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How to Construct Stairs
A staircase should be designed to allow safe and easy movement from one level of a house to another. So: it should be of sound construction he angle of the…
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How to Choose the Right Adhesives
Adhesives provide a useful way of making permanent joints between metals. They are particularly suitable for: Joining two different metals which are considerably different in thickness; Joining thin and relatively…
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How to Choose Screws and Bolts
These work by pulling tightly together the pieces of metal being joined. Machine shoulder screws pass through a hole in one piece of metal and usually screw into a matching…
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How to Choose an Energy-Efficient Appliance
What are the key considerations you should have when thinking of buying one of these machines? Do you really need it in the first place? As we become aware of…
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How to Choose an Energy Saving Cooker
Food can be cooked on a gas or electric hob, in a gas or electric oven or in a grill (usually only electric). These different ways of cooking food can…
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How to Choose a Screwdriver
An ordinary screwdriver has a plastic or wooden handle fixed permanently to a steel blade which has its end shaped to fit into a slotted or cross-head screw. Ordinary screwdrivers…
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How to Bend Metal
The technique for bending in metal fabrication is much the same fo liker most metals, but the metals may require different pre-treatment. Thin sheets of mild steel can be bent cold;…
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How to Build a Ventilation System for your House
Ventilation of a house is necessary to remove odours from cooking, smoking and so on and to provide air for people-to breathe. When you provide ventilation, the outside air which…
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How to Build an Above-Ground Extension
What are the alternatives when considering an above-ground extension, and how can an extension be built which will actually enhance the existing buildings' ecological performance? Many extensions that are made…
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How to Build Separate Buildings
If you decide you need an entirely separate building, the problem changes dramatically from one where the site, the style, the size and the orientation have all been decided for…
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How to Build Underground Home Extensions
Most extensions are built at ground level. However, any new development should encroach as little as possible on the ecological potential of the immediate environment surrounding the building or on…
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How to Buy the Right Lock
Before buying a lock from a commercial locksmith, check in which direction the door opens - it may be left-or right-handed. Many locks will fit or can be adapted to…
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How to Access the Wiring in Your Home
First of all, think about any obvious signs that all is not well: If fuses blow regularly, is it always the same circuit that's involved or always the same appliance?…
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How to Apply Wax
Grain filler is not necessary if you are applying wax; the wax itself does the job most efficiently. To avoid many applications and an unnecessary amount of absorption, you can…
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How to Apply Oil
The traditional oil-finishing work schedule is daunting, to say the least: 'Once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year, once…
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How to Apply Varnish
Delicate brushwork is essential for good results with varnish. There is no question of slapping it on and brushing it out like paint; the first thinned coats sink into the…
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How to Access to Roofs or Gutters Outside the House
Getting up on your roof can be quite difficult and risky. As one can imagine, you'll want whatever work is needed on the roof to be done properly with trusted…
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How to Wash Clothes Without a Washing Machine
The garments that adorn us and add to our external appeal often don’t receive the care that they deserve. Most of us just plonk the clothing into the washing machine…
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How to Choose a Good Circular Saw
Although you can still buy circular saw attachments, most circular saws these days are integral tools. The types of circular saw on the market can be divided roughly into small…
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How to Choose a Good Electric drill
An electric drill is basically a motor which drives a chuck through a series of gears. The motor shaft spins on bearings and turns a fan which blows air over…