Home & Garden - 19 November 2006

Any tips for making your house smell better without air fresheners? Like home remedies or something?

2006-11-19 07:45:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I pulled the carpet off the tack strip on the bottom of the stairs to try and see if I could get a gift card that my son slipped under the stairs. I cannot get the carpet to stay down even though I keep pressing it down daily. What do I need to stay down?

2006-11-19 07:45:08 · 4 answers · asked by DJ 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

we have a bryant furnace that has given us problems since we moved into this house 6 years ago.It is about 10 years old, and is practically re-built. We have to turn the thermostat on and off 4 or 5 times then it will finally kick on.We have spent alot of money on heating and cooling companies comming and replacing parts only to have this problem persist. We just had a guy come two days ago and said it just needs cleaned, so for $80.00 dollars he cleaned it and we put in a clean filter, and it kicked on and off good up untill about an hour ago. Now it won't come on even with turning it on and off!!! HELP

2006-11-19 07:42:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

baxi 105e

2006-11-19 07:40:16 · 3 answers · asked by ziggey_uk 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

How much does it cost to clean the inside of a 19" television? My T.V is about 6 or 7 years old.

2006-11-19 07:35:13 · 1 answers · asked by Rosey55 D 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-19 07:31:57 · 13 answers · asked by carley_united 1 in Garden & Landscape

In one of my bathroom tubs? I don't use this bathroom very often at all but have noticed I can't get any hot water to come out of it now. It was working before...All my other bathrooms and faucets get hot water just fine.

2006-11-19 07:31:30 · 4 answers · asked by Dick Richards 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

does it matter what color the mold is really isn't it ALL toxic basically??

2006-11-19 07:30:40 · 2 answers · asked by shasha 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

My Rayburn has to be on all the time. It desperately needs a good clean on top, old dried on grease and food splashes. I've tried hot water and soap, oven cleaner and bicarb, but nothing seems to be doing the job! Any suggestions please?

2006-11-19 07:26:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Is there rules and regulations as to the limit on the size of envelope that can be mailed 1st class?

2006-11-19 07:26:29 · 2 answers · asked by daisy2green 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I'm asking this question as I have a big suspition that my neighbours are doing so,to reduce the cost of their gas bill and,of course,to raise ours.Thank you for your answers

2006-11-19 07:16:57 · 6 answers · asked by wednesday 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

in doing a basement conversion what is the minimum height a ceiling can be done to comply with building regs

2006-11-19 07:12:27 · 12 answers · asked by bumberclarte 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-19 07:00:42 · 11 answers · asked by StretchG 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

where can I find a plant in Miami Florida

2006-11-19 06:56:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2006-11-19 06:53:14 · 6 answers · asked by ninetysaggie 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-11-19 06:49:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2006-11-19 06:45:13 · 3 answers · asked by Katie M 1 in Garden & Landscape

We are re -doing our kitchen & before we buy the paint we want to make sure we get it right.The ceilings are an oil based paint & I say you have to repaint them with an oil based product.She says you can paint over oil base with latex.Which one is it?

2006-11-19 06:44:00 · 12 answers · asked by guvner_46 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

does anyone know how to get pen off a leather sofa without ruining it

2006-11-19 06:40:26 · 8 answers · asked by KAREN J 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-19 06:37:25 · 7 answers · asked by ziggey_uk 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a carhartt jacket that I just bought for $100.00. My seatbelt left grease streaks on the bottom left side on the pocket. What can I do to remove this stain?

Thanks

http://www.carhartt.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=10051&productId=32133&langId=-1&categoryId=10928

2006-11-19 06:35:14 · 5 answers · asked by tribe2437 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Have a Hydrotherm model HC-165 hot water boiler with 4 zones. Occasionally the water temperature in the
boiler drops below the pre-set temperature of 160F even though the different zones are "calling" for hot water.
All thermostats are set to a higher temperature than than the temperature in the house. Water flows
from the boiler to the different parts of the house, but its cool water.
I check the temperature in the boiler, and its around 60F. Confirmed all transformers connected to
the boiler are outputing 24V, NG pilot light is on, zone valves that control water flow to the different
parts of the house are open.
If I reset the circuit breaker switch for the boiler, it fixes the problem. Boiler starts up and the
water inside it gets heated up. works fine for a few days or weeks and the problem re-occurs.

A while back I replaced the thermostat that plugs into the boiler but that didn't fix the problem.

Any idea what could be wrong?

2006-11-19 06:34:48 · 3 answers · asked by aosterma 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-19 06:31:54 · 3 answers · asked by Dana 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-19 06:27:37 · 3 answers · asked by Clint W 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My old porcelain bathtub never seems to look clean after I clean it. Does anyone know how I can get it to appear as clean as it really is? Any store-bought cleansers or homemade concoctions that will work??

2006-11-19 06:18:00 · 4 answers · asked by animal_mother 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-19 06:11:38 · 6 answers · asked by ROSEMARY S 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

i wanted to try out different colors on my room before i paint it....i know at home depot there is this program where u get a pic of ur room and then you can change the color of the walls to see how it would look. is there a program like that i could download??

2006-11-19 05:58:37 · 2 answers · asked by MariaQuadz 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

i want to put treated in the ground and use non treated the rest of the way up it will be a 12ft high ploe barn

2006-11-19 05:53:14 · 14 answers · asked by theemover 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have these Eygptian cotton towels that are a light brown that have gotten these pinkish orange stains on them after I have washed them. I don't put bleach in the wash and I only get these stains after I wash them. I use ALL detergent and occasionally OxyClean. I would like to know what causes these stains. Any sound advice would be much appreciated.

2006-11-19 05:40:52 · 2 answers · asked by retrodragonfly 7 in Cleaning & Laundry

My kids have ton of stuffed animals that take batteries, and they all need to be cleaned badly. But I can't throw them in washer, does anybody have anyother suggestions?

2006-11-19 05:39:31 · 6 answers · asked by Chrissy 7 in Cleaning & Laundry