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If bad weather in summer or severe frost in winter finds you in an unfamiliar forest and it is unknown at what distance the nearest human dwelling is located, then do not despair, especially if you have a roll of plastic film in your luggage, which is usually

Processing metal workpieces with a grinder or a drill in the air is not only inconvenient and unproductive, but also dangerous - you can damage your hands. Having made a rack with a simple design from leftover metal and some available products, work with

The foundation blind area is a strip made of waterproof material and adjacent to the building along the entire perimeter. It is performed to prevent contact of groundwater, melt and rainwater with the base of the structure. It is important to note that the blind area

Typically, detachable connections of plastic pipes are made using the so-called “American”. This is the conventional name for joining using a union nut. Well, or to be even more detailed, the connection of pipes using a fitting, which is

Today's conversation will be about another way to combat limescale and urinary stones on the surface of the toilet. The chemical industry produces many compounds that are designed to combat this scourge. But the lively mind and skillful hands of the residents

In some situations, such an improvised jack is simply irreplaceable; for example, with its help you can lift a weight almost from zero. A gap of 1 mm is sufficient for this. At the same time, it is capable of lifting significant loads such as

Of course, one ring of acceptable quality can be made without special equipment, but this will take a lot of time, physical effort and materials. With some special devices, bending rods into rings becomes faster and easier

Summer water supply in the courtyard of a country house, on a summer cottage or in a garden is collected in mid-spring and dismantled in the first month of autumn. When installing it, there is no need for strong and sealed, and therefore expensive, connections. I have an opportunity

The need for copper plating of metal surfaces at home is associated with certain technical or aesthetic needs. Even a high school student can carry out this simple experiment if he chooses the right one.

In the summer, caring for plants in the yard, country house or garden requires water, which is best supplied using a summer water supply. In the fall it can be easily disassembled until next year. Moreover, for its installation we can completely do without

When the tip of the key breaks for one reason or another and remains in the lock core, the situation seems hopeless. But if you have suitable materials or objects at hand, then through simple manipulations the tip of the key can be easily

When you need to divide a room into 2 parts according to functionality and enrich the aesthetic appeal of the premises, you can build a frameless wall with imitation wood, brick, stone, etc. This approach will save money,

It's hard to find a person who doesn't like French fries. Crispy on the outside and very tender on the inside, children especially like it.It’s very easy to cook these potatoes yourself at home, and the result will be the same as in the best restaurants

A ready-made front door in a store costs several thousand rubles. If you use old floorboards and leftover extruded polystyrene foam, you can make a door almost free of charge, not counting the fittings.

You can store prepared vegetables in the freezer for main courses, stews, soups, side dishes, and baked goods. Freezing preserves all the beneficial properties of products. I offer several ways to prepare zucchini for the winter.

The standard ventilation function, in the form of an inclined flap, does not always provide the required air inflow or outflow. If you open the window wide, it is possible that the wind will blow stronger than necessary. A do-it-yourself fixer will help create

Most radio amateurs, when testing their homemade products powered from the network, use an incandescent lamp as a fuse. For example, if you need to check, say, a switching power supply, then the first switching is done

The long-known truth that there are no trifles in the cultivation of root crops has not lost its relevance to this day. Summer residents who grow garlic on their plots know that it is not enough to collect a bountiful harvest of juicy marketable bulbs. To

As soon as folk craftsmen used nail polish remover, they didn’t use it for anything. And for removing labels from bottles, and for wiping porcelain, and for removing chewing gum from clothes. The list could go on for a long time. Another method is described below

To prepare a solution for killing weeds, you need to take 1 liter of food vinegar and add a tablespoon of liquid soap or dishwashing detergent to it. Using a sprayer, you need to apply the prepared solution to the weed.

Storing a standard ladder when it's not needed requires a lot of space. This creates some inconvenience, especially if there is little of it. By making a folding wooden ladder, you can get rid of the disadvantages of a conventional one.

Purchasing ready-made sand-cement blocks with delivery is associated with high costs. But they can be cast on site using wooden molds that any adult can make.

Such a device can be purchased in a store, but you will have to pay a tidy sum. To save money, it can be made from old bicycle parts and scrap metal. This will not require cash costs, scarce materials and

To cook a small package of semi-finished product or several skewers of shish kebab on a large grill, you need to spend a lot of firewood. This is irrational economically and organizationally. For such cases, you can make a compact grill from used