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Can a stove be beneath a window
I'm upgrading my kitchen and after endless deliberating, feel that the kitchen is best laid out having the stove directly beneath a window (the window is about 8" above the stove).
I was wondering ...
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How should I configure my plumbing with PEX?
I have a house built in 1940, which has a mix of copper, PVC and galvanized pipe for its plumbing at present. I am going to be gutting the upstairs bathroom in the near future, and have access to ...
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Can I use a 6 foot long table as the base for a stand up desk?
I am looking to create my own cheap stand up desk. My current idea is to take one of the cheap $40 6 foot tables where the legs fold up and buy 4 plastic crates to put on the corners of the desk ...
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What are the best practices for a low deck built half on a concrete slab?
In our current place, we moved the main access door from going into the kitchen, to entering an old laundry room converted to a mud room. In order to do so, the front door was moved over about 4', ...
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My living room needs more ambient light and I'm reluctant to drill holes in my ceiling. What are my options?
Problem:
My living room needs more ambient light.
Constraint:
My living room does not have an overhead light fixture and I'm reluctant to drill holes in my ceiling.
Questions:
What are my ...
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How can I calculate the load capacity of a platform?
I'm planning to build a very basic bed frame, but I'm not sure what size lumber to use.
I was thinking of building the entire thing from 2x4s (legs would be 4x4), but I'm not sure if this will be ...
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Design guidelines for walk-in shower sizing?
I'm renovating my bath and am interested in a walk-in shower area (i.e. no doors). How can I calculate a "safe" distance from the shower head for the door area? Are there design guidelines for ...
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Building a raised wall for a pond
We are looking to build a small pond (9'x18'x6'), but we want the edge to be raised up about 8". I am thinking about using CMUs (Concrete Masonry Units) which are 8x8x16. The entire pond will be lined ...
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Suggestions for a kitchen layout for my house? [closed]
We have just started to renovate our newly bought apartment. It is part of a very nice old building located in the center of Granada Spain.
The apartment is approx 120m2 and we are in the process ...
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Prefab recommendations
I'm toying with the idea of completely knocking and rebuilding my house. Does anyone here have experience with prefabs? In my case I'd need a 2000ft2 modern but traditional-looking house (since my ...
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What should I use for a sandbox bottom?
I'm building a sandbox for my three-year old. It will probably sit on the deck, so it needs some kind of bottom. Ideally, we should be able to move the sandbox around the deck. Is it necessary for ...
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How to design a radiator cover for good heat distribution?
I want to replace some battered, ugly radiator covers in my 1910 home. I have read that to function effectively, a radiator cover needs openings at the front top and bottom, so that natural ...
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How can I verify that the protective earth/ground is separate from the neutral wire in an electrical AC installation?
It's easy to verify which wire is the phase without relying on wire colors. But I'm not sure if I'm able to determine which wire is the ground and which is the neutral.
I have heard that using a ...
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How can I conceal an over-the-range microwave?
We are in the process of remodelling our kitchen, and are going from an electric to gas stove. Because of this, we are going to need a vented range hood.
One thing that we are certain about is that ...
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What types of materials should I consider when designing a bench?
I am building a dividing half-wall/shelving unit to separate my living room from entrance door. I am planning to put a bench on the side closer to the door (so me and my guests can sit down while ...
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How would I create a curved floating desk and shelving unit?
I want to create a modern desk that also works as a shelving unit such as the one below:
The idea is that I will have a corner desk which at one end has the desk curved under the computer tower ...
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How do I design a shed to make optimal use of building materials?
I read Michael Pollan's A Place of My Own, in which he builds a small building to use as a writing studio. The architect's design called for wall studs to be cut to 8ft 1in (out of 10ft sticks), ...
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How can I add a closet to an existing room?
So I am looking to add a closet to an existing room. I want this to be a built-in because where I live real estate listings do not count a bedroom with a free standing closet. However I can't ever ...
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How can I temporarily partition a large open space to create another room?
I'm renting a small apartment which has one bedroom, near the front door there is a large open space that could easily be converted to a bedroom/office with the addition of a partition across a wall.
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How do I design and build a simple, sturdy, and affordable table?
Table Design
I'd like to build two tables at custom proportions to display my LEGO model city. I've already designed the layout consisting of two tables aligned into an L shape:
The two ...
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What important factors should I consider when building a dog house?
I've never actually done this before, and I know that there's more to it than just slapping some pieces of wood together. I live in a place that gets pretty much all the extremes of weather, ...
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Can I get away with 5/4“ cedar decking across a 24” span in a children's play structure?
I am currently in the process of designing/building a play structure for my son. The structure will include a 5' high elevated deck, that is 6'x4'. The supports for the decking will be 24" ...
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Where should I place a stove master switch on an island?
We're having our kitchen redone and I would like to integrate our free-standing stove into the island unit.
Where would be decent place to put the stove master switch within this island as there are ...
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Interior Design Degree Question [closed]
My fiancée is interested in Interior Design. She's currently pursuing a Bachelors Degree of Business from Kettering University.
What would be the next step for her if she wanted to learn Interior ...
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How do I make built-in bookcases for the corners of a room?
I am planning some built in book shelves around a room. The issue I have is what to do at the corners of the room. That is, how not to waste space, but to make the space useful.
The corner space ...
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How to read this floor map scale?
I'm not an interior designer, but I'm going to do the home design myself. I don't know how to read the scale of this floor plan. I'm going to put this into a floor planner website and design, but I ...
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How do I stick paper on the wall in a stylish manner?
I want to stick some papers on my room wall, some paintings and notes ..
but looking for a way that it looks fashion.
Any ideas about that?
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Is there an online tool for designing kitchen layout?
I am looking at having my kitchen replaced. It is a tiny room no bigger than 6ft by 6ft.
I would like to find an online tool that will let me drag and drop appliences and fittings into the room so I ...
