, so lost all my food unfortunately.

The challenge is I have no idea how long it has been out for, and no idea which light switch I messed up on. I retraced all of my steps and set every switch in the basement back to the way I found it… but the receptacle won’t come back.

I don’t even know what breaker it is on. Does anyone have any tips or tricks on how to figure out which breaker the receptacle is on so I can at least narrow down which light switch I changed that is causing the problem? Or any other general troubleshooting steps?

Thanks a lot in advance!

This was once a window and room added on opposite wall, so previous owner put the microwave in the wall. I am tearing out the tile and having it retiled or something. Should I cover the wall and move the microwave, or leave it be and have a professional tile contractor retile it to look better. ? We've lived in this house 25 years, and kinda like the microwave in a handy area.

If we leave it in the wall, an electrician is going to reroute the power cord.

Hi everyone

I am currently renting a condo from a family friend of ours, and am looking for renter-friendly ideas for the rooms that I would like to improve upon. I plan on living here for a while so I’d like to make it feel more like a home to myself.

My living room is complete, and now the next room I’d like to tackle is the kitchen. This is what it looks like currently.

The entire condo is being painted a very light grey (almost white) to match the living room so that will at least get rid of the ugly yellow walls in here.

I am not allowed to paint the cabinets, however I WAS wondering if anyone here has any renter-friendly ideas to spruce it up? I was thinking of doing some sort of backsplash and covering the counter but I’m not entirely sure what would look good to match the cabinets. I was also thinking of changing the knobs on the cabinets.

Would love to here some input! Thanks!

So I installed my first GFCI today to replace a double two prong receptacle. It was a 20 amp rated one as my breaker says "20A" on it. I was careful to not get any wires crossed and hooked it up white to white and black to the power end. After install it did not work. No light, not reset, no power, no power to any receptacle in the room, another room, and the bathroom. Upon looking at the two prong I took out it stated 15 amp on it.

I figured... Dang bought the wrong kind. I'll get a 15 amp tomorrow and try again. So I put back on the original 2 prong and all the outlets in that room began working again.

Here's the odd part. During the testing to try and troubleshoot the GFCI I noticed my bathroom GFCI wasn't receiving power either. In fact it still isn't, even after putting the other 2 prong receptacle back.

Did installing a potentially wrong rater GFCI in one room blow out the GFCI in another? What did I do wrong?

Hi all. Getting closer to finishing my storage room ceiling. I’m adding some excercise equipment and my goal is to make sure the insulation is covered. I was able to use sheet rock panels to cover most of the ceiling but there are going to be some spots that I won’t be able to put the panels up because I won’t be able to reach a joist to mount it on.

I’ve been researching solutions for this and came across some suggestions of using either a type of mesh or tyvek panel. I can’t find what to buy on home deport or Lowe’s. I’m also unclear if the tyvek wrap is fire resistant. Can someone please advise of or is and where I can buy covering? This is the unfinished part of the basement so looks are not important and I’m open to any suggestions. Thanks again.

The Outdoor Spigot on my house sprays water out of the post the handle is attached to. It only does this when something is attached to the bottom. If I remove the hose and open it up, no water comes out of the post. There is a hole in the post and it feels like a design rather than a flaw. There are no leaks in the spigot.

It greatly feels like a flaw to me. I don't understand why anyone would want to waste water the entire time the spigot is open, and the direction of the water changes based on how far the dial is turned. The water shoots about 10 feet.

My GoogleFu has failed me. Is this an intentional design or a failed part? If it is failed, how do I fix it? If it is intentional I will be replacing this spigot.

Thank you for your help.

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