Questions tagged [closet]
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Is Moisture Resistant plywood good enough for furniture? [closed]
I'm planning to build furniture for home.
I'm confused whether to use MR (Moisture Resistant) plywood(IS 303 standard) or BWP (Boiling Water Proof) plywood (IS 710 standard) for furniture.
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Ideas for rigging a light switch to a double bifold door?
This has me stumped. There are lots of light switches actuated by closet doors. But I have a closet with a double bifold door (two bifolds that close towards the middle).
I can't think of, or find, ...
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How can double swinging closet doors be installed?
I have a coat closet that long ago had double sliding doors and now has no doors at all. I would like it to have double swinging doors, like french doors but without glass. I found a couple of ...
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What are switches activated by a closet door called?
My father-in-law set up all of his closet lights to turn on and off when the door opens. He used a switch that was apparently designed for that purpose, with a largish contact switch that turned on ...
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Can I install junction boxes in a closet, and if so, what kind of box?
We are designing circuit runs for a ground floor of a house flooded by a hurricane and it is best to use a few junction boxes to run the circuit branches. One reason for the junction boxes is to keep ...
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Are there any safety or code concerns with my closet design?
Continuing off this thread, I've made adjustments.
I am now planning to build three walls to enclose a walk in closet and would like to know if anything sticks out to the experienced DIYer as areas to ...
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Does a hallway to a walk-in closet need to meet width requirements?
I am putting up two new walls (highlighted in green below) to make room for a walk in closet. The hallway established for access to this closet is not going to be a minimum of 36" wide.
Do I need ...
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How to remove these nails (no access to head)?
Installing closet doors. Had to knock these guys out of the way (first image). Realized after doing that the magical hidden nails are sticking out. Didn't expect that. Thoughts on how to get rid of ...
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Shaky, noisy and hard to open bi-fold doors
I have multiple closets with bi-fold doors and they all have the same issue: shaky, noisy and hard to open. It looks like the doors were installed using cheap sliding hardware. The doors are so shaky ...
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Need tips, approach, or method(s) to eliminate smell/odor in a closet short of a tear down?
Here's some background:
We bought this house in July of 2017. The previous owner left a hall closet full of GNC-style product (it was packed with pills of all kinds). It primarily smells of those ...
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How should I refinish vintage wooden closet doors?
I have old closet doors that look like this:
The lacquer is worn out and aged and they look really bad but there are no visible scratches or dents. I am thinking of replacing the aged hardware ...
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