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Centralized electrical energy is not available everywhere, and its price is constantly growing. If you make a windmill out of an old ceiling fan, you can partially provide yourself with electricity without the need for expensive materials.

A dull kitchen knife is an eternal headache for many who like to spend time in the kitchen cooking something delicious. No matter how hard these knives are sharpened, at the right moment they will definitely turn out to be dull. Are knives now being made from something like this?

The dacha plot, in the design of which natural stone is used, looks stylish. Boulders can decorate flower beds and alpine slides, slate is used to decorate facades, and cobblestones can be used to lay out paths and recreation areas. Is it true

An old household gas cylinder that is not fit for purpose can serve as the basis for creating a compact, efficient and economical wood stove. Moreover, this does not require theoretical knowledge, professional

Such an earth-moving tool in a store costs a lot of money, and it does not always meet the requirements for strength, ease of use and performance characteristics. But you can make an earth drill with your own hands from scrap materials.

Useful tips or life hacks are always appreciated among any masters. After all, with their help you can do what is impossible with the standard approach. Life hacks make life much easier for everyone.

Paths in the garden or country house, lined with decorative tiles, look impressive and aesthetically pleasing. If not for one BUT. Weeds grow in the joints of the tiles. The appearance of paved paths and areas with sprouted weeds immediately loses its attractiveness. Like with

Dishwasher tablets have the ideal chemical composition for washing white items: socks, kitchen towels and... sneakers. The product washes, whitens, removes grease, removes unpleasant odors and does not contain aggressive

The use of laminate is not limited to just flooring. It can be used for finishing slopes or window sills of plastic windows. Thanks to its resistance to moisture, condensation that appears on the windows will not damage this material. Why

When working on machines, it is advisable to have at least one hand free. For this purpose, we combine the lever for turning on the drill, which serves as a drive for a homemade drilling machine, with the handle for raising and lowering the spindle.

Mosquito nets for windows are made in a special frame with handles by which you can hold them to remove them. But they are short-lived and often break, so it becomes difficult to remove the mesh without such handles. You can use women's

Traditionally, an ax handle is made of wood, but over time the wood is susceptible to rotting and drying out, which leads to the loosening of the working head on the ax handle. By making an ax handle from waste multi-colored plastic, we will get a reliable and

Many car enthusiasts have several unnecessary tires that have nowhere to use. You can make a simple but convenient bench from them. To do this, you need to prepare tires, a wooden beam, a drill, a grinder and bolts.

In order for the tiles to stick to the floor as tightly as possible, the correct distribution of the adhesive over its surface is very important. There are several basic methods that beginners can use, and this article describes the main mistakes during installation

To prevent an unpleasant odor from occurring in the toilet, it is recommended to install a special valve that would close the pipe when the water does not drain. You can make it yourself and the procedure is described below.

At first glance, it seems that only at least two experienced carpenters can cope with such labor-intensive and complex work as the construction of elements of a wooden house. But having the necessary materials and tools at hand, and showing

Most owners of country houses or summer cottages prefer to hire workers to furnish their home space. But, if you have free time and construction skills, you can build a terrace for entertaining yourself.

It is not particularly difficult to connect two profile pipes of the same shape and size at right angles. To do this, it is enough to make bevels at the ends at 45 degrees and press them together using the resulting cut lines. At first sight

In some cases, it is very difficult or completely impossible to solve a specific problem related to soldering with a conventional soldering iron and classical soldering methods. But with some ingenuity, you manage to cope with an unexpected problem. Below

It is necessary to spend a lot of time, effort and energy to find and buy in stores or on the market a ready-made mosquito net on a frame of a suitable size and color. A finished mesh with frame costs an average of 1,000 rubles, while 1

Seven tips on how to use a door hinge at home, boil tea on a paint can, cut a plastic pipe with a beer stopper and repair a boss on a metal cable.

How to properly prepare lemonade in Turkish? Even the Turks do not have a single answer to this question. Therefore, I do not pretend to accurately reproduce the Turkish analogue. But it seems that in her recipe she has collected the best of everything that cooking gurus recommend.

Bimetallic radiators are the most common for installation in houses and apartments. This is understandable: optimal cost, good heat dissipation, long service life, and most importantly, low weight. Below are 2 useful life hacks that will definitely

Such a 2-in-1 stove is simply irreplaceable in a farmstead or country house for heating, cooking and boiling water in a separate tank. To make it, the ability to handle simple metal tools is enough.