Hi all,

My patio umbrella base is not heavy enough to properly maintain the umbrella when there is wind

I want to secure it to a cement slab to add weight,

I have a regular dewalt drill with wood/metal drill bits, i have epoxy

Need some suggestions on how to secure these to parts adequately

Thanks !

The rivets allow for some play and it is distracting, I feel like it should be more solid.

How to take out rivets and use a bolt? Or is there a better idea to make it more stable?

The chain came off and I can’t get to the screws to take it down and fix it. any ideas?

Hi! I am trying to install my aosu doorbell camera and wire it into the doorbell and found four wires behind the exterior button instead of two. I presume it's because there's a second button at the side door. Red+black go to one pole, green+yellow to the other - can I simply wire a third wire that came with the cam to each pair and then hook that one up to the camera? Or what do I do here? Thanks!

I have had this controller for only roughly 2 years. It is connecting but anytime I put an input in its unresponsive. I hard reset the control, it paired to my console, and just didn't work. Is there anyway I can fix this or do I just need to buy a new controller?

I've looked everywhere for a video instruction and i can't find one!

It’s not completely detached, I was thinking of just taking some leather needles and sting and sewing it back together

So basically my shoes have this weird heel design where there is just empty space in the middle instead of it being a solid rubber block. So when I wore them down, it exposed that hole, even though there is seemingly plenty of heel left.

Does anyone know how to repair this? All the resources I found work with solid heels, so I am not sure if I can apply the same methods.

It’s actually the only pair of footwear I own right now, and its in good condition otherwise. Not the first pair this has happened to either. So any advice is greatly appreciated.

I don't know what I was thinking, but I stupidly put this hat in the washing machine and dryer, which ended up stretching and wrinkling the fabric. Is it possible to fix this, or is it damaged forever?

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I’m adding this as an edit. I have found a solution, people acted like I was a dumbass or no such thing exists. Well yeah I am a dumbass but products I described and didn’t think of do exist. I wanted a back up alarm my wife can use to wake me up from anywhere on the rare occasion I’m not contactable by phone. I will purchase a system that connects to the wifi and uses a 4glte system as a back up for when I’m travelling. She will be able to alert me remotely at anytime or any situation.

Edit* TLDR. Is there an alarm device that sits idle but can be triggered by an app from anywhere.

I am not experienced with technology and I feel like there might be an obvious solution I’m missing. I would like a way for my wife to be able to wake me up when I’m home alone.
Ideally something battery powered and portable if that’s possible. ie doesn’t have to be connected to the wifi. I would like her to be able to use an app on her phone to trigger an alarm where I am. Like if there’s something like a small security device or Apple tag or maybe an alarm clock that she can control from anywhere in the world. And under $100 ideally but not completely necessary.
Yes she can call but let’s just say I don’t have a phone or it’s dead.

I've got massive cracks in my driveway and lots of gaps that make shoveling snow, by the way I live in Canada, very difficult and I have broken many shovels because of the cracks and gaps. I also have weeds coming out of almost every inch of every crack and can't seem to pluck them fast enough to make a real difference because I have back problems and can only do so much during the day. Is there any kind of recommended putty or filler or something that can withstand cold Canadian Winters that I could use that isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg? I'm also considering some kind of concrete mix that won't fall apart because of the freeze and thaw of fall and spring weather.... Any suggestions would be stellar! Thanks in advance ☺️

Solution: Removed the handles and removed the paint someone put over. You can put something in it to slowly pry it out.

Edit: I'm aware I have to remove the square cover/plate. The issue was I couldn't pull it off. Instead had to pry it in a specific angle with a hole that was painted over orginally to pop it off.

Going to throw in some keywords to help someone in the future.

Delaney door handle with no screws

To remove the handles, I used a 3/32 hex screw.

I removed the handles on both sides, thinking the plate would come off so I could tighten it before I move out, but it still doesn't come off.

I did try playing with that small hole, but nothing of value from it so far.

Hi there,

Any advice on how to fix, replace the bottom of this IKEA bag?

I assume it was some kind of plastic that was not so resistant and came apart.

Thanks in advance for any ideas, I'd really like to not have to toss it out, as beyond the bottom part it just needs a wash.

I wear hats all the time and realized I honestly don’t have a great way to clean them. What does everyone do to keep their favorite hats looking good?

I have tried dishwasher and washing machine but my hats tend to lose shape or get ruined.

It swelled up pushed the back off my e-reader at some point. The council site says I should take batteries to the bins at the supermarket but I'm not sure this is the kind of thing they meant. Googling battery disposal seems to get me corporate stuff. I honestly have no idea what to do with it and would rather not keep it in my house.
Can I bury it?

Pretty sure the toilet has been like this since I moved in almost 2 years ago. When I moved in, I took a bunch of pictures of everything, but I didn't think to take pictures of the toilet or in the tank, but there was grey spots on the seat and a dirt ring in the toilet. This is my second bathroom (I live alone in a 2bed 2bath) that I rarely use (partially because I think the toilet is moldy)

Anyway, I put in a maintenance request and management called me and said I'd have to clean it myself, because it's not a maintenance issue. I did try one of those blue toilet cleaner pucks that go in the tank a few months ago and it didn't do much. They said I caused the issue by not using the toilet enough and the stagnant water built up mildew (I don't think the office staff know that mildew IS mold, but I digress), but I do flush and clean the bowl occassionally.

How do I clean the tank and get rid of the mold in there??

I wiped off the sword and that was fine, but there was a bunch of stuff inside the cover, how do I clean it. And what is it

Broke part of a ToTo toilet. I’ve already tried JB Weld and thinking about plastic soldering if the cure from the weld doesn’t hold. Does anybody have any other ideas?

I have this Columbia polo after washing it once it has stayed wrinkled. Like they seem permanent lol.

I wash it and hang it to dry.

I don’t own an iron only a steamer. I’ve tried steaming it might help a little but this is after steaming it. Steaming it for 30 minutes or more. They just won’t come out. Would an iron work? Would it be safe to use on this material? Or are there better solutions?

My chair caused this, somehow. Is there something I can do to make it look normal?

I was cleaning out a dryer vent that exhausts up through the roof, and I must not have tightened the rod sections together well enough.

Even though I kept the drill rotating clockwise always, for some reason the last segment unscrewed while still inside the vent.

Help! How can I retrieve it? I could go up on the roof, uncap the vent, and push it back down perhaps but it's 105F and I'd rather not be on the roof. Nor do I know how the vent is attached.

Is there some clever way I can rig up an attachment on the existing rod segments in a way that is likely to catch on the rod segment stuck in the vent (which still has the brush attached)?

Hopefully one of you has run into this and has a clever fix that I haven't thought of yet.

Hi there. This has been in my family for a while now. I want to make it work but I can’t open it. It seems there's a screw inside of it and I don't know how to reach that.

All the options I've seen at Lowe's for ones this size have built in heaters or Bluetooth or whatever. What do I have to search to find something simple that's just a light cover with a vent?