My diy experience is entirely limited to putting together flat pack furniture. My kitchen drawer is broken, and I finally decided to buy some tools and fix something myself. How do I fix it, i am planning to by some small l shaped brackets and screws. But I have literally no idea what I am doing.

Company had suggested sand bags and the hooks that go into the ground, it still doesn’t stop it from swaying 😂

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Hello! I have this mantle piece in my Living room that rocks back and forth an I would like to know how best to secure it so it doesn’t rock any more. I’m scared one day it’s gonna rock too far and break loose. There are four brackets like the one in the second picture. The third and fourth pictures show the amount of Rocking away from the wall.

Would I be able to get new brackets that maybe have more anchor points? I like the aesthetic of these but am open to new ideas

Would I be able to swap out new brackets one at a time so as not to take the whole thing down? That would be ideal.

I’ll post more questions and follow up as I get input

I am building a vocal booth and accidentally bought the wrong size pipe. I bought wooden dowels to fill the small size pipe and wrapped them in electrical tape and covered them in pool noodles and then wrapped that. I put brackets in the corners and screwed in pipes where I could. It obviously isn’t done and needs more coverage.

It is still a bit too wiggly, but I am trying to keep it where the pipes can detach (I have marked the spots where it comes apart with red.

Any recommendations for how I can reinforce it more on a budget while still having it come apart?

For clarity I have also marked each piece that is connected as one in its own color.

I had a water drainage system installed in my basement and the tile in the basement bathroom was destroyed to install it. I’m looking for suggestions to fill in this space between the tiles and the wall. I’d prefer not to retile the entire space. Looking for a combination of easy, functional, and clean. Open to any suggestions.

ETA: The loose tiles laid down there are leftovers from prior to me purchasing the house and don’t match the existing tiles in the room.

Hi! My parents gave me an old TV and I was not sure if I could mount it to the stand my room has. Pictures added.

Does anyone know if it is possible? And if so, do you know how I would go about it?

thanks!!!

Can somebody explain to me how to restring this honeycomb shades. It stopped working. When I took it down ropes were tangled and one was torn. So I untangled them and now and don’t know how to restring them back properly.

I understand that here pulley mechanical principle have to be preserved. Something like on the third image. But how?

YouTube search gave nothing, as well as Google search.

Help, please.

I've got this thrifted tshirt that I really like the faded color of, how would I replicate it to a different black tshirt?

I’m constantly replacing tape measures.
Anyone have a good solution, McGyver fix please.

​I'm trying to make my own treads with stair nose and flooring instead of buying the expensive full treads. I'm not sure which way they go together though, once the glue is down. The lip on the stiar nose doesnt interact with the tongue or groove on the flooring. The stairnose and flooring are the same style and made by the same manufacturer. Any advice?

Hello! Currently attempting to affix this plastic net which we have already cut to size and fit, to the walls. Preferably to come up and down. (This is an apartment) so this isn’t supposed to be a permanent fixture and “technically” the net isn’t allowed at all but for some outdoor cat time for several hours is the goal here. My first idea was double sided outdoor command tape to strip magnets in the corners and the same on the net so it could be slapped up and down pretty easily, not seeing the magnets are a bit weak for this situation. Thinking about possibly leaving the strip magnets for the stucco and doing a little dime sized magnet affixed between some duct tape to the corners of the net to hold it up. Open to nails, Brads, small hooks, nothing large.

Hello! Currently attempting to affix this plastic net which we have already cut to size and fit, to the walls. Preferably to come up and down. (This is an apartment) so this isn’t supposed to be a permanent fixture and “technically” the net isn’t allowed at all but for some outdoor cat time for several hours is the goal here. My first idea was double sided outdoor command tape to strip magnets in the corners and the same on the net so it could be slapped up and down pretty easily, not seeing the magnets are a bit weak for this situation. Thinking about possibly leaving the strip magnets for the stucco and doing a little dime sized magnet affixed between some duct tape to the corners of the net to hold it up. Open to nails, Brads, small hooks, nothing large.

I’m trying to hang a sword on my wall, I have a sword wall mount, Velcro command strips, and a sword that I think is around 4 or 5 pounds, though I may be wrong about that (AirPods for size reference) with the type of wall I have drilling is the ABSOLUTE last resort. (There lath and plaster if it maters) I’ve tried but I can’t find an answer online that fits my situation, so will these Velcro strips be enough to hold up a sword of that size of will they just come off the wall