Cardboard behind the switchboard photo frame
A frame that will not sit straight usually has an uneven wall behind it. Stick a folded bit of cardboard to the low corner on the back of the frame. It stays level and the fix is invisible.
A frame that will not sit straight usually has an uneven wall behind it. Stick a folded bit of cardboard to the low corner on the back of the frame. It stays level and the fix is invisible.
Wipe a window mesh with a barely damp cloth wrapped around a butter knife. It gets into the frame corner where dust cakes and the mesh does not stretch out of shape.
Frame seedha nahi baith raha to aksar deewar oonchi-neechi hoti hai. Frame ke peeche neeche wale kone par cardboard ka tukda chipka do.
Self-adhesive foam strip along the window frame gap stops the cold draught that no amount of blankets fixes. Same strip keeps dust out in summer, so leave it on year round.
A creaking hinge does not need WD-40. A drop of any cooking oil on the pin, then swing the door ten times to work it in. Wipe the run-off or it collects dust and blackens the frame.
The magnetic-box-under-the-frame trick is well known to exactly the people you are hiding it from. A spare with a trusted neighbour or in your office drawer is the version that works.
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