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The actual reason this usually works is that rust is significantly larger than the steel it's rusted from, which is why the bolt is stuck in the first place. In some other instances the reason heat wo …

First, you need the right sized screwdriver bit - this is already looking chewed up as though it's met not quite the right size. This is one area where getting the non-Chinese product may pay off in t …

You should remove and dispose of (securely) all the poisoned bait, before you kill (or kill more of) your neighbor's pet animals, directly or through ingesting poisoned squirrels. Likewise the predato …

Use a thin prybar, carefully. Look closely at the joints on the bottom trim piece that's in your way, and you'll note that it's not "locked in" to the rest of the frame - because that piece was insta …

You'll have to get it started somewhere, but a thin wire wrapped on a handle at each end (as for cutting cheese) will normally cut things off if glued with something reasonable (ie, silicone or simila …

A number of guilty teenagers, a broom or two, a shovel, a wheelbarrow. Your job is to point out when the job has not been completed to your satisfaction, until it has been. Your job is definitely NOT …

Sticking to item 1 : what difficulties might you expect: Practically speaking, cutting it in half and moving it will be a problem (or a "challenge" as the folk who like to pretend that problems don't …

Have you the faintest clue what 10 feet of chimney weighs? "reinforce here" to WHAT exactly, that's going to hold up 10 feet of bricks? This is a bad, terrible unthinkable idea. Take it down from th …

Use a small hole saw to drill out a wood plug around the nail. The method you have been using also works, obviously, though you don't need to clear so much area to get the grips on. You can either le …

Prepare the base for the shed and tiles in the new location. Unscrew the shed. Set it aside. Move the tiles to the new location. Move the shed onto the tiles. Screw the shed down. If moving the whol …

A saw, a chisel, or brute force. Cured polyurethane glue is largely impervious to solvents, and if there are any exceptions to that, they are probably absurdly hazardous to people. If you don't actua …

I'd like to get rid of the ceramic tile without disturbing the asbestos tiles underneath. Is this possible?? Probably not. The ceramic tiles are serving as the "encapsulant" for the old asbestos …

Better to cut the new piece of furniture. Otherwise the process looks like: Remove or reduce pillar. Furniture fits. House falls on it. Were you in the house at the time? Too bad. Pillars for no reaso …

grabbed the conduit connector that is behind with pliers Threaded conduit is basically high-quality (smoother inside) pipe. Given you have an old cast aluminum box with (probably) galvanized steel c …

I'd use a wide masonry chisel (and a hammer) at a low angle to chip it off - wearing eye and hearing protection.