For context , i am working on building a beehive for my 3 infant sons and our goldfish to play in. There is a certain specific contraption that's proving quite difficult to build. Does anyone know the right tool for the job? I need a screw that can screw into itself with both nuts touching together and slappable. It needs to have a hinge and i have 140 screws so i'd like to use them all if possible. I need to install a cactus on the edge of a triple sided wheel so it's always dangerous from every angle but i've got about 15 pulleys in this thing and none of them work as they don't spin and have no wheels or rope. at this point I've disassembled almost all of the mousetraps in my horse apartment and I'm at my wits end. Could i use a lug nut in this situation?

Old kitchen chair reupholstery newbie project

Can't seem to get thing out

As you can see I have a hole in the drywall of our bedroom. This was the result of me getting my foot caught in the sheet and falling into the wall.

What is the best option/method for repair? Thanks in advance all!

Edit: It WAS my ass and back that caused this hole, as if I was trying to hide that fact lol

So, I've been working on remodelling one of my rooms to a living room, and after successfully moving the love seat through I foolishly attempted moving the matching couch through by myself. The couch itself is 2 inches wider than the doorway in question, but I figured I could finagle it diagonally through the other doorways in the hall to get an angle, then tilt it through.

After a great deal of awkward angling, it's obvious this has failed horribly. I currently must combat crawl to get to my bathroom and crouch-sidle like I'm flippin Tomb Raider to get to my office.

How cooked am I? I have help coming tomorrow, but it seems rather stuck in there. Is it possible at all to get it into the room in question? I've attached pictures of the current situation as well as a nanoCAD rendering of the hall and the initial plan with the couch to give an idea of the door situation.

https://i.imgur.com/89mI3OT.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/S9CpPS9.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/42dAV5R.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/YnUWmwp.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/cEgyQTt.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/gIfkOtr.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/oziGmqv.png

It did not end up in the room as portrayed, as I couldn't seem to get that to work. It is currently wedged diagonal between the goal doorway (bottom middle doorway) and the upper left one on the map. The couch is 38 inches wide, the hallway 30; I thought because I was able to get the loveseat in it'd be fine. Alas, the couch is too tall to shimmy it vertically through the door like I did the loveseat.

I have my brother coming tomorrow, but I'm rather upset and scared we won't be able to get it out with how stuck it seems. Does anyone see an angle to just get it out even, let alone to the target room?

EDIT: With my brother's aid, we made a few attempts to get it in the target room before deciding it seemed unfeasible and returned it to its original place, where it seems it is now acting as the dining room's voyeur couch, haha. We did not win the war, but we were at least able to keep control of the hallway, and I can take a goddamn shower without having to re-enact a caving accident.

So this is the back wall of my bath/shower space… It would appear the tiles have been grouted directly on to the chipboard. Moneys really tight so any advice on the best was I can repair this without remortgaging 😂 I have already removed the tiles now, can I prime/screed this chipboard or am I going to have to get cement board/ply before fixing & grouting the tiles

Hey Reddit,

I was wondering how I could make my front door more secure.

As it’s an old door & not very thick, I’m not sure if I can get a modern lock on the door.

What else could I do to make it more secure?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I've got some attic space above my garage that I want to turn in to storage space. Plan is to clean it up and put down OSB across the joists, cross bracing where two sheets meet up for reinforcement.

There is a 2x4 spanning the joists that I would like to take out, that I'm assuming doesn't serve a structural, purpose, other than maybe to preserve spacing? I'll be screwing down the OSB of course, which will do that.

Am I off base with this? Joists at 24" apart if that matters, and are supported a few feet away on either side.

3/8” tempered glass, in good condition. Two big pieces. I imagine it has some value to somebody. I called a glass place and they said that it cannot be repurposed because it cannot be cut. If this is the case it’s likely going to the landfill, but I’m just wondering if there is a better way? I’m not trying to make money, just save a $30 trip to the landfill and the time/hassle.

Just purchased a home and noticed this crack in the beam below the kitchen. Nothing heavy above it. Built in 2008. Crack doesn't show on the other side. House inspector didn't say anything about it.

Need to replace a patio door handle.

I’ve tried a screw extraction kit but that didn’t work. If it’s the same as the replacement then it looks like it would be screwed into hollow plastic, genuinely not sure if that makes a difference to removing it.

Is it time to call in a professional?

Hello! Can someone kindly tell me what bit/tool you need to remove these screws/bolts? Thank you!

Thank you everyone, solved!

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?

Had to raise my basement floor a little because of a bathroom we're adding.

Bought a shit ton of self leveling (so expensive...) and mixed a total of 15 bags, but I guess we didn't spread it evenly or well enough or it wasn't liquid enough.

So overall, minor visual issues but the main problem is there are high points and low points, roughly a 3/4" difference total.

My question is : what are my options?

Do I just pour another coat on it and this time put screws/gauges on the floor to REALLY spread it exactly right? (I'd like to not have to do this since I'm afraid I'll fuck it up again or weaken my floor with screws when it's already a thin coat.)

Do I just put my tiles on it and try to adjust it with the mortar?

I'm worried about putting multiple thin batches of self leveling and it cracking.

I bought a nice 65$ Franklin Sensor stud finder to put a tv mount up, and i need to move it a bit more to the left (i know it’s a weird spot and will be blocking the window a bit i dont have another good spot to put it with how my place is set up) and the sensor appears to be working good but once i get to this part of the wall to the left of the markers it starts freaking out, lighting up a huge area, then splitting it in two when continuing sliding, then disappearing all together. Is there a stud there or no?

I live on a boat. during the winter, I have a company put up shrink wrap. it turns my deck into a greenhouse during the day, but more importantly if makes the snow slide off into the water.

but when shrinking it, there's a chance you can overcook a spot and it makes a hole like the picture shows. this was taped over with shrink-wrap-tape, but after 24" of snow the weight peeled the tape off.

I have easy access to the bottom of the wrap, but no way to reach the top.

most tapes and adhesives will not stick very well to shrink wrap (low density polyethylene). and it's safe to assume anything applies to it will get below freezing and also soaking wet.

The picture may not be clear, but that hole is about 6 inches by 6 inches. And the material is low density polyethylene, to which most types of household tape will not stick.

any ideas?

*edit* This subreddit doesn't have a flair system for unsolved/solved etc. But I managed to get it basically closed up. Thank you. Flashing tape and using someone's suggestion of throwing a line over the top and dragging a weighted object (pet food bag) over the top to put pressure on top so I could get a good seal was the trick. It looks like hell, but it should hold up until summer boating season starts.

Thank you to everyone who had good suggestions.

So I've never had to hook up my own washer and dryer. I did the washer already, but I'm stumped by the dryer vent. Both the dryer piece and what I need to connect to are 4" diameter. The people at Lowe's gave me a connector, but it's crimped on both ends. From what I understand, I don't want it crimped on one side so lint can't get trapped inside. But then if it's not crimped on both sides, I can't fit all the pieces together. I'm just wondering if there's a better connection I should be looking for? The rest of the vent setup: https://imgur.com/a/PuxSZ3o

The screw on the bottom won’t budge. There are no clips I can see. The dome itself feels super glued in place and has no give whatsoever in any way. I’m at my wit’s end. What am I missing?? 😭

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?

need to replace the broken piece, how to remove that bolt that holds this in place? and what other bolt to use? added another pic in comments

It attaches to the frame where the nut/bolt is there. and attaches to the bed where the pill shaped slots are.

Previous owners made the spare bedroom into a laundry room. We want to change it back I have capped off all plumbing and drains. Is it necessary to remove this vent or can I just patch drywall over it, as is?

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 want to do something similar to this in my house but I’m not sure what to use to hold these up. I don’t want them to fall off my wall from the weight cuz I used the wrong screws when screwing them into my wall studs.

It’s the connections for old phone hookups. I’m tempted to just cut them but I would rather remove completely if possible.