Skip to content

Category Archives: Handyman Tips

Use Diamond Drill Bits for Glass and Porcelain Tile

There are a number of spade and other drill bit types designed to drill glass and porcelain tile. But if you want a neat drill hole, use a diamond drill bit for all your glass tile and porcelain tile jobs. But you just can’t go down to your local home improvement store and grab a diamond drill bit and rush back to drill a hole in your tile. There are a few things you’ll need to be aware of before starting.

Quick Handy Man Tip – Aligning Toilet Flange Bolts

This is one of my favorite Handyman Tips for installing a toilet. One of the biggest problems many DIY’ers have when installing a toilet is keeping the T-head bolts turned properly so that the head is perpendicular to the toilet flange. However, sometimes when installing the toilet itself, or when tightening the bolts, they turn on you and you’re left wondering if the “T” is turned the proper way.

Sometimes you won’t know if the T is turned the right way until you start tightening the bolt and it pulls up through the slot in the flange. This can prevent you from getting a tight fit for the toilet on the flange.

Learn Home Improvement, Remodeling and Home Repair from a Handyman.

I’ve been working in Construction and as a Handyman for nearly 35 years. I learned the old school ways, from guys who knew how to measure a board, cut it and make it fit where it was suppose to do. This is the way I work still today. I may use many modern tools such as a compound mitre saw, but my cuts are true. No 1/4″ gaps and calling it “good enough”. I run a handyman service and the people who work for me take pride in their work or they don’t work for me long!