Yes, I’ve spent a couple hours lately asking Gemini about various home improvement topics in fundamental detail. I’ve learned a lot about:
- How to correctly hang a pre-framed door (shim it, tack it in place with 16 gauge nails, and use one wood screw in the top 2 hinges to prevent the door from sagging)
- How to properly adhere MDF trim to the ceiling to hide a closet door track (screw a furring strip or a header board to the studs above the drywall, shim it so it’s level in case the ceiling is uneven, and then nail through the face of the trim into the strip)
- What the difference is between the 27 DAP putties and spackles in the paint aisle (turns out Painters Putty 53 is typically used to hide finish nail holes, because you tend to make a lot of them and can just smoosh it in and level it off with a palette knife!)