Home & Garden - 9 December 2006

What causes this and is there an inexpensive way to fix it. My in-laws own this duplex and they live in one side and my husband and I rent the other side from them and they are on a fixed income, and hubby and I can't help out because of a lot of medical bills. Any ideas?

2006-12-09 06:44:42 · 7 answers · asked by Ryan's mom 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

I used a separate adhesive instead of soaking the border in water.

2006-12-09 06:44:24 · 4 answers · asked by bowhunter2006 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-12-09 06:39:34 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-12-09 06:37:27 · 7 answers · asked by Thomas P 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I HAVE RECENTLY INSTALLED CERAMIC TILE IN MY LIVING ROOM AND HAVE DIFFERENT TILE IN THE ENTRY BY FRONT DOOR. CAN I PAINT OVER THAT EXISTING TILE TO BETTER MATCH MY NEW TILE? THANKS

2006-12-09 06:37:05 · 8 answers · asked by Marge H 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Help!

2006-12-09 06:35:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Dryer will not start. When you push the start button it will buzz like its trying to start. It is only able to buzz 4 or 5 times before it doesnt do anything when you push the start button. Then if you wait about 5 minutes, you can push the start button and it will buzz again, about 4 or 5 times.

2006-12-09 06:35:26 · 7 answers · asked by Fonz0 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Does your laundry person pick up the laundry, or do you drop it off? Or do they do it out of your home and put it away, too?

2006-12-09 06:30:06 · 7 answers · asked by jane 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

i'm moving into a really cute duplex and i only have 3 closets total, how can i make more storage room without making it look messy? there is no where to put my broom and vacuum downstairs either, help! suggestions?

2006-12-09 06:27:08 · 6 answers · asked by AFwife 2 in Other - Home & Garden

Living room furniture is a mushroom(light brown/cream) color and trim is brown. Any ideas of what color to paint the walls? It also has a red brick fireplace with dark wood colored mantle.

2006-12-09 06:26:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I have never used that thing or the fabric softner thing. How do they work and what is the point?

2006-12-09 06:24:25 · 8 answers · asked by Mindy 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

The sink seems to leak where the strainer(?) meets the drain pipe - at the nut..The plumber who looked at it says it is an older "one piece strainer included sink" , with damaged strainer and the whole sink must be replaced.Does this sound right.?The sink is about 20-25 years old.Doesn't it just need a washer replaced?Thanks.

2006-12-09 06:20:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Household cleaners dont take the stains off

2006-12-09 06:12:26 · 5 answers · asked by lilacdreams99 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

We live in a mobile home with a metal room attached that has a metal roof, the ceiling started leaking, so my husband took down the old ceiling and put a new metal roof on the room. He left the old metal on the roof , put insulation on top and then put new metal roofing on top of the insulation. Now the inside of the room sweats {we have not put in a new ceiling yet} it drips almost constantly. expecially when it is cold and the warm sun hits the roof. We need to put up a ceiling, but we cant't because the ceiling tile will just get wet and ruin. What can we do to stop the roof {ceiling} from sweating and getting everything in the room wet? Can anyone help us with this problem?

2006-12-09 06:09:49 · 5 answers · asked by noahsnanna 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

1) Washcloth
2) Sponge
3) Bar of soap
4) Toilet seat

I chose the washcloth, but got it wrong and need to know the right answer. :-)

2006-12-09 06:09:11 · 12 answers · asked by Chris S 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-12-09 06:06:59 · 2 answers · asked by Ronphoto 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a new home and am unfamiliar with chimneys. Is there any way to stop air flow down a chimney while a fire is burning? This happens every time there is a small puff of wind outside. Even a small breeze blows air down the chimney causing burning embers to blow into the room.

2006-12-09 06:04:44 · 6 answers · asked by Gina 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I work with "stainless steel" a lot and I know it's rust resistant but it's definitly not STAIN resistant. You might be able to remove some stains easier from it than you can from some other surfaces but when it does stain, its hard as heck to clean it. It takes forever to scrub stains off my stainless steel pans so maybe it should just be called "rustless steel"?

2006-12-09 06:01:16 · 5 answers · asked by impossble_dream 6 in Other - Home & Garden

My neighbors are obsessed with doing laundry, At least 2 loads a day, everyday, for just 2 people. I share the washer/dryer and utility bill, and I was wondering how much this is costing me.

2006-12-09 06:00:35 · 6 answers · asked by Dave 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Its a maytag and it has a spinny thing that says how long you wash it for! I need help!

2006-12-09 05:55:38 · 8 answers · asked by Ashley M 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-12-09 05:52:23 · 4 answers · asked by Linda C 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-12-09 05:51:23 · 4 answers · asked by webwixen 4 in Garden & Landscape

I bought a cheap surge protector at a flea market, attached it to a wall outlet, but when I plug in a device, got a spark. then I thrown the protector away. found out the outlet and some outlets in my house don't have power, I checked the main switch box, no breaker jumped, but I still reset all of them. Didn't work. There are some breakers on the outlet in my house, I reset them all, didn't work. What is wrong? How to detect?
thanks
charlie

2006-12-09 05:42:43 · 5 answers · asked by charlie c 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

it's only about 3 years old and a whirlpool...it works still though.

2006-12-09 05:42:26 · 12 answers · asked by crystal 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

I had my digital radio plugged in and splashed oil over the plug- some I think went into the socket. When I pulled the plug out the forks were oily. What is the best way to clean the plug without getting water into the inside? Can I still use the socket - I'm worried it may have oil traces.

2006-12-09 05:30:54 · 8 answers · asked by Peace 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-12-09 05:25:29 · 6 answers · asked by anna_cabiling 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-12-09 05:22:47 · 9 answers · asked by Lisa F 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-12-09 05:21:18 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-12-09 05:18:42 · 4 answers · asked by candi c 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

My girlfriend is allergic to most scents, so we have been using Purex Free and Clear, but in just a few months it has left almost all our clothes looking old, pilly, and dingey. I've had shirts for years that looked brand new, and now they look gross. Anyone know any scent free detergent that wont kill my colors??

2006-12-09 05:11:41 · 7 answers · asked by dani_kin 6 in Cleaning & Laundry