Posts tagged: pipe
DIY: Plumbing Pipe Furntiture.
By Chrisjob
The only thing cooler than a DIY project is a DIY project that exploits materials intended for an entirely different use.
Rory on Apartment Therapy Boston takes such an approach with pipes and fittings from the plumbing department. Going way beyond simply using straight lengths and end flanges for legs, this desk incorporates a fine design inspired by the limitations of the medium.
To create your own version, simply check out the pipe fitting » READ MORE
How To: Pipe Part Candlesticks.
By Chrisjob
So, there's this show on the DIY Network, "Creative Juice" and the hosts are probably totally cool in real life, but they try waaaaay too hard on camera. But yesterday, it came while performing the most unpleasant of household tasks -folding laundry- because my wife dumped the basket of clothes on top of the remote. (I'm sure there's a button on the box, but I have no idea where it is) So, I was preparing myself for double-irritation city...and I » READ MORE
Store your wine in sewer pipes.
By DIY Maven
Don’t get me wrong, I think this wine rack is kinda cool, but it does look like a bunch of waste pipe. Nice waste pipe, to be sure, but waste pipe none-the-less. Instead of spending the 158 bucks, I just might visit the plumbing department at my local hardware store and attempt a DIY. But how to attach them all in that wonky way? Epoxy? Not sure...but something to think about.
Oh, and by the way, it IS suggested that you store your wine in sew » READ MORE
Kitchen pipe hooks
By balubaluA Lifehacker reader had a nice suggestion that might be interesting to some of you too. He used simple hose clamps and some hooks to add some vertical storage to his kitchen.
Beware if your pipes get very hot though.
Help your new plumbing pay for itself
By alexrussell
The price of copper has skyrocketed, and it's not an all bad thing. There are great alternatives to copper when it comes to re-piping your home, so there's no real need to pay any premiums there. But why not take advantage with the old copper pipe you're going to replace?
Scrap metal recyclers in Seattle, where I am, are paying upwards of $1.75 or so per pound for scrap copper. This is what they'll pay you for what you'll probably throw away an » READ MORE
Plumbing--Replacing Galvanized Pipe
By sparkieHi,
Wanted to tell you what I have done this week. I am starting the renovations for my house, which I affectionately call my "Foreclosed Palace" (colonial revival cape cod, I think. The former owner was a crackhead carnie. His loss, my gain, I guess.
I replaced the original galvanized piping to the 2nd floor bath w/ plastic. I do not sweat solder copper pipe. Well, I can do it but I don;t trust my soldering, unless I might be making a sprin » READ MORE
Discover your inner plumber: how to solder copper pipe
By alexrussell
If you're thinking about doing the water lines in your home remodel, you'll first need to learn how to work with copper. Copper pipe skills really begin with being able to solder a viable joint, one that is relatively clean and doesn't leak. Here is how to do just that.
To work with copper you'll need the right tools.
1. a copper tube cutter
2. emory cloth
3. a wire fitting brush (make sure to get the right size for the pipe you are using)
4. fl » READ MORE
