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As many as 8 options for making new handles for a mosquito net

In the process of using mosquito nets, they wear out and tear, and the handles break. If the canvas is intact, but the factory holders are broken, this does not mean that the structure needs to be thrown away. There are at least 8 ways to make reliable

How to Make Toilet Cleaning Cubes

Over time, the inner walls of the toilet become dirty and it is not always possible to restore the surface to its original form. Many purchased products do not work or do not clean well. There is a solution - you can create cleaning cubes consisting of available

A simple but clever way that will allow you to wipe dust less often

Dust appears every day, every hour, no matter how much you wipe it. But there is a unique remedy that allows less dust to settle. Using this method, you won't have to clean it every day.

Restoring PP fittings using a homemade reamer

Polypropylene fittings are much more expensive than the pipes themselves. Therefore, the ability to reuse them when reworking a pipeline provides significant savings. To do this, you need to make a special reamer in order to drill out the soldered part from the fitting.

5 ideas for renovation and home use

Tricks and useful ideas have always been valued both in renovation and in everyday life. They make life a lot easier and simpler. Sometimes you won’t even guess what can be done from seemingly simple things. Here is just a small part of 5 useful tips,

Expanding the boundaries of craftsmanship: 7 ideas for non-standard use of pliers

For most people, pliers are a tool for bending wire, straightening nails, and gripping small workpieces. But in reality they are much more universal. You'll be surprised how much you can do with them.

10 short simple life hacks

Many life hacks allow you to get out of the difficult situation associated with the lack of the necessary set of tools or materials. This collection contains just such advice. They are all very simple and easy.

How to weld metal as thick as a razor blade

Very thin metal, such as is used to make blades, cannot be welded with a welding machine. Even if you adjust the smallest current at which the electrode is able to ignite, you still get burning. With such a task not

10 tricky tips from the experts

You will be surprised how quickly and easily you can sometimes do something that would seem to take hours.This collection contains ideas to make tasks you may be faced with easier. All of them are done in 5 minutes.

8 ideas for homemade tools for the workshop

You can make many tools yourself instead of buying them. And you don’t need to work hard for this. Dozens of useful devices can be easily assembled on your knees in just 5 minutes, and then serve no worse than factory ones.

6 painting lifehacks to avoid getting paint on everything

When performing repairs, painting work looks easy in comparison with rough dismantling and plastering. But in reality they are not so simple, because extreme care and concentration are required so as not to leave smudges, streaks and paint gaps.

How to remove creaking laminate flooring without disassembling it

The creaking of the laminate occurs due to its subsidence into the recesses of the base. Therefore, if the rough screed or flooring has even the slightest depressions, then over time the floor above them will begin to hold together. In this case, this void must be removed. It's even possible

DIY homemade toilet cleaner

Many commercial toilet cleaners have a strong smell of chlorine or other chemicals that are unpleasant and even unsafe to inhale. If you have allergies, or there are small children in the house, then such fumes are extremely undesirable. In such

Household solutions and ideas for the workshop and home

A lot of useful and necessary things can be done in just a couple of minutes, and then used for decades.Indeed, the simpler something is, the more reliable it is. We offer a selection of affordable ideas for your workshop and home.

How and with what to repair cracks in a plastic window sill

Plastic window sills, despite the plasticity of the material, are still susceptible to cracking. Often they appear during transportation, and the defect is noticed only after installation, when the protective film is torn off. So as not to

What is the best way to clean a frying pan from carbon deposits? Chemistry or folk remedy?

Many modern chemicals for cleaning dishes do not cope with their purpose. It’s even worse when chemicals spoil the dishes, scratch the surface and leave an odor. And the folk remedies that our mothers and grandmothers used to clean dishes did not

Innovative replacement for superglue: UV glue for quick repairs at home

For minor repairs, superglue is usually used, but it gives a rigid connection, so it is not always applicable. Few people know that there is a polymer glue that hardens in just a couple of seconds when illuminated with ultraviolet light. It's not just very durable

How to perfectly bend a profile pipe at an angle of 90 degrees

If in a home workshop or even at a workplace there is a need to bend a box-shaped profile at a right angle, in particular, a profile square pipe, then it is possible to use a fairly simple method, mainly

Fast cleaning of hood grates from grease in just 15 minutes

When using a kitchen hood over a stove for a long time, its surface becomes dirty, carbon deposits appear and a layer of fat builds up. Sometimes the contamination is so strong that it is easier to replace the hood with a new one. But in order to keep the kitchen item in

How to weld gaps in thin metal without difficulty

When welding thin metal, in order to avoid its through-burning, all aspects of the welding process are important: the diameter and type of the main electrode used, the strength of the welding current, the speed and trajectory of the electrode, the quality of stripping of the welded parts.

9 Amazing Tips for Using Masking Tape

Masking tape can be used not only for painting work, but also in many other cases. This is very useful material that can help in the most unexpected situations. Let's look at 9 unusual ways to use it.

How to glue a thin PVC pipe into a large one without a tee

When assembling various pipe systems, it may be necessary to make branches. To do this, it is not necessary to buy special tees, since it is often possible to make an insertion. This is a budget friendly method that works great.

13 five-minute life hacks

Something quickly done in a hurry may well be a reliable, long-lasting solution. We offer a selection of life hacks that require no more than 5-10 minutes. You'll be surprised how easy it is to do something you've been putting off.

How and with what to quickly clean stains from stainless steel dishes

Stainless steel cookware gets dirty very quickly if it is not cleaned periodically. You can make the surface of such products clean using a simple method. To implement it, you will need funds that can be found in any home.

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