Handy-Man Corner

[Iowanian]

I'm tired of bad Chiefs news.....


I thought it would be a good idea for a thread on the Handy-Man.

Do you have any Home remedies, gadgets you've made, advice on car repair, home maint, sollutions to kill weeds in your yard, bugs in your garden?

Use Coke to clean your batteries? That type of stuff.
Home made floor dry?

[Brock]

Originally Posted by blaise

Not on the dishwasher topic, but I want to put in a screen door on my back door (an extra door storm/screen door) On the pamphlets for the doors it says you need at least 2.5 inches depth on the little side piece of the door frame. Mine has 2.0 , maybe 2 1/4 max. Has anyone installed their own and come across this?
The problem would be that the door knob on the actual door would stick out too far, I think and so the screen door wouldn't close. How can I get around it?

Could cut a routered pocket where the door knob protrudes. (Assuming you're talking about a wooden screen door.) If you're putting in an aluminum one, you'll probably need to build up your door jamb outward and mould around it.

[Iowanian]

It depends on the house and the moldings.

If you're in an older home with wooden trim or moldings, you could remove them, peace in a 1x4 between the wall and the molding(trim) around the exterior and give yourself some additional spacing.

The first place you might consider looking is for an updated door knob that wouldn't protrude as far?

[blaise]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

I'd somehow shim the screen door out a 1/2". What type of trim is around the exterior of the door frame? Is it standard brick moulding?

Yes, brick.

[blaise]

Originally Posted by Brock

Could cut a routered pocket where the door knob protrudes. (Assuming you're talking about a wooden screen door.) If you're putting in an aluminum one, you'll probably need to build up your door jamb outward and mould around it.

That's what I seem to be finding out, that I need to somehow build up the door jamb.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by blaise

That's what I seem to be finding out, that I need to somehow build up the door jamb.

Finding a different doorknob as Iowanian suggested would definitely be easier, IF you can find one that fits. I have no idea if such an item exists.

It's kind of strange that the jamb would be oddly sized like that.

[blaise]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Finding a different doorknob as Iowanian suggested would definitely be easier, IF you can find one that fits. I have no idea if such an item exists.

It's kind of strange that the jamb would be oddly sized like that.

Yeah, it makes me kind of mad. Such a stupid little thing.

Many sizing guidelines are just guidelines. Have you checked to see if it works despite the call for 2.5"?

[Rukdafaidas]

Originally Posted by kepp

So I have a dishwasher issue. My wife called a few minutes ago saying that there was water all over the kitchen floor that had come from the dishwasher. She said it seems like the dishes were clean, so the dishwasher was working, but just leaking water. I'm wondering if its drain is clogged? How do I check and fix that?

Here's a bit of knowledge that might help. My dishwasher did the same thing a few years ago. I learned if you open the dishwasher while it's running to add an item, close the door for 30 seconds before locking the lever. It needs to build up pressure.

[Chiefs Rool]

I'm on a project right now, I'm re-doing my pantry. Got all of the peeled painted stripped off and spackled and sanded down. Now I'm going to refinish the wood shelves and replace a couple. Then paint, should look good when I'm done!

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Chiefs Rool

I'm on a project right now, I'm re-doing my pantry. Got all of the peeled painted stripped off and spackled and sanded down. Now I'm going to refinish the wood shelves and replace a couple. Then paint, should look good when I'm done!

How old is the home? Are you aware of the potential hazards of working with lead-based paint?

[Chiefs Rool]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

How old is the home? Are you aware of the potential hazards of working with lead-based paint?

yup, it's a very old home. Yup, lead paint is a bitch, I was told that there was no more lead paint but there were a few layers of paint that I could see in some areas where that might be. I wore a mask while I was doing it and made sure to clean up well.

But my soon to be ex wife wanted a ****ing faux finish and now I get to scrap that terrible idea

[Rooster]

My driveway has gone to shit very quickly. We had some snows and some extreme cold this winter but nothing more than usual. Water has gotten into the cement in any event.

The slab was poured in 1999 per the stamp in the concrete. There are a lot of things on the interweb but wanted to get some insite from some planeteers. Has anyone tried to repair this? Does it match when you are done? Can a weekend warrior fix this?

This is not an actual picture but a good representation of what's going on.

Originally Posted by Rooster

My driveway has gone to shit very quickly. We had some snows and some extreme cold this winter but nothing more than usual. Water has gotten into the cement in any event.

The slab was poured in 1999 per the stamp in the concrete. There are a lot of things on the interweb but wanted to get some insite from some planeteers. Has anyone tried to repair this? Does it match when you are done? Can a weekend warrior fix this?

This is not an actual picture but a good representation of what's going on.

You could have fixed it before by sealing it. But that ship has sailed. I'd be interested to hear answers from a concrete guru. I've seen this from time to time and a simple, effective fix might be something to throw into my own bag of tricks.

[Chiefs Rool]

Now that I am free at last (going through divorce), I'm building my beer trophy case that I always wanted to do. I don't care if it's cheesy or silly, I want it. It's basically one beer bottle from each type of beer that I have bought and drank. It would look glorious now with all of the great beers I have drank over the years, but in a year or 2 it will be awesome. I'm building it right next to my freaking bar. The ex would never allow it before. It's going to be a fun project because it will involve a lot of drinking. I'm a guy who likes to try different beers all of the time, so this will be a way to remember them for me. It is very "bachelor" I know!

Also, my bitch of an ex wife never would let me have a dog. So a couple of weeks ago I adopted a beautiful one year old black lab. She's an awesome dog.

Which leaves me to my next project, which will be done this week, is finishing the fence in the back yard. There already is a fence, it's just not enclosed and I need about 20 more feet of fence and 2 doors for it to finish it. Easy enough.

But nothing beats beer and house projects without a raging **** nagging at you!

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by Chiefs Rool

Also, my bitch of an ex wife never would let me have a dog.

Hey to each their own, dude. If I want a dog, I go pick one up. The same goes for an ATV, truck, gun, whatever. I have never been given a hard time by my wife about it. I'm a lucky guy, but that's also why I'm still married.