Home & Garden - 14 March 2007

I am on crutches and accidentally hit one against the front of one of our kitchen drawers. It scratched the wood. Anyway to fix this without having to replace it? (One of the screws on the crutch made the scratch). It looks like a cat got to it! Help is appreciated! Thanks

2007-03-14 15:06:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

earlier today, a ceramic spoon accidentally got in my garbage disposer. Now, when i turn the garbage disposer on, it doesn't work and water slowly goes down. I stuck my hand down there but i couldn't feel anything that would clog it. WHat do I do?!?

2007-03-14 15:05:54 · 9 answers · asked by Lynn 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-14 15:04:43 · 3 answers · asked by meapai 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

yeah, i brought roses for my mom 2 days ago, and when i brought it, half of them hadnt blossomed yet, and my mom likes blooming flowers, so i brought it. now, theyre wilting! its only been 2 days, why are half of them dead? i keep them in a vase half filled with water, and i change the water daily, so whats the problem! its so heartbreaking to see dying flowers! :(

2007-03-14 15:04:15 · 5 answers · asked by Tibs 2 in Garden & Landscape

What can i do to improve the smell that comes from the pipes on my kitchen sink?
After doing the dishes, about half an hour, it comes a very stong odour from the pipes, like something rotten, probably rest of food.
Apreciate your help.
Thanks

2007-03-14 15:03:34 · 8 answers · asked by gil2200 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I caught a mouse on a glue trap in my apartment. I couldn't think of a more humane way of euthanizing it, other than putting it and trap into a plastic bag, tying it off, and putting it my freezer. Can any diseases float around in my freezer and land on my ice?

2007-03-14 14:59:26 · 7 answers · asked by Michael R 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I have been with the company for almost a year now and like it very much, but there is one major issue IE pest controll. We have roaches that have taken nest inside one of our walls that was poorly constructed (it has cracks all along the bottom) and no matter how much we report it; nothing gets done as far as an exterminator goes. The solution that they want is this: roach hotels (this is food service mind you) near our slicing eqiuipment, and a foam sealent to go along the wall.... is this in some sort of health code violation?! Please let me know what you guys think.

2007-03-14 14:57:48 · 15 answers · asked by metalraygear 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We have one bathroom and need to redo the floor tile in there this weekend but I am told that you have to wait 24 hours after setting the tile in place before you are supposed to walk on it. We are looking at going to a hotel for the night if we can't find something that will set solidly in just a few hours.

2007-03-14 14:56:55 · 2 answers · asked by Eric S 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-03-14 14:51:43 · 8 answers · asked by Seashells 2 in Garden & Landscape

Man room will have a pool table, large HD plasma tv, foosball, etc....

2007-03-14 14:51:16 · 9 answers · asked by Tarheel 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

I gave my sister this cuctus and we never could find one or get the name of it.. It is very soft feeling and looking. Grows like crazy all differant ways. Can someone help us with the name of it. It is so soft looking I would like to get another. It is not a flat cactus its kind of round.

2007-03-14 14:47:16 · 3 answers · asked by sandy s 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Nothing fancy, just your typical 6 to 7 shelves. And it has to be atleast 3 ft wide.

2007-03-14 14:31:55 · 2 answers · asked by qtpie16707 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

My daughter was melting candle wax from jars that were too small to use, and using the wax to make more candles. When she took one of the jars out of the hot water she dropped it and splashed hot candle wax on her shirt. She didn't get to it right away, now it is dried on. How can I get it out?

2007-03-14 14:31:22 · 8 answers · asked by susan 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am in a late-model mobile home with NO indoor pets, on 40 acres. We have somehow gotten fleas. perhaps carried in from outdoors, whatever. I have an 8 year-old son, 5-year-old daughter, and new 5 month-old daughter. I am VERY reluctant to use poison. Any homeopathic/natural remedy for ridding our house of these pesky ankle-biters?

2007-03-14 14:30:29 · 3 answers · asked by sexymommyof3 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I don't want to fade the blacks and i want the stains out of whites and have clothes smelling super fresh and are super soft!

2007-03-14 14:18:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

It seems that the blazer now has these shiny-silver looking spots located all over the blazer. Is there a way to get rid of these spots?

2007-03-14 14:16:59 · 2 answers · asked by RoH 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am sewing block numbers on to a piece of material with a zig zag stitch.Having a hard time going around corners.Can't seem to get the needle to land in the right position to continue with the next straight line.Do I go past the previous stitch before I turn the material?Am I explaining my self ok?Please let me know if you understand.If not ,I will repost with more details.thanks!

2007-03-14 14:16:57 · 5 answers · asked by Cheese 5 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

i bought some honeysuckle and trumpet vines. can i plant them together

2007-03-14 14:16:03 · 6 answers · asked by WTOOKEY3 2 in Garden & Landscape

I left a pen in my pocket and ran it through the washer and the drier. Does anyone know how to get the inkstains out of the drier?

2007-03-14 14:15:42 · 9 answers · asked by Troy C 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

We got a quote to decorate our spare room, which we accepted. The guy said the job would be done in four days. A month later, following excuse afer excuse, the job remains unfinished and the work done so far is poor. I fired the guy and now he's demanding full payment. Where do we go from here?
This is a question relevant to UK law.

2007-03-14 14:14:34 · 6 answers · asked by Andy M 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-03-14 14:14:17 · 7 answers · asked by skeezycheeses 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

looking to something other than asphalt, like stamped concrete or other material. something to make the front of house look nice

2007-03-14 14:11:11 · 9 answers · asked by alexdesigns 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have found some very pretty hammered aluminum trays that I want to hang on my walls, they ae rather large - what should I use to hang them?

2007-03-14 14:04:03 · 4 answers · asked by Rosie 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have knotty pine kitchen cabinets and a small room has it on the walls.
I just moved in, how can I safely clean grease, dirt, etc. without stripping the finish?

2007-03-14 14:02:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-03-14 13:59:41 · 11 answers · asked by motherchairman 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

We have recently been looking into buying a home and came across an older home that we liked a lot. We know that there was a new septic system installed about 6 months ago and the ground above the new system is still soft (not muddy). Since the system is new, it seems unlikely to be a failure. Any ideas on why the ground would still be so soft? It has been an average winter here in terms of moisture. My main concern is the foundation (crawl space). Thanks in advance.

2007-03-14 13:58:08 · 3 answers · asked by Mr. Smith 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-03-14 13:57:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I clean my shower EVERYTIME I shower, but my best friend DOESNT!! I tell her that its really gross to let build-up occur on your shower walls, but she says that its fine. We both decided that we should come on yahoo answers and ask people on here to see which one of us would have the most votes. I bet her that fungus and other nasty things can occur from build-up of your shower walls, and she bet me that it cant. We would like to know the opinions of the yahoo answerers. Thanks!

Oh! And should you clean your shower each and EVERY time you take one, or is it okay to skip a few days in cleaning it?

2007-03-14 13:57:24 · 14 answers · asked by ♥♫i luv♥♫juicy fruit♥♫gum 6 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a large bandanna that I use for ink painting (to dry the brushes after rinsing them). I would like to toss it in the laundry so I can reuse it.

NOTE: The ink I use is NOT like pen ink; it's much more watery, and I'm pretty sure it will come out. (I accidentally got some ink on one of my teacher's placemats last fall. All she had to do was put it in the washing machine, and it came out like new.)

However, I'm concerned that the ink might wash into other clothes and stain them while in the machine.
If it helps to know: the ink is made of charcoal ash (from wood) and water.

Thanks in advance.

2007-03-14 13:51:48 · 9 answers · asked by ATWolf 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

An overhead light has dropped on it - creating a 25mm long dent, maybe 2mm deep - but very visible and ruins my new shower tray. Any advice on how to touch up ??

2007-03-14 13:48:48 · 2 answers · asked by scooby_doo_200345 1 in Maintenance & Repairs