general discussion

So let me start by saying i am a beginner painter and while painting a house a mirror fell and chipped a chair rail pretty good about a quarter inch gouges about four feet apart. can i repair it with some type of wood filler or do i have to replace it all together? thank you in advanced.

I have an older 15 light exterior door that I'd like to use in an interior doorway. I'm worried that the interior casing may not be strong enough to hold the door. The door is alot heavier than I had expected, and our house was built in the 1950's with hollow core doors, so there will be a big...

I am seeing a lot of posts about this and I need the same help. I have drain flies in my apartment an it is driving me nuts. I have become obsessed with finding where they are coming from. They stress me out! I will come home to about 26 of them. So far, I have taped off everything...

The interior glass on my 20-year-old Admiral range (ModelABP35400) has cracked and a chunk has slipped out. I have been all over the internet searching to purchase a replacement, to no avail. The part is just too old, according to Sears. My question: Will tempered glass cut to fit work? I...

We just installed a new sliding patio door. We are not satisfied with it because the opening is only 30 inches. Is it unreasonable to ask the company we ordered it from to exchange for a larger door. Has anyone else had a similar experience?

I just figured out how to use Shutterfly and opened a "share page" so everybody can see the water feature and landscape project we did last summer. Here is the Link: http://mgsmngallery.shutterfly.com/ It should come up as M & G's MN gallery. Click on the pictures tab to see what we have...

Considering applying self leveling compound on a rough basement floor in our rental property (built 1920). Our thought was to apply a garage epoxy paint on top of the self leveled floor. Two questions 1) anybody think it'll work? 2) will the self leveling compond adhere to a floor that has...

my 2 remote controls are not working even after I have changed the batteries and resetting the DIP numbers. they will work occasionally when I have the remote control about 1 foot away from the antenna. This is strange because both transmitters/remote controllers for 2 separate units are...

Hello. Looking to change a corner window in my 1960s house. Currently there is a 3.5 square post where the two windows meet. The windows are the original aluminum crank open kind (don't know the actual name) I am looking to replace with impact windows which are heavier and have a thicker...

New here.. have just ordered a new dryer. Need to change the vent from back to right side. Has anyone done this before...any hints, tips, suggestions or "NOT to Dos" would be appreciated. Thanks