"There I Fixed It" thread of hacks and kludges

[Walter Sobchak]

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[kccougar]

I can't wait to post a picture of my sagging headliner fix.

[falafel]

My parents came into town a couple of weeks ago for my daughter's birthday. The night before the in-laws arrival, WoSG bought a new rug for the mud room - a runner about 30" wide and 9' long - to replace the haggard looking one that was there. The new runner fit perfectly... except that the weather stripping under the door would catch on one carpet corner (nearest to the door hinges) and make it very difficult to open the door. (attached #1)

To solve the problem, I grabbed my roll of duct tape, made a big loop the width of the runner, and and attempted to keep it down with tape. Bust. Then I tried some double-sided carpet tape I bought at Home Deport. Also a bust. "I'll fix it by tomorrow, don't worry." She went to bed - deflated. After she was asleep, I grabbed a couple of thin gauge 1-inch long picture hanging nails out of my toolbox and nailed the carpet down to the hardwood floor in two places. I know she would have loudly protested had I tried it while she was awake. But you can barely see the nails (attached #2) and the repair to the hardwood floor shouldn't be too bad when this current rug is replaced a few years down the road.

Two weeks later and I still haven't told her about it (she hasn't asked). But if she does notice...

"There, I fixed it."

cheers.

You gotta put a little black paint on the heads of those nails, otherwise one day the light will catch them just right and she'll figure it out.

[creekster]

I pu tin a new sink and fixturesin one of our bathrooms. No matter what I did I could nto get the stupiud drain pipe from the sink to stop leaking. It was driving me nuts. Not a bad leak, but slow drip of water whenver you used th esink. SO I took me a tuvbe of silcon caulking and sealed that sucker up. No more leaks. Not elegant, but effective.