r/DIYHome

When we moved into our home there were two 36 and 1/2 inch bi-fold doors. However, because of the tight closet space, it causes them to bang into the dryer every time we need to open them. We also have to shut the door leading to the kitchen so we can open the right side door and access the dryer.

Recently I took the doors off to make things easier to access. However, the laundry closet is an eyesore and the machines are much louder when being used.

My first thought was to add overlapping sliding farm doors that hang within the frame. I was going to purchase the hardware and then make my own thin barn doors. This way I could slide the doors from side to side when wanting to access the washer or dryer. However, the opening is 73 inches wide. If I were to make the doors 36 1/2 inches, I would not be able to access the dryer when the doors are to the left. I cannot install traditional sliding barn doors because there is a wall to the right and to the left it would get in the way of the other closet doors and possibly hit the small portion of the wall in between the two closets. I do not want to install accordion style doors because my wife thinks they are ugly and break easily.

Any help, ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated.

I installed a new vanity last month and want to get a backsplash up using 2 of these 10x10 tiles that we also have in our shower.

Only problem is a poorly located GFCI outlet. I had a friend cut the tile to go around the outlet and I have spacers to bring the outlet out more flush with the tile, but then there’s going to be a big gap at the top of the outlet where there is no tile. Not sure if anything exists to take care of that issue?

Any advice/assistance is greatly appreciated!

I have a cat6 cable at the ceiling where I marked it with Green. I want to run it to the doorbell. Any suggestions?

This wall is a stucco over Cinder block. The wire was there for al camera but I want to run it to the doorbell.

I'm thinking of using a DLine Micro+ Raceway but want to check here for any other suggestions. Thank you!

Edit: this is a 2 story house with no basement. Located in Florida

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Is this handle too small for a pan drawer? It's an 800mm drawer and the fixings are 160mm. Thought it looked ok but when I've googled the guidance seems to be to go bigger as can risk putting strain on the drawer? Picky I know but final thing to do on our kitchen and got design fatigue...

Many thanks in advance

I’ve got an outbuilding with a roof with open 24” wide, 2x6 deep bays. About 400 square feet.

I’d like to use rigid foam board in here, but I’m soooo confused reading everything online.
Will rigid foam board work, if so, how does it need to be installed?
No ridge vent, only soffit vent on one side of the building.

Item: DOMIPET 5-in-1 Wall-mounted Furniture Wood Modern Cat Wall Shelves, Dark Gray

I got the item installed on my wall, except for the top screws on the top piece by the window. For some reason, they absolutely will not screw in any more. As you can see in picture 5, the perch bends when my cat sits on it. Any advice how to ease my mind that it can be more stable? The rest of it works great.

How would you go about fixing this cheaply?

I recently purchased a mobile home and want to redo the front deck's overhang. I'd like to purchase more of this metal track which attaches the overhang to the mobile home, but can't figure out what it's called. Any ideas?

Dog sitting for a friend and they didn’t disclose that their dog has some SERIOUS anxiety and destructive tendencies.

They’re willing to pay for materials for repairs, but I have no idea where to even begin with this. Never had to patch anything other than small holes in walls.

Hi!

Trying to figure out the best way to repair these dent marks on the wall which were made by a chair. Would it be the usual case of sanding back, filling and repainting? Or is there an easier way?

Many TIA!

Hi there, I’m planning on painting my bathroom for a little refresh. One of the walls in this bathroom has wallpaper that I plan on removing and then prepping the wall to paint, but I have a couple of questions I’m hoping Reddit can help answer. :)
- the house was built in the 1950s, but this portion was an addition that my husband and I are fairly certain happened in the 70s. That said, do you think I would need to test the layers of paint underneath the wallpaper for lead prior to sanding?
- The wallpaper peels off pretty easily, and there’s a layer of adhesive that would need to be smoothed out. Is sanding really all that’s needed to get it where it needs to be for paint?

Hey guys! I want to DIY this ceiling repair. Do I have to cut the drywall all the way to the end of the cracked part, or would it be acceptable to just put mud over the crack? I can’t tell where the wood beam starts. Also, I want to do this as mess free as possible, any tips on keeping the insulation from falling down when I cut? It was a nightmare trying to clean up the stuff that already fell, and I keep worrying I got hantavirus lol. Thank you!

I just want to share this work that I did because it was so much work and I’m really proud of it. I did all the work myself except for the electrical. There are a few things I would do differently now, but I really dig this area. I usually do a lot of woodworking, but this definitely pushed my DIY knowledge

Hello all. There is this thick plexiglass like covering under the balcony on the door. It keeps catching on the other door and If I can shave or cut the lower part by a half inch that should fix it. Any ideas?

I’m assuming the steps are:
- use tractor to take off grass
- Do I need to put down fabric barrier or is it unnecessary?
- where my shadow is, it’s about 12” lower than the driveway. Can I just add that much crusher run?
- add crusher run
- spread with bucket and back blade (I don’t have a box blade)
- use plate compactor once spread

Anything else?

I pulled down the box because I didn't see anything that says it's rated for fans. There is a piece of wood it's attached to. Will that be sufficient or am I going to need to upgrade the box?