If you have a Kwikset door handle loose, locate the arrow on the side of the door knob and move it upwards to release the faceplate or the rose. For other setups, there may be a hole or a button that you have to press with a screwdriver or an awl. Step 3: Remove the door knob...
If these screws have come loose or stripped out of the wood then the lock itself may be moving within the door causing the looseness. Tighten these back down and use a toothpick in the screw hole if has gotten hollowed out too big to accept the screw. I’ve got a tutorial on how to...
The easiest way to deal with a stripped screw hole is to grab a differentsize of screwthat's slightly longer or wider than the original. Since a longer screw has more threads, it has more of a chance to grip into the wood deeper in the hole. A wider screw might be large enough to ...
screw size I have a !/2" brass wood screws fthat have a slightly oval head (as opposed to a flat head) for a cabinet that were accidentally thrown out. I cannot find the type I want. I want to convert the measurements to metro but they use a different system. I know that 1/2...
Countersink the nail and fill the hole with the appropriate colored wood filler. If your floor is carpeted, there is a fix for that too. The neatest and cleanest way would be to purchase a carpet repair kit. The repair kit contains an alignment and depth control device with snap off ...
In order to fix any type of loose or broken guitar brace, you will need a c-clamp that is long enough to fit in the sound hole and reach the brace that needs to be repair. Here are several different sizes of sound hole c-clamps that will get the job done right. ...
Art with a screwloose (or how pile of dismantled furniture won a ?6,000 prize).Byline: JAYA NARAIN MOST artists would see a weekend break in a hotel as the perfect chance...Narain, Jaya
I also have a neat gadget called a water drill- Basically it is a plastic tube with a very small hole in one end and the other end gets connected to your faucet…. and it acts like a pressure washer inside your drain. This is good for cleaning out really tough stuff, and pool or ...
Begin by removing a 6–8" section of bark, starting at an end. The cambium layer, the fibrous "glue" that connects the bark to the wood, can add depth and character to the edge if you leave it. (It won't come loose later.) Scraping away that layer creates a slippery-smooth edge...
Helpful DIY advice on how to repair loose, squeaky, or broken stairs, handrails, balusters, posts and other stair parts.