Home & Garden - 20 August 2007

Would the detector go off if my gas stove is leaking gas?
I think my stove might be leaking gas, but if it was wouldnt the alarm go off.

2007-08-20 05:07:51 · 6 answers · asked by No need to be rude people, dam 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Two things were plugged into an outlet and all of a sudden stopped working. I flipped the switch in the fuse box but that outlet and the light in the room don't work now. Everything else in the house is fine. Is this fixable????

2007-08-20 05:07:15 · 4 answers · asked by ArcticFox19 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I bought these genuine moose hide moccasins but they are a little dirty. there is a litle brown stain on the bottom. these are brand new and i havent worn them so i dont noe how the stain got there but i need to noe how to clean it... any ideas?? i dont want them to get damaged in any way since i bought them for about $ 76 also i cant go back to that store cuz i bought them as a souvenir on a road trip to northern ontario. help plz :)

2007-08-20 05:07:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

we are trying to get rid of gophers also known as richardson ground squirrels in a large area the gophers are killing our trees please help

2007-08-20 05:04:48 · 4 answers · asked by falcaragh 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a low flush cistern the valve is a torbuck! when the toilet finishes flushing the pipes under the floorboard go bang well thats what it sounds like or if I go into the bathroom just before it cuts off I hear it worse..Should I change the whole cistern in side the basin. ? should I contact the water board ? I am at my wits end now and would it help if I put in a new cistern ? Thank you

2007-08-20 05:00:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

they cost a lot of money, but I have heard they last forever and are very soft.

2007-08-20 04:55:57 · 3 answers · asked by Perky_gurl 4 in Other - Home & Garden

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2007-08-20 04:55:14 · 7 answers · asked by rob r 1 in Garden & Landscape

I dropped a bar of soap down my toilet and it went down too far to reach, i've managed to push it down a bit further but now its stuck somewhere in the pipes and my toilet is blocked and wont flush properly.

Does anyone know of anything I can put down the toilet to maybe dislodge it or sort of melt the soap.. or is this more of a job for the plumber?

Any help would be great! thanks.

2007-08-20 04:43:54 · 41 answers · asked by ♥Gillian.. 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-20 04:41:02 · 2 answers · asked by hknona 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I am getting my fiance a charcoal grill/smoker trailer for his wedding present. It needs to be a charcoal grill, he doesn't use propane, with a smoker.

2007-08-20 04:40:32 · 3 answers · asked by Becky 2 in Other - Home & Garden

Okay so I got some car grease on my favorite pair of khaki capri's, my cousin told me to use WD40 to get it out. She said put it on and leave it for 15 mins. Did that and there were more grease stains on them along with the original stain. So then she said do it again then use dishsoap on it after you let the WD40 sit and the dishsoap will cut the grease. Did that, now there are like three stains layered one on top of the other. I NEED THESE FIXED, I'M FAT I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO WEAR!

2007-08-20 04:39:30 · 9 answers · asked by kristonianinstitution 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-08-20 04:28:24 · 2 answers · asked by . 3 in Garden & Landscape

2007-08-20 04:27:21 · 7 answers · asked by lilygarcia38@sbcglobal.net 1 in Other - Home & Garden

We just bought two small horsetail plants for our front yard. But now we are told they are hard to control and can grow out of control affecting other plants around it. Is this true?

2007-08-20 04:27:19 · 5 answers · asked by suebubble 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-08-20 04:18:50 · 8 answers · asked by whiteamber3 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have tried absolutely everything to get rid of them, without success. But I am most afraid of them climbing into my bed while I am asleep. Can/will they really do this if the bed is neat and there is no food or crumbs around? Someone once told me that mice instinctly "know" that there are humans in the bed so they will stay away. Is this true?

2007-08-20 04:16:40 · 11 answers · asked by Peachy Keen 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I went to buy some lumber and I told them that I need some 1 x12s and some 2 x4s. The lumber measured 3/4 x11 1/2 and 1 1/2 x 3 1/2. If we are paying for something, that is what we should get. I feel that we are being charged for stuff that we aren't getting. Do you agree?

2007-08-20 04:14:51 · 4 answers · asked by hotmama 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

Our tub slopes slighty away from the wall and toward the bathroom floor. While taking a shower, water flows down the walls of the shower then follows the slope along the tub and wall and finally makes its way to the bathroom floor. We're hoping a product exists to "dam" the water and keep it in the tub....any suggestions?

2007-08-20 04:10:38 · 7 answers · asked by John G 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I would really appreciate any suggestions like which book is good, which website, or should I go somewhere to learn or hire somebody to teach me?

I have a house with a yard with lot of pine trees and some other trees like a magnolia (lots of dead leaves under it) and a weeping willow (lots of dead branches and stuff under that one too).
There are also magnolias and other bushes, and something that I think are rhododendrons and a lot of other stuff but I have no idea what to call them.
There is also grass here and there (I don’t know what kind of grass) and between the pine trees and the house.
I never had to maintain a yard before (used to live in an apartment) but now I need to take care of my yard, at least clean it up, and I have no idea where to start, and what tools to use.
Once I learn how to clean it up, I will move forward about learning how to plant stuff maybe.
Thank you for any imput.

2007-08-20 04:00:29 · 12 answers · asked by Howard 4 in Garden & Landscape

I have a white bookcase that I love and that is in good shape but everything in my house is wood, how could I make it fit into a room or paint it to match everything else?

2007-08-20 03:51:24 · 5 answers · asked by Kathryn T 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

when i leave the house i bump it up to 85. do you think it's better for me to turn the a/c off if i'll be gone for around 11-12 hours or leave it at 85? if i turn off the a/c the house can get as hot as 90+ degrees. my friends say to just leave it at a hotter setting so that the a/c doesn't work so hard trying to cool down the house when i do get home. what do you think?

2007-08-20 03:47:25 · 5 answers · asked by vern01 3 in Other - Home & Garden

We just bought a house with a swing set in the back yard, the old owners put boards up and filled it with wood chips, they are old and molded and it's full of weeds...what is the best thing to put under it that is cheap and low on maint.

2007-08-20 03:33:55 · 8 answers · asked by Kathryn T 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-08-20 03:33:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I have kitchen cabinets with no door pulls that are hard to open but don't really want the expense of drilling holes in every cabinet face and installing knobs. Are there any products out there that allow you to do this -- like magentic knobs or pulls?

2007-08-20 03:07:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

For the past couple of days various Circut Breakers have been tripping in my condo, even at night. Nothing new has been plugged in. Now I can't reset some of them. The condo is about 7 years old, and so are the breakers. We've never had any electrical issues before. Can this be something as simple as wear-and-tear on the breakers and that I simply just need to replace them?

2007-08-20 02:52:36 · 10 answers · asked by smd6169 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Does anyone know how a DIYer like myself can replace the consumer unit in my house. I have an old fashioned fusebox at the moment.

I'm confident I can wire it up properly but I'd need to know how to turn off the supply to the house.

Any thoughts.

2007-08-20 02:29:38 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Moved to a new house and trying to maintain the garden and no one to ask what is what.

2007-08-20 01:39:49 · 4 answers · asked by chuck 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-08-20 01:37:12 · 10 answers · asked by xXMrs.PeteWentzXx 1 in Garden & Landscape

What's the best tool or method? It is on the outside of a garage which is not drywalled or insulated, but of course has vinyl siding on the outside. This is for a small pump for a water fountain. I am OK on the wiring part of it, just need advice on cutting the hole though the wood (particle board, naturally), and the vinyl and have good looking results. I do have access to a "sawzall" at work, but am worried about what that might do to the siding.

2007-08-20 01:15:03 · 13 answers · asked by Baron_von_Party 6 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

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There is one full size window in the bedroom and the walls are colored similar to the bed in the photo's attached. The living room is white and navy blue and the bedroom is right off the living room. I'd like to keep a co-hesive color theme running through the apartment. Which if any of the bedding do you like? Do you have an alternative idea? Important, the apartment will be occupied by my 23 year old son.

2007-08-20 01:08:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling