Home & Garden - 18 November 2006

Kwikset brand interior door latch set. Handle style - not a knob type.

The "key" looks similiar to the "key" used to open a can of spam - mmm spam.

Anyway, it's a small diameter shaft w/ a flattened end.

Looking for ways to get the door unlocked, can you help?

I have tried the small flat blade screwdriver type, the wide portion of the blade is just a little to wide to fit into the keyhole. Letting you know just how small the hole is.

2006-11-18 13:46:51 · 7 answers · asked by Good Guy 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Twin size.

Can I use bleach at all? If so, how dilute?

2006-11-18 13:46:33 · 4 answers · asked by ccMarie 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-18 13:45:32 · 1 answers · asked by panks p 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I found an entertainment center with a broken glass door, so I removed the door that was still intact.

Its a rosey beige color. I wanted to paint some sort of oriental cherry blossom theme onto it with some black and maybe a little creme paint.

The big idea is that its hung so that it stands about an inch or two off the wall. Since its just a solid sheet of glass I wondering how I could accomplish and still maintain a pleasant clean aesthetic quality.

How would I go about drilling holes in the glass? Do they do things like this at Home Depot or Lowes? Is it difficult to do and what type of tools are required?

Or does anyone have any suggestions of how I could accomplish this look without having holes drilled?

I've been thinking about it for a while now and I can't come up with something that would look nice without drilling but I'm open to new ideas.

2006-11-18 13:38:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-18 13:31:53 · 3 answers · asked by Chuck J 5 in Garden & Landscape

2006-11-18 13:18:26 · 6 answers · asked by rbranitzky 1 in Other - Home & Garden

ok this question is a little weird and gross but ive always wondered where your piss and crap go after you use the toilet? does it all go to one place or doesi it like get recycled? i was gonna call PG&E and ask em ahaha but i thought id try my luck here first

2006-11-18 13:18:22 · 7 answers · asked by sickskillz883 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have recently moved into a house, were the previous occupants owned cats. I have tried bleach, nil odour, shake n vac and febreeze. They all mask it for the day, but as soon as the windows are closed the smell comes back. Please help, i think its destroying my nasal cavities. I imagine i can smell it all the time.

2006-11-18 13:17:18 · 18 answers · asked by suga mama 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-18 13:06:51 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

how can i remove a build up of furniture polish from my table ( pledge)

2006-11-18 13:05:18 · 5 answers · asked by taggie 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-18 13:04:43 · 19 answers · asked by Bird79 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

any plants?

2006-11-18 13:03:18 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

last night my friends and i were very drunk and one of them peed my mattress. i washed the sheets and the mattress pad, but the mattress stinks like death. help!

2006-11-18 13:01:56 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

i have a two bedroom upstairs and downstairs apartment i was using an electircal space heater to heat it and after just 8 days my electirc bill was 50 dollars. is getting gas turned on going to be cheaper. if anyone knows of any sites that could help with this than let me know

2006-11-18 12:55:34 · 5 answers · asked by goodone 1 in Other - Home & Garden

any information containing anything on humphrey heaters

2006-11-18 12:51:52 · 2 answers · asked by rublejw 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

my glass on the stove gets real sooty black. We have a flue on the stove but it doesn`t seem to help any ideas? Could it be the logs we buy at the grocerys store? The glass window is on the door.

2006-11-18 12:50:26 · 6 answers · asked by Carol H 5 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-18 12:49:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

My windows leaked when it's rain, and when I open them the white strips fell apart, so should I have window replacement or window strips replacement?

2006-11-18 12:46:48 · 5 answers · asked by mtmtd 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have used ScrubFree product to clean my shower and bathtub. it smelled like clorine. but instead of cleaning the tub and make it white, its all yellow now. i tried ajax and alot of scrubbing but it doesnt go away. any ideas what would work?

2006-11-18 12:36:39 · 5 answers · asked by fuzzy 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

What consumes the most electric in a house? I have 5 housemates in here, each with their own PCs. About 2 comps are on 24/7. And I have a average size fridge who's kinda old and sometimes it can't be closed tightly (which I think consumes alot of eletricity). Do you computers or fridge consumes the most?

2006-11-18 12:33:47 · 4 answers · asked by Novzix 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

i know a little about electrical work but i have a question. we have the common white, black, and ground wire from the house, and then for the ceiling fan its a white(netural), red(for the light) and black wire. i was just wondering what wire the red one hooks up to b/c i know white goes to white, black to black, and ground to ground. what about the red one?

2006-11-18 12:29:35 · 4 answers · asked by PJ 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

any help will be nice.

2006-11-18 12:27:20 · 6 answers · asked by fast_car_j 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Most electric snow shovels state they are great for patios; however, do they work well in driveways, too (3-6inches of snow)?
Any experiences?????

2006-11-18 12:26:48 · 3 answers · asked by littlebit17 5 in Garden & Landscape

We are getting our house ready to sell but don't want to have to do too much repainting - just brighten it up a bit. Our walls in our living room and front hall are a bluish-gray to go with our ocean theme - we have a lighthouse border in the room. We chose for the border paint (baseboards, windows etc) a slightly lighter blue-gray that is almost indistinguishable from the walls. What color would look best on the trim to complement the blue-gray walls other than what we have? Would an antique white be the best?

2006-11-18 12:20:36 · 6 answers · asked by elizabe555new 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I just move into a new appartment, all the walls are white and it is driving me crazy. When I signed the lease the guy said that i could paint pastells. I don't know what he means by that. I know he means light colors. But what is consitered light. I am into nutral colors. Browns, grays, ets. But I like a little punch of color. I would like to paint the back splash in my kitchen maroon (maybe) I don't want it to be a "pastell" I like richer colors too. I just don't want to get in trouble. I am willing to help paint when i move out (that won't be for years) but I will help. should i paint any color i want or should i stick to the light colors or should i just say screw it and keep the walls white.

2006-11-18 12:19:40 · 11 answers · asked by jelly 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-18 12:18:57 · 6 answers · asked by teri 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-11-18 12:14:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-18 12:12:21 · 19 answers · asked by toast4_3 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-11-18 12:11:15 · 1 answers · asked by prbyd_28 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Well... this is hard... I have a white sofa and I have spilled coffe and milk all over it... Now I have a big spot... No, a REALLY BIG spot and I dont know what I can do to wipe it away. I guess... NOTHING, right? I've tried water and soap. Im afraid of trying other products because I don't know if the stain will become even worse... Thanks!!!!

2006-11-18 12:06:25 · 2 answers · asked by Sergio S 1 in Maintenance & Repairs