Whether it is from fire damage, a kitchen disaster or a tobacco product, the odor of smoke is pervasive. Smoke odor can linger for a very long time, not only on skin and clothing, but also on walls, upholstery and carpeting.
Select ripe oranges to get the most fragrant smell from the peel. Fortunately, if you live in a home or work in an office where the smell of smoke is persistent, you can use orange peels to combat the smell.
There are many prefabricated options for basement bulkhead doors, but wood doors are durable and can last many years with good care. The dimensions of the door are not critical, and the construction is unsophisticated. It must only be large enough to cover the bulkhead.
Diagonal braces save lumber, but horizontal braces make the door stronger. After the door is built, you can install it with a prefabricated base. Alternatively, frame out the top of the bulkhead with lumber, fasten the lumber frame with concrete screws or bolts and install the door hinges on the frame.
Widening of a door frame can greatly change the way your room looks. You can widen your door frame to install double doors. You can also add windows alongside your newly widened door to allow more light to enter your home.
Make the door frame of your exterior door wider If you have a backyard patio, a wider door creates a seamless passage between the outdoors and your house.
If you’ve got children or pets, you have likely cleaned up your fair share of urine stains. Catch the stain quickly, and you will have more luck removing it than if it is a dry urine stain left days ago in a basement corner. Several products will help you to remove the odor and the stain from various materials.
Mix homemade cleaning solutions in a spray bottle for easy use.
Sink faucets and tub faucets use a variety of set screws to secure faucet handles and spouts. The key to set screw removal for a faucet repair is locating the set screw. Some set screws are hidden behind cover plates. Others are located in obscure places where you would not normally look.
Remove the set screw to remove a faucet handle and spout. Most set screws are small--always close the bathtub or sink drain while removing the set screw to prevent accidentally dropping it down the drain.
Drywall is used regularly in homes and industrial settings to create walls and ceilings and cover the framework of the structure. This material is basically made of compressed dust covered with paper. Drywall will give you a nice, smooth surface on which to apply paint or wallpaper, but it is not very strong. Hanging a shelf on drywall means finding the stud frame beneath the surface of the wall so that your shelf can hold the weight of whatever you want to put on it.
Allowing the sun to shine through the windows in the summer can really heat the home up. Saving on the cooling bill can be helped by building awnings for the windows to keep out the penetrating sun's rays.
Retractable Awning Having the lumberyard cut the PVC pipe lengths will make the awning easy to build, which can take about one weekend, depending on how many awnings are needed.
Measure the width of the window just above the window and add 2 inches to each end.
If you are looking to update your fireplace but have reservations about completely covering all of the original bricks, apply a whitewash treatment. Many white-washing recipes are available to brighten your fireplace bricks with a new, energetic look, while retaining a traditional feel.
A whitewashed fireplace allows some of the natural brick to peek through. You can create an easy whitewash solution by combining water and paint.
Things You Will Need + Clean rags Bucket Water White latex paint Wooden stir stick Paintbrush Paint Roller Tip If you have chosen to paint your fireplace brick with whitewash, you are probably trying to simulate the appearance of an antique that is coated with years of weathered paint.
Plaster casting is a fun way to make artwork. You can also make casts of your children's hands or feet when they are small for mementos of childhood when they are grown.
Things You Will Need + 10 pounds of Plaster of Paris Petroleum jelly 2 large mixing bowls Large spoon Measuring cup Hammer Chisel Waxed paper Dishwashing liquid Pliers Water Craft glue Large measuring cup Paintbrush Newspapers 13x9x2-inch baking pan Protect the surface you are working on.
Although Whirlpool manufactures a number of different water heater models, both gas and electric, one component that the majority of them have in common is the use of an anode rod. Sometimes called "sacrificial rods," these long, thin pieces of metal are inserted into the water heater tank from above. Water inside the heater begins rusting the metal on the anode rods, rather than the tank itself. Changing a Whirlpool hot water heater anode rod regularly can give your Whirlpool heater a longer life.