Home & Garden - 28 January 2007

2007-01-28 05:51:46 · 15 answers · asked by so_weird411 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

home is 14 years old and the chimney has not been used for about 3 years.

2007-01-28 05:46:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have antique silverplated silverwar. I wanted to know what is safe and effective. Thanks!

2007-01-28 05:43:40 · 2 answers · asked by brokenmotion1 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-01-28 05:36:48 · 5 answers · asked by Sushi C 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a double swag shower curtain. How do I hang that so when I take a bath I can pull the shower liner all the way to one side and still have the decorative shower curtain in place that is tied on both sides. I don't know if I need two rods to do this, or if you are suppose to hook it some way where you can keep the outside decorative swag in place and pull the liner to one side so I can take a bath.

2007-01-28 05:32:46 · 4 answers · asked by jennifer84corinne 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-01-28 05:30:29 · 11 answers · asked by baileyann 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

my washing machine is not pumping out the water and i cant open the door to get the washing out what can i do?

2007-01-28 05:26:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

My succulents and plants experienced a frost over a few nights and now appear to be lossing leaves and limbs, can they be saved? should I trim or cut back affected areas?

2007-01-28 05:26:48 · 12 answers · asked by heidi c 1 in Garden & Landscape

i have put lining paper on stone walls 4 days ago,, there is no heating in the house yet and the paper is blistered,is this the reason for the blistering,if so will the blisters go down when the heating is repaired

2007-01-28 05:24:52 · 5 answers · asked by colin b 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Everytime I use the hot water in the bathroom sink and it goes into the drain, there are really loud popping noises coming from the wall. It's not the water supply line because it does it when I just pour hot water from another source down the drain. It only does it in the winter time. It sounds like the wood studs in the wall are being snapped in half. It's that loud! I read somewhere that it's the pvc pipe expanding and contracting but I can't believe it can cause such a loud noise. It doesn't do it with cold water down the drain but sometimes it does make one pop noise, so I think water pressure has an effect. But hot water definitely makes the pop noise steadily. I've mention it to the landlord and they just blow it off saying they're not going to tear down a wall to investigate the noise! I'm afraid of a sewage leak! What's causing the noise and should I be concerned?

2007-01-28 05:22:13 · 6 answers · asked by evofan 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-28 05:19:12 · 2 answers · asked by fred g 2 in Other - Home & Garden

IS DISH LIQUID GOOD ON WASHING HAIR?

2007-01-28 05:17:52 · 8 answers · asked by bigturkeyme 6 in Cleaning & Laundry

White walls outlined trim in black. Black and white checked floor.

2007-01-28 05:11:18 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I am looking for a hard plastic iron cover that lets you iron any kind of material. I used to buy them at the state fairs but have't been able too find them lately.

2007-01-28 05:10:40 · 4 answers · asked by cardinalfan 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

in the the bathroom in between the tiles.. its like brown mildew and nothing seems to get it off.

2007-01-28 05:08:58 · 28 answers · asked by mlissers 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

ive got a bunch of keys and need to clean them any tips would be great

2007-01-28 05:06:08 · 17 answers · asked by adnan f 1 in Garden & Landscape

How much maids charge for none-dirt related cleaning, I need "put things(just about EVERYTHING) where it belongs" cleaning. This is what I need:

Boxes emptied(many half full) and repacked with things I don't use often.

Other things placed

Place:tiny 1 1/2 bedroom apartment and have a bedroom and another small area that are messy. Both areas combined equal about the same size as this http://www.keegan.org/jeff/homemovies/06_15_2000/DCP00106.JPG

Also that area is about as messy allthough that area, but my stuff is in piles. My area lookes like messy storage, not a break in. All my mess would be equivalent to the area taken up by 2 tall fancy king sized beds with the fancy overhead cover(like a crib almost).

Things need to be organized/catagorized and placed efficiently based on frequency of access needed.

Can't do this myself as I actually get headaches if I try. This is a lifelong struggle for me. Is there also a medical way for me to get over this issue?

What will this cost?

2007-01-28 05:00:13 · 6 answers · asked by Carl G 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Ok, I'm going to try to give a "quick" verison of this.

Yesterday, I found mold forming on one of the windows. I checked the rest of the windows in the house and found mold on all but 2 or 3 of them. There wasn't a lot on them - except for in my daughter's room. In her room it was pretty bad (in comparison) and had gone down the wall. Most of it was "spots", but it went all the way down one side (from the R of the window) and 2-3 small dots to the right of the window. The only place in got past the baseboard to the carpet was in the corner.

We did some looking and didn't find any other areas like this in the house. Found that the humifier was leaking in the basement & was up too high (neither of us know anything about it so we never bothered it). Right now, we have it off and the leak has stopped. There was also mold forming in the storage room where the wall had started leaking again.

2007-01-28 04:58:32 · 7 answers · asked by reandsmom77 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-28 04:55:14 · 10 answers · asked by Country Girl 2 in Garden & Landscape

Were thinkin of doing our bathroom over without spending alot of money I have a bathtub in nice condition but its grey, would like to paint it white, dont know if this is possible

2007-01-28 04:53:34 · 5 answers · asked by Dana 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Thanks

2007-01-28 04:52:52 · 12 answers · asked by ? 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am new to well water and have never ran into this... When drying after taking a shower my bath towels have a BAD mildew smell that is only noticeable when they are wet. What can i change when i wash them to get rid of this nasty mildew smell?

2007-01-28 04:45:34 · 11 answers · asked by daniel101983 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have tenants that keep cooking fried food and the smell wafts into the upper level. Unfortunately, this smell has now gotten into my closet and all the clothes in there have absorbed the smell. I've heard that Febreze helps as does washing it, but is there an effective method to keep the smell from returning even when they cook it constantly? Or is there any way to absorb the odors before my clothes absorb it, perhaps with a different material?

2007-01-28 04:44:09 · 5 answers · asked by Desperate 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I'm only 14 and my parents are gone for the day and I was thinking of building a wooden structure for my rabbits to climb on. I have wood and nails and a hammer but where do I go from there?? Thank you so much!

2007-01-28 04:37:08 · 8 answers · asked by Liz 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-01-28 04:35:24 · 3 answers · asked by Chimera's Song 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

the cabinets are solid wood....i tried to refinish them but the people had sealed them with something that WILL NOT come off. I painted them and now want a new look without having to buy new ones. I have already tried new hardware---they need more than that.

2007-01-28 04:27:47 · 3 answers · asked by Mary 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have faux finished my dining room walls in a gold and copper parchment technique. It's kind of dark though. Any thoughts on how to get it to lighten up without having to repaint it, but still have the depth of color and interesting texture?

2007-01-28 04:27:07 · 3 answers · asked by babybunny729 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

My husband plugged in an electric heater which tripped the breaker. We unplugged the heater and reset the breaker and everything worked fine until the next morning. The breaker had tripped again during the night so we reset it again and it stayed on for a few minutes then turned back off. We tried a several times but it keeps kicking back off. We replaced the breaker, hoping the problem was there, but it continues to kick. How do we find a short, besides tearing down walls to see the wiring? My husband took electricity in high school (he's 22), but he can't think of anything. Please help! I don't want our house to burn down!

2007-01-28 04:25:06 · 7 answers · asked by Andi G 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

i want to know if the bowl (which is made out of heavy-ish aluminum rolled into a cone) would get hot enough to burn or weaken duct tape.

2007-01-28 04:25:05 · 10 answers · asked by joeyramoney1 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

It's been six weeks since it's worked! We're poor as little church mice - can't hardly afford a stamp, let alone a plumber. We've tried chemicals and liquids, snakes and plungers...any ideas? I'm disabled - so I can't take it apart. Thanks.

2007-01-28 04:21:18 · 4 answers · asked by asapitworks 2 in Maintenance & Repairs