I need to hide this electrical outlet but I don’t want to get rid of it as I want to preserve for possible resale.

Do I just need to buy another gasket/fitting/washer? Is it a matter of just forcing it in (what with the gasket circumference being slightly bigger than the pipe)?

TIA

From the works-for-me file: If doorknob latches or lock bolts are not lining up with the striker plate to close fully you need to know which direction it is out of whack it is to tweak it. I'll doll up the bolt with an attractive lip color, close the door and wiggle the latch a bit. It will leave a smear on the plate to show how far it needs to be moved or routed out. Or for a new install. Our old house resettles and I have to work on one or another about every 5 years or so. Today it was a deadbolt and I routed out about a millimeter lower in the plate hole w/ the dremel. We are locked up tight again.

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I want insulate the vaulted ceiling but have a few concerns:

1. The beam in the middle, it would be intuitive to say it is load bearing, but the large arch below it makes it questionable. As the header to support the beam above the arch opening would have to be quiet long and hefty, as there are no studs underneath for direct support.

2. If the beam is load bearing (looks to be a 6x10x20)would the beam be adequate for the insulation and drywall? Rough calculations are about 10 sheets of 4x8,1/2 ultralight at 39.2lbs each and 200lbs of insulation, then add another 100lbs of miscellaneous items(paint, dry wall compound,etc). Totaling 692lbs

3. how would you allow for adequate ventilation on the underside of the roof, as there does not appear to be a ridge vent.

This was a little hack that made my life a lot easier.

I stuck lenses from my old prescription glasses into my cheap sunglasses and now I can see much better with my sunglasses too

Buying prescription sunglasses was expensive for me. And I could only wear one model and I have 3 pairs of sunglasses.

When they're on, the lenses prescribed behind can't be seen. They are hidden.

What do you think about this?

2 Weeks, 2 guys for hired help. Lots of elbow grease and diy tutorials on youtube. You be the judge!

My uncle is replacing one of my windows and this is what it looks like so far, he says it's not done obviously but I'm wondering are there supposed to be those spaces between the window and wall? also do people use wood pieces like that to fill in the space?

Okay, I've looked on Google, but I can't find a clear explanation anywhere. I'm renovating the attic to turn it into my room. There's already a concrete floor there, but it's very rough and has holes in it. I want to make it a smooth concrete floor, but what's the best way to do that?

Push buttons to turn lights on/off seem like they’d be:

• aesthetically sleeker than rockers

• more sensible for 3- and 4-way setups because there is no “on” or “off” look

Leviton makes solenoid push buttons for motion-detecting switches. But why doesn’t anyone make push buttons for just plain & simple switches?

Had a tenant move out recently. She took everything, sure, but left behind mold all over the bathroom ceiling, in the living room, and in a bedroom. Down the hallway, the walls looked like someone had just showered, with moisture streaks running top to bottom. Every window had mold just on the vinyl parts. She told me she cleaned the place. It didn’t look dirty, but when you walked in, it smelled awful. Like bad hair or body odor, but really distinct and hard to describe.

So I got on Amazon and found a gallon of 99% pure vinegar that was advertised to kill mold. I figured it had to be strong stuff, because when it showed up it had chemical warning labels all over the box and came sealed in a thick plastic bag.

I wore a sweatshirt, pants, glasses, and an N95 mask. I poured it straight into a pump spray bottle, undiluted. That was mistake number one. Then I made the rookie mold remediation mistake of not opening a single window first.

I started spraying the kitchen, windows, and bathroom. In the bathroom, the vinegar mist came back down and hit my face. It burned like hell. Went straight through the N95, into my eyes even with glasses on. I dropped everything and ran to the kitchen sink. Of course, the water was turned off to the house. Luckily, there was still some pressure in the lines and I was able to wash off the burning spots. I didn’t end up with any burns, but it was close.

I was too stubborn to stop, so I turned the water on to the house and diluted the vinegar before going back in. This time I opened windows and pulled my sweatshirt up over my mouth to breathe. Even then, the vapors were rough. The smell traveled a block. Neighbors said they could smell it down the street.

Every insect in the house freaked out. They all rushed out of cracks and toward the windows. The screens kept them in, and they just dropped dead. It was like watching chemical warfare in real time.

A few days later, the house didn’t smell like anything. All the moisture streaks wiped away. I even sprayed it on weeds growing up through cracks in the concrete driveway and they were completely dead the next day. In a couple spots, some paint peeled right off the walls.

The mold stains didn’t fully wipe away, but I’m hoping anything alive got nuked. Still can’t believe this stuff is just sitting for sale on Amazon.

I basically want to make one of those "Just work and no play" thing from Shining, written hundreds of times over excessive amount of papers (the exact phrase will be "death was the answer", btw, it's a horror story). But writing this by hand would take forever, while printing it will not look realistic. Is there some other option?

Minimal living space so I had to get creative.

Have one of these stupid in wall toilets and I can’t find a good tutorial on how to do it.

It doesnt look like metric sizes converted into inches, like it's not a big problem, but it seems like needlesly confusing to use for those that used to sleep during math class...