DIY Woodworking - The step for my kitchen door was totally rotted through, so I chiselled out all the bad wood. Now what? [more inside]
posted on Jun 23, 2008 - 14 answers

What should the dimensions and surface of a DIY ping pong table be? [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2008 - 5 answers

What type of saw blade should I use to cut LDF (light density fiberboard?) [more inside]
posted on Jan 12, 2008 - 6 answers

What plywood is guaranteed to be straight and rigid? i.e., suitable for use in furniture construction? [more inside]
posted on Jan 9, 2008 - 14 answers

How bad is my roof? [more inside]
posted on Aug 20, 2007 - 15 answers

How do I build a rack to store spools of thread? [more inside]
posted on Nov 13, 2006 - 11 answers

I'm building a small DIY house. Where's my online community? [more inside]
posted on Mar 8, 2006 - 8 answers

Home Improvement: I have a door which isn't fitting into its frame. Basically, the top part is a little too tall, probably 1 cm or so. Is there a tool or method which will allow me to shave the top cm from the door?
posted on Jan 4, 2005 - 9 answers

Hairline cracks in my house. I bought a new home last year, and it's barely over a year old now, but we've noticed 3-4 hairline cracks (like this one, which is just above a sliding glass door) around a couple of the windows on the downstairs level. I've lived in a lot of old homes featuring cracks and figured that it was mostly normal house settling and we could easily patch the drywall when it comes time to sell, but my partner thinks it's a big deal and may point to problems with the foundation or construction. So I have two questions: 1) Should we be concerned? 2) If so, who exactly do you call to "fix" it or get to the bottom of it?
posted on Dec 5, 2004 - 28 answers