Home & Garden - 18 August 2006

I managed to remove the existing shutoff valve from underneath my kitchen sink. Now the question is do I reuse the part that looks like a ring or collar? If I should replace the "ring" with the new one that came with my new shutoff valve, how do I remove the old one? It appears to be buried way back somewhere in the existing nut.

2006-08-18 06:51:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-18 06:49:23 · 12 answers · asked by tippy 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-08-18 06:47:17 · 5 answers · asked by daverolens 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I need to light my gas hot water heater and the instuctions are worn off. I really don't feel like blowing up NW Las Vegas. Can anyone help me?

2006-08-18 06:44:19 · 6 answers · asked by lioness_01_cubb 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-18 06:35:19 · 6 answers · asked by sylesh3 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

When I finally get a good job, I'd like to invest in a foam mattress. Compared with a regular spring mattress, how good is the Swedish foam thingy (as well as the sleep number thingy, too)?

2006-08-18 06:33:14 · 6 answers · asked by chrstnwrtr 7 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-18 06:28:41 · 6 answers · asked by slm007 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

i want to go were there is lots of water,trees and tall mountains and affordable cost of living ...taking suggestions

2006-08-18 06:26:16 · 5 answers · asked by wyldmntgyrl 2 in Other - Home & Garden

we have laid black granite flooring. but the joints becomes an issue. if these joints are filled with cement or other compounds, it is not cured or finished properly and the look is bad as the filling is not even.
we need better suggestions to keep the floor better finishing.
edges are cut by machine, still gap is shown while laying.
valuable suggestions awaited. the flooring is done in kerala, india

2006-08-18 06:23:26 · 2 answers · asked by muscatwala 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

answer fast

2006-08-18 06:22:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Just curious what people would think this would cost? I know it's pretty vague but any guesses? Reasonable?

1. Demolish existing sheetrock and replace w/ new. Average size room.

2. Tape all seams and mud

3. Tape and mud ceiling (new sheetrock on that is already up).

4. smooth out all areas to get ready for painting (which we will do ourselves).

TIA

2006-08-18 06:21:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have moved into a house, and the painters.. were less than careful about getting paint on the windows. It is now hard, and I dont know how to get it off.. easily... without scratching the OLD windows. This is a victorian home with the original windows... any ideas? Thanks!

2006-08-18 06:20:15 · 12 answers · asked by WestWife 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-08-18 06:20:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-18 06:14:58 · 39 answers · asked by mark p 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Otherwise, the fridge works fine. Its not coming from the icemaker.

2006-08-18 06:06:58 · 18 answers · asked by Brian C 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-18 06:06:25 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I am considering having a home built and I am leaning towards using metal studs as opposed to the traditional wood ones.
Anybody with any experiance in this area? Comments, suggestions!?!?!
Any problems with wiring or radio/tv reception? Lightning? Static problems? I was told early metal studs caused grime & dust to be attracted to the walls...

2006-08-18 06:05:16 · 6 answers · asked by carl l 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

is like new only 3 month old and i don't want to spine money to sell at.

2006-08-18 05:55:15 · 10 answers · asked by MR. 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-08-18 05:54:45 · 14 answers · asked by Jake 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

We had gas spill on our yard. It has killed the grass already. How can we save our trees and shrubs?

2006-08-18 05:54:08 · 5 answers · asked by Peter 1 in Garden & Landscape

The area is in direct sun in the morning and shade in the evening in Southern Indiana. The slope is about 45 degrees.

2006-08-18 05:52:52 · 13 answers · asked by birdies_all_day 1 in Garden & Landscape

Is anyone else suffering with spiders this year? I live in the country so am used to spiders coming in out of the fields, especially at Harvest time. This year though, there seems to be a lot more than normal. On some days I have taken out ten or twelve. The final straw came last night when I found one the size of a Mini Metro in my living room....well, okay it was pretty big! My house is clean but full of spiders....any comments obviously welcomed.

2006-08-18 05:47:59 · 42 answers · asked by robin_peel 3 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a 100 year old cottage and over the last couple of years this crack is slowly getting wider and running down the wall; the cottage is on a road busy with trucks all day which make the place tremble like mad - would the trucks be responsible for the crack, and who do I get to check it out? A surveyor?

2006-08-18 05:43:45 · 18 answers · asked by GreatWestern 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My dad has a car outside our house that's broken down. He hasnt used it for years and wheels are off. 2 of the wheels are piled onto each other and the car rests on those. There is a piece of carpet leaning on these wheels and i know there is a nest there because the wasps fly in and out from behind the carpet to somwhere under there. I can't use petrol or anythin flammable because there's always smokers passin by and people pass the house often (were on a main road) so i don't want to cause a danger to anyone.

2006-08-18 05:37:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

my reading are between 48-50 degrees. is this close to what it should be

2006-08-18 05:36:10 · 3 answers · asked by gary n 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

serial number A2021818

2006-08-18 05:28:16 · 8 answers · asked by stephen p 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Need to sell cedar and walnut wood. Looking for buyer.

2006-08-18 05:25:35 · 2 answers · asked by ♪Krys♫ 3 in Other - Home & Garden

New Colman furance and new instant hot water heater, also converted propane cloths dryer and cooking range to electric.

2006-08-18 05:21:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

it's us 3 girls living together. I haven't seen Jen do the dishes once since we moved in, she's had these boxes sitting in the hall since June, and she never cleans anything. She insisted that everyone do their own dishes so I made separate areas on the counter w/ tape and she let a huge pile of dishes sit in her area for 4 days after her party and they wreaked of beer. They spilled beer all over the carpet. The next morning instead of cleaning jen was watching a movie! so I cleaned her mess up. A couple days later she has another party which she didn't tell me or the other roommate about!! more beer spilled. When I got home I asked her about the boxes (for about the 4th time) and she rolled her eyes so i dumped them and threw the boxes away. Then I yelled at her about the dishes and never cleaning. The next morning she still didnt clean- so I cleaned it again and shampood the carpet. My dad wants her to pay him $5 for the shampoo & she refuses. She denies being a slob!! Help!

2006-08-18 05:21:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I would like to put a concrete patio in my backyard. It will be about 15'x25' in size . . . Just wondering what that type of thing goes for in California.. Thanks!

2006-08-18 05:19:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)