5 Ways to Use Magnets in Home Renovation
Whether you’re in the middle of a big home renovation project or tackling one room at a time, magnets can reduce your list of challenges and make each individual project a little bit easier. You’re already working hard — why not work smart, too?
Here are five ways magnets can help you in home renovations!
- Find the metal studs in the wall: use ¾” x ¾” cylinder magnets to attract studs. Put a piece of clear tape on one end to avoid scratching the walls. Next, drag it across the wall to find the hidden studs.
- Seal off air conditioning vents to improve home heating: use ½” x ⅛” disc magnets to secure vinyl coated sheets over the steel register.
- Collect nails from a porch project that may have fallen in the grass: you can use a magnetic sweeper in the lawn or anywhere else inside or around the house.
- Prevent corrosion in your water heater: place a magnet (for example, a ⅝” x ⅝” x ⅝” neodymium cube) on the freshwater intake pipe to catch metallic calcium particles that could cause damage.
- Protect a tractor or lawn mower’s engine: place ceramic magnets in the oil pan to attract small bits of steel that show up from grinding pistons. Ceramic is recommended due to its heat tolerance.