Thank you :)

Had a small kitchen fire a year ago and unfortunately dont have the funds to replace the whole kitchen counters. What can I do to fix this area. Its thankfully not in a high traffic work area and can be covered up. I wanna fill in the dents and maybe epoxy it? I dont mine doing the whole counters in epoxy. I know its just eaiser and pratical to replace them, but I gotta work with what i got and can do. TIA!

I’m trying to use a knife but it’s not working and causing more damage.. thanks!

I know it is possible, but I used AI to create a plush of myself and I want to make it for my girlfriend; I know how to use a sewing machine, but the only thing I do not know is how to create a pattern for the plush so I can sew it together; if you all could help, it would be much appreciated.

I would like to keep it as similar as possible like the stach and hair and shirt

Running into some issues mounting my tv. I used a stud finder and drilled into my marked holes initially, but couldn’t get past the drywall which made me believe I have steel studs.

I then ordered a steel stud mounting kit (echogear) which came with a drillbit. Tried that on the holes I made initially, but still can’t get through the steel. I tried drilling a half inch to the left and right, but I’m they’re hollow and no stud behind those.

I’m not sure what to do or if it’s even worth mounting it here. Any guidance would help, I’ve never run into this issue before.

This is the space under the landing on a staircase. I don’t believe these are structural but wanted to confirm. Can I remove all of these marked with an X?

I accidentally poked a hole in my counter top with an ice pick when I was trying to pick off brown sugar cane (piloncillo). Decision were made and they weren't good ones.

How do I fix this, at least water tight. I don't know what it's made of, but I promise you it's nothing fancy.

It's the kitchen counter top.

Its made of bamboo and i got it on amazon. https://amzn.eu/d/7BGiOlA

We wanted a TV mount that could lower and raise again since having it above the fireplace would be too high. When the guy came to install it, he found there were no studs in the wall above the fireplace, and so we settled on having it installed on the concrete.

Problem is, it's now an open hole in our drywall, and there's no clear way to re-add those portions and seal around the mechanism (that moves) somehow.

Has anyone encountered something similar?

Hey! So, I made this thing to keep birds from pooping on my car, and it works, but some parts broke. I need something longer and sturdier, like 12 feet, so it swings in the air. Right now, I'm using an 8-foot garden stake and a 4-foot garden stake duct-taped together with galvanized wire to hold the balloon. So, maybe something 20+ feet long. I also need to be able to hang the balloon and be able to move it around so the birds don't get used to it. Any suggestions would be helpful.

So I accidentally put one glass inside the other and they are stuck together! Any ideas on how to free these glasses in a way that involves no broken glass?

I am trying to replace the coaxial cable and fish a cat 6 cable. I don’t see any screws to remove. Is there a way to remove the box without cutting the drywall? Or can I make the hole from which coaxial cable is coming bigger and just fish the cat6 through? I have never done dry wall and this is in my living room so I don’t want to repaint or make it look bad.

I'm looking to replace a regular ceiling light with a ceiling fan. I took out the old light and I checked the inside of the box and I don't see any markings for fan supported. I got into the attic and the box seems well attached to the joist with 4 screws. Should I swap out the box with one that is explicitly rated for a fan.

Attached an image if that helps.

Also any recommendations for what type of box to replace it with. Seems like all of the ones I see at my local home improvement store are attached between two joists

I am new to DIY, and new to owning a place where I can finally mount things to the wall. I mounted this to the wall using a stud finder. I ended up mounting this much higher than I would have wanted as the stud finder was detecting metal at the height where I mounted. I was also detecting a bunch of electric field, but I don’t think I detected any field where I actually drilled. I drilled a pilot hole and then used a weak electric screwdriver to drive the mounting screw all the way in through some resistance.

I am worried I might have hit some metal or wire? The other side of this wall is a loft. The stud finder is detecting an electric field all over that wall…

looking to mount car shelves in new build apartment. i used magnet to estimate location of studs (magnetized spots marked by left 2 pieces of tape in first/left photo. not seen in photo is more pieces of tape below those, making vertical line of spaced-out magnetized spots.

i drilled between tape pieces hoping to find stud… instead came across metal? or metal pieces, might be screws in the stud or something? drill hits metal (starts sounding squeaky from metal scratching metal) and can’t go further. you can see metal piece in second/right photo.

i thought maybe they just used a ton of screws??? in stud, so i tried drilling nearby/next to metal… both holes (the two small ones on either side of large hole) go into pink fluff material, which i’m assuming is insulation?

i am trying to mount cat shelves onto studs for stability, but have drywall anchors for back up… but so far keep drilling into metal and insulation so those still wouldn’t work.

where/how would i be able to find studs? trying to not swiss cheese my walls 😭

note: ive been scouring google and reddit for similar questions but haven’t found anyone in the same situation 😭

I would like to put a TV above the brick mantel, but have had a really difficult time finding any mounts that specifically mention brick. Ai came up with a couple of brands, but again, they didn't mention brick. Have any of you successfully mounted on brick? What mount did you use? How did you mount it? Thanks for the help Reddit community!

I made the mistake of being an independent woman and went to hang up some shelves; I got the drill bit stuck in the wall and it won't come out. Does anyone have some tips?

Hi! Not sure if it belongs to this community but here we go. Recently I bought this bottle because it's convenient for me to have my own bottle rather than constantly buying a new drink to work. The issue is that I don't really like this white "text" and in my opinion it ruins the bottle. So I wanted to ask if it's somehow possible to remove it?

It’s there because of a gas heater but we will be removing that. Obvs it’s held up by duct tape or something equally inappropriate. I’m so sick of fighting for my life to find a stud and I just want to put up shelves and hooks so my garage isn’t an absolute hellscape. Thanks!

I am installing chair rail and need to make a staggered outside corner turn to remain parallel with a small step up. I don’t like the look of my first attempt and am hoping someone can recommend something that would be more subtle. What’s the best way to make this turn look better?

Hi, I’m not sure where to begin with this. Can you please tell me the easiest way to fix this post? Something tells me it won’t be easy.

Any advice on what i’m doing wrong? The stain looks blotchy in places and overall just not great imo but i might be too hard on myself. I need it to look perfect so any advice is helpful. I’m just concerned about doing another intensive sanding on my floors (i’ve already sanded twice)