Every household encounters the inevitable clogged drain once in a while. The easiest way to fix the issue is to use a drain snake, but if the clogged drain has sharp turns that are too tight for one (i.e., some bathtub drains), or if you’re worried about scratches and damage to your porcelain fixtures, you can use the following steps to make a simple tool for unclogging a drain.

Materials: 1/8" diameter stainless steel cable. Twisted strands, not braided.

Tools: Needle Nose Pliers

The sloping angle of an overhang diverts water away from your house to prevent water from spilling onto the exterior walls and seeping indoors. Follow these steps to build a new overhang or fix the faulty one you already have.

Awning frames can be free standing or obtain their support from another structure. Even a free standing awning can be attached to a building, if required.

Ready Fitted Positions

If an awning is being fitted to a position designed for it, the position should already have the necessary fittings in place. It might be wise to check the security of the fittings before attaching the awning frame.

Awnings can be used not only to give a little extra aesthetic appeal to the outside of a home or mobile home, but also as a way to avoid even the harshest of the elements. By providing shade, an awning can protect from excessive heat, and it can also hold off the rain and give some protection from the wind. Awnings also give a surprising level of protection from the heat of the sun indoors. Facing in the right direction, your awning could lower solar heat gain by around 70 percent.

Types of Awnings

An aluminum awning can provide many years of service while still looking good. And while aluminum requries very little maintenace, if you don't keep it clean, it will begin to show its age. Therefore, it is important to cleanyour  aluminum awning regularly.

Tip 1: Cleaning Moderate Dirt

If your aluminum awning is only moderately dirty, merely spray it down with a lawn hose, and use a soft-bristled brush if the water wash doesn’t do the trick.eip 2: Cleaning Heavy Dirt

Tools Needed

 

Work Out the Size and Shape of Your Awning

Materials for Awning Shades

Materials for Awning Supports

Retractable Awnings

Q: I need suggestions as to how to do window coverings on two sliding doors and two windows in the living area of a house close to the ocean. The living area is an open concept which includes a dining area and kitchen, with a lot of exposed wood. The area around the house is very private, so shielding the room for privacy is not a great concern.

What do you recommend?

 A: The first thing I recommend is that you throw a house party for the Designer Monthly staff, say for the month of July.

Q. I have an 8 ft wide roller blind that has an unwound spring. I know how to rewind the spring, but I can't remember if the blind should be rolled up or unrolled completely before I rewind the spring and put the roller back into its brackets.

You know you need window treatments - also known as curtains by anyone who hasn't bought a house yet. However, every time you go shopping you feel as if you've entered another country because you are unable to speak the language. Let that bother you no longer. Here's a list of some of the more common words and phrases used to talk about window treatment hardware (you know, the stuff that is used to hang the curtains over the window).

Bay window rods are rods that can be custom-bent or sized to the depth of the angled bay window panes.