Home & Garden - 16 November 2007

I recently inherited a nice but not too big piece of land. I don't have much money saved but have a nice income. Does anyone know much about modular homes? I was thinking of going that way. Anyone have any and info or expierence with modular homes. Are they considered like trailers? Not crazy about that look. Let me know!! Thanks. Oh, I'm in the New Jersey area.

2007-11-16 13:30:28 · 5 answers · asked by JEM 4 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-11-16 13:29:24 · 6 answers · asked by lanilaidan 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have an old natural gas furnace that is located near the floor in the hall way. its a small one and my house has floor hear returns. the furnace worked fine then the gas company accidently turned off my gas and when they turned it back on, ive been having problems with my pilot light not wanting to stay on. i can light the pilot light and it will stay on for a while but then just go off. it doesnt have inshot burners, its got the pilot light in front then a whole bunch of real small burners bunched up together in the back. its getting really cold, please help. i dont want to call a serviceman. the furnace is either a mid-efficency or conventional. its not a high efficency.

2007-11-16 13:25:14 · 6 answers · asked by joshthebowhunter 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-11-16 13:16:18 · 6 answers · asked by parrisrose 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am replacing my thermostat on my heat pump. I am replacing a Janitor HPT18-60 with a Ritetemp 8082c. My old stat had the following terminals Y(Yellow wire) G(Green wire) R(Red Wire) O(Orange wire) W2(White wire) E (Brown wire) and C(Blue wire). I followed the directions provided and it said to tape off the brown wire that had been connected to the E terminal... Now I hear the unit outside fire up, but the blower is not working. Any suggestions?

2007-11-16 13:04:15 · 1 answers · asked by David P 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-11-16 12:51:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I had a plumber install a new sink and faucet. The old sink was already out and the faucet was new. It took him 3.5 hours and I was charged 407.08 ! He was supposed to be coming out to do that and to fix a small leak under each bathroom sink (2)(which he never got to) the lady on the phone told me about 500.00 to do all of it. Did I get totally ripped off?
P.S. it was a self rimming sink (not undermount)

2007-11-16 12:50:34 · 13 answers · asked by Kelley_Girl 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

does anybody know where to find an EXTREMELY brightly colored bed set for a teen girl? my daughter loves bright colors and nothing seems bright enough for her!

2007-11-16 12:34:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-11-16 12:32:09 · 9 answers · asked by Paul T 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I was extracting an Allen screw with a screw extractor, when the screw extractor broke inside the screw. Does anyone know how to extract a screw extractor within a screw?

2007-11-16 12:28:01 · 6 answers · asked by henryh65@rogers.com 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a Dewalt DC 385 18v reciprocating saw that the reciprocating assembly where the blade mounts has become disconnected from the motor. The motor runs, but the blade does not move.

Anybody out there have any experience with these and can they be repaired?

I can't take it back to the store or get warranty since it is no longer in warranty.

Thanks,
Dale

2007-11-16 12:11:38 · 1 answers · asked by Dale C 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I know this question has been posted before but my situation is a little bit more special.

I want to hang curtains up in my room. I currently have a sheet hanging up there held with push pins, I'm not sure what kind of wall this is but it took all my might and forever for me to get them in. I live in a dorm room so of course this means I can't drill holes in the walls, not even if I wanted to because as I mentioned earlier the walls are impossibly hard.

I can't use a tension rod because they is already mini-blinds installed. I need the curtains because there is a light right outside my window. Also the 3M or anything sticky doesn't stay because there are many little bumps on the walls just like the same ones you get when you do a bad paint job. Except I think they did it on purpose.

Any and all ideas are appreciated except if you tell me to do something I mentioned that I can't.

Thank you so much.

2007-11-16 11:58:46 · 2 answers · asked by tiffy8wiffy 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Is it better to make your own clothes if you know how, or to purchase them? Does it cost more to make them or to purchase them?

2007-11-16 11:55:21 · 6 answers · asked by lockedbeauty 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I was once in a town in Switzerland where at christmas the village offered drinks in the town square. Surrounding the square were several sawn whole sections of tree trunks standing on end, approximately 120cms high and sawn with a star removed vertically (partially hollow) by a series of vertical chainsaw cuts. They had then been set alight and were burning from the inside out allowing people standing around to warm their hands around them. Does anyone know what this is called or how it is done? And are there any links to any page showing how this is done? Thanks for any insight. J.

2007-11-16 11:47:37 · 1 answers · asked by James 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Is it less advisable than plywood of the same thickness (probably 5/8)?

2007-11-16 11:44:48 · 6 answers · asked by Pascha 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

I live in the mid-atlantic region (VA coast).
Inspector found a small area inside my house on a base board that looked like termite damage, we looked outside in that same area, just other side of wall.....and after some light digging, saw 3 termites crawling around....
The inspector said he wouldn't recomend demolishing the wall or anything (he believes the actual wall is probably not ruined), maybe replacing the base board area (5inch long span) if we wanted.
My question is this.....w/ Christmas right around the corner, shelling out $500 dollars to start a contract right now just isn't something we want to do. However, we're expecting some extra money the 1st of the year and would love to get this thing rolling then.......if we waited, would it make a huge difference? Do termites work super fast?

2007-11-16 11:29:04 · 4 answers · asked by Brie G 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-11-16 11:17:48 · 1 answers · asked by greenleaf1202 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-11-16 11:12:06 · 8 answers · asked by princess 1 in Garden & Landscape

Thanks for your help...it would be awesome if the retailer hassaturday hours, as I'd like to make progress on this project this weekend.

2007-11-16 11:11:25 · 2 answers · asked by dugzbug73 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Is it really make that big of a difference as far as sound deadning? And do I really need it to keep out moisture?

2007-11-16 11:07:19 · 7 answers · asked by thatsxtra 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have one light fixture in my bathroom. I'd like to take that one and make it two. I want to take my one fixture and put in its place two wall sconces.
Note: I have never dealt with anything electrical in my life (although I think I'm competent enough to do this with a little help from Yahoo! Answers) so please explain in great detail.

Thanks so much!

2007-11-16 10:51:48 · 4 answers · asked by ♪ La La La Not Listening... 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I would like to know if it needs a cool dark place over the winter or a bright window?

2007-11-16 10:39:22 · 6 answers · asked by mist_dark 3 in Garden & Landscape

Played flute for 4 years.
want it to be really shiny.

2007-11-16 10:34:36 · 5 answers · asked by fastdog_999 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

My toilet seat has two (supports / spacers) under it, that make contact with the actual toilet bowl. One of the supports is falling apart.
Is there an easy way to fix it or replace it with something?

Or should I just go to the hardware store and purchase a new toilet seat?

2007-11-16 10:20:46 · 8 answers · asked by Yahoo 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-11-16 10:19:56 · 5 answers · asked by radue_1999 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

where do u keep snacks and in what kind of container

2007-11-16 10:08:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-11-16 10:05:04 · 7 answers · asked by blazerang 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Used bleach and hot water in the wash cycle......couldn't believe my eyes when I opened the washing machine.....instead of turning white....which is usually what bleach does.....they turned ORANGE? Does anyone know why this would happen? Does mold and bleach react that way normally? And how do I get them white again?? Anyone have any suggestions??

2007-11-16 10:04:31 · 13 answers · asked by martha s 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

i have an old tractor engine (17hp, ohv, single cylinder) that has a busted connecting rod. i want to fix it up to have spare. im an amateur mechanic with a good amount of experience with small engines and im confident o can do this, but it would be nice to have a guide in case i dont understand something.
im also assuming that i should replace all the gaskets before putting the engine back together. is there anything else i should replace on an old engine before i put it together? piston rings or anything else that might be worn out?

2007-11-16 10:02:04 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

We just put in 1200 sq. ft. of new tile floors. I have washed them so many times and they still have sand on them. How long does it take to get it all up? I even got on the floors and washed each tile 3 times before moving on to the next tile. I can't believe they are still sandy! Is there some trick to getting it all off?

2007-11-16 10:00:01 · 4 answers · asked by BERT 6 in Cleaning & Laundry