Fireplace repair and maintenance: what you can do yourself
During the operation of a fireplace, like any other heating device, certain difficulties often arise. However, do not rush to call a specialist: some problems can be fixed on your own.
How to make a modern LED chandelier from PVC pipe
The more elaborate and modern a chandelier looks, the more expensive it is. Designer lighting fixtures sometimes cost tens or hundreds of times more than the actual price of the material spent on their production.
How to make a wooden bathtub heated from a firewood boiler
Using appropriate woodworking equipment, we obtain edged beams from logs, which we cut into edged boards, and carefully planed on all sides.
How to make a warm dog house with Wi-Fi control
To keep your pet healthy and happy, it is important to provide him with a warm, comfortable kennel. The proposed design of the booth allows for minimizing the care of the dog.
How to lay firewood for long burning with maximum efficiency
The chaotic arrangement of logs in the firebox of the stove and their traditional ignition from below leads to the fact that solid fuel quickly flares up in a short time and a significant part of the generated heat simply goes into the chimney, without bringing any benefit.
Hang a lemon on the tap and you will be forever grateful
The usual routine cleaning of faucet screens from limescale is labor-intensive, painstaking, and time-consuming. But such work must be carried out periodically and more often, the harder the water in the water supply system.
How to use a utility knife to open a lock if you lose your keys
The fatalism of losing the keys to a padlock can be eliminated with the help of an ordinary stationery knife, or rather, its segmented blade, which is first annealed in the flame of a lighter.
How to connect PP pipes without welding and make a collapsible water supply for the garden
In the summer, caring for plants in the yard, country house, or garden requires water, which is best supplied using a summer water supply. In the fall it can be easily disassembled until next year. Moreover, for its installation, we can completely do without welding.
How to make a laser level from a cheap laser pointer
Instead of purchasing an expensive laser level in a store, such a device can be easily assembled using a household cordless drill, a standard bolt, a piece of mirror, and an ordinary laser pointer. Such work can be done by any adult since it does not require special knowledge, professional skills, or high costs.
How to make a cheap and durable base for a gazebo or terrace
At first glance, it seems that only at least two experienced carpenters can handle such labor-intensive and complex work as the construction of elements of a wooden gazebo or house.