Home & Garden - 6 July 2006

2006-07-06 15:26:09 · 4 answers · asked by bd 1 in Garden & Landscape

My laundry hamper smells absolutely wretched. All that is in there is about a week's worth of laundry, but it smells like the dumpster behind Long John Silver's. I know baking soda is supposed to fight odors, but I dont know where to put it. I dont want to do my laundry more often, so I need to know a good deodorizer.

2006-07-06 15:20:53 · 31 answers · asked by cornfunkel 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

it got steamed and it doesn't look like its in good condition, its never in a healthy looking condition like you see on the internet, but what should i do? thanks:)

2006-07-06 15:17:54 · 3 answers · asked by :) 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-06 15:17:50 · 12 answers · asked by Chris C 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I am looking to paint my bedroom. I have medium darkness hardwood floors, wood furniture (roughly the same darkness), and a dark blue comforter. I am not very good with colors and am looking for a paint that would go well with that combination.

2006-07-06 15:16:07 · 23 answers · asked by r s 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-07-06 15:05:58 · 14 answers · asked by katti 1 in Other - Home & Garden

If so, about how much was it? These people would rather die than tell you an estimate before they show up...

2006-07-06 15:05:26 · 5 answers · asked by Rossonero NorCal SFECU 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

the sensor part has 4 wires,(2 white,1 black and 1 red)each light has 1bl.and 1white

2006-07-06 15:04:08 · 2 answers · asked by lucian 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-07-06 14:56:52 · 11 answers · asked by Sam 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My tv set has about 4 inches of lines starting at the very top. They are transparent, but seem to flicker a bit and distort the image sometimes. Is there a way to fix this easily?

2006-07-06 14:56:52 · 5 answers · asked by Lost 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-07-06 14:56:40 · 6 answers · asked by pandymonium_99 2 in Garden & Landscape

When sealing my driveway, some of the black sealer got on the concrete part of the driveway. How can I remove this from the concrete?

2006-07-06 14:45:01 · 4 answers · asked by rob b 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I saw this once on a Japanese show, they have a law requiring that at least 20% of the tops of buildings should be covered in greenery.

2006-07-06 14:42:54 · 7 answers · asked by tax_e_vasion 3 in Garden & Landscape

I have an arborvitiae and two well established cedar shrubs that are covered with bag worms and the foliage is starting to turn brown. I live in Iowa. What's the best treatment? Will my shrubs die?

2006-07-06 14:39:48 · 4 answers · asked by garden hoe 2 in Garden & Landscape

How do people, who don't have enough money, buy homes? I mean do they get government aid? How good of credit should we have to buy home? I have seen many people who are not that well off buy homes. Is there a trick to it, that I don't know? Ok, I know that sounds stupid. Or is there?

2006-07-06 14:38:48 · 3 answers · asked by Carebear 1 in Other - Home & Garden

My husband bought me a Japanese Maple for my birthday that will grow to be about 20 ft. tall. I had planned to plant a dwarf variety in the bed in front of my house. Can I do that will a regular variety? Will trimming it work to keep it in line, or should I return it for a dwarf tree?

2006-07-06 14:28:14 · 9 answers · asked by bookwormcarrie 1 in Garden & Landscape

ol! it's summer time and i'm ready to grill. the problem is that i havent used the bbq grill in over 10 years and when i tried yesterday, the fire wasnt even hot enough to cook a hot dog yet all the charcoal was gray. i know this sounds stupid, but i need a refresher course in how to get a good fire going using charcoal. csn anyone help!!!!

2006-07-06 14:26:52 · 12 answers · asked by pamela c 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-06 14:20:28 · 6 answers · asked by tlcarlson 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Occassionally we have black (purple) water come from our faucet when first turned on..it eventually goes away. There is virtually no smell to this discolored water and it has come from the kitchen sink faucet, bathroom sink faucet, toilet bowl and now I believe our swimming pool (as the water is very murky all of a sudden)....does anyone have any idea what this might be?

2006-07-06 14:15:54 · 14 answers · asked by TDM 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I will be using 4x4 post as support post 20 ft. away for the house how do I make sure the are square with the house?

2006-07-06 14:12:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-07-06 14:11:58 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Its so odd, i just cant remove my lawn mower blade.

The blade is attached to the mower using 3 bolts. The center bolt (which has the "37" written on it) is larger than the 2 others (which are located on either side of this center bolt). The 2 smaller bolts each have a nut screwed on, on the other side of the blade (towards the housing) making it difficult to get a grip and unscrew off so as to release these 2 bolts. The center bolt does not have a nut because it seems to just be screwed into some large base in the center of the mower -- its the area that makes the mower spin.

Now with that information, what tools must i use to get my blade removed? Are there specific sizes of tools i need for those bolts (recall i mentioned the center bolt says "37" on it.

2006-07-06 14:05:43 · 8 answers · asked by rob m 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I'm looking for some ocean front real estate in Nevada, but I can't seem to find any. Does anyone know where I can find some?

2006-07-06 14:02:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

The laundry fairies came while I was at work the other day and I really appriciated their help but they washed and dried a load of clothes and didn't check pockets first. Now I have gum all over my work clothes. Help!

2006-07-06 13:59:40 · 12 answers · asked by RIVER 6 in Cleaning & Laundry

I love that place....Its just about the cheapest place to buy a book, the only problem is we usually end up spend way more than we intended to. I also love the free food samples...if you time it right, you don't even need to eat lunch.

2006-07-06 13:56:05 · 19 answers · asked by mrselange 5 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-06 13:54:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-07-06 13:53:00 · 20 answers · asked by bruddahbee 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I was washing the outside of my windows the other day and discovered that we had gotten concrete splashed on a couple of our windows when we were putting a rock border around the bottom of the house. I washed the windows with white vinegar and water and of course did not take it off, any idea of what I can use to get it off with? I think I have some hydrochloric acid around here, would that work?

2006-07-06 13:49:57 · 12 answers · asked by CyndiLouWho 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-07-06 13:45:47 · 19 answers · asked by Sabrina B 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Mostly just caked on dirt and mineral deposits. Have tried lemon juice and salt. Any other suggestions?

2006-07-06 13:38:29 · 9 answers · asked by grapeshenry 4 in Cleaning & Laundry