Adding open shelving to your dry bar is totally optional. We had enough space for it and felt like we needed more storage, so we added floating shelving above the dry bar. Since the wall paneling blocks access to the drywall to use a stud finder I taped off where the studs hit on the...
After clicking the shelves into place, we could rock the top shelf backward and insert little double sided sticky foam pads to keep the top shelf from sliding around. 4. Anchor the IKEA BESTA shelving to the wall. Next, it was time to anchor the shelves into the wall. Similar to when ...
Next step was to drill a hole through the reservoir basin grate for the copper standpipe to reach the reservoir and pump. I used a 1” Forstner bit for this but a spade bit would work too. I later ended up enlarging this hole so I could remove the pot, if necessary, without removing...
an electric drill with a Philips head drill bit.If you too want to be handy at home, invest in a nice cordless drill. I went with Makita but my construction friends say they’re pretty much alike. (I personally wouldn’t buy a Ryobi which is HD’s private label brand.) Makita and ...
This process applies to the vast majority of modern drills, including Milwaukee, Hitachi, Makita, Black and Decker, and Ryobi models. 2 Insert an Allen wrench into the opening of the chuck. Choose the largest Allen wrench you can insert into the opening of the drill. Turn the Allen wrench...