If you lost the key to your locked filing cabinet and you need to get into it, you can call a locksmith and pay to have a new key made, or you can drill the lock out to get the cabinet unlocked. Obviously drilling the cabinet will leave the lock inoperable, but it will get you i...
When a door is locked, the lock’s cylinder is prevented from turning by a series of spring-loaded pins that protrude into holes in the cylinder. The uniquely shaped teeth on the original key push the pins up and out of the way, allowing the cylinder to turn. To pick the lock, use ...
As in, some bozo had “secured” the upper cabinets to the walls by pounding drywall anchors into the plaster and then fastening the cabinet boxes to those plastic plugs. God only knows how they never fell off, even during an actual earthquake. ↩︎ Considering how great the new cabinets...
Olsen says the easiest way to do this is to use your phone to take a video while you slowly walk through your house, getting footage of every piece of furniture and belonging you have. Open closets and cabinet doors, and pan slowly to make it easier to zoom in...
02. The funny thing was at that very moment the universe was working on something-- a storm. so tropical storm Willy is going to be with us at least until Monday. It's gonna rain cats and dogs, folks. So don't step in a poodle. ...
Additionally, you may be able to create the necessary space for your new dryer by getting rid of cabinet or shelving space that's in the way and replacing it with adryer pedestal. These accessories sit beneath the dryer, elevating it to a height that's perhaps more manageable while also ...
Most hostels at least require a key to enter the dorm rooms. Most dorm rooms have lockers. These are usually located under the bed but some rooms have cabinet-style lockers. You normally have to supply your own lock. I just lock up any valuables and leave my backpack on the bed. I’...
t find the ones you enjoy. This goes for the pantry items, too. When they build up, it doesn’t only make the ones you are looking for harder to find; it also makes going into that cabinet less appealing overall. Who looks forward to making dinner when it’s impossible to find what...
Have a kitchen base cabinet with shelves that are disorganized and hard to reach? Make it work with these step-by-step instructions on how to convert shelves to drawers. Recently, I have been on a quest to get organized. And I have now moved on to the kitchen which can really use some...
Picking a locked bathroom or bedroom door lock As an honest, upstanding citizen, you probably don't think of lock picking as an essential skill, but it quickly becomes one when you forget your keys, and you're locked out of your own house. At such a time, you're unlikely to have loc...