Like Greebo says, you want to get back down to the concrete, but I'd suggest that more to have a flat surface to build on top of. To make the job go faster, you can use a power tool. Several would get the job done:
Power Chisel (best fit for the job):
Air Hammer (you'd need a high capacity ai...
I'd like to take my executive desk ( now sewing table) and cut out a piece of it to use as a support for my sewing machine. I want the sewing machine support able to lower the machine to table height, which would enable me to have everything level and I'd be able to sew faster. I'd like it to be ...
Has anyone made their own height adjustable desk? I'm interested in making a computer desk that can easily be adjusted for either standing or sitting.
The lift mechanism could be electric or mechanical, as long as it is not too hard or time-consuming to adjust.
(There are commercial options aro...
My $.02 is that fledgling stack exchanges need to be a bit more flexible on what is considered "on topic" particularly when there is no other thriving SE to which it would be better suited.
Consider, for example, quant.stackexchange.com, a tremendously interesting SE to me, but they have narrowed their base quite far such as to push out enthusiasts
But I see the same primary members answering nearly every question (and their answers are great, quite helpful) but imho what makes the SE model excel is when a great number of people answer questions.
I need to build a headboard in the next couple of days.
My requirements:
can be attached to the wall, I read something somewhere about French cleat
needs to be attached to the bed, to stop the bed from sliding on the hardwood floor (its very old and needs to be refinished so I'm not worried a...
I think one of the problems we face, is that when we said "DIY" we meant "DIY home improvement". Though some take it as "DIY" and/or "Home Improvement".
there is a subset of non home improvement/home repair/remodel that fits within the same skillset, but there is a ton of other DIY stuff that is off topic by design
(crafting, sewing, electronics for the most part, car repair etc etc etc)
Had I question about installing or modifying my cabinetry, DIY.SE would be my first stop. Do we change the rules on furniture modification depending on whether or not it happens to be attached to a wall?
I have a GE portable Air Conditioner (APH10AA). It's about 10 years old (I guess; we got it used).
It works good (blows cold air), but in the last year or two it's regularly been getting water built-up in the blower fan area, so it sounds like a small waterfall and spits water (into the room).
...
@TheEvilGreebo Condensation is the change of the physical state of matter from gaseous phase into liquid phase, and is the reverse of vaporization. From Wikipedia.
I've seen a lot of questions that are less based on home improvement that you would ask a building contractor, and more about carpentry (building a desk, supporting a fish tank, etc). Should these be made explicitly on topic in our FAQ?
I'd be open to explicitly allowing carpentry, with the proviso that we state that we would migrate those questions when a more appropriate SE is out of Beta.
looking at that taban's answer though - more likely the cool air is cooling the surface around it then warmer air hits taht cool surface and bam condensate
I think someone should write a blog post reviewing the diy.stackexchange.com carpenter's pencil. -- It would be a good way of encouraging more blog posts.
We have a sliding glass door to our patio. The opening side is jammed up against a wall, meaning you have to scrape against that wall unless you throw the door all the way open. On the other side there's plenty of room.
I had the thought to reverse the door so that the left side slid, instead of...
@ChrisCudmore Oh no, this deserves a blog post all to itself. we can describe how easy it is to carve, proper procedures to avoid having it stolen on the job site, ...
how nicely it fits in a tool belt, and cautions against poking your eye out
This was my plug in the laminate flooring blog (tools listing): "4 x diy.stackexchange.com Carpenter’s Pencils. You’ll need one at each saw, one behind your ear, and one left on the floor near the end of the run. Beware of inferior pencils. Only the official diy pencil will work."
Those hangup calls are likely foiled by my "thank you for calling ..." company answer that I do on my home phone. They think it's an answering machine because I go on for more than 2 seconds.
but their broken software gets me another report
But the FCC seems to process these in batches, so after a month or two of complains, my in box gets flooded. And today is the day, 5 more emails since I posted that screenshot.
@Aaron They have a sliding door, where the sliding door is right next to a wall, whereas the stationary panel in the door is out away from the wall. They want to switch it around, so the sliding panel is away from the wall.
===---___= =is wall, ---is stationary panel, ___is sliding section. they want to change it to ===___---=.
I think that changing the sliding door direction, re-doing the lockset and aligning the wheels on the other side (if there even are wheels on the other side) is more laborious and difficult than installing a new sliding door.
There are often answers which resemble search results. By this I mean they are not a single answer, they are multiple answers with a "pick one" approach.
These answers also often have an image with each answer - for example, one that has appeared several times is "Here are all the tools you cou...
Go to Home Depot and buy a hammock. Go the the supermarket and get frozen limeade mix and tequila and triple sec. Drink margaritas in the hammock and don't worry about a little puddle along the road, behind the plantings where you can't even see it.
I have some wood left over from building a patio, mainly some planks. Normally when I'm creating firewood, I just use an axe a split the wood, but these are too long for that. I really don't want to try and cut them with a wood saw or an Axe. The only tools I can think that make sense are a Ji...
how did we NOT get chuck norris in that answer? ;)
tester - there are good answers to that question posted. the questioner doesn't have to accept the highest voted one, and its entertaining. What's it harm? it keeps the sense of the sight light hearted, easy going :)
I don't flag, vote to close, etc. anymore. If I see a problem; that's not an obvious issue, I bring it up in chat or on meta and see how the community wants to handle it.
Go to Home Depot and buy a hammock. Go the the supermarket and get frozen limeade mix and tequila and triple sec. Drink margaritas in the hammock and don't worry about a little multiple choice along the way.
In my area I own the sewer line up to the middle of the street, where it connects to the city line. I'm looking in to suing the city for repairs, because their tree damaged my sewer line, so I have to dig up their street to repair it.
Letter to the city: "Dear city, Would you kindly remove your tree that has damaged my sewer line? Could you also move your street, so I can repair the sewer line damaged by your tree?"
@TheEvilGreebo On city land.
In my area they own the small strip of land between the sidewalk and the street.
@bmitch Sorry for the VTC, but I do think it's a duplicate. However, if we're tweaking the FAQ there are a couple of other things I think we should put in there.
@ChrisCudmore I'm writing these down (I had already started a short list). I'll probably close my existing meta and reopen a new one for changes I'd like to make to the faq
I was also going to exclude pricing, product brands, and ranting (not sure of a good way to word the last one)
The ranting would be in reference to questions like this:
Contractor needs to move my water heater & he did it 3 times, in and out of the house now.... My water heater is leaking and I do not even know where it is coming from. MY contractor said he did not break it and it is fine when they finish.
Even thou they got finish i have not seen that ther...
Like Greebo says, you want to get back down to the concrete, but I'd suggest that more to have a flat surface to build on top of. To make the job go faster, you can use a power tool. Several would get the job done:
Power Chisel (best fit for the job):
Air Hammer (you'd need a high capacity ai...
I need to build a headboard in the next couple of days.
My requirements:
can be attached to the wall, I read something somewhere about French cleat
needs to be attached to the bed, to stop the bed from sliding on the hardwood floor (its very old and needs to be refinished so I'm not worried a...
There are often answers which resemble search results. By this I mean they are not a single answer, they are multiple answers with a "pick one" approach.
These answers also often have an image with each answer - for example, one that has appeared several times is "Here are all the tools you cou...
I have some wood left over from building a patio, mainly some planks. Normally when I'm creating firewood, I just use an axe a split the wood, but these are too long for that. I really don't want to try and cut them with a wood saw or an Axe. The only tools I can think that make sense are a Ji...
Go to Home Depot and buy a hammock. Go the the supermarket and get frozen limeade mix and tequila and triple sec. Drink margaritas in the hammock and don't worry about a little multiple choice along the way.
Contractor needs to move my water heater & he did it 3 times, in and out of the house now.... My water heater is leaking and I do not even know where it is coming from. MY contractor said he did not break it and it is fine when they finish.
Even thou they got finish i have not seen that ther...
