The Digital House is produced using a detailed 3D computer model that contains all of the construction elements including every wall and
screw hole which are pre-determined before the construction.
Not exact matches
Also, in the interest of time, sourced vehicle was from another state that requires a front plate,
which had the front fascia riddled with ugly
screw holes for the front license plate holder.
John arranged the
hole filling work,
which ended up flawless as if the
screw holes were never there!
In my case, the hardest part (and it wasn't really hard) was lining up the thermostat base, marking where the
holes needed to be for the
screws (
which were included in the package), and physically
screwing them in while making sure everything stays level (and yes, the base has a built - in level as you can see above).
The centered USB Type - C port (a great inclusion here) is flanked by visible
screws and two six -
hole speaker grilles,
which could easily be mistaken for an iPhone by an untrained eye.
The camera sits magnetically in a circular plastic cradle,
which itself clings magnetically to a round metal mounting plate with two
screw holes.
On the top can be found a speaker grill,
which comes in handy for two - way audio and for sounding an alarm, while on the bottom you'll find a
screw -
hole for mounting the camera to a tripod or another type of bass, if you so choose.
I don't review that many gadgets that come with a mini-spirit level, a bag of
screws and a their own drill bit, but the doorbell has to be anchored in place,
which means drilling a few
holes to attach it to the wall or door.
Composite boards are also available in longer lengths,
which means fewer cuts, and they can be fastened with a system that won't leave any visible nail or
screw holes.
Most of the sides had extra
holes so I made sure to mark the
holes that the
screws were in and ignore the others, otherwise I would've scrambled to figure out
which were the correct
holes and
which weren't.
The medicine cabinet is missing, so we
screwed up a small sheet of plywood over the
hole in the wall —
which also means there's no mirror over the sink.
Modern flat pack carcases (think Ikea or B&Q) tend to be made on a CNC machine,
which improves the chances that all
holes and
screws will line up.
Living in an apartment lends itself to the creatively - minded when utilizing small spaces with as little nails,
screws, or anything else
which would put another
hole in drywall.
It is super strong and sturdy because instead of using nails to assemble the frame
which is often the temptation when building smaller projects like this, I used pocket
hole screws made easy by the Kreg Pocket Hole
hole screws made easy by the Kreg Pocket
Hole Hole Jig.
My oldest drilled pocket
holes and helped
screw them into the wall, the 6 year old marked
which board was for what, and placed the pocket
hole screws in the
holes, and my youngest sanded all the edges of all the boards.