![]() Q: When I went from septic system to sewer system, the contractor cut off about 2 feet of a 4 x 4 deck post in order to crush the septic tank, and left it like that. If the dish has a handle, I hope you aren't using it as a grab bar. A two-part epoxy cement also can work, but I personally would try the thin-set. You can try thin-set on that very smooth back, but I think it would be better to cut some small kerf marks, maybe 1/16 inch deep along the back of the dish to allow the thin-set to grab hold. And, it comes in small doses, not 100-pound bags that you were worried about. I have used it to put up ceramic tiles, and while each tile is not very heavy, the thin-set holds like crazy. ![]() What will hold it on? Someone mentioned plaster of Paris.Ī: You are getting close to a solution using plaster of Paris, but that is not quite the material. I even protect it from water during showers. I tried Liquid Nails to glue it on, and it worked nicely for two days, then dropped off. The back is very smooth, and the tub surround is cement board. Well, finally it fell off, but did not break. Q: The big old porcelain soap dish on my tiled tub surround is 5 by 7 inches and weighs 2 1/4 pounds (I weighed it). To handle the beetles in the house, sprinkle boric acid along the window sill and perhaps baseboard areas. It has been around at least that long, and is still effective. One brand name I as trying to think of is Mortite, which my mother used back in Michigan in the 1940s. But if it is an ordinary beetle, seal the window with rope caulk, the kind you can take off and re-use when necessary. Pantry pest traps are sold in the Gardens Alive! catalog, among others. If you find any contamination, clean thoroughly and buy pantry pest traps, which have proven effective. They are a flying beetle.Ī: Google showed me that the cigarette beetle and the drug store beetle are pantry pests, so if your bug is one of those, you will have to check your pantry food and other food storage areas for contamination of packaged food. Q: How can I get rid of cigarette beetles in a natural, safe way? I have many of them coming in through one window at the bottom, and no matter how I try to seal the window, they keep coming in. I mentioned two hangers because the art usually has a wire on the back that hangs most level on two hangers. For that useless hole, fill it with joint compound, smooth off, let dry and sand smooth. Then to go left or right to locate another hanging spot. Incidentally, if you hit a vertical stud, you can nail on a picture hook. After you finish, and it succeeds, you can leave the tape in place because the picture will cover it. Tape a piece of duct tape on the wall where you work. Here's a trick to keep the plaster from disintegrating. Drill a small hole through the wood lath and insert the anchor, or drive in a round-head screw. Try again up an inch or so, to see if you hit a bit of wood lath. Horsehair plaster is usually on wood lath, narrow strips of wood applied horizontally on the studs, and when you put in the anchor, you hit an area between the lath. A: You simply ran into a bit of bad luck.
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