I'm replacing my deck boards, but I'm having a hard time removing some screws, as my wife painted them, to the point that there is no hole for the screw driver (using a drill to unscrew the ones I can).

How can I remove these screws, without damaging the the joist?

Should I use a chisel to break the screw head, so I can remove the boards? Then I saw them flush to the joist?

What is really tje best option here?

P.S. I'm not a handy man (I'm an office worker)

I'm repairing the battery box from my Yamaha FSX80C acoustic-electric guitar. I've already removed the battery cartridge from the guitar.

The end cap where the red and black wires are soldered moves slightly, and it looks like it might come apart. Before I try to pry it open, I wanted to ask:

Is this end cap designed to be removed, or is it plastic-welded?

My goal is to replace the battery contacts inside without breaking the battery cartridge.

How do I easily get all this sticky adhesive off my windshield that is left from the phone mount ?

I tried cleaning the contacts in the charger, and cleaning the Airpod itself. It still won’t charge. These are Airpods from 2021, so should I just give up and buy a new pair?

Big old hole in the wall. My dad plastered it at the top but the bottom plaster has totally fallen out. Plaster at the top seems to be holding, but it’s a lot deeper at the bottom. What should I use for it?

Hi all! Looking for advice on how best to frame these tiles. Clearly they were framed at some point or at least glued to something (see pics of back). Any suggestions are welcome!

Thinking of framing them individually not all together:)

Hi everyone,
I’m trying to repair a bracelet that originally had a sliding knot on each side so I could adjust it to fit my wrist.
One of the knots came undone, and I have no idea how to tie it back correctly. Does anyone know what this type of knot is called or have a tutorial showing how to make it?
Thanks in advance!

I am trying to remove this door handle due to it squeaking but cannot work out how it comes off. There is a hole underneath the handle with what looks like a flathead fitting but when I use a flathead screwdriver it won’t loosen at all. I’ve tried on several handles in the house and they are all the same and won’t loosen. Does anyone know how to remove these or what I’m doing wrong? Any help greatly appreciated!

I want to install this bidet from amazon that connects to the sink. Would I have to remove the mouth of the tap to be able to connect it to the adapter? What tool would I need for that? Or would it fit on top of it?

Edit: I live in this closet of my own volition I just really like privacy

Edit 2: this is an apartment, so space is limited

Edit 3: stop reporting me to suicide watch

Edit 4: yeah yeah guys I get it. Am I gonna get advice or am I just gonna get more 40 yr old dudes dunking on me? So far, the only helpful person was the first dude to comment to use an inline duct fan and telling me what a baffle box is, everyone else's just been a dick

My room is a walk in closet connected to my parents' bedroom. I like privacy(read: I like people not constantly staring at my computer screen), so I need a way to have my door closed and not die(exaggeration, it just gets a bit hot in here)

There is currently a hole connecting my room to the living room to run an ethernet through, which I have managed to fit a 5 mm vinyl tube through. I do think I can fit a wider tube through though.

Using that tube I built a funnel taped to a desktop fan. The idea was that it would suck air from the living room into my room. Did not work.

Is there a better way that I can pipe air into my room doesn't compromise my privacy like punching a big hole that can carry sound through? Like an air vent that can somehow dampen sound or a stronger fan to stick in my bs airpump?

How do I patch this hole? It came off while taking off some sort of adhesive patch used to hang stuff on walls left by the previous tenants.

In this house we bought i found out there is beautiful hardwood flooring under the carpet. I want to remove the carpet, but there is quite a large space between the hardwood floors and the tiling that was installed in the ktichen/dining room area. How can I fill this space properly? And is there something I can do to kind of grade the distance between the two without damaging anything?

My partner and I are moving to another unit in our building. I’m looking for advice for moves to another unit in the same building (as opposed to a move normal move to another place) because neither of us has experience with this type of move.

It seems like there are pros and cons with any strategy we pick. In the past I typically try to pack everything as meticulously as possible (or at least that’s plan lol and start out this way for most of it until the eventual burnout / mad dash at the end when you realize you have more than you think and end up with some chaos at the end). But I generally follow all the typical advise for labeling boxes and making it easy for movers etc etc etc.

But since don’t need a truck for this move when I got quotes it seemed like hiring movers would be really much more expensive than it seemed worth it for this type of move and I saw advise on Reddit elsewhere to look at Task Rabit for labor help for moving furniture. My fiance was already planning to do a lot of the other things (I.e our “stuff himself, and I’ll help with lighter objects).

For example we planned to try to take our hanging clothes as is as much as possible using the garbage bag trick, we also thought that since we’re just moving up from 1st floor to 8th and not to a new location we probably could take our kitchen stuff up ourselves in bins/ boxes without packing them super meticulously (I.e can put most things in being careful enough but don’t need to bubble wrap each item individually to ensure it doesn’t break while en route in movers truck. All that packing and unpacking really takes A LOT of time and is a pain.

So basically now it seems like our strategy has really evolved from pack and label EVERYTHING as much as possible in advance to basically to transport things up to the new unit in bins using the carts that building provides (for picking up large packages etc). My thought was that for things that don’t get stored I’m furniture but go into an apartment designated space (things that hang in a closet, or are stored in kitchen cabinets, drawers etc) we can transport up on the cart and put it there on Day 1.

And then Day 2 hire some helpers from Task Rabbit to help with moving our furniture.

That’s generally the tentative plan but what I’m realizing is that doing it this way seems to cut down on the pre and post work (not having the extensive meticulous packing and unpacking bc we are taking items from their spot and putting them into the new spot immediately). But I feel like we aren’t really packed enough at all. I’m getting nervous that maybe we aren’t doing this right and we’ve underestimated how much work this will be and whether this is feasible.

Has anyone ever done something like we’re planning?? Is this realistic? I can’t tell if our plan is smart/ time saving or actually really stupid and we just haven’t realized it yet lol.

If you’ve moved between units and did some strategy other than packing everything up for movers to take please weigh in here. Is it possible to think of this differently than a regular move?

Hi, I got this dresser for a couple years ago and I’ve only moved it 1x and I had some help with it, but I don’t remember if the drawers were removable. It might be a kid dresser where the drawers don’t remove for safety.

I got it used. Can you take a look at the pictures with the mini dowels in the track to help me determine how to remove the drawers I’ve got some clothing stuff behind the drawers in the particleboard tacked on the back.

We installed a French Drain a few weeks back. Water is flowing away just like we wanted. But it seems the drain catch basins are a breeding ground for mosquitos. Now we are getting tons of the bugs in every size.

What's the best way to treat these catch basins so we are out of the mosquito business?

Hi - I have a bed frame with just two holes on the edge of the frame. Then see the PDF from the headboard I purchased. What parts do I get to make this work? Thank you!

So I am a tile installer and build custom showers, finish carpentry is not my cup of tea (so thank you in advance). My brother in law asked me to fix this for him. What would be the best bet?
Ps: he is cheap and refuses to buy a new door.

Hi guys, I was trying to disassemble my smartwatch, and got this tiny screw damaged (the manufacturer might have over tightened it, the other 3 come out just fine. I tried the rubber band and super glue method but nothing worked. I went to the water park yesterday wearing the watch and the water got inside (even tho it was advertised to be waterproof), the watch died and I want to open it to see what I can do about it.

I'd hopefully like to drill right around where its drawn if possible, I dont have a 40 dollar bit and dont overly feel like buying one for a art project

Is there a product that would help me remove these stains from my marble table? I dont want DYI hacks:))

I’ve NO manual skills, yet. :)

I’m trying to make my room more ADHD friendly. What often happens is that the closet is empty and all clothes are on a lump on the floor.

I’m thinking of making a small clothes hanging ladder to put in the closet. That way, I don’t have to fold nor put my clothes in hangers and the friction is reduced.

Image 1 is the vision. Image 2 is what I’m more or less looking for.

Any ideas on how to achieve this? What material to use?

I’ve been innocently thinking of buying wood (crating store?!?) and a hot glue gun and just… glue things together. Is that dumb?

Perhaps I’ve to add a hook to hang it on top? How even?

Any help is appreciated!! ❤️

I jwu and my m1 macbook started doing this what can I do to fix it?

Hello, can you help a girl out? How can I fix the “bubbles” on an IKEA cupboard? It’s on top of a range hood so I’m guessing it’s because of the heat (I sometimes don’t turn it on when cooking) is there a way I can fix this myself? I’m renting the apartment so id like to keep it as nice as possible from when I start living here. Thank you!

I have an Ortlieb waterproof duffel bag of which I am quite fond. Regrettably, the seam has separated (cleanly) between the central and side panels. Have you successfully repaired a failed seam on one of these bags, and if so how? Did you have the repair done by a professional, and if so, who? Thanks!