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How to repair bubbles in drywall tape? A normal thing to happen.

Sometimes, certain things in life do not go as planned. You prepared yourself to many things and you are completely convinced that everything you did went as you intended… And then, they don’t. You can call them mistakes, but sometimes they are not even your fault. Let’s call them “unforeseen events”. As everything in this crazy world, you would need to be prepared when those things happen. In the case of home improvement, having drywall …

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How to remove coconut oil from fabric? Act fast!

General, Home Tips

Let’s talk about accidents. Those kinds of things that happen without you wanting them to happen. Even on those where you have some kind of blame, you definitely do not want them to occur to you… But they still could, and that is the thing. Nobody can predict those events from occurring at all because of the number of ways that can trigger them. Now, let’s focus about coconut oil. That viscous substance that can …

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How to make a single curtain rod into a double? With an adapter.

Furniture, General, Home, Home Interior, Home Tips, House Interior

Let’s talk about curtains today. These decorative parts of your home, located mostly at the windows of it, they can allow a fresh breeze to pass inside, and block or allow sunlight to enter your home. They could also make a design statement in a room, complimenting the furniture inside of it. And speaking of design, having two shades of color by putting double curtains may look even better. The way to do it is …

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How to install log siding? Take your measurements right!

General, Home, Home Exterior, Home Tips, House Exterior

Wood is the kind of material many people all around the world use; from building their homes, their furniture and many other uses. It is a nice material that it is already available given its natural origins. There are many types of it with multiple uses, advantages and appearances. And speaking about that last item, looks, there are some amazing looking objects around that use wood as their main design element. From a single table …

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How to install gutters on angled fascia? With wedges!

General

Sometimes, the things that look the best have some complicated means to get to that state. When it comes to engineering, that is especially true. Sometimes, there are some extreme measures needed to make a project work But, also sometimes, simple solutions can kick it out of the park. Like most things in life, there are some solutions that come from simple facts. For instance, having something hanging around an angled surface can be supported …

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How to get rid of mesquite trees? It can be tough!

Backyard, General

Some things in life can be as easy as can be. You could just find the solution on Internet and that will be the end of it. But with the plant we are talking about today… You are going to needs lots of patience. The mesquite tree. Those trees that seemingly pop out of nowhere and are really well known to be very hard to kill, especially in some places like Texas in the United …

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How to fix cabinet doors that overlap? Easy thing to do!

Furniture, General, Home, Home Interior, Home Tips, House Interior

There are many things in life that, when new, they were perfect. Nice finishes, perfect gaps, and smooth operation. That is the case for things like cabinets all around your kitchen for instance. But as time passes, and the use increases, the sometime in the past; good and nice cabinets doors start to drift away from their intended position. Normally, you would go mad to complain at their manufacturers and that is a good reason …

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How to cut bamboo fencing? It would look great!

Backyard, General, Home Exterior, House Exterior

Let’s talk about fences. Those wired, posted or any limiting border you have between the garden or backyard of your house and the outside world around it. It does not matter how you do it or which materials you use for accomplishing this. The idea is the same: Making a boundary that can also look good. There are so many materials you can use for doing your fences. Normally wood is the most used one, …

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How to build walls in Rust? Follow these tips!

General

Oh! Gaming! Let’s jump right in then and talk about this survival online multiplayer game from the guys on Facepunch Studios. Rust is a game where you need to survive in the wilderness, Bear Grylls style (without drinking your urine, of course), by gathering the elements from it to avoid hunger, the cold environment, the attacks from other players and so on. One of the biggest aspects of this game is the ability to build …

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How to break a door knob with a hammer? Follow these steps!

General, Home, Home Tips

Hammer time! (you knew I was going to do that when a hammer is involved). The most valuable tool you can have at hand sometimes is the one that you use to smash things up. Hammers can be made in all sorts of materials and combinations; depending on the intended use you would want to give it. But sometimes you want to keep things clean when using a hammer. It is not always possible to …

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