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Thanks for the reply. Well - since we're so tight on money this go around - and the cabinets are already removed - I have to try to reuse the old cabinet's wood to make the new cabinets. Since I'm making more cabinets than what was previously in the kitchen I have to buy some woodstock. What...

Just like bad home-owner home improvement jobs - I can see the potential issues. Even stuff that happens that you don't know about. It's good that you've just changed your approach with these new tenants rather than just flat out saying no - that way everyone still gets something good out of...

This was not in the plans but in order to fix the failing floor in the kitchen I had to remove the lower cabinets. And they're original to the home so, naturally, though I tried to be careful - they didn't come out smoothly. And I wasn't intending on doing all new cabinets in there at all so...

I remodeled my bathroom last year - before finishing the install of my shower fixtures I had to turn water in the house back on - so I capped the pipes off with the fittings in place, without handles I couldn't tell if they were 'off' or 'on' - and I turned the water on. Water was then...

When paint doesn't do what paint is supposed to do - remove it all and start over with a good scrubbing. In the past I've had great success with the use of acryllic water-based latex primer and paint. . . and I don't paint anything if it's going to be over 50% humidity outside. . . so that...

Shoot yeah - good deal. I would have just burned it off, too :)

I'm in late on this - but I figured I'd add ono the thread anyway for future viewers. I was able to get our previous landlord of a rental to concede a drop in rent in exchange for us doing our own work. . . improved the value of his home and nothing we did was excessively expensive or over...

Awesome, sailor - I'll keep that in mind (have a leather couch that needs some serious cleaning)

Congrats on the new baby. Per the noise and baby issue - we've had four children. We found that the more noise they adjust to early in life the better sleepers they are when they age which makes chores and late-night activity less constrained. I relished being able to vacuum while the kids...

I found that after dropping my saw several times the blade spindle was knocked crooked. I had to then adjust the angle of the blade to be just beyond "0" - a slight degree - to cut square to the surface. For lengths being off-square per the run of your saw - get a better, longer T-square and...

Well - the hood has been cleaned, vented properly and reinstalled - took me all of two hours. Gee, so hard. Yes - sarcasm . . . annoyance with all the things I've discovered over the years in this house. . . it's never been simple.

You know - what is the purpose of the stove vent pipe? (trick question) Ok - well - in order for it to fulfill it's purpose it must vent OUT and AWAY, yes? - Yeah varily I say to you, it must! Mine does not. Maybe they wanted it to - seeing as how they piped it out through the attic - a...

Yeah - I agree. what's happening here might be due to improper support for the load. Though it could be purely cosmetic and easy to fix - like the facing pulling away a little (no big deal). But if it's structural there's a concern for cracking and failing of the beams overhead. The solutions...

Yeah - you're on the 2nd floor? People above you could easily be the problem. I'm sorry you have to wait for management and maintenance to eventually get around to it - as a home owner who's hot on repairs I'd crack open that wall and figure it out asap.

years ago when doing my first bathroom renovation I ran out of hardibacker and was too cheap to buy another two sheets - so I strung up some drywall instead and tiled over it. 4x4 - floor to ceiling - hangs just fine even considering the humidity. I've had that wall open since then (fro mthe...

A quick hello - one diy 'it's so easy' victim to another.