Home & Garden - 9 March 2007

So I'm tired of messing around with sub-par household cleaners, I'd like to know if there are any absolutely fantastic ones out there. Ones that just blow all the others away. I'd be interested in hearing suggestions on ones from all different categories, such as......

Cleaning baths
floors
carpets
tile grout
plastic
dishes
rust stains
metal fixtures
concrete
greasy hands
cars & rims
vinyl siding
windows
etc.

My favorite types are super industrial strength ones that you can just spray on and wash off.

So if you know of any fantastic cleaners that really stand out from the rest, I would love to know about them.

2007-03-09 14:03:10 · 6 answers · asked by Rockstar from another dimension 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have cracks in my concrete basement walls that are diagonal and form almost the letter "v" to the bottom corners of my basement. I was told by a fella who used to build houses that the "footing has slipped" in two areas at the corners. No water seeps through but slight moisture does form in areas of the cracks that are at the outside ground level. I'm in North Central Missouri what are the steps I need to be assured are done and the cost involved to fix this. I want to reside my house and am ready to replace a few windows and was told this needs to be fixed first. Thanks for your SINCERE reply.

2007-03-09 13:59:00 · 8 answers · asked by lizzye71 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

What is the best way to dry your wet clothes overnight??? The Oven???

2007-03-09 13:58:34 · 12 answers · asked by Kitty_lover-18 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

who would do that? the painters or a handyman?

2007-03-09 13:57:39 · 8 answers · asked by syko_mom 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Need to replace a boiler in my home, home is appx 1400 sq ft. where is a good place to buy one online?

2007-03-09 13:57:02 · 7 answers · asked by fire 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I just moved into a new home and I have noticed a foul odor from the bathroom. We do not have a septic tank and we use city sewers. It smells as if someone has farted, or rotten eggs. I am not sure where it is coming from and seems to come and go.

THIS IS NOT A JOKE!!! I am concerned if it sewer odors that will spell more problems, or possibly kill us.

WHAT IS IT, AND WHAT SHOULD I DO TO TAKE CARE OF IT?

Serious answers only preferably ... no opinions, just answers from plumbers or people that have had this problem.

2007-03-09 13:44:45 · 22 answers · asked by Nick the Dick 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We have a lot of snow and ice on our roof--about 4 feet of snow and 2 inches of ice at the base. I've tried shovelling it, hoping it would just slide off, but no. The ice is frozen around the screw heads and it won't budge. Is there an easier way of doing this? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

2007-03-09 13:44:12 · 6 answers · asked by mrmacken 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Where can I find alot of decoration of the little fat chefs for my kitchen? any ideas?

2007-03-09 13:42:18 · 11 answers · asked by h.b.i.c. 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

I just purchased a house in Mexico that has an open floor plan. Kitchen and living space open with a partial rock wall defining the dining area off the living room. Builder used lots of brick, stone, (set in gray cement) and huge wooden beams over the counter separating the kitchen and living room.(I have hung my stem glasses on lattice,attatched to the beams, and an iron hanging pot rack from the beams) The ceilings are very high coming to a pitched point at the top as the house previously had a palapa (palm leaf) roof The color now is a dark taupe and all walls are a swirly, pitted,bumpy cement finish. As it is now..it appears dark and dirty even with the high ceiling and lots of windows covered with black wrought iron on the outside. The use of sooo many different elements, red brick,stone (yellows,grays,beiges,they are actually big flat rocks!), wooden beams, stones framing the doors and the partial wall ..all stone..make it a definate challenge! Any and all ideas..WELCOME Thank U

2007-03-09 13:41:31 · 4 answers · asked by tl c 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

In the furthest room in my house, the air trickles out of the register. So I want to install an inline duct fan to boost the air supply to that room. How do I get the fan to come on at the same time as the blower motor in the furnace turns on

2007-03-09 13:39:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I put them in the washer once....I just got them out and they're still stinky. Plus the dark stains didn't come out completely. They are Puma sneakers, about 1 year old, and they're suede.

Thanks!

2007-03-09 13:15:01 · 12 answers · asked by starfishblues 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

The other day I ran a few miles and my feet got really sweaty and now my shoes smell horrible. I've tried febreeze but that only helps for about 5 minutes. The smell is covering my whole house it is that bad. I've never had this problem so I don't know what to do.

2007-03-09 13:14:33 · 8 answers · asked by Æ 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

How do i remove super glue stains from plastic.... I brought glasses and broke them shortly after.. Then i glued the ear piece thing back onto the glasses but glue wen't over the plastic which looks evidentual.... What can i use to remove the dry glue..... (This is like good glue.... It doesn't scratch, tried metho, turps and it still doesn''t come off.)

2007-03-09 13:01:06 · 5 answers · asked by AlwaysNeedingAnswers 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We have the outer box built need to know about the drain and the hook up to the water ?

2007-03-09 12:58:16 · 5 answers · asked by Hope B 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Do I need to cover the dirt if so, with what? Also, what will kill the musty smell?

2007-03-09 12:58:03 · 6 answers · asked by blondie extrodianarre 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

If I dust my house, the next day it was as if I never dusted. Anything I can do to help this? I change the filters in the furnace and I just don't see why this place gets so much dust. We just rent, and let me tell you, I have "never" experienced this much dust in my life! Go away bad dust!

2007-03-09 12:56:24 · 5 answers · asked by chrystalbelle 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-03-09 12:55:24 · 7 answers · asked by crackiswhack 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I want to start sewing and making my own clothes eventually, but i was wondering if anyone could give me basic steps on how to make a pair of curtains? For a starter project

2007-03-09 12:53:29 · 3 answers · asked by safemrromeo 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My husband remodeled our bathroom and did not vent the ceiling fan outside , he left it just hanging out in the attic. Now the fan will not take moisture out of the bathroom. It has to be vented outside in order to work properly right?? Thanks

2007-03-09 12:42:16 · 11 answers · asked by Annabelle 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

my sump pump keeps running and making a ver loud noise. and it started too smell burning because it was burning out. its 37 degrees and raining. i shut it off a couple weeks ago because i assumed it was frozen when it started running nonstop. what do i do?

2007-03-09 12:35:01 · 6 answers · asked by Robyn M 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

My teacher gave us all a seed, that we have to plant over spiring break. He will not tell us what the plant is, and the person that comes back with the biggest plant gets the best grade, smallest gets worst, and so forth. Any tips? would honey help? sugar? idk, just tell me what to do

2007-03-09 12:30:37 · 8 answers · asked by chad l 1 in Garden & Landscape

This past October we got hit with a freek snow storm and our area lost thousands of trees. My crabapple tree is slightly damaged . One of the larger limbs is broken off, so should I keep the tree or cut it down? If I leave it it may be very lopsided and may not withstand another storm.

2007-03-09 12:25:37 · 4 answers · asked by Annabelle 4 in Garden & Landscape

I live in Louisianna and should build a mound around trees, the base now has top soil

2007-03-09 12:25:14 · 5 answers · asked by Alvin T 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Well, I'm repainting my room right now, and I ran into a slight problem. The last time I painted my room, I painted all of the walls white, and on the last wall, I like splattered the paint on, and whipped the paint at the wall. When I painted over the wall with the white, the bumps from the paint came through on the first coat. What should I do so that these bumps don't show up when I paint the walls my last color?

2007-03-09 12:22:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-03-09 12:17:17 · 6 answers · asked by Cid R 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

We just got a new diesel fuel tank and we can't figure out how to wire it up. There was no power cord on it, just a black wire and a white wire but the extentension cord has 3 wires a black wire, a white wire and a green wire. I wired black to black and white to white and left the green one off. When we first turn it on, you can hear a low humming sound but then it stops. Should the green and white wire be wired up to the white wire?

2007-03-09 12:15:02 · 2 answers · asked by fordfan444 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

How can I make my one outdoor lantern solar ? I want to keep my existing lantern outside my front door but make it so it runs purely on solar power.
What would I need to do and buy to do this ?

2007-03-09 12:10:36 · 5 answers · asked by s011399 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-03-09 12:07:57 · 7 answers · asked by suseqs 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Once I get the rust out of my cast iron skillett I would like to season it. Unfortunantly I am of the cooking impaired and have no idea how to do this. I lost the instructions that came with it a long time ago. Any help would be appreciated.

2007-03-09 12:07:49 · 9 answers · asked by nemosquishy 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-03-09 12:04:12 · 5 answers · asked by nick 1 in Decorating & Remodeling