r/homeimprovementideas

Thinking of cutting an attic access above my garage for storage. From there I would put down some plywood for support. Won’t be putting anything super heavy. Mainly camping stuff and decorations.

Photo was from when I had my siding replaced.

When there is a heavy downpour, water flows off the gutters here into the screened porch. I've cleared any leaves and downspouts are flowing well. These are 6" gutters. Can I use larger gutters just on this back portion and leave the 6" on the rest of the house?

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?

Looking for a nice design to build my closet!

Any ideas or tips are greatly appreciated!

Also ideas on different ways I could close this closet off are much needed, I had a sliding door on a rail but it took up to much space so, something nice I could put instead!

Hey all! I have this gas fireplace in the living room that I don’t see myself or my partner using (and so our kitty doesn’t burn herself) but we’re not sure what to do with the space. I brought up getting some custom piece of furniture (similar to pic 4) with shelving to block it off, and using the map in the first pic to cover the old tv holes + outlet. The white bookshelf situation is temporary and just to store our current items + to get a feel for how it’d all look.

I like the height of the bookshelf, but love the idea of having a mantel. My partner’s concerned about leaving dead space where critters and/or dust may find themselves. We own this place and we LOVE a diy project hehe. Any ideas, input, and mock-ups are appreciated!! Cat tax included as well :p

In a new home and our closet doors have these metal and wood staple looking things coming out of the bottom, making it impossible to open the door with even our low pile rug there. Any ideas as to if they are some sort of guide/ sweep or if they are manufacturing staples meant to be pulled out? Unfortunately our rug cannot be pushed out of the way due to the size of our room.

Any ideas for where to start? Would this require assistance from a plumber?
Signed - new homeowner without a clue 🥲

My 3 month old has been sleeping in this bedroom that has blackout shades, but a ton of light comes through the gaps between the shades and the frame and wakes him up. I can’t figure out how best to make it blackout in here without replacing the shades. I thought black weatherstrip tape would work but it doesn’t block the light. And I’m not sure I can put up curtains because the window frame runs all the way to the edge of the wall on both sides. Any advice would be appreciated!

(Unhung family photo blocked out). I HATE these blinds, so I’d like to cover them up. But I’m not sure how I could do curtains here because it’s the whole wall. I rent, so, while my landlord probably wouldn’t oppose me swapping them out for a more high end shade/blind option, I’d rather not spend the money.

I moved into this house somewhat recently and I think it might be for tv cable.. getting the basement redone right now so I was hoping I could get it removed and have the contractors fill up the holes but I’m a little scared to cut it.

Hello everyone, what do you think of these shelves that I made myself (DIY) with a bit of help from my mother?

My grandparents had a broken bed, it was broken into pieces and to make matters worse, it wasn't solid wood but chipboard.

We started working on it in the late afternoon and finished it within about an hour. I began taking measurements and dimensions, only to find that the materials would not suffice for a large bookcase. I searched on YT and Pinterest but couldn't find anything I genuinely liked, so I took elements from two or three different designs and pieced them together and this was the final result.

What are your thoughts?

Do you think it would look nice if I painted it black or grey?

Recently moved and I’m considering upgrading these mini blinds. I’m 13 storeys up with no building directly in front of me, and the windows are west-facing, so I get a ton of afternoon sun (and tons heat!).

The challenge is that the kitchen island was installed during a renovation and the countertop butts right up against the windows, so there isn’t enough clearance for the blinds to come down behind it. Moving the island away from the windows has been suggested, but I’m hoping to avoid that because it would create an awkward gap between the island/end panel and the windowsill. I’d like to explore window-treatment solutions first.

I’m considering white solar roller shades (white is required by my strata) to help reduce the heat and I think they’re narrower than cellular blinds.

The current setup has three blinds, but I think I’d need to change it to four. The problem is the section where the island overlaps only part of the window.

Is it possible to have a custom blind with a notch/cut-out at the bottom? Basically, part of the blind would stop at counter height while the rest would continue down to the floor, like I’ve drawn in the second photo?

I’ve thought about using two separate shades for that section, but I’m concerned about the light gap between them.

Is something like the notched blind possible, or does anyone have another solution I haven’t thought of?

The floor is tile and a touch warmer than the mockup shows.

I was never raised with repairs and stuff like that but I need ideas to fix this. Just bought the house and wasn't told its brittle asf. I know quikrete wont work cuz its too brittle. How do I fix this DIY or do I have to hire a pro?

I’ve done enough Googling to figure out that the Midwest’s horrible heat dome situation has contributed to our old, small homes ac duct issue. We have lived here about 10 years and this kind of duct moisture has never been an issue.

As you can see from the photo, there’s small amounts of water dripping into our (horrible!) drop ceiling in the kitchen. I don’t love that the drips started around the vent and now are showing up further away from the ac vent.

I know to replace the wet/stained ceiling tiles and am grateful that this is a DIY friendly job. What is more daunting is the actual solving the duct-sweating issue. I’ve read that the ac ducts need to be much better insulated from the humid house air especially when the temps are so extreme. Is this something that a motivated new DIYer should attempt?

First pictures is how I restored the front and one side. Kind a stuck how to do the rest. Don't know way, but like some creative "crazy" ideas. Anyone crazy people whit ideas here? Haha

And what to do inside?