Home & Garden - 19 October 2006

I just moved to a new place a month ago. I hooked up my washing machine and it worked fine until a few days ago. It won't fill up. As the water is going into the tub, it's draining out. I had the appliance repair man here, and he told me that the drain pipe wasn't long enough, thus not creating a vacuum to keep the water in the tub.. I had to lengthen the drain pipe in order to fix the problem.

My question is : Can this possibly be true? It makes no sense. How could it work for a month, and suddenly not work anymore.. how could the drain pipe be long enough for a month, and not now?

2006-10-19 06:58:12 · 3 answers · asked by Imani 5 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

me & my sister would like to decorate or room which is sooooo boring! we have a lot of pictures of us and our friends on the wall..... but the room is soooooo plain.... we don't really want to do anything permanant, (paint.)

THANKS FOR OUR YOUR HELP.
if it helps, our favorite color are orange and blue

2006-10-19 06:54:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

This has been my plague! My roomie is very clean and showers often. Dirty laundry does not pile up in the corner. It is so noticeable when he gets up in the morning and after sleeping. It lingers all day. It's musty, acrid and defies odor neutralizer sprays. Could it be some funky male hormonal musk? I 've seen him launder his bedding with washing soda and borax and the next morning his room is still odiferous!

2006-10-19 06:53:59 · 3 answers · asked by mysticleah 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-10-19 06:53:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

My favorite ranked from best to worst would be

fall-winter-spring-summer

2006-10-19 06:52:51 · 14 answers · asked by f1avor_f1av 3 in Garden & Landscape

2006-10-19 06:51:57 · 20 answers · asked by ortheother 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

the table is made of of some kind of fake marble
it feels like marble to the touch but it is just some kind of over lay with wood underneath.
i have tried everything to get these water rings off and have had no luck. please help!!! thanks

2006-10-19 06:51:54 · 6 answers · asked by christine 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

Model #AC-552; Item #18267; SKU #TSL52W5-1C
Also may be under the name Cefiro (not sure)

2006-10-19 06:50:57 · 2 answers · asked by jjwillis 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Can I still put my potted roses in the ground?
What about my peonies and tulip bulbs?

2006-10-19 06:35:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Have allready tried e-bay.

2006-10-19 06:34:54 · 1 answers · asked by le menu trays 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-10-19 06:31:32 · 6 answers · asked by red 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I need to get a few pieces of what is called a floateing floor made up to replace broken pieces. It would need to match up in color too. Please provide a link.

Thanks for your time everyone

2006-10-19 06:29:19 · 3 answers · asked by red 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

The bath room is about 6x12. There was titlng place half way up the walls(the floor was not done. The rest of the walls were painted by the contractors), a new toilet, a new bathtub with sliding glass doors, a messager head for the shower, a new cabinet with 4 lights with it, a fan in the bathroom with a way for air to ciruclate out(with a light attached to the fan, a towel rack, a metal toilet paper dispencer and a metal robe hook placed on the bathroom door. That what was done. I do realise that it is difficult to estimated when there are other factors un-answered, but please give me a ball park estimate. I believe the current contractors are charging way too much money for a relativly simple project.

2006-10-19 06:29:16 · 2 answers · asked by red 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-19 06:28:46 · 5 answers · asked by larry b 1 in Other - Home & Garden

This is going to be a WHILE down the line, but I want to buy one of those log cabin kit homes and put it on a piece of land. Have any of you guys ever done that? Did you get a loan from the bank for the kit and construction? Ive read about them on the sites but I wanted to talk to a real person who has done this...

2006-10-19 06:19:08 · 4 answers · asked by katie-bug 5 in Other - Home & Garden

So I just got scammed -- I bought 1/2 cord of firewood from a guy who told me it was cut, split, and seasoned. It turns out that it was cut and split, but not seasoned. It is not dried out, and in fact is quite wet.

My question is this: do you think it is safe to dry split firewood by putting it in my (electrical) oven? I was thinking of putting it on low heat (200 degrees max, probably more like 180, which most kilns operate at), a few logs at a time, to dry them out. Is there any danger to this?

2006-10-19 06:17:16 · 8 answers · asked by rd211 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-10-19 06:16:09 · 5 answers · asked by loira74 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have allways wondered why you can rotate the plate on the stapler to make it flare the ends of the staple out instead of crimp them inward. The only use i found of was back in school to do this to piss your teacher off. But what is it really for? Billy, In So Cal

2006-10-19 06:11:51 · 8 answers · asked by muddlemind 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I've tried normal superglue (Isocyanacrylate) to stick together what I call fatty plastics; the kind of plastic that feels glossy/slick; but with little success.

I read years ago that there is a different type of glue for this. any ideas what it's called, and maybe where I can buy it (mail order/ or in Central London).

Thank you.

Px

2006-10-19 06:11:33 · 5 answers · asked by Peter M 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

i need several picture frames made for my thomas kinkade puzzles. i need square frames made in natural oak. where is the best place to get this done at?

2006-10-19 06:09:52 · 3 answers · asked by sue man 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-10-19 06:02:05 · 3 answers · asked by Malcolm E 1 in Other - Home & Garden

My apartment was built in 1952 and today they are replacing the furnace. Is there any chance that there could be asbestos exposed in the removal of the old furnace? When (what year) did asbestos become prohibited in the US? I live in Ohio if that helps...

2006-10-19 05:53:46 · 7 answers · asked by thecup420 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-19 05:52:01 · 5 answers · asked by leeners 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-10-19 05:50:43 · 11 answers · asked by Yonny 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-10-19 05:48:53 · 3 answers · asked by Nanakuyae 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

It's above ground attached to our pump

2006-10-19 05:45:37 · 4 answers · asked by MeriGator 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Once you wash a shirt, often the decal gets cracked or fades. I once heard that if you had an iron and (I THINK) wax paper, you could "refresh" or "Fix" the cracking. Does anyone know? And if you do know, what is the best procedure?

2006-10-19 05:44:45 · 21 answers · asked by Goldie 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a long drive way, about 30' long, and about 15' wide. I am a first time homeowner, and I am unsure of what size snowblower I will need, I dont want to get stuck with a snowblower that is too small for the job, and I dont want to get a HUGE snowblower that will be overkill. I live in an area that gets on average, anywhere from 6'-30' of snow per season. Can anyone help?

2006-10-19 05:44:24 · 5 answers · asked by PT 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Dilemmas: I wish I could afford the blue jean stuff but at $1.00 a sq. foot for R13, I'd have to double the amount for good attic insulation right? I don't want to mess with cellulose ,so I guess that leaves fiberglass. What's the best brand/type? Any other options? Thank you!!!!

2006-10-19 05:32:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-19 05:29:48 · 28 answers · asked by IKNOWNO 1 in Other - Home & Garden