Home & Garden - 20 December 2007

Thanks for answering the following question:
We want to rewire a 2 bedroom property(built in 1956).Can we use the old conduit? or we need to replace it?

I am happy that we can use the old conduit but still thinking how difficult will it be to pull through the new cables. or are there any thin cables available in the market.

2007-12-20 10:02:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I am trying to make monogrammed pillowcases, where the monogram is in the very middle of the pillowcase. For this to work, I need to know the proper placement of the pillowcase hems on the bed. Do they hang off the edges or meet in the middle of the bed?

2007-12-20 10:02:17 · 3 answers · asked by Maria B 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

This is possibly the weirdest one yet that I've asked. And because I usually use my countertop convection/microwave oven I have never really cared much. But when I bought my condo 2 years ago, which is 30 years old now, the oven had no racks inside. I use it to store pots, mostly. But I find I may need to use the oven to bake soon and I have absolutely NO idea if they even sell just racks for ovens and not a whole oven or where I would get one!

2007-12-20 09:59:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

My screw broke off when i tried to desembly the part, now there is a little piece of screw inside the retainer clip.This is dealing with my shower. How can i get it out?

2007-12-20 09:57:20 · 6 answers · asked by Asif T 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I OWN A INSULATION COMP AND WOULD LIKE TO TRY AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NEED SOME HELP. BUT I CANT FIND ANY QUESTIONS ON INSULATION.

2007-12-20 09:53:05 · 2 answers · asked by wb12264 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Have a flooring problem, not level in a few spots. Can I lay tile right on the wood floor with any success?

2007-12-20 09:38:08 · 9 answers · asked by puzzledinphx. 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My screw broke off when i tried to desembly the part, now there is a ittle piece of scre inside the retainer clip.This is dealing with my shower.

2007-12-20 09:35:29 · 10 answers · asked by Asif T 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

im really interested in wood engraving, but i don't have any specific tools designed for it (i do have generic chisel's)

is there a single tool, thats good for engraving a single piece of flat wood? kind of like a portrait?

and how much would it cost? and could i find it at places like home depot and lowes?

2007-12-20 09:34:08 · 16 answers · asked by Sofaking@ 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-12-20 09:30:58 · 9 answers · asked by hemitanna 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have already ruled out that there is nothing affecting the thermostat like a draft or direct sunlight to affect it.

2007-12-20 09:25:39 · 4 answers · asked by shadowpoppy 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

so i need help how can ifx it say my wireless is strong wat do i do

2007-12-20 09:23:57 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I've kept mine over a year now, originally it had green and red but now they are all just green. is the red painted on or what?! i cant get any red leaves....help please thank you!

2007-12-20 09:22:37 · 10 answers · asked by Count b 2 in Garden & Landscape

There are shallow burrows with upraised grass, and the ground is soft.They are all close together.

2007-12-20 09:22:17 · 5 answers · asked by Gabe 1 in Garden & Landscape

It's only just started happening but it's doing me head in! It hurts and they keep getting worse!!

2007-12-20 09:17:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-12-20 09:14:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I'm looking to get away from harsh chemicals in my home

2007-12-20 09:12:11 · 6 answers · asked by ubergoober 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I live in eastern Virginia and currently have Bremuda Grass (with a little of this and that mixed in) and I want to plant a grass that is nice and dark green all season long. Hybrid Fescue turfgrass (I think, please correct me if I am wrong). I know that I SHOULD have dethached and pulled up as much as possible in the fall and reseeded then. Well, I missed it. Am I SOL until next Fall?

2007-12-20 09:03:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I know how to do laundry, but the guy way.

I do have a nice hamper to put my clothes in but when it comes time to laundry I just grab everything in there and throw it in the wash.

I don't sort out colors or anything other factor. I just grab clothes from the hamper, put them in my laundry bag and walk to the other side of the apartment complex where the closest laundry machines are at.

Yeah I guess you can say I'm a bit lazy on the matter but I do want to preserve and have my shirts looks great.

After my washing (Always cold water only) and drying (One laundry sheet) I just grab the lot of the dried clothes into the laundry bag, lug that back to my apartment and sort them out here.

What I want is to have clothes where the black doesn't lose its "blackness", the color remains true, the texture doesn't mess up, etc.

Help?

2007-12-20 08:46:11 · 5 answers · asked by TheTimes 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

For my horticulture class our teacher has given us all a plant. I got the Gold Dust. Well it was doing really good until ur teacher decided it was time to re-pot our plants and put together a soil for them. Well i used some moisture control, some time release fertilizer, i believe, and some perlite. Every since then my plant has been going down hill. I didnt water my plant for a week and it was still soaked when i didnt give it that much water in the first place. Well the leaves started to wilt so i made a new soil mixture and when i did i found my roots to be less than they were when i first got the plant. My teacher told me to put it back into the smaller pot so my roots can gain some stability.

Is there anything i can do to save my plant? And is there a certian soil mixute i should be using? If you tell me what to do i will gladly buy and make the mix.

Thank you! Im sorry this is so long.

2007-12-20 08:45:50 · 5 answers · asked by aj 3 in Garden & Landscape

My vaccuum spits out tons of white powder all over my house when I try to use it because there is tons of white powder in my carpet!! I just moved into this apartment about 2 months ago and everytime I vacuum, I'd get a lot of powder. Well, now my vacuum won't even stop spitting out powder! What is this powder and what is it doing in my carpet?? I'm going crazy, gagging on this stuff. I can't vacuum my house.

2007-12-20 08:33:53 · 9 answers · asked by Ive Got Answers 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

I looked on the internet and could not find where I could get a hold of the company that makes them. I bought them at Macy's. I really like them.

2007-12-20 08:31:18 · 2 answers · asked by Jojo2004 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-12-20 08:30:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

as I was turning my oven on, the black knob came off...I dont know which is which, what do I do

2007-12-20 08:30:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-20 08:23:24 · 12 answers · asked by trisotter 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

just found this as a solution to my sliding fire door check it out

www.wnibonline.com/pages/StoryDetail.aspx?articleId=6049

2007-12-20 08:17:18 · 3 answers · asked by tezzabear 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

ok, i just installed a new Korky Quiet Fill in my toilet yesterday. for some reason, the bowl wont fill all the way like it used to. i adjusted the water line but it wont shut off if i raise it to high. plus the flap shuts very quick not letting all the waret in the tank to empty. can you help? thanks


p.s i am not great with things like this so take it easy on me lol

2007-12-20 07:59:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

we've replaced the dryer checked the connections on each plug and everything is fine. Big problem we can't watch tv and dry clothes at the same time because it interferes with the satellite when dryer is on.

2007-12-20 07:50:16 · 5 answers · asked by libracancer69 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

If so, in what type of climate were you located? Any tips on success?

2007-12-20 07:45:58 · 3 answers · asked by Live 4 now 2 in Garden & Landscape

I have well water so my electric pump runs almost constantly because the water continuously runs in the tank. I've tried the usual methods that work but I don't have the $ right now for a plumber--any ideas? Oh, and this isn't a ball it's one of those approx 3" Disc things that some toilets have instead of the ball.

2007-12-20 07:32:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I just bought a house on a slab with a partial basement. The part of the house that is on a slab, then crawl space and then main level, has floors sloping towards the wall that is in middle of the house ( the house is 20 years old). A structural engineer said that the weight bearing wall on the main level and the corresponding wall on the second floor caused the 2 2x10s to give in ( the slope is about 1.5 inches). He recommended putting a steel post in the crawl space to prevent any further dipping. He told us NOT to jack it up as this might case cracks in the wall especially the ones on the second floor. Won't a steel post like that scare off potential buyers who might think that there is some serious problem with the house? Our pre-purchase inspector never said anything about this so is it better to just leave it alone or install the post?

2007-12-20 07:29:08 · 8 answers · asked by Jennifer B 2 in Maintenance & Repairs