Home & Garden - 25 November 2006

How do you know you when you have used enough oakum to seal a lead caulked drain joint for a 4 inch pipe? Do you tamper it down with a tool? Anything else I should know about using oakum?

2006-11-25 17:47:58 · 6 answers · asked by Jack C 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

its china and cinnamon color and I want to keep it from scratching as I stack them..Thanks...

2006-11-25 17:45:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Obviously, you are supposed to use lead to seal a lead caulked drain joint but I am hesitant to use lead due to concerns with lead poisoning. Is there an alternative to using lead? The guy at the plumbing store recomended sealing the joint with epoxy. Is this a good solid alternative?

2006-11-25 17:44:20 · 7 answers · asked by Jack C 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Just moved into a house built in the 30's that has a concrete goldfish pond with brick walls. I like the idea of having a goldfish pond, but it is extremely gross and I would guess that it hasn't been used in 20 years or more. It simply collects rain water and looks like it holds sludge most of the time.

If there was some neat, fairly easy way to get it back in good shape, I might try fish once it warms back up. Otherwise, I may fill it with soil and use it as some sort of garden.

Suggestions, Ideas, etc......

2006-11-25 17:13:22 · 7 answers · asked by jowindso38834 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-11-25 17:06:24 · 12 answers · asked by kaylyna8 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-25 16:50:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I built an insulated dog kennel in my garage and because of my HOA I cannot put wall ac unit to the outside. Will I be ok installing the wall Ac unit in the kennel/garage shared wall. AC will be in kennel and rear of AC unit will be in garage, will this work ok.

Thanks

2006-11-25 16:46:57 · 3 answers · asked by paradise2865 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

stills stay in side

2006-11-25 16:38:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I want to save my sofa by replacing the stuffing in the cushions. Does anyone know the best way to do this? Thanks

2006-11-25 16:35:50 · 3 answers · asked by MrsD83 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-25 16:32:00 · 7 answers · asked by Crystal B 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Has anyone ever done this? I don't want to ruin my humidifier (or the filter) but I feel like it would be nice to add a pleasant smell.

2006-11-25 16:19:19 · 4 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I know there's a question like this but i was wondering, for those of you who put hairspray, should i put it on when it's wet? I just came back from work and wrote on my jeans be accident, I tried water and soap though so right now they are wet. Or is there a better method?

thanks

2006-11-25 16:17:55 · 6 answers · asked by bee 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-25 16:06:35 · 5 answers · asked by <3 Jennie <3 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-25 16:02:29 · 6 answers · asked by ms. clean 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-25 15:55:43 · 2 answers · asked by myelkay 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I seem to always get them dirty at the office (not even doing physical labor) and it seems taking them to the dry cleaner all the time would be extravagant. I guess this also is a question of basic maintenance for little specs and spots you get on them during the day or week, like salad dressing or what have you...

2006-11-25 15:45:23 · 3 answers · asked by Cyrus B 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I need to mud a ceiling for a room inside a trailer. We have the materials I guess you would call it but what tools are necessary to complete this project. Also, do I have to go about this a specific way, is there a how-to guide on this project out there somewhere?

2006-11-25 15:45:16 · 4 answers · asked by sweetsistah 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-11-25 15:44:57 · 20 answers · asked by camarozsonia 3 in Garden & Landscape

If you had to choose one crappy household chore, thats a real hassle, you could get a maid to do, what would it be? For me it would be to wipe down and clean all the kitchen cupboards and appliances. Or clean out the closets!

2006-11-25 15:40:23 · 12 answers · asked by nora_mcdonald2000 2 in Other - Home & Garden

im looking for a srapy can to spray my christmas tree so it will smell like a pine tree(because its fake) but i don't know where to get them or what there called! can u help me?

2006-11-25 15:37:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-25 15:35:07 · 3 answers · asked by camgreer 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have 2 toilets in my house and both of them are flooding to the point it looks like someone left a water hose running on the floor. It's so gross. But the wierd thing is that when someone flushes one toilet both of them flood from the bottom. And it's all fresh water. Not toilet water but the kind you get from the sink. Clean water and we have already snaked all the drains. We have asked several people and they have no clue. And my grandfather it trying to tear down both toilets so we need answers fast because once he starts something you can't even force him to finish it because he's so childish. Anyway will you please help me?! I'm desprate here.

2006-11-25 15:34:42 · 8 answers · asked by Kayla [(Adam)] 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

will it grow back

2006-11-25 15:16:38 · 2 answers · asked by mack 1 in Garden & Landscape

Is it normal for my sump pump hole to be empty. No water in there.. ??

2006-11-25 15:16:30 · 4 answers · asked by luvithere 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-25 15:16:25 · 17 answers · asked by texascomet 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-25 15:12:04 · 7 answers · asked by cannedguds 3 in Other - Home & Garden

I'm looking to get a spot in a community garden on the north side of Chicago.

2006-11-25 15:08:49 · 2 answers · asked by kitchensqueen 1 in Garden & Landscape

has anybody used this type of tool for something like this? I think on their older commercials they used to show someone tiling the bathroom. doing the "project they had always put off"

2006-11-25 15:05:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I just drilled a few holes in a bedroom wall to mount a couple of small shelves. I used a stud finder and found two areas to drill into to put the supports for the shelves. I realized afterwards that I was drilling into a wall that has a bathroom on the other side. I'm paranoid that I might have drilled through the pipe. There's no sign that anything happened (the drill bit wasn't wet or anything), but I'm still worried.

Any tips on 1) figuring out whether I did any damage and 2) preventing me from making a similar mistake in the future?

2006-11-25 15:03:03 · 10 answers · asked by Albert 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-25 14:58:08 · 8 answers · asked by tootlebugsmom 1 in Cleaning & Laundry