Showing posts with label D.I.Y hasn't this been done already?!. Show all posts
Showing posts with label D.I.Y hasn't this been done already?!. Show all posts

Monday, 19 September 2016

D.I.Y wasn't this done before?! - The Cupboard Door

This cupboard door has been wonky since I was young. Now I am home, sick of looking at it, and going to fix it.



To fix it, I need to make the wood firmer (this all sounds so dirty XP).


For this, I'm using wood glue and match sticks.




I had a little 'helper':



And a surprise guest!


That is a damn red back spider!

The first screwdriver I found was broken :(


This is meant to be a flat head screwdriver!

I wanted to take the door off properly, but the bottom screw of the top hinge was tightened by Hercules himself. 



I could get it out, but I'm trying to fix things, not destroy them.
So I just worked around it.



Once the glue dried, I flattened off the matchsticks and put the screws back in.


Adding a third screw.

And done!

Verdict: It's much more secure now and doesn't feel like it will fall off in your hands.
I wish I had power tools, it would make this all so much easier!

Monday, 22 August 2016

D.I.Y hasn't this been done already?! - The Bathroom Window

This is a new segment where I fix things around the house that my parents haven't thought to do anything about for ~30 years.

Here is the window before. As you can see, there is no blinds or frosting.
PU2 is acting as a villain/ burglar/ monster/Sandhill crane.

So for this project we need some glass frost spray paint:



This is the window before I fixed it. It is perfectly clear and anyone can spy on you while you use the shower/facilities.

I taped up the edges and fan


And ran into a problem:

WTActualF!?

So I used a piece of metal wire to jab into the would be nozzle area.


This gave a bit of a drippy end result :c

I guess I could put some fish on it and call it an ocean theme XP

And here is the after:

I don't even need to hide PU2's face!

Verdict: I'll get a new (not dodgy can) and give it another coat, but I'm very happy with how it turned out!