r/DIYhelp

Retainer, shank, collar? Whatever theyre called I cant find them without the glass knobs

So I got these street lamps and found that 3 work. I only need two for my front gate but I don’t have power down there. I need to make them solar but idk how. I hope to put them on top of a stone post as well. And tips and tricks are appreciated.

Trying to dismantle a bedframe, but we can't figure out these fasteners. They don't have a washer or anything similar on the other side, the heads are smooth circles so a wrench isn't grabbing them, the heads don't have a slot in the top for a screwdriver or alan wrench to fit into, and knocking at them with a hammer didn't dislodge them.

The bedframe doesn't have any markings on it other than Made In China, so I haven't been able to track down specs, and the fasteners only say 69 on top of the head (presumably just a part number). The shaft of the fastener doesn't have any threading, and the whole thing is only around an inch long including the head

Sorry, feel like a moron. Tried extensive googling to no avail, including Google Image searches. I can’t find any that have this diagonal metal piece situation going on. I usually hang stuff up with picture frame nails. Size is medium, like 24’’ inch across. Weights <15lb. Bought off FB Marketplace so I don’t know the brand.

My 36x36x72 Streamline glue-up kit suggests greenboard or cement board. I’m going with Certainteee blueboard which apparently has the same water resistance of purple board. I was thinking of using joist tape in the drywall corners, or silicone, or kerdiband- since if there’s any fail in acrylic wall kit it would probably be in the caulked corner seam.

Any recommendations on how to treat treat the drywall corners before the acrylic wall glue up?

Hi, I’m working on my walls and after the wallpaper got removed by wallpaper steaming, this is the current state of the wall. I have sanded it. I have used zinsser gardz to seal another wall and then finishing skim. I just don’t know if this is the best solution for this wall and what to do next to get it ready to paint.

Hi,

There are 3 of these
windows. As the heat wave hit last week, temperatures rose really high because
of these windows. So we're looking for ideas and tips to block it.

As a renter, I cant
really install too expensive or intrusive things.

We have 2 ladders but none of them are high
enough for me to even touch the window.

Reflecting screens are
kinda out of question because of ho high it is and we would like to remove the
protection when summer is done.

I tried to put some
blinds on suction cups you find on Amazon with the help of an extending
gripper, but the gripper isnt strong enough to hold the suction cup to the top
of the window, so I cant even put the suction cups on the window.

 

As Im not really a DIY
guy, Im coming here to seek some help. Do you guys have any idea on how I could
install something while not being able to touch the window? Is there some sort of tool I dont know of
that could help installing these suction cups?

Is there anything else I
can install on the outside to block the sun heat?

Thank you very much for your appreciated
help, I really wish we can find something for the rest of the summer.

Just bought our first home which was owned by an elderly lady with interesting taste. All the interior doors have glass panels and are unfinished wood. For privacy, the lady put up these pieces of awful butterfly adhesive paper. I think they're old because they are brittle and don't want to come off easily. Because the wood is unfinished, im worried to use GooGone or anything that might stain and penetrate the wood. I don't want to scrape and risk scratching the glass. Any suggestions?

I can only figure out how to add one photo.

I’m trying to figure out how to get these screws/nails(they seem like a hybrid?) out of this wood, the head is imbedded at least a quarter inch in each screw, I got the crowbar in, but I can’t figure out how to anchor it to anything to push against. I was thinking about trying to get a jigsaw in with a metal cutting blade, but I would appreciate any other ideas hopefully preventing unnecessary damage the wood I have a :lot/of planks like this doubled up

Hello,

I am wondering if the following exists/what is it called?

An L bracket with a screw as a peg, but the screw faces INWARD/inside of the L (and not outward like a shelf bracket). Something like the attached chicken scratch doodle.

The idea is to mount a piece of wood against this bracket and the screw peg goes into a hole on the piece of wood and pokes out of the wood such that a nut can be placed on the screw to secure the wood from the “inside” of the L bracket.

Does this exist and, if yes, what is it called? Any idea where I could get one?

Thanks!

Door doesn't push far enough closed for latch to reach strike plate, due to weather stripping. I'd like to keep the weather stripping if possible. Is there an easy way to pull the strike plate (and indent in wood) forward, or push the door back further? The red arrow is where the latch is hitting. Thanks so much in advance!! :)

Epoxy didn’t work and a screw split the little bit of wood. Deeper screw maybe?

Newly bought very old home, the short straight shower arm is not ideal, want to replace with a 45° elbow piece but I can’t seem to unscrew it, tried with a wrench and tried hard to unscrew it but worried I would break something if I went at it too hard 😭, any advice would be welcome and appreciated, thanks!

I tore off wood paneling and now im wondering what are some options in making the wall texture look good. I prefer to not have to sand the entire house.

We have a now unused cable that runs through a 1 inch hole from exterior to interior of house. I want to remove the cable and fill/patch the holes. But not sure how best to do this? For interior, it’s drywall and we already have plans to paint the wall the hole comes through. For exterior, it’s vinyl siding and we don’t really care how it looks, just want to keep bugs and moisture out. Any guidance on how to proceed would be much appreciated! Thank you.

Hi, I’m not sure where to begin with this. Can you please tell me the easiest way to fix this post? Something tells me it won’t be easy.