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Craftsman porch

How to make my porch more craftsman style on a budget?

How do I update my old butcher block countertops?

The kitchen in my old house was updated about 20+ years ago. Besides half-paneled walls (yuck), they installed butcher block countertops. They are stained, greasy,... See more

How to pain glass & wrap it with seran wrap?

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Paneling

Have tongue and groove paneling in my basement. Its a medium dark but I would like to lighten the wood to a honey color. Any suggestions?

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Fruit flies?

Just a comment. If you do not want to use up space with a wine bottle, take a small glass bowel about the size of a custard dish. Fill 3/4 with apple cider vinegar ... See more

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Paint has pealed off where I had some tape. How-to fix??

I have concrete walls and a teenaged daughter who has put up posters and stuff but now we are changing it all and the tape has pulled off in chunks and the... See more

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How to paint laminate?

I have 2 cheap laminated book cases I would like to paint, but, am a little leery cause I don't want to ruin them.

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Reduce depth cabinet base so new countertop will fit ?

I bought a new 24” countertop for my kitchen, after pulling off the old one we found out that our Handmade base cabinets are even. The left end is 25” from the wall... See more

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What is the paint for a brick house?

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Den conversion ?

I have a space that I’d like to turn into bedroom and bathroom. This would give me a desperately needed third room. The room is less than 200sqft and I need advice on... See more

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How do you take hard water off windows?

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How to fix a KitchenAid stand mixer rusted under the bowl

My 35 year old mixer is in great shape except the base beneath the bowl. As the photo shows, the enamel is bubbled and chipped off. I’ve been googling but mostly... See more

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How do i prevent water hammer?

I get really loud banging in my walls when using the tap, toilet, washing machine (very old house ). .

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How can I put shelves up in a mobile home?

I live in a mobile home and the walls are not substancial enough to hold plain wooden shelfs. what can i use?

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Replace a mobile home tub/shower?

Can I replace the current tub and shower in a mobile home with a drop in shower only from Lowe’s?

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How to paint over existing backsplash?

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We have a TV antenna that blew down in a storm. What can I make out of

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Frames?

How can you spruce up a picture frame using craft popsicle sticks

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Counter and cabinet idea

need Ideas on what to do with ugly tile countertop and cabinets. I don’t want to gut the kitchen as it’s too expensive just wanna update it.

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Maytag dishwasher won’t come out

Maytag dishwasher filter won’t come out

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Ow to clean toilet bowl

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How do I restore a bench with rod iron?

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Can I skip the primer?

I'm redoing a french provincial curio cabinet. The existing finish is cream and I plan to make it a light gray with a graige sponge affect over it. I'm wondering if... See more

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Can anyone in Hometalk world identify this plant?

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How to remove plastic coatings?

How do you remove the plastic coating on bathroom fixtures? I have all Moen Bronze bathroom fixtures. Four years later i'm noticing their is a plastic film on... See more

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How to paint a mirror?

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How to finish off a driveway culvert

What materials would you use to finish off a driveway culvert end , growing grass around it is not an option

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How to tone down a dark blue color on bathroom wall?

I rolled my bathroom walls with a textured roller over Sheetrock mud. It came out great, looks like small waves.I then painted it a blue to accent the blue in the... See more

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Does anyone have a Joshua Tree Yucca?

My joshua tree has 4 branches and yesterday the crown topping the smallest one fell off. No strong wind, no intervention from us, just plopped on the ground. I had an... See more

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Scott Watson
on Sep 12, 2018

Start with the basics. Pull the sparkplug and ground it and see if you have spark when trying to crank. If that is good then it's probably fuel system. Is the petcock open giving fuel to the carburetor? After this things get to be more for the mechanically inclined

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Kathy Gunter Law
on Sep 12, 2018

Carburetor is a common problem. If it has had gas with ethanol used, if it has been stored without draining and proper products, then find s small engine repair shop.

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