Construction and repair. Page 12

When installing a light fence or tensioning a mesh, the posts do not have to be dug in or concreted, but driven in. It's faster and easier, but still difficult. If you have to drive in a couple of dozen pillars, then it’s worth welding a simple device for this,

With the help of a heating and cooking stove, you can not only heat the room, but also cook food. However, the combination of materials such as brick, cast iron and clay (cement) with different coefficients of thermal expansion leads to cracking

When digging in wooden posts, it is advisable to waterproof them over the entire surface that will be in the ground. This will prevent the wood from rotting, so the pole will last many times longer.

When spending your summer vacation at your dacha, it’s not a bad idea to have your own swimming pool on the property. At first glance, building such a structure is not cheap and requires months of manual labor. In fact, you can make a large pool with your own hands in 1

When building a house, such a small thing as a system for draining water from the roof is not much cheaper than the roof itself. It requires a lot of expensive little things that add up to a significant amount. To save money without losing quality and

When cutting grooves in walls, trimming bricks, cinder blocks, concrete and other mineral building materials, a lot of thick dust is generated. If the work is done outdoors, then this is still tolerable, but indoors there is an impenetrable dusty curtain

This type of work is quite physically challenging and requires preparation. But, if you try, you can do it yourself. First you need to decide on the size of the blind area. It is possible to make it wider on one side of the building, and

Gypsum tiles imitating decorative stone can be used to decorate the portal of an electric fireplace, walls in the hallway, corridor, and kitchen area. This is a very easy-to-work material that is sold in every hardware store for

If you want to lay paving slabs in your yard, it makes sense to think about choosing printed concrete. It is a monolithic slab with a reinforced top layer and decorative finishing of the front surface. It can imitate tiles,

The recently widespread technology of frame construction involves the use of columnar foundations. Frame buildings are so light in comparison with brick and aerated concrete that they can be used as a foundation

When making minor repairs or modeling certain items, sometimes a nuisance occurs such as a slight shortage of consumables. For example, putties. Well, we miscalculated a little! Or they spilled it, it doesn’t matter. For example, when gluing

To create a relief decor on the walls, textured rollers are used that roll over fresh putty. They imitate snake skin, tree bark, stone and even bamboo. The relief obtained with their help is painted with paints of different shades, which

Gas blocks and foam blocks are poorly held by fasteners for concrete and brick - dowel-nails, anchors, screws, etc. This is due to the fact that porous materials cannot withstand point loads. But, drilling conical holes in them and filling them with durable

Laying linoleum on a wooden floor is more difficult than laying it on a concrete screed. The boards can “play” and vibrate, which creates certain difficulties when installing a new flooring. But this is not a reason to refuse repairs. To eliminate sagging,

The installation of a chimney for a bath or sauna should be approached with all responsibility in order to prevent smoke from entering the steam room and not getting burned.

Polyurethane foam today has become a permanent attribute of builders involved in installing windows, doors, etc. In the household, it is needed from time to time, which is why the problem of foam drying inside the gun arises. As a result, use it

Eccentrics on faucets, especially those installed on a hot water supply pipe, can burst due to temperature or pressure changes. As a result, a stream flows out of them like a fountain, so the problem requires an urgent solution. The whole difficulty is that

If, after opening a tube of silicone, you do not use it for a long time, the sealant may partially harden directly in the tube from the side of the spout. In this case, it will not be squeezed out, and if you try to force it through, you can bend or break the gun.

Laminate is a common material used for flooring.However, today designers have begun to often use this material in wall decoration. This is a universal solution that is practical and

Typically, the sealants that we use in everyday life are packaged in hard plastic or metal containers and inserted into a special gun, which, when the trigger is pulled, is squeezed out of the tube. But how to use the remedy if under

If the silicone or liquid nails remaining in the can are not reliably isolated from contact with air, then they dry out in the cone of the plastic nozzle and form a very strong plug that cannot be squeezed out with any gun. Reuse them

The base is the part of the foundation protruding above the ground and is one of the most important elements of the building, which must be reliably protected from external influences and at the same time look aesthetically pleasing, since it is always in sight. It can be easily and at minimal cost

One of the stopping factors for doing tile work on your own is the lack of a tile cutter. This is a fairly expensive tool, the purchase of which for one-time cladding is impractical. You can get out of the situation by making it simple and

Many craftsmen and builders are not even aware of this trick, which significantly improves the quality of your repair. For example, you need to apply silicone caulk to a corner gap between two surfaces to seal. If you