Home & Garden - 23 October 2007

Our washing machine is broken...it runs fine but all the clothes are still soaked when we take them out...anybody know what is wrong with it and how to fix it?

2007-10-23 10:56:45 · 2 answers · asked by amber_91w 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

do you have to gfi protect a rec. can in a shower

2007-10-23 10:51:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have Huntington Beach "Twill" pants from hollister. I got a size 3 long because last time i bought these exact pants [in a size 1, i was smaller then.] and they shrunk up too short and i couldnt wear them at all. so this time i got a three long in case the legs shrunk up. well after a normal wash, they are a little shorter, but still long, but that isnt my concern. the waist [while VERY VERY low rise] is way too loose. when i put on a belt, the fabric fold over and it looks tacky. Is there any way i can wash my pants so that they will shrink?? i dont care about the legs shrinking more, they are very long. Hot water? cold water? hot dry? cold dry? i dont know. help please!!!

2007-10-23 10:46:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I'm considering repainting my walls and also having the hardwoods resurfaced and refinished. I'm just not sure which order to do it in.

I figured you paint first then worry about the floors, but the floor people suggested I do the floor first because of the dust. Something about not getting the dust on new paint.

what do you think?

2007-10-23 10:41:54 · 11 answers · asked by jimbob 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

We have an Oatey brand in-line vent connected to a black plastic pipe which comes out of the back of the cabinet underneath our kitchen sink. I want to remove this if possible as it is in the way of the faucet holes for the new sink we want to install. Is there an easy way to tell if this is still hooked up to anything that needs it? Happy to provide additional details if needed.

Thanks!

2007-10-23 10:10:55 · 4 answers · asked by Casey 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

My family is moving soon. We were accepted with the credit and are moving November 13th. We only had a $1000 furniture allowance so I am with my old furniture. The room is 11.5 by 12'8" the closet protrudes which is fine and there is only one window. The wall with the window is opposite of closet and door. The wall also has a rust textured wall. It is like marble except rust colored. I was thinking of a natural feel. My furniture is a love seat and a couch at the moment. They are medium dark brown and are staying. I would like to build a coffee table and either buy or build a end table. The coffee table I was thinking would be clean lines very simple legs, only about 1.5 to 2 foot tall and 3 foot long 2 foot wide. I would have a glass top on it and instead of a flat top make a sort of box look with the glass as the top. Place pebbles me and my family collected in the mountains from a stream (roughly 1000 pebbles about quarter size) I am in photography so I would take photos of nature.

2007-10-23 10:00:55 · 2 answers · asked by LilliSeptember 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

My next door neighbor has a cider fence thats been around for years and he hasn't put on any kind of wood treatment and its been rotting and there is a green mold growing on it and i was wondering if the mold could be harmful to people or pets?

2007-10-23 09:57:17 · 6 answers · asked by tim f 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I bought a two-bulb flushmount ceiling light. Each bulb has its own set of black and white wires.

Is it OK to twist the two blacks of the fixture, and attach it to the outlet's black, and the same with the white? Is this how two fixtures make it to one outlet? This fixture has just one ground wire

2007-10-23 09:49:57 · 5 answers · asked by rabidpotter 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-23 09:34:20 · 4 answers · asked by larry k 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have manicured (very leefy) bushes along the front of my home. About two months ago I went to trim a bush on the side of my home and was immediately confronted with a highly organized military sytle bee attack... I'm confident that these bees studied the "shock and awe" concept that was used in Iraq... (My attempt at humor)...

Anyway, I can't see a hive because there are a tremendous about of leaves on this bush. As a whole it stands perhaps 4 ft tall X 4 ft wide. I live in Florida but the bees are definately not Africanized. A few dozen fly out but I haven't been stung yet (as I would if they were the more dangerous variety).

My question... How in the hell do I get rid of these darn things so that I can trim my bush? As I said... I can't see the hive to spray it with a chemical and I can't get near the thing without immediately pissing them off. I tried soaking the tree withTriazide (or something like that) which is supposed to kill 140 or something bugs... didn't work.

2007-10-23 09:30:27 · 8 answers · asked by Jake B 4 in Other - Home & Garden

I recently broke a thermometer and I tried to vacuum it up, but the mercury wouldn't go through the vacuum. I then did a quick google search on how to handle this and found out that you are never to vacuum mercury because it vaporizes it and releases more of the toxins into the air. Should I be worried that I tried to vacuum it? Is my kitchen a huge toxic zone now? I opened windows and let the air flow for 15 minutes but I am kind of worried now.

2007-10-23 09:28:11 · 3 answers · asked by Vibhav G 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

My sister is looking for baby block wall stencils for her unborn baby girls room. She wants to spell out the name of her daughter. I can't find them anywhere! Does anyone know where I can get these? And fast!

2007-10-23 09:23:18 · 4 answers · asked by TLC 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I am leaving/selling my childhood home in Texas, and going to Massachusetts. I thought it might be a nice reminder of home if I could bonsai one of the tiny Oaks that are in the back yard.
Also, I understand that this is a fine art, I'm sure I will be able to find help with the larger process in Boston. But as of right now, I don't want to go digging up the back yard if it won't do me any good! In addition, if there are any websites that may help, that would be great, Thanks !

2007-10-23 09:22:34 · 3 answers · asked by Jade W 2 in Garden & Landscape

If you leave an oven on 400 all day with nothing inside what will happen?
this morning i forgot to turn the oven off after changing my mind and deciding not to cook.
it's been 7 hours!
i just turned it off
but it was making weird noises!
it's a gas oven too.
anyone know if its going to explode or anything?

2007-10-23 09:20:50 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Is it that surfaced 4x6 posts, for instance, are Doug Fir? Or are they Hem Fir also, compared to the green 6x posts? I've seen green treated 4x posts, which are not surfaced either, but I was wondering what the difference between the surfaced posts are to the unsurfaced ones.

One thought I had was that surfaced posts are doug fir, and so the treatment doesn't absorb into the post as much as the hem fir posts. But, I don't even know if the posts are different species. So anybody that would know this?

2007-10-23 09:17:20 · 2 answers · asked by Atom 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-23 09:10:36 · 3 answers · asked by weaselgoat 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-23 09:07:56 · 7 answers · asked by honey 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

sometimes the power for my fridge in the kitchen goes out. it never happened before, but now, it happens at least once a month or so. then my dad has to reset it. i happen to know that the outlet if gfci, the one with the test and reset tabs. i was wondering what causes this power loss to happen?

2007-10-23 09:06:52 · 6 answers · asked by fleea 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

ok here is the deal,i changed my water heater elements,when i was done i removed all my aireators of my faucets,all ran well,....now the problem,my kitchen sink has like no water preasure ,i check the aireTor again,it was fine,,unhooked and check the supply lines,and took apart the faucet and cleaned it out,it had the mineral deposits in it,hooked it back up and worked for about 2 hours,now hardley no pressure again,is it in my shutoff valves? or?,,,,,what should i do next?

2007-10-23 08:55:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Does anyone know why this might be?

2007-10-23 08:51:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I need to add 3" for walls. Actual room measurements are 12'4" x 14'4".

2007-10-23 08:17:15 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

its called pressure vacuum breaker. The water started leaking out the top. I removed the screw down cap and found the plastic piece was broken. can i replace this with a regular cap or should i replace the entire valve section?

2007-10-23 08:15:03 · 2 answers · asked by Dave M 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

its a cs 100 (cafe swiss). its a beans to cup espresso maker that no longer seems to pump the water through to the compression part. It produces hot water and steam through the milk frother but when i try a rinse cycle it buzzes for a second or two but no water comes through.

2007-10-23 08:15:01 · 3 answers · asked by brendanpoole 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

the old heating element burned up and i want to cheat by rolling up some wire that is the same size will it work?

2007-10-23 08:12:23 · 7 answers · asked by dan/sherry c 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

what about a single car garage?

2007-10-23 08:09:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-10-23 08:07:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

My house was built in 1916. It is 1 floor only. Sometimes the toilet rises and drains slow and when I plunge the tub or sink gurgles. When you take a shower or do dishes or empty the washing machine, the toilet gurgles. When the toilet water rises and I plunge, it goes down very fast and the tub and sink gurgle. I paid a guy to come out and he immediately went to the basement and snaked the main and there were a few tiny roots and the pipe wasn't collapsed and he did not solve the problem. This problem goes away when I drain the washer because that is in the basement and seems to suck out whatever air is trapped that is causing the toilet to flush slow. BTW, the sinks and tub all drain fine - in fact, I have strong sucking whirlpools when they drain. The toilet gurgles though!

I have been on the roof; there are no vents. A better plumber is coming Thursday. Do you think it's still a clog? Worse after heavy rains and the city sewers are full. I live on Lake Erie.

No vents on roof.

2007-10-23 08:07:02 · 5 answers · asked by Teresa 5 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The power went out at my house this afternoon when I needed to leave for work, so I pulled the red manual release cord on my garage door and then opened it manually. After pulling my car out, I got out and shut the garage door from inside of the garage, and I thought the door would then “click” back into the garage door pulley. My problem is that when the garage door is completely shut, the pulley is still in front of the door when it is completely closed.

What should I do? My plan is, when I get home tonight, to manually open the door and then click my remote door opener so that the pulley will rise up and then (hopefully) re-engage the door. Is that a good idea or is there a better idea?

2007-10-23 07:48:41 · 7 answers · asked by JackRoyerton 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My sister in aw insists that she needs the extra rinse . I'm trying to save water and energy by not use=ing the extra cycle thank you

2007-10-23 07:30:55 · 8 answers · asked by ldsdove 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am trting to do the electrical wiring for my unfinished basement. I want to make sure that I am not violating any codes.

2007-10-23 07:27:57 · 5 answers · asked by Mikey O 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)