Temporary shelving provides a quick, take-down alternative to a permanent installation, ideal for an apartment or dorm or to display your wares during a yard sale.
Repurpose materials from around the home, or purchase a ready-made system that is easy to assemble and take apart, in case you want to move it to another area in the near future.
Crate Creations Milk crates that stack together create open-ended, adjustable shelving that can be built as tall or wide as you like.
Whirlpool Duet electric dryers are a line of front-loading models designed for residential use. The dryers rely on a heating element to heat the air that circulates within the drum as the clothing tumbles. If the heating element becomes damaged or otherwise fails, the clothing in the dryer will not be adequately dried.
Use a Phillips-head screwdriver for this project. Replace a faulty heating element to ensure that your dryer works efficiently.
Play areas take a lot of wear, tear and abuse, making it difficult for all but very hardy, deep-rooted grasses to survive. Tough turfgrasses make the best grasses for playing fields because they have deep root systems. Pick the right turfgrass for your playground or backyard and properly fertilize, water and mow it and you will have an impact-resistant surface that will protect your children when they run, play and fall.
Brass is an alloy metal made of zinc and copper varied in proportion to make brasses with different properties. Its durability makes it a popular metal for outdoor architectural usage; brass is often the metal of choice for door handles, address plaques and even porch lamps.
Brass door knockers add a touch of elegance, but occasionally need a little polishing to keep them looking nice. Things You Will Need + Magnet Microfiber cloth Sponge Bucket Warm water Mild dish detergent Brass cleaner Gloves Car wax Ammonia Water Although brass seldom requires maintenance, it does sometimes need polishing and cleaning to help it maintain its lustrous appearance.
Drilling holes in a plastic PVC pipe to create a French drain is quite simple. Remember that the pipe for the French drain is only one part of the drainage system. To construct a proper French drain trench, you will also need filter fabric, washed stone, gravel and other components.
Clamp the PVC pipe to a workbench or table.
Snap chalklines the length of the pipe at 10 o'clock, 11 o'clock, 12 o'clock, 1 o'clock and 2 o'clock.
The rubber coating on wires and cables prevents electric shock and provides a degree of protection from crimping or other damage. The insulation material may become nicked or cut. Rubber coating on cable and wire can also suffer the effects of weather. Outdoor cable insulation may begin to peel and rot from exposure to heat and rain. To repair wires and cables that are still in use, buy a roll of silicon rubber electrical tape.
Moen makes a range of different faucets. However, most have similar parts made of the same types of materials. If you are wondering if these faucets are made of metal or plastic, the answer is yes and no. Each contains different parts made of different materials. Knowing which ones are metal and which ones are plastic is important.
Faucet Handles The part you see most often is the faucet handle.
Bumble bees play an important role in pollination and, ultimately, food production. They collect pollen and report back to their nest with thousands of other bumble bees doing the same job. Bumble bees are necessary, but if they are invading your living space then your health is at risk.
Bumble bees are necessary, but may cause problems. Bumble bees have stingers with poison that irritates human skin and can even cause allergies.
A rounded or bullnose corner is a revision on the traditional 90-degree corner used on most home's interior walls. It instead uses a rounded cornerbead to produce a gentle transition between two different walls. This presents the challenge of how to plaster a round corner with a flat trowel. The solution involves a specialized trowel called a bullnose corner tool.
Apply plaster to the surface of the flat trowel.
Electric baseboard heaters provide a quick and easy way to send extra heat to a room without the need to increase heat to the rest of the home. These baseboard heaters are available in both 120- and 240-volt models, and their wiring depends upon the size of the heater itself. Using the required wiring size for installation guarantees the heater's safe operation.
Wire Sizes Installing baseboard heaters should be done by an electrician if you are unsure about their wiring.