Home & Garden - 19 December 2007

I am in the UK

2007-12-19 06:59:02 · 11 answers · asked by ahlittleah 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Please help me understand what I am doing wrong... My daughter rarely wears something more than a few times before the item is too small. I know she's growing quickly, but I think the clothes are shrinking too. To prevent shrinking, I wash her clothes in cold water only and I dry them on gentle. Short of line-drying, which I don't think is feasible right now, what else can I do to preserve her clothes? Thank you!

2007-12-19 06:49:14 · 5 answers · asked by Rachel Sunnyvale 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a light-switch to an outdoor light that has not worked, so I checked the voltage on the switch and I am only getting 60 volts instead of 120, any ideas what is wrong and how to repair?

2007-12-19 06:46:18 · 6 answers · asked by dm b 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I just reupholsterd my dinning table chairs. I did it in red. I know now that I should have prolly washed the fabric first..anyways the red is fading onto our clothes when we sit in the chairs...anyone know of a easy solution for fixing this?

2007-12-19 06:40:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Our Rheem Criterion II CAC is shutting off with a very loud noise (like a backfire) whenever the thermostat temperature is reached. It does that when cooling or heating.
It uses a 16x20x1 filter but I cant see where we can slide it so it fits properly. We change filters every 2-3 months and tape it to the duct opening.
The A/C is probably 10 years old. I am not sure if any maintanance has been performend in the past 3 years. We are novices but can follow directions :)
Any help would be appreciated.

2007-12-19 06:35:27 · 5 answers · asked by dnereid 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

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2007-12-19 06:27:23 · 4 answers · asked by chris 6 in Decorating & Remodeling

Should I make roach cookies and feed the roaches with them on Christmas?

2007-12-19 06:21:27 · 5 answers · asked by 17 3 in Other - Home & Garden

I am refering to the heated tubing running in the flooring.Can this be the primary source of heat? Is it a comfortable heat? How is the water heated in your system?

2007-12-19 06:21:27 · 4 answers · asked by axismiracle 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Okay. My room has been the same since before I was born. It has yellow walls with a blue accent. I hate it. Omg it's so baby. I have added wall stickers, but it's still lame. Mom says I can repaint it any way I'd like. I just have to buy it. I am doing a room makeover!

About Me: I'm 14 and LOVE bright colors. Pink and Orange are awesome, but white needs to be included. I love my dogs and my mice, but don't want them in my room style. I'm loud and complicated.

My room: I have a bed that had a wood headboard. I need a bedskirt. I have a OLD end table for my laptop that will be replaced. I have a pink chair that is a mushroom chair STAYING. I have a white thing that I'm going to double stack as a tv stand and cover the top with fabric.


I am going to make my own curtains and blanket. I am going to get a through for my chair and make accent pillows. I learned to sew when I was 7 and am pretty good at it, so no fears. I'm getting closet beads. I have beige carpet in my room. <3

2007-12-19 06:14:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-12-19 06:13:33 · 13 answers · asked by Carrie 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Anyone know where I can buy backscratchers that you put on the wall and use like a bear scratching on a tree?

2007-12-19 06:13:12 · 2 answers · asked by Mary Esther 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

the paint has not helped still rusting

2007-12-19 06:05:53 · 4 answers · asked by doreen b 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-19 05:54:31 · 3 answers · asked by DruBoo 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-19 05:48:59 · 11 answers · asked by atbkkj 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-12-19 05:43:05 · 3 answers · asked by John K 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-12-19 05:42:31 · 9 answers · asked by lilygray2 2 in Other - Home & Garden

looking on ebay...
i have farberware but they suck!!! hard to get left over food off... they burn easy. i have gas stove.... but do not want cast iron! any suggestions?
whats next best?

2007-12-19 05:36:47 · 7 answers · asked by Amos&Asher=MyBoys 3 in Other - Home & Garden

How do I get it off? Would it just be easier to repaint the wall? It's a huge area of that wall. I'm pregnant so I don't really have the energy to work on it for hours. Someone please help me. Thanks!

2007-12-19 05:20:24 · 14 answers · asked by mom of 3 under 4 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-12-19 05:06:39 · 3 answers · asked by Honeywest 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-12-19 05:00:55 · 2 answers · asked by Danny O 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-12-19 04:50:29 · 5 answers · asked by thiva S 1 in Garden & Landscape

mission in appearance, i am basically planning on taking a piece of sheet 3/4 in width and cutting the "panes" out of it as i dont have the experience to do anything else that i know of.
i will then, instead of glass be putting sheets of wood inside it.
this im thinking will give the panel look without the tools and experience needed for that.
Am i correct in my thinking? - and what is the best way to cut those out.
i have a table saw, router, jigsaw and creativity.
any thoughts or advice would be greatly appriciated and are HIGHLY NEEDED.
thank you very much

2007-12-19 04:49:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Of making our beds if we just sleep on them in some time and they get messy again, or the fact that I never have any guest come over anyway?

2007-12-19 04:26:48 · 6 answers · asked by Carter 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

We have a gas water heater and we would like to have an electric w.h. instead. How hard would it be to switch, and what do we need to do to change it over?

2007-12-19 04:22:21 · 5 answers · asked by lovebugg1966 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Me and my dad have had an allotment for just over a year now. We do not know much about gardening, except basics. Last year was a bit of disaster with very little crop- carrots got carrot fly, potatoes got blight, slugs ate the rest! I realise now that we dug too much. The soil is quite light and dries out quick. At the moment we are only really knowledgeable enough to do a simple spring mass-planting, because I get very confused when it comes to inter cropping, and all the different things that some gardeners have going on all at once. I have worked out a ground plan for our plot which includes carrots, parsnips, peas and beans (runner and broad), potatoes, cabbages, brocolli, sweet corn and squashes. I am planning on trying out crimson clover as an attractive green mulch.
At present th plot is covered in a good layer of horse manure which I haven't dug in. I am planning to rake it in a bit come planting time. I'd be grateful if people could advise on fertilisers for the veg I want?

2007-12-19 04:21:30 · 7 answers · asked by skyespirit86 3 in Garden & Landscape

We have checked and cleaned inside and out of all appliances. Garbage is taken out daily. We are clean people.

2007-12-19 04:17:27 · 8 answers · asked by beachcomber 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

usually has like 4 balls spinning at the bottom and is covered with a glass or plastic clear cover that is round on top.. what is the name of that kind of clock?

2007-12-19 04:13:46 · 2 answers · asked by momokins 1 in Other - Home & Garden

looking for an image of du maurier cigarette pack (white pack with two lines in the front red and grey) such pack were interduce in the late 1970's

2007-12-19 04:07:37 · 2 answers · asked by N H 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

installed a hot water mixing valve with the cold/hot lines reversed. Will the valve still work. Or is it oneway?? Thanks to Tarilbla for answering my previous question and supporting my theory that the mixing valve was bad. I replaced it now. But in the aforementioned position. DUH. Also will the mixing valve work upside down providing the connections are made right? This seems like the easiest way to install it.

2007-12-19 04:07:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I noticed that inside the temperature and flow controller for my shower there is something black, possibly mold. It also seems to get moisture inside this. What should I do?

2007-12-19 04:04:25 · 1 answers · asked by Eric W 2 in Maintenance & Repairs