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Home & Garden - 16 November 2007

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Cleaning & Laundry · Decorating & Remodeling · Do It Yourself (DIY) · Garden & Landscape · Maintenance & Repairs · Other - Home & Garden

I have an office chair, but the plastic armrests, which hold the back of the chair to the seat, snapped under my weight.

I plan on making new armrests out of 1.5"x1.5" steel square tube, what gauge/wall thickness should I use, which must be able to support a 280lb man (but I'd like to to be able to support someone 400lbs+, just so I have a guarantee that this won't break)

(And in case somebody feels the need to make a juvenile comment about my weight, I'm 6'6", so 280lbs is not very fat at all)

2007-11-16 22:47:44 · 3 answers · asked by maglight 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Ever since my wife first used my Dewalt drill driver, that's the tool for everything! Even if it's just a screw that needs a little tightening, and a regular screwdriver would do, she breaks out the heavy equipment.
I have the full compliment of accesories. Drill bits, screw driver heads,etc.
I will say this. We had an old dog house that was coming appart. She went at it with some wood screws and the Dewalt,and it's not going to fall apart now...lol
Anyone else's wife or gf like this?

2007-11-16 21:53:08 · 11 answers · asked by Colt 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

is it because of the copper pipes? and do you need to earth them if they are conected to plastic supply pipes?

I will consult my neighbor who is a qualified plumber, when I get the chance,but just wondered!

2007-11-16 21:39:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have taken the advice of someone on questions and put a plastic sheet over a weed infested plot of land that I want to turn into a veg growing area. All the weeds have began to die now after a month....how long should I leave it there before I take it up and turn over the ground ? I'm in Scotland.

2007-11-16 21:24:54 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

does spray lacquer need a fairly roughish surface for it to key onto or can it adhere to a smooth polished surface??

2007-11-16 21:22:53 · 4 answers · asked by hillman_avenger2006 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have removed all the screws/nails and am left with holes all over our thin coat plaster over wallboard walls. Do people usually just leave these as is or do they repair prior to moving out?

2007-11-16 21:12:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a 4 bed family-type home that i am re-decorating. The family bathroom has the airing cupboard and hot water tank in it. We are due to replace the whole bathroom suite but wondered whether it would be worth getting rid of the tank, getting a combi boiler and having a seperate shower cubicle? Is having a shower over the bath off putting to family buyers? I haven't got a family so would appreciate the comments. I am wondering whether it will be worth all the mess etc.?

2007-11-16 20:54:41 · 5 answers · asked by midbat 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I know you can remove a broken off bulb with a carrot or potato but I have no vegetables handy. I do have a stale cruller would that work? There is a bit of the glass still sticking out and if I wait till morning I might be able to get a fresh bagel from Mrs. Goldberg in 2A and remove it that way.

2007-11-16 20:52:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

We will be away on holidays during winter, therefore I am thinking to drain out the water so there is no worry about BURST PIPES. Is it a good idea?

2007-11-16 19:29:41 · 11 answers · asked by M T 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

there are pegions which come and reside near my window, that is on the lintel above the window! in the beginning i let them stay because they were cute and i din't want to chase them away! but now the place has become stinky coz the pegions keep shitting all over the place.. so now i want to chase them away! give me suggestions please!

2007-11-16 18:37:31 · 9 answers · asked by vin 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-11-16 18:36:13 · 8 answers · asked by smash979 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Minus the labor, Id like to know roughly how much in materials per sq ft it costs to wire a house.

2007-11-16 18:17:35 · 6 answers · asked by marketing101x 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

They start out larval, little black wormy things in the carpet, then turn into little beetles, 2mm long or so. Too small to take a photo of so I drew one. They dont look like the carpet beetles I googled, so I dont know.

They are dark brown, with a tan superhero stripe across their backs. Apparently they have hidden wings too.
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o76/mjelly/bug.jpg

What are they and how can I get rid of them? I had the carpet steam cleaned 2 days ago and the guy said they werent carpet beetles but that steam should kill them anyway. Guess not.
They will also live in clothing.

2007-11-16 18:00:32 · 1 answers · asked by m_jelly88 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-11-16 17:58:22 · 3 answers · asked by sammi 7 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-11-16 17:52:02 · 3 answers · asked by azndragon19872002 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

i would like to give a black polish effect to my tv cabinet. what would be the procedure?and what all colors can i have in polishing apart from the usual colors?

2007-11-16 17:37:22 · 4 answers · asked by sam 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I purchased a small chest freezer and I am going to keep it in my craft room. An older friend of mine mentioned that I should put a piece of wood down on the carpeting first because of a potential fire danger, as I think he said the motor was on the bottom. Do you know if that is correct? Thank you.

2007-11-16 17:30:35 · 3 answers · asked by SmileySunrise 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I don't want burst water pipes in the crawl space due to freezing temps. On the other hand, I don't want excessive moisture build up- I've received advice both ways, what's right?

2007-11-16 15:59:05 · 5 answers · asked by jbean444 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

every time i pull the rope on my briggs and stratton classic lawn mower my arm is forced forward and it hurts. what can i do about this? (besides stop mowing my lawn)

2007-11-16 15:42:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

every time i pull the rope on my briggs and stratton classic lawn mower my arm is forced forward and it hurts. what can i do about this? (besides stop mowing my lawn)

2007-11-16 15:38:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

It's really wrinkly and I can't stand that! I want to hang it up under my fabric curtain, but not with all of these wrinkles...

Any help is appreciated...

2007-11-16 15:27:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

scenario

You are building a brick house.

The bricks are free,
the insulation is free,
the roofing is free, and labor is free

Now, what else would have to be free in order to get the cost of building this house down to 15.00 per square foot?

2007-11-16 15:13:30 · 6 answers · asked by marketing101x 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My husband and I are arguing about what minimum temperature to keep the house. I would like to put it as low as possible during the night because we are having some serious financial troubles. He insists we need to keep it high for our 7 year old. I don't want her to get sick. So what is the lowest we could possibly set it where there is no risk to our child...or pipes bursting.

2007-11-16 15:12:42 · 8 answers · asked by FreakyGeeky 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am looking for the real carriage house garage doors not the imitation ones. I need them to swing open. I want to remove my existing garage doors which open to the top. Do companies take old garage doors in good condition as trade in?
Thanks

2007-11-16 14:42:07 · 1 answers · asked by Iris R 5 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

we need to have some simple electrical work done. A 220/240 hookup, 3 pronged outlet for a dryer cord, installed to the box downstairs. I have seen how most of it is done. However, do not know how to hook it up to the circuit box

2007-11-16 14:18:34 · 6 answers · asked by moonie5353 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

which ones would you throw away even if brand new still in the box

explain why please

2007-11-16 13:36:51 · 9 answers · asked by cedykeman1 6 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

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