Window insulation. Save energy by covering your windows

No matter how new your windows are, you can be losing heat through your windows during those long cold winters. Hanging heavy drapes in the winter, using two or more layers of curtains with your drapes will insulate your windows keeping the heat inside where it belongs!

A more drastic window insulation can be achieved by covering the inside of your window with clear polythene. If your window frame will allow it you need to fix the polythene to the window frame leaving approximately 2 cm gap between the glass and the polythene. Double-sided sticky tape is ideal for this job. This is not the most attractive of solutions but it does work.

In the past I have seen kits that do this. The kit contained special polythene that would shrink when heated with a hair dryer. Once fixed in place you would heat the plastic sheet with your hair dryer and it would smooth out and almost have the appearance of glass. Alas I have not seen these kits for years.

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Cure for squeaky bed springs

If your bed springs are a bit squeaky - you can fix this fast by spraying cooking oil over the springs. All you have to do is flip over the springs and if there is a thin covering there you can rip it off or you can spray right through it. Great fix for that bed that is really not worn out just yet!

Repairing, filling reinforcing items

Repair plastic Reinforce items, fill holes, stong bond tips hints

Superglue or crazy glue as it is sometimes called will make an extra strong bond if mixed with baking soda (Bicarbonate of soda)

So if you have a hole or indentation in almost any material that needs filling have a go at the following.

Place a few drops of super/crazy glue (Fluid not Gel) in the hole/indentation and while wet, add Bicarbonate of Soda. Then add a few more drops of super/crazy glue. This will set and become extremely hard. You can file, drill etc.

Be careful a chemical reaction takes place immediately and creates a lot of heat in a very short time

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Remove old veneer

If you have a veneer top that want to remove and replace, you can use a wet wash cloth, and a hot iron. The moist heat is going to loosen the glue so you can peel up the veneer. You may need to work on some spots with a flat trowel to pick up most difficult pieces. After you have removed all the old veneer and you have a clean flat smooth surface you can apply a new finish color of veneer!

Remove a broken light bulb safely

When a light bulb has broken off inside it's fitting, make sure that the power is isolated and use something like a carrot or potato to push onto the broken glass so you can turn the bulb with safety

Also:

Before breaking the stubborn light bulb that needs replacement try using the old standby WD40 lightly on the socket. Hint : When installing the new light bulb spray a little WD40 the threaded area

Plywood splitting

If you are cutting plywood, often you will find that it will splinter off, leaving you with a 'bad' edge. To keep your plywood from splintering, play a piece of masking tape over the line where you are going to be cutting to prevent the plywood from splintering leaving you with a great cut.