Needless to say, it is pleasant to warm yourself on a damp or cold day by the home hearth (whether a Dutch stove or a European fireplace), and to admire it as well, if it is skillfully made. A Russian stove is also fine — heat-retaining and multifunctional. But it requires a lot of space, Read more…
When making a hallway coat rack cabinet, I proceeded from the layout features of an old-built apartment. In my case, in particular, opposite the entrance door there is a door to a storage room, so the cabinet in plan has angled side cuts that allow the doors to open freely. The dimensions are given for Read more…
“If I fall ill, I will not turn to doctors; I turn to friends…”, wrote the poet Ya. Smelyakov. But life shows that one has to turn both to doctors and to loved ones, because it is often impossible to do without their help, especially for a bedridden patient. If bed rest drags on, it Read more…
Before you know it, autumn will arrive — harvest time. Gathering what the earth has grown in the garden is no great problem. It is harder to harvest fruit from trees, especially if they are old and tall. Every gardener has to devise a way to reach fruit and berries high up. Some make all Read more…
Whether you need to reach into a loft, hang curtains, or drill holes for them under the ceiling — quite a few household chores require using a small stepladder. And if there isn’t one at home, we start piling up substitutes from available furniture, which is fraught with falls and serious consequences. Those who have Read more…
When the bedroom is spacious, you can place the bed in the most convenient layout — with the headboard against the wall. This is especially important for a double bed: access is preserved on both sides, and a nightstand with a lamp can be placed on each side, with a bedside drawer for bedding arranged Read more…
“Dear editorial office of Modelist-Konstruktor magazine! There is a rather difficult craft — the ability to use manual arc welding. It is needed not only by professionals in production, but also by those who like to make things with their own hands at home — both in the garage and at the dacha. However, few Read more…
In dacha conditions, especially if it is a new build and everyday life is not yet settled, the proposed design will prove as necessary as it is versatile. Quick and simple to make, it will faithfully serve not only during the first stages of developing a country plot and building a house, but also later Read more…
Anyone who reads the description of the electrolyzer I developed will be convinced that a few liters of water are enough to obtain a high-temperature flame (200° C). The high flame temperature makes it possible to solder ferrous and non-ferrous metals with practically any refractory solders, or with the metal itself (welding). The high concentration Read more…
Having decided to build a sauna on my country plot, I read a fair amount of relevant literature. Not everything in the proposed stove designs appealed to me. I wanted to simplify the construction, make it more practical from a manufacturing standpoint, and at the same time improve its operational qualities. As a result, I Read more…
