Home & Garden - 27 September 2007

2007-09-27 14:42:33 · 1 answers · asked by Casondra P 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-09-27 14:40:28 · 7 answers · asked by Kimberly C. 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-09-27 14:36:47 · 6 answers · asked by justme 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a hollister hoodie, and it is about 2 sizes too big. (I guess I lost some weight haha)
I need it to be small.
its 60% cotton and 40%polyester
is there any other way to make it shrink except washing it hot and drying it hot?

2007-09-27 14:35:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-09-27 14:33:17 · 5 answers · asked by sukcorb 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

your bricks are laid out on the ground say next to a driveway?

2007-09-27 14:21:16 · 3 answers · asked by krimeboss001 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

exactly what do they have that makes them the ...wel.. best??

2007-09-27 14:16:41 · 8 answers · asked by creek418 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have to prime the well every day. What's Wrong?

2007-09-27 14:10:42 · 4 answers · asked by Jonah 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-09-27 14:03:17 · 10 answers · asked by proflame719 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have an older (10 years?) low-flow toilet with an incomplete clog in it. It drains to the appropriate level, but it doesn't flush.

I started to plunge it and heard a gurgling coming from the tank. I took off the tank cover and discovered that when I plunged, the water backed up into the tank.

I spent some time staring at it, and realized that the purpose of this connection was to take air out of the trap and start a syphon action.

I can't be the first person this ever happened to. Anybody out there know how to plunge a toilet with this design?

2007-09-27 13:53:46 · 3 answers · asked by nobodyinparticular 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

It appears unanimous that a vapor barrier 6 mil thick will help. What are some other ways to reduce the moisture? I have moisture readings of 20 - 25% throughout the crawl space. I need to reduce this as much as possible and as quickly as possible. Is there something I can do to help dry out the area area in the crawl space above the moisture barrier I am laying down? Is there a permanent and relatively inexpensive remedy for the do-it-yourselfer? I want to get the levels down quickly and install fans or whatever is needed to keep the levels down. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. There is 18" to 24" clearance from the ground to the floor joists. So it's a pretty tight fit.

2007-09-27 13:52:46 · 8 answers · asked by gc27858 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am planning on getting new carpet soon and have heard that lowes has a sale a few times a year on carpet . Does anyone know when these "sales" happen because I have been looking at their ads for a few months now and have not seen anything. I'm not talking about the special order flooring or carpet, just plain ol' carpet. thanks

2007-09-27 13:25:40 · 0 answers · asked by Chris 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

I don't know why, but cleaning brings out the WORST in me. I know I have to do it to live in a clean environment, but I go from cheerful and ambitious to being angry, FRUSTRATED, and bored.

How do you make cleaning a more fulfilling, pleasant task? Music helps somewhat, and I clean late at night, because it's depressing to be in the house during the day.

I get fatigued easily, so any ideas to remedy that while doing physical work?

Any innovative ideas? I'm such a damn slob (TRUST ME), so anyone on the planet is an acceptable "housecleaning" authority to me. =P

2007-09-27 13:22:24 · 10 answers · asked by Please Don't Disturb 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I recently installed new plumbing in a fixer-upper that I bought. When the installation was complete everything seem to flow well except for the sink drainage. The sink drained so slow that I had to take everything apart in search of the problem. I found it, alright! It was a think mass of rust about a foot down into the drainage pipe. How on earth can I get this rust "gunk" out without having to have some plumber come in and rip out my walls and floor? BTW: I remodeled the entire second floor by hand, by myself so it would PAIN me terribly to have someone "rip" anything out, ugh!

2007-09-27 13:19:55 · 2 answers · asked by DYIFYI 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-09-27 13:10:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I know that bleach can disinfect whites, but how can I disinfect my colors? I looked at Clorox 2 but it says it doesn't disinfect just brightens. What do you think about Borax? Will that disinfect colors?

2007-09-27 13:09:58 · 6 answers · asked by delia 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-09-27 13:06:44 · 5 answers · asked by martywdx 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

I just need to know all the types of chairs for a test.

2007-09-27 13:01:06 · 5 answers · asked by I like horses 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I live in a VERY hot area and I'm afraid the belt would dry out and crack. Our garage gets super hot in the summer. Is it rubber? Nylon? Thank you! Also, is it worth it to install it yourself? Lowes charges $129 to install.

2007-09-27 12:50:11 · 2 answers · asked by SoCalAgency 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-09-27 12:42:58 · 8 answers · asked by ? 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I called the repairman today about my furnace because my thermostat kept shutting on and off. He wasn't able to make it in, so I snooped around.

The thermostat kept shutting off because the excess water would flip the breaker. When the water drain after about 45 minutes or so, the thermostat came back on in it's default settings (85 degrees!). It would run until the water backed up again and turned it off.

I ended up finding a 2" deep puddle of excess water at the bottom of the furnace that had been collecting from the overflow. (I imagine I have a problem with it draining somehow.) There is no place down there for that water to drain, so I need to remove it somehow.

Are there any safe methods to removing that water at the bottom? Siphoning? Soak it up with a towel? Anything I can do and not shock myself? Thanks!

2007-09-27 12:40:18 · 8 answers · asked by unpimpedauto 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Ready to buy! Looked at corrian®, formica®, granite®, even concrete! Please advize to what worked best for you.

2007-09-27 12:16:11 · 8 answers · asked by pastor_fuzz_1 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

How does it look so far? It was designed to be a Rancher without Hallways, since all Hallways do is take up uneccessary space.

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2007-09-27 12:14:22 · 7 answers · asked by Aaron B 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-09-27 12:14:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

It has been a very dry summer, but the acorns are
large. We are being bombarded. Very unusual.

2007-09-27 12:12:18 · 7 answers · asked by maggieinthesun 1 in Garden & Landscape

My jeans smell horrible.I left them in the washer for too long but i re -washed them and the smell still dint come out. please help
Thanks<3

2007-09-27 12:08:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I accidentally got black sharpie on plexi glass. is there a way to get it off?

2007-09-27 12:01:48 · 6 answers · asked by meme123 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

especially my clothes

2007-09-27 11:52:22 · 3 answers · asked by Nick Jonas lover 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I used a pet stain removal solution, but now I am left with a yellow ring around the perimeter of the stain.

2007-09-27 11:31:09 · 7 answers · asked by stingme 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

I've removed the excess number of slats from faux wood blinds to match the length of my windows. I don't want to just put them in the trash. I've thought of buying premade birdhouses and using the slats to make something like vinyl siding to go on them. Does anyone else have any suggestions what I could use them for? Serious replies only please.

2007-09-27 11:22:07 · 1 answers · asked by Phurface 6 in Decorating & Remodeling