Home & Garden - 5 July 2007

2007-07-05 23:19:52 · 5 answers · asked by ? 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-07-05 23:09:33 · 6 answers · asked by NICK 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-07-05 23:05:50 · 8 answers · asked by NICK 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

i have lived in the same apartment for over 10 years now
they have never changed the carpet i have asked numeros times
they never gave anything new no fridge or oven or washing machine
they never fixed the A.C
they only painted the walls once i have 4 kinds
they want me to pay for the damages even though i payed 300$ before moving in and they said thats for any damages

2007-07-05 22:44:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a yard made of slabs of stone and every time I look at it closely, there are these tiny, microscopic-silverfish like insects that move very fast and jump like a flea when touched. I don't think it's tick because they don't look anything like it. There are thousands of this tiny, microscopic things and they start to move much after sunset. Can anybody tell me what this is?

2007-07-05 22:28:58 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I worry the white stripes will go grey if I put it in a dark wash, and if I put it in a white wash the black will contaminate all my other whites! Help! What does everyone else do?

2007-07-05 22:13:46 · 38 answers · asked by lala 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I was just wondering... thinking about critters that come by and eat the gardens, and wondering what they're like other places.

So, would anyone mind sharing what kind of wild animals you get coming by, and where you generally are? Not just in Britain - although, are there any Brits out there who could tell me about the racoons?

Thanks!

2007-07-05 21:50:45 · 4 answers · asked by Cedar 5 in Garden & Landscape

I just changed the plug and it did it again...why!?

2007-07-05 21:33:31 · 13 answers · asked by Daisyhill 7 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I just bought a Kenmore 5300 Air Conditioner a few days ago. installed it and used it for a few days. now it's making sounds like there's water stuck INSIDE of the A/C making some weird noise. I wonder if it's normal? or did I not install it correctly on the drain thing? I don't have the plastic thing on the drain thing, can that be causing the problem?

2007-07-05 21:33:04 · 2 answers · asked by kztyle 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm a masochist, I mean rehabber, who's interested in getting a house to rent out and make some money. In running the numbers, I've come across something in which I have no experience: installing aluminum siding.

I want to know how much it should cost per square foot of the house, and/or how much it should cost for a wall of an example size. I need to have a mathematical basis for running the numbers before I jump into a project that could either bankrupt me or require a year of slow saving and work in order to complete.

There's no such thing as a dumb answer... although plenty of people give it the ol' special ed try. Please explain how you get to your answer, because that's what most important.

Thanks in advance.

2007-07-05 21:23:00 · 1 answers · asked by wood_vulture 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have an idea of how I want the headboard to look so thats no problem i just need to know where to get started like the frame... braces and suppor where does all of it go to make a good quality platform bed??? Also any ideas for building a drawer to go on either side or possibly both for extra linnens.....

2007-07-05 20:58:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-07-05 20:53:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I need to buy a hemostat where can i buy one? What common stores sell them in california? I heard they are really helpful in screwing things in where your hands cant reach as well as other useful things. I dont know what size i need until i see them so i just need to know where to go look first . Thanks

2007-07-05 20:31:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I recently changed my sink from a single bowl to a double and put in a garbage disposal and now when i turn the disposal on it just floods the other side with the chopped up food!! I tried snakeing the drains and did not help what do i do????

2007-07-05 20:26:05 · 2 answers · asked by ringostarr711 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

i've tried vinegar... it smells.... i was told to mix baking soda and water then pour over cooler....isn't baking soda an alkalai???

2007-07-05 20:20:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-07-05 20:16:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Would you pay for a service, similar to a house cleaning service, that would have a handyman come out to your home on a monthly basis to take care of any minor home repairs and keep up regular maintenance tasks (like cleaning gutters, changing filters, etc.)? This service could be offered when you bought your home to keep it in good shape.

How much would you expect to pay for such a service?

2007-07-05 20:11:23 · 4 answers · asked by MountainChick 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

Came back from a 5 day vacation to find several little black half inch worms in my toilet water. The toilet is clean other than a little lime stains.

What are they and where did they come from???

Thanks

2007-07-05 19:40:06 · 9 answers · asked by esprcorn 2 in Other - Home & Garden

The water in my apartment seems to have a lot of minerals in it. My hair started falling out about a year ago and my skin always itches after I shave. I am a 38 year old woman so this seemed odd to me. Would minerals in the water perhaps cause this? I am also curious of the best way to soften the water? I love the shower head I currently have but would also love the quality of my water to be better.
Thanks for your advice.

2007-07-05 19:28:11 · 4 answers · asked by Joy 6 in Other - Home & Garden

I really want to build a sweat lodge--but a fire ban is in place for our town. Is there ANY OTHER WAY to heat rocks to sufficient temp?

Thanks!

2007-07-05 19:26:14 · 2 answers · asked by Ella 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My garden has gotten too large for me to spend time talking to all my plants, so starting about 3 years ago I began hiring folks to come over during the day and spending some time doing it for me. But it's getting too expensive because I've got 8 people now working almost full time on this during the day. Will it work if I just record their voices and began playing it back during the day over some speakers?

2007-07-05 19:12:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

i do not see a drain pan but the hose were the water is suppose to drain out of is dry so i know it might be clog up how do i un clog my furnace or what do you think the problem is my unit is a condensing gas furnace

2007-07-05 19:09:51 · 4 answers · asked by love to learn 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I've sheathed/sided my 10x12 shed with grooved T-1-11 4x8 plywood panels. The panels are constructed with rabbet type ends so one side of the board will overlap the end of another board at the seam. Each wall of the shed uses 3 panels, so there are 2 seams on each wall.

Unfortunately I did not put the recommended 1/16" expansion slots between the panels where they overlap, so the panels are in contact at the overlap.

Is the lack of a gap a significant risk factor when there are only 3 panels / 2 joints on a wall? Can I live with it or do I really need to unscrew the zillion screws and reposition these panels to have a 1/16" gap?

2007-07-05 18:50:09 · 5 answers · asked by tz151 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Hi dear friends,
Some of our clothes lose colors when we wash them so we don’t put them in the washing machine with other clothes. It is very difficult and time consuming for us to wash them by hand separately. Is there any way we can put them in the washing machine to be washed along with other clothes safely? I heard that there are some products that we can use them with laundry detergent to help solve this problem but we are not sure. Could you please let us know? Thank you very much in advance, Rojin

2007-07-05 18:47:41 · 4 answers · asked by Rojin 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I'm trying to decorate my room without having to spend alot of money? Any suggestions? I'm 14 and in to R & B/ Rap, I love music, fashion, and writing poems and music.

2007-07-05 18:35:34 · 4 answers · asked by besar01 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-07-05 18:29:40 · 3 answers · asked by z3po 5 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-07-05 18:26:19 · 114 answers · asked by dante s 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-05 18:05:19 · 7 answers · asked by professor 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

Will Pine Sol or Mr. Clean be good or does Home Dept/ Lowes have something that's better ?? I really need to get rid of the smell on my floor. After I do that I want to put down laminate flooring.

2007-07-05 17:59:41 · 4 answers · asked by John71 3 in Other - Home & Garden

Which brands are good, what to look for, metal or wood frame, styles (L-shape - good or bad, loft), etc.

They are 2.5 years apart in age.

2007-07-05 17:55:23 · 3 answers · asked by Siobhan W. 4 in Decorating & Remodeling