No.23911
Anything on indoor farming?
No.27816
>>19332Modern leftists depend on conspicuous consumerism. Hence why tradies are almost never leftist
No.27817
>>27816Like I got time to do this shit after a day of backbreaking work m8
No.27853
So my walls are leaking with water from it being near my bathroom
I only have white cement, Can I just fix them without repairing the leak?
I've also been thinking of using a portable heater to dry the damp walls? any thoughts
how dangerous is a wetting wall to keep?
No.27854
>>27853lmfao youre shitposting right
bro you need to fix that leak asap
No.28367
>>28366 (me)
okay that place is just a money laundering operation for property developers or something because I found the same shit at home depot for a quarter of the price and yes the vinyl gutters are half the price of the aluminum ones
No.28369
>>27854im not shitposting, what will happen if i don't fix the leak? i live in an apartment, will the wall collapse?
No.28371
>>28369if you live in an apartment cant you just complain to the landlord?
idk about the wall collapsing but the water will do a ton of damage and fill your place with mold, at this point the wall doesnt matter, needs to be busted down and whatever leaking fixed. Probably isnt even a big job
No.29055
what are non adhesive ways to stick things on walls?
i want peacock feathers on my wall but i don't want to use ugly tapes that ruin the walls and look ugly as well
i prefer not to use screws as well
No.29056
>>28371aight, i've called a plumber,
that's the person to call for this job right, or is a mason required instead
No.29071
>>28752You can store them on a normal lawn, they won't magically sink. If you really want to you can dig a foundation but it would be a lot easier to just do the cinderblock thing with a few planks on top, or just planks on the ground.
No.29077
>>29073They aren't but in that case your request is impossible, you either stick it to a wall with adhesive or make it hang from the wall with a nail. You should start thinking about hanging it from the ceiling or putting it on a stand. Consider a picture frame as a last case scenario.
No.29229
>>29077I'll go with the adhesive, I'm the same guy with the wall leaking water issue
I talked to the mason and plumber and they said applying tiles will stop the leaking, and force the water to go down from somewhere else
Landlords aren't the only bastards,
Even the builders who build such dogshit houses are enemies
No.29251
>>29071Thanks. ya I probably was overthinking it.
Ended up using cinderblocks because the whole point here is to get water away from the foundation of the garage, so digging a hole and filling it with grave right beside said foundation is probably a bad idea. Havent actually filled them with water yet but it seems stable enough.
Now im putting on the gutters and jesus its a pain because the garage itself is ancient and practically falling over so nothing is level. Im basically trying to get water to flow uphill but I think ive got it now, waiting for a rain this afternoon to see what else I need to move and or patch with caulk.
In retrospect spending the extra money for seamless gutters might been worth it
No.29258
>>29251Good for you man hope it all works out neatly
No.29308
>>611Pretty useful site. It is surprisingly very straightforward, relatively easy and cheap to repair most phones and devices to good as new. They tend to be very modular. I might make another post later if I get more experience with different models.
No.29309
>>611how do i start? the most i've done in repairing is fix a controller by opening it and reassembling it and taking out grime
No.29613
Should I make a seperate thread for people to post stuff they are fixing/need help fixing? Or should I just post in here? I need to fix my water heater and don't know how…
No.30895
is it okay to paint my wall with poster paint? i can't afford real paint
Also I want to hang up my UPS which is like 3-4 kg on the wall, ner my PC is there any other better way?
Should I get a custom made wood one by carpenter or do it myself (I don't have a drill) or will a cheap online bought wall shelf be able to hold a UPS?
No.30898
>>30895I don't think it's a good idea, poster paint is generally pretty thin, would take forever to get an opaque layer on the wall.
a better option would be to find a secondhand contractor supply place (like habitat for humanity's ReStore) and buy an opened bucket of acyrlic housepaint.
as far as your UPS, a store bought shelf should be fine, as long as its anchored to studs in your wall (assuming you have drywall, it's different for masonry/concrete). You will definitely need both a drill and a stud finder to do it safely.
you could also pick up a shelf at ReStore for cheap. Check pawn shops for a good deal on a drill, its a popular item for resale by junkies etc, can often be got cheap.
No.30905
>>30898but it isn't dangerous to use poster tho, right? like lead or breathing the air of it?
i just want cover up little doodles on the ugly spots, you got any ideas?
No.30908
Guys my scooter tire is leaking air and I noticed its coming from one spot where the rim lip is bent a little. If I hammer it in will it work to stop the leak?
No.30909
>>30908tried it, didnt budge the rim and only dented it more. This is why im not a handyman
No.30944
>>30909It'll be fine I am sure, but you should post pics maybe next time
No.34906
>>30909>>30908 >hammering it inYou need to use pliers or a other slow pressure methods of bending metal.
No.35327
Styrene Butadiene co-polymer latex liquid that improves waterproofing
is this good or bad for health? Like breathing in or having this in my walls, Y/N?
No.35332
Is putting in a sub-basement something you can just DIY? Otherwise I imagine that'd be super expensive. Serial killers seems to pull it off just fine. Obviously I'd need a permit and surveys and what not but other than that? Would love a little root cellar/storm shelter/passive cooling.
No.35428
>>35327Probably not much more than the standard amount of microplastics in everything.
Ventilate well and long while it's drying, and for while after too.
No.36099
does anyone know how to find a leak in the house which is making the walls moist and crumble? the mason's i've contacted just keep reccing me to break and apply tiles but instead it keeps popping up in new places now
No.36104
>kitchen mixer tap starts dripping
>actively ignore as it gets worse over months
>becomes loud enough to distract
>arrange shit to catch drip
>weeks pass
>almost pull sink off wall tightening tap
>fence sitters observe that a plumber costs 150
>ok
>spend an hour reading about taps and identify tap size
>new tap costs 100
>bag of rubber washers costs 4
>try and turn off water feed to tap
>doesn't cut off water, fucked like tap
>turn off water feed to entire building
>disassemble tap and replace washer
>turn on feed to building
>no drip
>world is somehow filled with serenity
feels good /diy/
No.36118
>>36099I saw a guy do a dampness examination on a house. He had a moisture probe with a digital readout, the probe was a needle he stuck into walls. You probably need something like that to track leaking pipes.
No.41600
I'm posting here to express my utter hatred for Torx screws. Robertson screws are annoying but useful for long term stuff and are still useable. Torx screws are some of the most annoying pieces of shit I've ever seen. I'll take a Phillips or Flathead any time.
No.41603
>>41600torx is best screw
>Phillipsuncams, ruining the headnothing personell, kid
>Flatheadyou mean slotted? literally the worst
No.41606
>>41603Torx is fucking garbage, the leverage is shit and the thin little asshole-looking star of the head wears out if a 'driver is a slightly harder metal composition than the screw, and even when it's standardized it still wears out easily, and it cams out even more than any Philips, and a Pozidriv screw solves the issues of the Phillips. Flat heads cam out easily but at least they don't become unusable if you put pressure on the stupid head.
No.41608
>>41606how do you even ruin a torx head? it's literally never happened to me, whereas working with ph/pz all but guarantees camming out and ruining the head, even with the correct bit
>a Pozidriv screw solves the issues of the Phillipsno they don't lol. both are designed to cam out to limit torque rather than using a torque wrench. it's profound retardation
I'll give you that Robertson are pretty good, but I rarely run across them
No.41610
>>41608I can ask the same of you, Phillips and PZ almost never fail for me, while TOrx constantly fucking wears into nothing, no matter how delicately you try to screw it in.
>both are designed to cam out to limit torque rather than using a torque wrench. <pozidriv Anta baka?
https://www.albanycountyfasteners.com/blog/what-is-pozidriv-is-it-different-from-phillips/ >Robertson are pretty good, but I rarely run across themMostly Canadian or in older construction.
No.41612
>>41610what would probably be best is a straight recessed slot, since the force would be perfectly radial and basically impossible to strip, and the slot shape would keep the screw on the driver. the more corners you add (triangle, robertson, hex, torx) the less strong they become
>https://www.albanycountyfasteners.com/blog/what-is-pozidriv-is-it-different-from-phillips/ this repeats my point:
>The Torx, or Star, drive style vastly changes the design of the drive recess. Due to the star having six points of contact (6-Lobe), the screw uses a truly radial force rather than an axial force. Phillips and Pozidriv screws use an axial force to drive the screw which is not as effective and is more likely to cause cam-out. For manual applications, Torx screws are quickly becoming the most popular choice. No.41613
>>41612The problem with the Torx is that unlike other ones trying to improve radial force, it's insert is so fucking fragile that it can't be used for anything heavy duty, and even with light use it wears out too easily, I cannot count the number of times I've had to repair doors or computers where the fucking things have their contact points grind into uselessness if you look at them wrong.
No.41614
>>41613>it wears outare you reusing them?
No.41615
>>41614When repairing a computer they don't come with spare screws, and if you're replacing a splintered door-frame and the screw thread is fine, then they should be re-usable, but when you have to be hyper-gentle with the head, it makes everything harder, and screwing them in is harder too, an overall pain in the ass, hence my loathing for them.
Also Phillips, flathead and even hex screws are much more common in most areas, and so the appropriate screwdrivers are more common meaning I need to go out of my way to retrieve a specific screw-driver head just for this one type, which is an additional annoyance.
No.41616
>>41615sounds like typical M3 screws in tapped holes. I don't see how you can fuck those up
I use torx for woodworking all the time, never had a problem. granted those are a bit bigger screws but still
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