Questions tagged [joints]
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Protect screws in joint and make it look nicer?
So this is what the joint looks like.
It's solid, but as you can see, the screws are exposed so they'll be rusting pretty soon. Also, the joint looks horrible. It's PT wood.
What can I buy to make ...
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Join two 2x4" so that screws are not visible?
How can I join two 2'x4' pieces of treated wood like in the picture so that the screws are not visible? Or maybe it's possible not to use screws?
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Taping or not unexposed wall joints
I have some joints between drywall and drywall and also drywall and cementboard that will not be exposed because they are behind cabinets. Do I still need to tape them together? Does taping provide ...
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Straighten and strengthen this joint?
How can I straighten and strengthen this joint?
I can remove the screws holding them together if needed, but that's pretty much all I can do.
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What wood joint can I use to connect railing members over a post?
For the fence we'll be using 2"x4" pressure-treated wood that will be attached to 4"x4" PT posts with wood screws.
What wood joint should I use so that I don't need to buy any more hardware to make ...
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What is this wood joint called?
What is this wood joint called and how difficult is it to accomplish? What tools would I need beside a regular saw?
It would be with 2"x4" wood over 4"x4" wood.
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Shower valve: connecting 1/2 inch pipe to 1 inch shower valve (threaded)
first off, there are images attached for best description of the problem. The setup is: The 1/2 inch copper pipe connects to a threaded joint on the shower valve (1 inch), easy, right? Except when I ...
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How can I handle this splice joint between two shorter pieces of lumber?
I want to build a mostly ground level deck. I have created plans and I want it to be 16' x 20' one long side will have a notch for a circle of rocks and a firepit. my issue is along straight the 20' ...
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Sealing wooden worktop joints
I need to install some oak kitchen worktops. I'm planning to use a butt joint because the length won't allow for a 45 degree joint. I'm getting a bit confused about the best way to seal the cut edges ...
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Are there any join charts similar to span charts?
Are there any charts indicating what type of joints are stronger than others? For example, how would one determine which of the following joints is stronger? Intuitively I'd say longer cuts ...
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Crack in new drywall joint
so we just drywalled all walls in our bedroom. And now (~ 3 weeks later) one of the joints is cracking in the middle edge of the tape.
Summary:
The house is concrete. Built 1970s.
All drywall boards ...
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Making a square - Joining two pieces of wood cut at 45 degrees with a circular saw
I am trying to create a 90 degree angle from two pieces of wood so that I can eventually create a squared enclosure. I have cut two pieces of wood at 45 degrees with a circular saw's angle adjustment. ...
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What are the sturdiest types of joints for my lofted queen bed frame?
I'm building a lofted structure that includes a queen bed, storage stairs, and some storage space over my door. Here is a rudimentary mock-up I made in PS.
All the vertical support beams are 4x4s ...
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How can I attach lumber for a shelf so that screws are not seen?
So I'm making a simple shelf like the one in the picture. I asked the home depot guy and the guy told me to use regular screws and then use filling to cover up the holes, something I already knew.
I ...
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What would make a good temporary joint filler between vinyl tile?
I'm living with the peal and stick home depot tile that could be installed either grouted or groutless.
I chose the latter.
I have lots of dirt catchers now.
Yesterday I was patching the walls ...
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\What is the best way to frame a box?
I want to create a box. I am using a lap joint for the top and bottom frame.
For the vertical sides I need help. The pictures show the two ideas I had.
But there must be a better way to attach the ...
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Is it safe for dryer vent ducts to overlap in different directions?
Hard to describe this in the title. What I'm referring to is how segments of duct overlap each other where they are connected. Ideally, as with plumbing, the tube the flow enters should be overlapped ...
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PVC leak-free joints without glue
I am interested in installing a PVC tubing conduction (80 mm diameter, no longer than 1 m.), with two 90 degree joints. I would like to know if there is a way to fix the joints without the use of ...
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Repairing/Replacing Concrete Sidewalk Expansion Material
I have several expansion joints in my home’s concrete sidewalks that need to be repaired/refilled. There is a lot of info regarding this out on Internet…too much in fact. I can’t determine from ...
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Does shear strength increase with the number of fasteners?
Let's say I have screws with 1,000 lbs shear strength. If I add more screws, does the total shear strength of the joint increase? If I use 3 screws, then put a 2,000 lbs shear load on the joint, ...
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Do I need a backer rod?
I need to make a water tight joint between the garage wall and the pavement:
I have cleaned out the debris from the gap and blasted it with water to remove all the loose little things.
Now, I have ...
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Replace a cross brace with knee braces?
I'm currently in the process of designing a watch tower and was wondering if i can replace my cross braces in my current design with simple knee braces.
Cross brace:
Knee brace:
This saves some ...
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Disassembling IKEA Ingolf chair
I have a couple of dining room chairs from IKEA, which have been quite good for a number of years.
One of them, however, has started wobbling a bit, and I saw that it was because the back of the ...
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How can I tightly join two perpendicular pieces of wood in a loft bed from the inside corner without access to the outer side?
I'm trying to assemble a double loft bed from Ikea (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80160867/), but the problem is that it's 80" wide and the room is 80" wide. This means that there's no ...
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Should I fill 3/4-inch gaps along the wall before laying ceramic tile?
We put down two layers of 3/8" plywood over planks (tar paper over planks). Some of our expansion joints are up to 3/4" at the walls. Should I fill them with something?
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How should I bond two pieces of metal without a welder?
I'm unable to access a welder at the moment as advised by my doctor but I'm needing to weld a couple of pieces of metal together for my grand daughter's birthday gift. It needs to be quite strong, ...
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Improve loose thread fitting [closed]
I have 10 laser pens of the same type(cheap Chinese ones) in aluminum and the threads are a bit loose, is there any way to improve the friction for the threads by applying some friction grease/paste? ...
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How do I get 3/8“ deep and 2” wide rabbet into 3/4" plywood with a handheld router
I am trying to get rabbet of sizable width 2" into 3/4" plywood. I was looking at rabbet bits and the depth (3/8") I need is not and issue but getting the width will be a challenge. The largest ...
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Is my pegboard stand design reasonable?
I have an idea of building a pegboard stand, for the purpose of holding kids art supplies. For example, buckets with pencils, markers, pens, paintbrushes. Possibly also some trays for papers.
Below ...
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Using aluminum to mold drywall mud
I need to do an unusual molding of an outer corner which has plaster on one side and exposed brick on the other. I need to make the plaster side flush with the brick along the edge where it's now ...
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Is polymeric sand necessary for paver joint?
I have seen the ads and display of polymeric sand for paver joints. I am using 6x9 concrete paver with just regular paver sand. This is my first time doing this so I don't know if I will regret few ...
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Dowel bracket fixture
I'm not sure if this exists or not.
A flat square piece of plastic or metal which has two or more permanently affixed dowel-type protuberances that allow various boards to be joined simultaneously.
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Join two furniture panel - T joint
I have a built-in wardrobe without internal panels. I am planning to add some panels in it.
I bought 18 mm furniture panels with melamine coated.
How can I attach a horizontal panel to a vertical ...
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3 way 90 deg joint
Hey I'm looking to buy (8x) this bracket/join to make a studio box but, I'm not able to find the correct name to look up the prices online. What the name of this joint/bracket?
PVC or Metal is don't ...
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Best joint for pine storm windows? Mostly why not miters?
I'm going to make storm windows. 1x3 select pine. Every online discussion I've seen refers to mortise and tenons, lap joint, or a doweled butt joint. I haven't seen any do a 45 joint like a picture ...
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Max gap size for effective drywall joint compound
I am getting ready to mesh tape and apply joint compound to my drywall patch but I am wondering if my replacement piece is not snug enough. After doing a bunch of adjustments and trying to cut for my ...
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What kind of joints are best used for a loft bed?
I'm specifically referring to the design seen here.
It's quite hard to view how the corners are joined together. I found a couple of other designs that are similar, it kind of looks like a butt joint ...
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Large drywall patch: how to avoid bulging seams?
I'm about to install a 24" x 60" section of 1/2" drywall, to patch an area I cut away for access to make repairs. The bottom (long) and one side (short) edges of the patch will be hidden, but the top ...
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What kind of joint is the best for joining wooden countertops?
I am installing a wall-to-wall desk in my office, which wraps around on one side.
One side is 10'-9", and the other is 3'-8".
The material is two lengths of oak butcher-block:
8'-2" x 25" x 1-1/8"
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How to mate two flat pieces of wood at a point about which both can rotate?
I apologize if this question has been asked or the answer is obvious. I am unfamiliar to the terminology so searching things up is a major difficulty.
I have two flat, long pieces of wood and I want ...
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How can I join two pieces of wood at 90 degrees?
I'm trying to make myself a wooden CNC machine. I haven't started on the woodworking yet, as I'm still planning on the easiest way I can construct the machine (newbie here).
I'm planning to use 1' x ...
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How to join two 1x6s to form a 23' baseboard with a seamless transition?
My upstairs hallway is 23' long and one of its sides has no doors on it, meaning the baseboard on that side covers it continuously. I am using 1x6 poplar for baseboard and the longest piece my local ...
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Should I reinforce my lap-joint?
I have a garden entrance gate that has rotted and I am planning to replace it.
Because it matches my neighbour's gate I want to make one that looks the same rather than buy a ready-made gate. Also, ...
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How do I join pieces of wood tiles, 12“ by 12” pieces, to make a larger slab?
I have a project to work on that requires me using larger pieces of planks than what I currently have. I have square planks all over the porch that would suffice if only I had a good way of fitting ...
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Fixing minor tape blemishes/bubbling after a fresh paint job
Unfortunately 1 week after a new paint job was done with a decent job of skimming and all, there was a small flood in a laundry room above. Some water came down, but we averted disaster. It's very ...
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How to prevent thermal cracks between PVC panels
I have a roughly 40' by 20' roof, with the overhang that's about 2' deep. My builder suggested using PVC panels for the eaves (instead of plywood) for lower maintenance and higher longevity of the PVC....
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How do I make a dog-leg corners in aluminium framing for fly-screens?
I have 20-odd rectangular aluminium (aluminum) windows that need fly-screens.
Sounds easy enough to make my own, but along the bottom edge of each window is a window-winder (280 mm wide and 30mm high)...
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Compound mortise and tenon joints on corners (ie. legs of a table)
I am playing around with the idea of doing a workbench that can be disassembled, using pinned mortise and tenon joints. I haven't found anything that could be used where two spans meet at a corner (...
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How can I create a polycarbonate roof valley?
My roof valley is wider than this. I want light to pass in through. Is the polycarbonate I should use? Can I make a joint somewhere in the middle through the length with polycarbonate. I need some ...
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Can blue (lightweight) drywall compound be used for all coats?
I had a guy come in to do some drywall taping today and I had a bag of 20 min hot mud and a bucket of each green (regular) and blue (lightweight) joint compound. I always though that the green should ...
