Maintenance & Repairs - August 2006

This bed has a velvet top, and sits 8 inches high. I don't want to throw away a $150 dollar bed.

2006-08-13 03:46:16 · 7 answers · asked by K.T. J 1

i have an old refridgerator that i want to put in an unheated attached garage. will i have any problems using it or should i just get rid of it. i live in the chicago area. fridge is about 10 years old.

2006-08-13 03:33:07 · 17 answers · asked by fred g 2

Our old walnut tree finally gave up the ghost and I had it cut down but it fell backwards over the fence into the nrighbours garden. I said it was now legally his but he says he is entitled to toss it back over the fence. I say yes, if it was an overhanging branch he cut from a tree in my garden but the old walnut tree is not in my garden it's in his garden. It's a fine but potentially expensive point of law. Any cheap Y answers?

2006-08-13 01:15:32 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-13 01:01:46 · 6 answers · asked by DP 1

Is the structure of 15 year old house strong enough to support heavy weight of cement fiber siding? Also the siding contractor suggests that I should replace all the glass windows as well.
Is it nesscessary ? What do I need to know when I deal deal with the siding contractor?
Thanks in advance for you help.

2006-08-13 01:01:29 · 3 answers · asked by Studmuffin 1

2006-08-13 00:07:50 · 11 answers · asked by w m 1

2006-08-12 22:58:29 · 6 answers · asked by tanya_in_sc 1

My wall to wall carpeting, installed 5 years ago just before I bought my house, is a sea of waves. I think the previous owner did it himself, so i have no recourse to the store or carpet vendor to fix it. What causes this (humidity?) and can I save this otherwise nice carpeting? it is in my master bedroom and 2nd floor hallway

2006-08-12 17:56:46 · 6 answers · asked by redtv68 1

Apparently the odor has been there for at least three years in various degrees, but now getting very bad. The smell seems strongest in the air flow above the filter and does not appear to originate in the duct work. It is somewhat musty, but much stronger and not really a burning smell.

2006-08-12 16:24:14 · 3 answers · asked by stevenkallens 1

Have a house built in 1982 with mfg wood siding. It is manufactured with a color which is now fading. Can this type of siding be painted?

2006-08-12 16:21:55 · 6 answers · asked by BXMEL35 1

2006-08-12 15:15:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My roommate and i have opposite schedules and the doors in our apartment squeak like crazy when we open and close our bedroom doors, how can we make them stop sqeaking?

2006-08-12 14:55:52 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

The wall to the shower and tub pipes have been removed for this project, so there is plenty of room, I just can not seem to get them unscrewed.

2006-08-12 14:40:06 · 8 answers · asked by Reptile lover 2

2006-08-12 14:29:53 · 5 answers · asked by sldiaz 1

I am looking to either repair my flat tile roof or replace it for a shingle roof.

2006-08-12 14:26:57 · 4 answers · asked by hndsmenmiami 2

The grout in our ceramic tile is cracking. The house is new construction. The cracks can be found in different places on the main floor. The grout seems to be holding in place. Should we be concerned?

2006-08-12 14:01:58 · 8 answers · asked by jaybird 4

2006-08-12 13:51:39 · 7 answers · asked by the5500 2

need to know how to screed a floor, what materials needed, how to mix them, (what ratio) what tools needed and how do you normally get the finish on screed, what trowels or floats do I need.

2006-08-12 13:29:27 · 4 answers · asked by Robert E 1

2006-08-12 13:25:43 · 7 answers · asked by Dave H 1

Ok... We had a flash flood in late 2003, and though I live upon a hill and was not directly affected by the floodwater I had a large landslide on the side of my home, some of the mud busted out some underpinning and went underneath my home.

I just let the landslide remain on the side of my home and have been planting flowers, turning it into a large raised flower garden. However, the yard has stayed consistently wet around thefront/side of my home, very swamp-like. Water has been accumulating under my home, also, and my home has been shifting gradually off the blocks.... To the point that the sliding glass door will not close properly. Now the floors seem to be begining to become weak. *sigh*

My question(s):

1. How hard is it to re-block a mobile home (DIY), what is involved?

2. How do I dry out the soil under the home, and around the home?

(I like in a "bowl", steep hills on both sides and back of home. Small slides fill in ditches everytime we dig them!)

Help? :)

2006-08-12 11:44:17 · 7 answers · asked by ~♥Sasha♥~ 5

2 of the three wall outlets on a particular circuit are bad. The lights and fan also on the circuit operate normally. I have changed out both outlets, but they still do not work. They were working fine a month ago, then just went dead. Also, there are no GFI plugs in the house... Is there any way to determine where the fault is?

2006-08-12 11:40:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

It has had Mice in it, but their out and I can't find any chewed wires, etc. The battery might be dead because I had to Jumpstart it before it stopped working I don't know how to check and I don't know how to replace one. When I try to start it up it makes no noise.

2006-08-12 11:26:56 · 18 answers · asked by I dont know 3

2006-08-12 11:03:39 · 2 answers · asked by plumb_bob1970 1

2006-08-12 10:52:04 · 5 answers · asked by Jim H 1

I have to remove 4" from this door to make it fit the opening. How much can be cut, top and bottom, without breaking into the door's core?

2006-08-12 10:48:12 · 6 answers · asked by genxer 1

craftsman mower, stalled when mowing high grass, tried to start it, smoke came from the mower, tried to push the button that gives gas to carb, gas shot out from the hole in the button...any ideas on what happened and/or what to do?

2006-08-12 10:42:59 · 8 answers · asked by Curtis W 1

We live in a 100 year old house .. I don't know how old the basement is. But we a sisturn... Any ways.. The basement is dry expect when the frost gose out...but the walls are crumbly too.. This year we put kills on the wall. And moister lock on the floor. To try to kill the smell . The basement smells worse then a basement... Iam physically alergic to what ever is going on in the basement.. My mother is the only that can go down there. It smells mildewy and wet and the smell can come up to the top of the house.. All I know its not swer.. Cus we just had new septic tank in... Iam worried about winter tho when the windows are shut... If you have any suggestions on how to fix this problem I would grealy appreciate it there is no windows but it is not a shout basement there is air movement.. HELP

2006-08-12 09:36:21 · 5 answers · asked by ummi_zakirah 2

2006-08-12 09:25:11 · 4 answers · asked by Tabitha D 1

I've allready cleared the trap and got that to drain, when I tried to flush it, it was clogged again so I re-flushed that..Looked down the drain and theres a wad of wax that I cant pick out

2006-08-12 08:30:33 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-12 08:25:56 · 8 answers · asked by gardeningmom 1