Home & Garden - 30 November 2006

We have alot of freezing rain and snow today and tomarrow, now ceilings leaking, what should I do, try to thaw out the gutter with hot water and clean it out? Please help with any ideas.. Should I call a roofer?

2006-11-30 19:44:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Any Ideas how to get rid or disguise cigarette burns on carpets? & I would appreciate no flippant remarks from non smokers!...Thanks.

2006-11-30 18:56:26 · 15 answers · asked by Littlehoneybee 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am looking to start growing some herbs/flowers (something low maintainace...) that grow well in my area...I am in zone 10 according to the USDA map I found...I don't know that much about gardeing so any ideas would help....serious answers only please...

2006-11-30 18:21:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

It being replaced anyways??? It is 12:13 in the morning.

2006-11-30 18:17:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I am looking at a home to buy and in the second story bathroom the flooring next to the tub is soft. Is it to much of a headach or can it be fixed?

2006-11-30 18:06:23 · 4 answers · asked by Lisa H 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am scared to hanlde the lye. I am also kind of clutzy. And I do have little ones in the house. But I do want to make that soap!! Please someone tell me all about it. And where do I get lye anyway??

2006-11-30 17:53:19 · 6 answers · asked by Ames A 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

My cousin's roof is in the process of being replaced. It started raining early this evening, and one of the guest rooms ceilings fell. Not the whole thing, but a good portion of it. Does anyone know about replacing a ceiling? How to go about it, what tools, materials, and a general estimate on price? I want to help her to fix it. I don't have tons of money to just pay someone to do it, and neither does she! Doing it ourselves will save on the money. Please help me with any information you can, websites with instructions, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

2006-11-30 17:49:01 · 6 answers · asked by LoveBug6912 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

We have a baxi bermuda back boiler with a randoll timer. The timer is working ok its just when its time for the heating to come on the boiler doesnt spark up and i cant hear the water start going around the pipes! Could it be that the pilot light has just gone out in the boiler? It was quite windy last night and there was a fair bit of wind coming down the chimney which is were the boiler is! Could this of blown the flame out or would this never happen! Any ideas as to whats wrong?

2006-11-30 17:26:13 · 9 answers · asked by jojo 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a 1999 New Holland LX665..I don't have a wireing diagram or a manual for the machine. How can I possibly rewire and bypass the safety switches in the drivers seat and seat belt and make the hydrolics work.. Hope you can help....

2006-11-30 17:23:41 · 3 answers · asked by garanger71 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-11-30 17:17:56 · 4 answers · asked by Paul S 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-30 17:16:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Those of you who have lived in an apartment would probably have heard this annoying noise coming from the heat radiator when it's on. It drives me crazy at 3 am. Please give some advice if u know how to fix it.

2006-11-30 17:12:23 · 2 answers · asked by darmanyx 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

If you use a angle measurer for corners for crown molding and use a compound miter chart as reference, how do you get the precise angles required on your saw? For example, if you outside corner is measured and the chart says to have the MITER at 31.17 and the BEVEL at 33.53, how do you accurately get those cuts on your compound miter without positive stops. I can't see how you could get those various cuts 100% accurate on your saw.

2006-11-30 16:50:49 · 5 answers · asked by antonio v 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-11-30 16:34:16 · 8 answers · asked by Terry F 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I just discovered that there is a leak in my room in one corner. This is corner is where I have been keeping three stacked boxes of all of my books. The bottom box is ruined, so I took the books out and I have them in the open to dry (after I tried to wipe some of the mold off). The second box was half bad, and I did the same.

My problem is that I love some of these books. The first box has several books which are all signed and personalized by authors (Nicholas Sparks, John Grisham, Steven King, and Harlan Coben). I would never want to sell them, but the fact that they are in ruins makes me extremely mad.

Does anyone have any solution?

If I dry them out and wipe them again, do you think it would be safe to keep them? Is mold really that dangerous?

2006-11-30 16:34:10 · 3 answers · asked by cory_rudy99 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-30 16:09:59 · 1 answers · asked by wolfass 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-30 16:08:33 · 4 answers · asked by Jorge J 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

drain water?

2006-11-30 16:05:25 · 3 answers · asked by Paul S 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have some really dirty brass to clean so any types of cleaning agents or tricks to clean it will help and thank you.

2006-11-30 16:02:44 · 7 answers · asked by Kevin E 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-30 15:58:22 · 9 answers · asked by lnsharma 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I just bought my down blanket brand new and it has a funny smell to it. I was told thats normal and the other blankets had the same thing going on when I unzipped them at the store. I tried tumbling in the dryer with a few dryer sheets but still has a weird smell to it. How do I get rid of that?

2006-11-30 15:57:58 · 7 answers · asked by massure4hire 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have unpluged and defrosted it but still not working, the door did fall off and had to be put back on..I know it is on it's last leg but can't afford a new one till after xmas. Any ideas or suggestions on how to get it ot cool again?

2006-11-30 15:53:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

The down lights are small with two prongs pointing towards the roof when installed,but I cannot get the old one out,any ideas would be appreciated,thanks for your help.

2006-11-30 15:48:08 · 3 answers · asked by shotie 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-30 15:40:33 · 6 answers · asked by Butchvar_1997 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-30 15:40:25 · 23 answers · asked by Tootsie Pop 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

My wife and I have several leather and Suede vests and coats. We stored them for the summer, so they smell musty. But they are clean. How can we get the smell out with out paying $35.00 and up a piece to get them professionally cleaned?

2006-11-30 15:29:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-30 15:24:26 · 4 answers · asked by aheimbach10 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-30 15:22:40 · 6 answers · asked by bob 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-11-30 15:21:38 · 8 answers · asked by Angie 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

should I cover it in mulch?

2006-11-30 15:21:15 · 9 answers · asked by markredwing 3 in Garden & Landscape