Questions tagged [removal]
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How do I remove a dishwasher that is screwed to a granite countertop?
The company that installed the granite countertops attached the dishwasher to the granite. I need to know how to remove the screws, without damaging the granite, in order to replace the dishwasher.
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How to remove window screens?
We have a brand new house. The window screens were installed by the builder as something of an afterthought after we closed. We only recently tried to remove a screen and realized they don’t budge. We ...
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How do I remove this old plastic bathroom fan motor?
I just bought a condo and wanted to clean or replace the motor, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the motor down from the ceiling. I removed the 3 screws holding the motor and ...
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Is this dividing wall load bearing? [duplicate]
My fiancée and I are remodeling our recently purchased home and want to triple check to confirm this is not a load bearing wall before tearing it down.
The portion of the wall touching the ceiling is ...
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Bathroom Faucet Removal
I am trying to remove a bathroom faucet that looks separate on top but is all connected underneath (all 3 pieces). I have gotten the hot and cold handles off and the unit would drop out the bottom if ...
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How do I remove this floating shelf?
Recently moved into a new place with a little floating shelf attached to two walls (corner). I initially assumed it was a generic Ikea floating shelf and would have a bracket that would easily come ...
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How do I remove this wall mount faucet nut?
I have no problems pulling the single handle two-hole Moen wall mount faucet out, but this part is left behind. I can not for the life of me figure out how to remove it. It spins freely in both ...
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How can I determine if I can remove this built-in drywall alcove? [duplicate]
I’d like to remove the drywall built-in pictured. That includes the ceiling, side wall and floor section. My question is how can I determine if it’s load bearing and if there is duct work in the upper ...
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What are these carpet tiles made of?
Underneath basement carpet, I find a layer of 4-inch square carpet tiles. The underside of these tiles is black with a sandpaper texture. When removing the tiles, one finds underneath a brittle ...
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Bathroom shower remodel old mortar stuck to concrete walls
I have removed the old tile in my shower to install new tile. The mortar is stuck on and very hard to remove. Can I smooth it out with joint compound and make a smooth as possible surface and tile ...
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How would I go about removing the entirety of this cabinet as cleanly and safely as possible? [closed]
I’m looking to remove the whole thing from the corner of the two walls including the trim. Links to tutorials or lists of tools would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!
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How can I remove a long narrow strip of over-growth (weeds, grass, etc.)? [closed]
I have a long patch of over-growth in my back yard along my driveway. It is about 2 feet wide and runs the entire length of my back yard, around 100 feet. Half of it is right next to my detached ...
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Removing two sided screws from studs
I have these screws left in the studs from floating shelf brackets. These are two-sided, with the end with the screws going into the studs and the other end with a bolt that the bracket attaches to.
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Tree root removal under a slab of concrete
How do I remove tree roots (tree has been cut down)from under concrete and pavers on top of the concrete in my back yard? The pavers have lifted up and is extremely hazardous to my Mom and others.
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Can I remove this outlet and fill it?
I have this exterior outlet connected to a conduit that i want to remove. I’ve tested the outlet with an outlet tester and it says it’s cold. I don’t really want to try to remove the entire conduit as ...
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How to effectively remove white glue from a wall?
I have been removing some wood strips from a painted wall (see the image attached) which were attached using white glue.
After the whole process, it has naturally left a variety of rests on the wall, ...
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Cement porch removal
We are planning on removing a cement porch from our house, which has a room underneath it. My husband did this to my parents house, using a sledgehammer, but he was 35 years younger. He has some type ...
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Is the interior wall separating my living room, dining room, family room, and kitchen a load bearing wall?
I am a first time homebuyer and would like to remove the large wall separating my living room, dining room, family room, and kitchen prior to redoing all of the floors in my new home. Can someone ...
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Removing laminate glue
I inherited a antique wood table and would like to remove the laminate that was added to it. I know how to get the laminate off, but what is the best way to remove the glue from the wood?
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How to remove stain from wooden door? [closed]
I bought an intricately carved door from Turkey. The door is beautiful with light wood. However, they put an orange stain on it. I did not want stain. I wanted natural. It cannot be returned. How can ...
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Jacuzzi tub faucet removal [duplicate]
I am trying to replace a deck mounted faucet on a jacuzzi style bath tub. There is no access to underneath. I removed handles and top trim but this appears to me be impossible without breaking marble ...
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Load bearing wall removal
Looking to remove a portion of the wall the leads into our garage to extend our dining area.
The wall sits ontop of the block foundation but parallel to the roof joists on a hip roof
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Identifying and removing carpet adhesive [closed]
I removed the carpet in one of my rooms. Underneath I found the following carpet adhesive:
The removal of the carpet was very easy, it came off easily. The adhesive is still tacky so you stick to it ...
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How to move an in-line outlet without leaving a junction box
I’m installing a walk-through closet into an empty dressing room. Moved a couple of outlets so nothing’s hidden behind anything, and everything’s accessible.
One outlet is grandfathered in under a ...
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Is This Glue, Paint, Primer, or Something Else and How to Remove It?
While using a heat gun to remove several layers of paint from a wooden door, the bottom layer or two have been particularly hard to remove. I think these layers may not be paint, and I am curious as ...
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Taking out a 1950s cabinet without destroying it
I have 1950s American Standard kitchen cabinets. I want to put in a dishwasher, which means removing one of them. I don't want to destroy it because it's irreplaceable in my area.
I've hit one ...
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How to remove plaster or really old hard caulk (can't tell) from bathtub?
My house was built in 1970 or 1971 (I've seen both years, can't remember which one is correct), and the bathtub and the bathtub walls are original to the house. The caulking has been coming off, so I ...
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about 13years old Kohler Kitchen Faucet replacement
I would like to take off the old kitchen faucet, but it is alot tougher than I thought! This is how it looks like, and I tried to strew the fold ring with wrench, but it does not move at all. There ...
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Removing window bars without obvious screw heads
In preparation for my house being painted, I'd like to remove the security bars (a.k.a. burglar bars) from the garage window.
I'd have expected them to be screwed or bolted to the wood trim, possibly ...
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How do I remove this bath faucet?
We've inherited a leaky bath tap which needs to be removed.
It's proving very difficult to get any sort of purchase on the circular fascia - has anyone got any bright ideas for how to get this off? I'...
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Removing wall in basement [closed]
I wanted to take this wall down in my basement but wanted to know if I can take all of the 2x8s out or if I needed a lally column or 2 or if I can double up 2 of the 2x8s in the middle? Not sure if ...
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How to remove hard adhesive from bathroom wall tile?
I decided to take on the project of a DIY 1/2 bath renovation. We have burgundy wall tile in the bathroom that I had hoped would be easy to remove. The tile is original to the house built in 60s. The ...
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Disassembling IKEA furniture—how can I deal with broken dowels?
IKEA furniture often has wooden dowels that are used to hold pieces together. The problem is that these wooden dowels break easily when you're trying to disassemble IKEA furniture:
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Can I apply concrete over tile mortar on a wall?
I am renovating a bathroom in a concrete structure. The bathroom had tiles on the walls (all now removed), but the amount of thinset used on two of the walls is kinda ridiculous. I have been able to ...
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How can I remove this Kwikset entry door dead bolt lock?
This is a picture of the Kwikset dead bolt from interior. I removed the outer layer. However, I'm having trouble removing the bottom plate.
This looks very similar to this question: Removing old Entry ...
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Removing Carpet and Linoleum for one unified flooring of LVP
I have a house from 2019 that I am planning on ripping out the carpet in the living room and linoleum in the kitchen to make one unified flooring of LVP. I have yet to start ripping things out yet, ...
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Moving a bottomless metal shed
I have this shed I want to move about 10 meters from its current location in my backyard. This shed is metal, without a floor, sitting on paving stones which appear to have been cemented together.
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How toxic is tile dust after a remodel is done? [closed]
We recently remodeled the downstairs in our home. We took out about 400 sq feet of tile all the way down to the concrete. We are going to put in new vinyl flooring but haven't done that yet. They used ...
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how to remove this pin/nail
I want to open a cheap small toast oven for a project. Any idea how to cleanly remove this pin in this picture:
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Floor paint stripping
OK, so I decided to strip a heavy black paint and what not on top of it from the hardwood floors in a 100+ year old house I purchased recently. To that end I purchased a $150 stripping tool ("...
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How to remove tile mortar from painted baseboard?
I'm in the process of having a floor re-tiled. I have noticed that there are several areas where the tiler has splashed thinset mortar onto the painted, contoured baseboard. In reviewing online I ...
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Removal of gas line
I'm doing a bathroom/closet reno on the second floor of my home. In the process I discovered an old gas line (black steel pipe) that I believe is still active. I traced it back near the gas meter ...
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Can I safely remove these 3 pieces of wood in Attic?
Can I remove these pieces of wood in my attic?
I think I can take them out based on the following reasons, but thought I'd get another opinion.
Pieces 2 & 3 are separated in two pieces. Usually, ...
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How should I remove a swimming pool from my back yard?
Our house had a nice cedar pergola in the backyard, about 20'x16', whose posts began to rot at the base. It was covered in grape vine... Nice for shade but not for a falling down pergola. Needless to ...
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How to remove glue from temporary paper shades on vinyl windows? [duplicate]
I put up some temporary paper shades with the stick-on backing that were positioned on the vinyl part of my windows. After a good 6 months I finally needed to remove them. However while the paper ...
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Closet partial wall removal
Removing a partial wall in my bedroom, this room is against the side of the house and the wall is perpendicular to my houses Joists but isn't anywhere near the center of my home.
The partial wall use ...
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Removing faucet from kitchen
I have a faucet that leaks at the valve, and I would like to remove that faucet to replace it with a new one.
The trouble is that it is mounted tightly between the wall and the sink, so there is very ...
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How do I verify PVC pipes have been glued and separate them if they have been?
I am replacing an old double sink with a new large single sink plus a disposal.
It seems that the old PVC for the old sink has been glued at each joint. How do I verify PVC has been glued and what is ...
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How to remove plastic expanding fasteners without damaging them?
I have a lot of these plastic expanding fasteners that need to be removed to make some repairs behind the shower in my RV. They all out in the open and easily accessible, but require I remove the ...
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How do I seal an old woodstove pipe in the basement?
We are in the process of renovating our basement and there is an old wood stove pipe left over from a wood stove we removed. Not looking to remove the entire pipe, as it goes through the roof in two ...
