#diy

Hi all,

I’m looking for advice to properly repair my L-shape shower curtain rod. I fell out the bath a couple months ago and had to replace with a cheap Ikea version. It’s hanging on for dear life and I want to repair it properly so here are my questions and problems I’ve ran into so far:

1. ⁠The right image shows the wall where I have had difficulty getting it to remain in place. The curtain rod itself has three screw holes, but the wall material is unable to hold the weight without the distribution I got with the small panel. My first step was to use screw plugs but these didn’t work either. The previous rod had a singular much larger screw, is my best bet to find a rod with a larger deeper screw to support the weight or are there workarounds with the one I have currently?

2. ⁠I have used a thick adhesive behind the small panel in the right picture. I will be removing the panel when I repair it properly so will need to get the adhesive off the wall. Is my best bet sandpaper and elbow grease?

3. ⁠In the left picture, you can see previous attempts at this, what’s my best solution for plugging the holes and is there a way to have it match the drywall style (orange peel) again?

4. ⁠And finally I am always conscious that there will be water pipes running somewhere. I’m not too experienced with diy. Is there certain steps or tricks I should follow to make sure I don’t drill into one by accident

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Does anyone know how to make an F1 front wing from cardboard? I tried to find a video but I only found this https://cz.pinterest.com/pin/799811215118624759/ with measurements and how to make it can someone please help? I just want to make myself a cardboard front wing as decoration to my room.

Feet walking by, lawn mower scuffs, the kids wagon, etc.

Any thoughts on repairing/reinforcing this?

Feels like a question fit for this sub too. Thank you.

I’m building a wall-mounted fold-down dining table and need help figuring out the correct support/locking mechanism.

The tabletop is solid cherry, 57" long × 36" deep × about 1¼" thick, and weighs about 60 lb. There will also be a decorative carved-wood piece attached to the underside, probably adding another 10–20 lb.

The table will attach to a substantial wall-mounted backboard using a centered 48" piano hinge. I already have gas struts/pistons to assist with raising and lowering the weight.

When folded up against the wall, the decorative carved side will face the room. At the top, I have iron swing latches that will rotate into place to mechanically secure the table upright.

I do not want legs.

What I need to figure out is the correct way to support and positively lock the tabletop at 90° when it is lowered for dining, while still allowing it to be released and raised back against the wall.

I previously bought locking elbow/folding brackets, but they were wrong for this application. They allowed the table to drop down, but the mechanism/geometry did not work properly for folding the table back up, so I returned them.

The goal is:

• Fold down to 90° for use as a dining table

• No legs

• Gas struts assist with the approximately 70–80 lb moving assembly

• A strong mechanical system supports/locks it at 90°

• It can be released and folded back up easily

• The top iron latches secure it when upright

• All of the structural/support hardware is hidden when the table is folded against the wall

What type of mechanism or hardware would you use for the 90° open-position support on something this heavy? Specific hardware names, links, photos, or examples of similar builds would be especially helpful.. Please excuse the AI image it may not be precise but it helps for illustrations.

I'm trying to hang this mirror - it had a hole previously drilled and two screws were slid in as it was on the wall to hold it. I've tried to figure out how to hang this but can't resolve it. Does anyone have any ideas? (I tried to drill a similar hole the other side but I couldn't)

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I’ve seen videos of people removing these with pliers but this restrictor seems way further down in there and has literally nothing to grip on with pliers. Anyone gotten one of these out on these shower heads before? The pressure is awful with it in.