Home & Garden - 19 August 2007

buying a cahin at the store. I JUST came home so I dont feel like going out. I am trying to think of any way I can use something to substitute the toilet chain. Cuz I accidently flushed it down the back of the toilet. OOPPS. Anyway best answer gets 10 points :)

2007-08-19 11:23:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-08-19 11:12:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I left a candle outside on our marble table the other night. Of course the next summer day the candle melted and now there is a visible stain where the wax puddle was. Any ideas?

2007-08-19 11:09:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I have tried crushed eggshell but this did not seem to work, I have also heard that even slug pellets with animal detterant is still very harmful to dogs.

2007-08-19 11:07:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Houston climate in particular. Or is there a web site than can let me know which ones grow best if any at all.

2007-08-19 10:59:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I have an outlet upstairs in my house that has an open ground when tested. I tried putting in a GFI outlet, to try to fix the problem, however when I tried to trip the GFI with my tester, it wouldn't trip the GFI. The GFI is brand new and the tester works downstairs, I even tried replacing the GFI, but I still have an open ground and still can't trip the GFI. I also tried putting a ground wire to the metal box and the GFI should I remove this ?

2007-08-19 10:57:49 · 9 answers · asked by martin r 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm confining my dogs' potty area to one corner of the yard and I'd like to plant something hardy around the perimeter of the area. Everyone here seems to believe their urine is "acidic" but from what I understand, it's the ammonia content that provides too much nitrogen (causing what is basically a fertilizer burn in the grass, which is what turns grass yellow). So I'd like to know what plants, aside from chives (which repel animals and therefore wouldn't be a good border for the pups' potty), love a really nitrogen-rich environment.

2007-08-19 10:50:10 · 1 answers · asked by karminekyung 1 in Garden & Landscape

Is there anything I can put on it to restore it?

2007-08-19 10:48:14 · 2 answers · asked by Nezz 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

the breaker keeps switching off to my water heater. What is going wrong and how can I fix it?

2007-08-19 10:46:19 · 10 answers · asked by justask23 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

I need to know step-by-step, which parts of the project should come when. Thanks!

2007-08-19 10:44:40 · 5 answers · asked by mjnwilson 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

My closet rod bracket sticks out too much & as a result, everytime I close the doors, they hit the hangers.

On my wall, underneath the shelf is a long piece of board going horizontally to support the shelf. Underneath this horizontal wood, in the center, there is a short piece of wood going vertically. The two pieces of wood are the same depth. On these 2 pieces of wood lie the bracket: To get a better idea of what I mean, please take a look at this site: http://www.johnsterling.com/shelfrodbrackets.htm and look at the 5th picture on the left for Model # 0043--that's the horizontal board; behind the part of the bracket that goes diagonally is the board that comes vertically.

I have heard that I could either bend my current bracket, remove the horizontal and vertical wood, or cut a hole in the woods to allow the bracket to go further back in. I don't know if a stud is there.

Carpenter suggests get a 9" deep bracket, but I only find10". See model 0042 adjustable at site given.

2007-08-19 10:39:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I am moving into my frat house in a few days and my roomate says the room is covered in thick dust, i need to buy an air purifier but i dont know which is best, i am looking to spend under $125. Also i need to know if there is any cleaning supplies or things i can use on the carpeting which is very dusty and dirty. Also the mattress in the room is dusty. Thanks for your help.

2007-08-19 10:28:08 · 4 answers · asked by joe 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I can't figure out why my towels have like an old sour smell to them when i wash them or when they get a little damp. Is there something i can use in the wash to get rid of it?

2007-08-19 10:24:46 · 9 answers · asked by allButt71 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-08-19 10:18:13 · 4 answers · asked by Dave 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

The nest is the size of a basket ball.

2007-08-19 10:17:25 · 10 answers · asked by debbie l 1 in Other - Home & Garden

80lbs sack?
60lbs sack?
I have a small wall to build, 7' long 12" wide 6" deep.
Thanks

2007-08-19 10:13:54 · 3 answers · asked by duster360 4 in Garden & Landscape

I grow tomatoes. I need to keep squirrles from eating them. Let me know what advice to take

2007-08-19 10:12:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I'm starting a garden of plants with bright colors and cool shapes and I kind of got inspiration from reading about the garden at the Burrow as described in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. What's a really cool tree (and kind of spooky) with a gnarled up and twisted trunk that would add a unique twist to a garden?

2007-08-19 10:07:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

How much room do I need to leave around it? Also, which side should I put the door on (in case it needs to be worked on)?

2007-08-19 10:06:10 · 3 answers · asked by mom of 3 under 4 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-19 10:04:14 · 5 answers · asked by rainmaster18 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-08-19 10:03:10 · 2 answers · asked by joejuergens 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I saw these in the bedroom about 12" from the walls. Only saw 3 in my room, there were no doubt alot more in the home.The owner did not know what they were used for. Any ideas?

2007-08-19 09:56:20 · 3 answers · asked by Soup Notzee 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

My family and I might move in to the neighborhood right across the street and we might build a house on some land in the country. There are a couple of metal buildings right down a hill from the house site. ( Not a big hill or anything.) I was thinking about if we buy the land we could make one of the metal buildings liveable and turn it into a little apartment and I could live in it when I'm 16 or 17. (Right now I'm 13.) Do you think that would be a good idea? I do get scared easily at night. ( I'll grow out of that, and that rarely happens, only when I start thinking about scary movies.) What do you think would be the right age to move into the apartment and what should I put in it. The apartment would have a bedroom, a living room, possibly a kitchenette (all three of those would be like one big room kinda.) It would also have a bathroom. Thank you to anyone who answers in advance! One last thing, are there any do's and don'ts someone could offer up.

2007-08-19 09:55:18 · 3 answers · asked by ¡Robin! 3 in Other - Home & Garden

A mango seed. I live in S. Florida in an area where the soil is almost always moist and very rich. How long before I will see my first mango?

2007-08-19 09:54:20 · 2 answers · asked by SmartyPants 5 in Garden & Landscape

2007-08-19 09:51:14 · 18 answers · asked by lorenzo 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Is anyone having a locust problem this year? There were like 50-100 on my big window last night of my home. They make this awful sound and are really big. Do they bite? I live in the southern U.S. and these things are freaking my out! I hear them in trees every summer and see the shells on trees, but never like this. Help.

2007-08-19 09:42:08 · 5 answers · asked by gabby5 2 in Garden & Landscape

I think cords are unsightly! I wish electricity was wireless too, but since that's not an option yet what do you do to hide unsightly cords? Does your iron cord bother you? How do you store extension cords or things with cords? Does anyone use those cord clips, and if so do you like them?

2007-08-19 09:41:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

ul stripes to lighten it up what do u think?

2007-08-19 09:36:35 · 9 answers · asked by olivia b 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have heard of adding a cable to support the sides, but will the tree grow back together?

2007-08-19 09:24:35 · 4 answers · asked by Dingo K 1 in Garden & Landscape

It has epinephrine in it. (Saw it on Survivorman).
Do you know who sells it?

2007-08-19 09:16:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape