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How To Make A Back Up Key From Pop Bottle – DIY Video

Ray — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:24:31 +0000

This DIY video will show you how to make a spare key from a plastic soda bottle.

Install A Cat Door Or Pet Flap How To Video

Ray — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:51:36 +0000

Cat doors and flaps will allow your cat to roam free whenever he or she wants. Cats enjoy exploring new territory. The cat door will let him have that freedom.

Your new cat door will enable your cat to access both inside and outside areas freely. Just follow these simple steps in this video and you should have no problem.

Door Lock Easy Fix To Make Open Smoother Quick Repair

Ray — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:36:25 +0000

How to repair a door lock using graphite powder to make a lock turn easier in this free online home improvement video.

Save Money By Adjusting Window Coverings

Ray — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:08:39 +0000

Controlling the amount of sunlight that makes its way into your house can make a significant difference in your power bill each month. Use that bright sunny morning this winter to limit the times your heater comes on during the day.

Whether you have curtains or shades covering your windows you can adjust them throughout the day to help adjust your homes temperature. Open up your window coverings on the sunny side of your home in the mornings and it will help bring the temperature up and also help jump start your body for the day ahead. Sometime it will cut back the time your heat comes on by as much as 30%.

In the summer keeping those shades on the sunny side drawn closed slows down the heat absorption in a room and really slows the heating process. Its O.K. to get the indirect sunlight from a shaded window because your floors and walls aren’t soaking in that heat from the sun.

Using this practice in a smaller home on a daily basis can make up to a 25% power saving say some experts.

How To Fix A Loose, Shaky Or Rattling Doorknob

Ray — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:06:53 +0000

Some of the simplest problems seem to never get fixed. A rattling interior doorknob can keep a door from closing properly. These little things can make your home appear to be cheaply built.

If the lockset is an old-fashioned mortise style with a glass, porcelain or heavy brass doorknob, loosen the setscrew on the side of the knob that secures it to the spindle. Loosen the setscrew far enough for the knob to turn freely without working the latch. Screw the knob clockwise until it is snug but not tight against the door, then tighten the screw. Be sure the screw is tight against a flat side of the spindle.

If the lockset is cylindrical kind, one of the knobs will have a slot on the side of the post, just behind the knob. Push a small screwdriver into the slot to free the knob. Then remove the decorative plate that covers the lockset by pressing a spring clip at the edge. This will show a mounting plate with 2 screws. Just tighten the 2 screws, pop the cover back in place, and push the knob onto the shaft so the keeper snaps back into the slot.