/r/DIY - top ten submissions for each month of 2024

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2024, August

How can you determine if a Column is Structural...

13093 How can you determine if a Column is Structural...

I turned my dining room into a temporary nursery

12245 I turned my dining room into a temporary nursery

Stud finder is going in the trash

8463 Stud finder is going in the trash

How do I get rid of this? The stairs is unwakab...

6077 How do I get rid of this? The stairs is unwakab...

Give it to me straight… am I an idiot?

5645 Give it to me straight… am I an idiot?

First time doing a tile shower

5536 First time doing a tile shower

Upgraded my pantry this week

5054 Upgraded my pantry this week

I made a pond for my goldfish

3232 I made a pond for my goldfish

Ruined tabletop varnish. Wife mad. Help

2935 Ruined tabletop varnish. Wife mad. Help

Hole in my wall

2832 Hole in my wall

2024, July

Have to remove this concrete set of steps. SOLI...

5331 Have to remove this concrete set of steps. SOLI...

Replaced a toilet and now these little bugs sho...

4499 Replaced a toilet and now these little bugs sho...

First DIY…Nightstand

4103 First DIY…Nightstand

Update: How do you remove a safe that has been ...

3822 Update: How do you remove a safe that has been ...

A bit panicked. What should I do?

3356 A bit panicked. What should I do?

“5 gal Bucket covers approx 350sqft” or 70 sqft...

2414 “5 gal Bucket covers approx 350sqft” or 70 sqft...

What could be causing the temperature differenc...

2279 What could be causing the temperature differenc...

Found hardwood under carpet but stains remain a...

2081 Found hardwood under carpet but stains remain a...

Built in TV center and storage

1919 Built in TV center and storage

Redid my deck this week.

1749 Redid my deck this week.

2024, June

Converted my playroom into a library

21516 Converted my playroom into a library

Talk me out of using the vacuum trick on 20+ wa...

8465 Talk me out of using the vacuum trick on 20+ wa...

How to feasibly do this the right way?

7334 How to feasibly do this the right way?

I screwed up. I didn't put one of those plastic...

5670 I screwed up. I didn't put one of those plastic...

Found this hole ridden joist in my attic. What ...

5399 Found this hole ridden joist in my attic. What ...

PSA to first time home buyers: Tool with larges...

5283 PSA to first time home buyers: Tool with larges...

I’m a dumbass and I punctured a pipe.

4504 I’m a dumbass and I punctured a pipe.

Dog licked a 1/4 inch deep hole in the wall, su...

3834 Dog licked a 1/4 inch deep hole in the wall, su...

Before/After of our renovated 1920’s Apartment ...

3463 Before/After of our renovated 1920’s Apartment ...

Update to “how screwed am I?”

3364 Update to “how screwed am I?”

2024, May

Garage flooded every time it rained, so I put i...

15906 Garage flooded every time it rained, so I put i...

My weekend project uncovered a 1970s conversati...

15007 My weekend project uncovered a 1970s conversati...

My girlfriend and I moved house, this is the be...

12981 My girlfriend and I moved house, this is the be...

I’ve ended up in the possession of an aircraft ...

8508 I’ve ended up in the possession of an aircraft ...

The sword in the stone…please help!

5830 The sword in the stone…please help!

Possible to DIY moving a boulder?

5626 Possible to DIY moving a boulder?

My recently retired neighbor gave me a circular...

4973 My recently retired neighbor gave me a circular...

Please help! Someone has glued our combo lock, ...

4642 Please help! Someone has glued our combo lock, ...

Sparkies installed new consumer unit, how shoul...

4087 Sparkies installed new consumer unit, how shoul...

Dug out 400lb+ solid steel beam from my backyar...

3845 Dug out 400lb+ solid steel beam from my backyar...

2024, April

Update to the paint spill: I did it Reddit.

24834 Update to the paint spill: I did it Reddit.

I’ll Make A Great Husband Oneday…

18390 I’ll Make A Great Husband Oneday…

I knocked over the paint can my gf was using to...

7906 I knocked over the paint can my gf was using to...

Reddit: we need you help!

6417 Reddit: we need you help!

Contractor cut with jigsaw

6105 Contractor cut with jigsaw

Use 5 gallon buckets in your truck bed when get...

6090 Use 5 gallon buckets in your truck bed when get...

Is this post cracking dangerous?

5595 Is this post cracking dangerous?

Powerbank made from used electronic cigarettes

5578 Powerbank made from used electronic cigarettes

Does a frontloading washing machine need to be ...

5281 Does a frontloading washing machine need to be ...

Best way to haul 900 retaining wall blocks up 2...

5011 Best way to haul 900 retaining wall blocks up 2...

2024, March

I did a Bathroom Reno by myself with no experie...

18626 I did a Bathroom Reno by myself with no experie...

Renowated 40 years old bathroom myself =)

16665 Renowated 40 years old bathroom myself =)

I remodeled our bathroom by myself over the las...

13193 I remodeled our bathroom by myself over the las...

Left a hidden message in my bathroom remodel

11473 Left a hidden message in my bathroom remodel

Welded steel bull head I just finished.

10594 Welded steel bull head I just finished.

Couch doesn’t fit (horizontally) into room

10457 Couch doesn’t fit (horizontally) into room

What do you think?

10217 What do you think?

Update: Caulktastrophe

8323 Update: Caulktastrophe

Is this actually true? Can any builders/archite...

8157 Is this actually true? Can any builders/archite...

Painted my front door last night

6643 Painted my front door last night

2024, February

$250 Apartment bathroom facelift.

23107 $250 Apartment bathroom facelift.

Made a pizza oven in the backyard

20363 Made a pizza oven in the backyard

How you stop trucks from driving over this corner?

15769 How you stop trucks from driving over this corner?

What would you do with this basement?

13719 What would you do with this basement?

Turned basement into bedroom DIY.

11603 Turned basement into bedroom DIY.

I added a float valve to my coffee maker and ho...

9039 I added a float valve to my coffee maker and ho...

Turned my old dirty basement into a relax/spa a...

8560 Turned my old dirty basement into a relax/spa a...

I renovated a bathroom last year and I put this...

7012 I renovated a bathroom last year and I put this...

Wife wanted a treadmill workstation, and we alr...

6888 Wife wanted a treadmill workstation, and we alr...

Plumbers wanted $10k to fix sewage leak. I did ...

6559 Plumbers wanted $10k to fix sewage leak. I did ...

2024, January

Not gonna lie, I rather enjoyed trying to fix t...

22471 Not gonna lie, I rather enjoyed trying to fix t...

Assuming they hit studs, how safe is this setup...

13223 Assuming they hit studs, how safe is this setup...

My father was a carpenter-I am not. We started ...

10960 My father was a carpenter-I am not. We started ...

I made this!

9507 I made this!

Have I reached my limit? Am I gonna die with a ...

8853 Have I reached my limit? Am I gonna die with a ...

My vent / heater connects to my roommates room ...

8668 My vent / heater connects to my roommates room ...

I installed new flooring in our trailer

8111 I installed new flooring in our trailer

I made this pitbull sculpture out of steel.

7990 I made this pitbull sculpture out of steel.

Full bathroom gut and renovation

7789 Full bathroom gut and renovation

I replaced my furnace after receiving stupid qu...

7681 I replaced my furnace after receiving stupid qu...