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Need help, tools required to demolish half wall at the entrance of kitchen
Check for electrical outlets
Philips screwdriver, to unscrew the drywall, or nail extracting hammer in case it is nailed.
Kitchen magnet to find the screws/nails
Utility knife to cut drywall
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Removing laminate from countertops
If your goal is a different look for your countertops. You have 2 choices.
Re-laminate over the old laminate. Just glue the new over the old. A good router and a sharp file is about all you need. ( ...
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Kitchen Order of operations- tin & caulking
Do all the tin on the walls, then add your trim for the cabinets. The trim is to hide the uneven meeting between the cabinet and tin. (It will be slightly uneven with the most accurate cut.It happens ...
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What tool to use to unscrew square head bolt?
An 8-point socket can be used to turn a square head bolt or nut. As a socket, it may be able to access fasteners that a conventional wrench cannot.
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Adding an AC outlet under my kitchen sink for RO system
You can generally have as many receptacles as you want on a circuit, with however much stuff you want to have plugged in to those receptacles. However, you have to keep in mind the total power ...
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Can a kitchen GFCI be at the end of the run?
A few notes:
Wire size
All new kitchen counter receptacle circuits must be 20A, and therefore 12 AWG wire. If you have existing kitchen counter receptacle circuits that at 15A then they can use 14 ...
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What is the best way to fill in screw holes on white kitchen cabinets?
I've used sawdust mixed with elmers glue before just making a thick paste.
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What is the best way to fill in screw holes on white kitchen cabinets?
If the cabinets are solid wood, with no covering (e.g. Formica, laminate, etc.), and including painted plywood, you can use wood filler, sand, and then paint.
If the cabinets are made out of any other ...
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How to unscrew this screw under Kitchen Faucet?
Thanks everyone for your comments. I was able to find this video and found it was a tricky puzzle to solve it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU3xxZnFSJQ
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Freezer not freezing
Yeah I'd imagine something was knocked will moving it stopping it from working. That could been the issue that caused the other issue with the refrigerator side. I'd check if power is been drawn ...
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Height adjustable cupboard for disabled
Perhaps one of these Mixer lifts can be modified to work.
Truthfully more details are needed about the cabinet. Size weight, etc.
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Fixing burnt kitchen countertop
That is what is known as a Post-form countertop. They are manufactured in an industrial facility as opposed to a laminated counter that can be made by a cabinet maker or home DIYer.
It cannot be ...
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Fixing burnt kitchen countertop
It doesnt look like stone. Its a laminate of some kind, such as formica/sunmica etc.
It looks burnt. If that is the case, you have to get it replaced. Get some quotes from benchtop refurbishers.
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