Maintenance & Repairs - January 2007

I seen this on a previous question. Please DO NOT, if you have a lock with a broken key in it, dont try to super glue the 2 parts together and then pull it out. more than likely you will spill or squeeze out the glue on to the other parts of the lock internally and "freeze" the rest of it up. IF IF IF IF IF this happens, womens nail polish remover will work to break down the gluse and eventually work it loose. BUT you will be right back where you started from....
This wasnt a question, more of a public service announcement...

2007-01-08 12:32:59 · 5 answers · asked by iafarmboy2004 3

I live in NW Ohio and was wondering approximately how much it would cost to repair/replace a sink drain that is broken and runs into the basement sewer?

2007-01-08 12:29:46 · 1 answers · asked by colleenmeg 1

just why do people ask all these questions on d.i.y. If I couldnt do it I wouldnt start it. All those I have read up to now I could do myself and I 58 year old woman. I mean who would put tiles in there bathroom then put the sink in without realising the sink would be higher and the pipes wouldnt reach. the only good one is the person that said about staining the shed before erecting and that is yes, but do the outside agin after it up.

2007-01-08 12:18:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-08 12:02:12 · 11 answers · asked by stewart_ryn 2

the landlord seems to be taking their time and there are young children living here. what can i do to get this resolved???

2007-01-08 12:00:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Haven't had any difference in house but this year can't get humidity down and when went on vacation it smelt musty. maybe moldy. seems to be maybe around ceiling/wall line that could be problem. What do i need to look for and do to find the problem before it is one.

2007-01-08 11:35:21 · 7 answers · asked by VK 3

I have been looking at replacing my carpet with something like a hardwood/pergo type flooring. What is a hardy type flooring that will with stand the dogs and cat ?

2007-01-08 11:11:34 · 5 answers · asked by shari j 2

2007-01-08 11:04:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok, its a double basin sink, with a garbage disposal on one side, usually when i run the disposal, it will pump dirt water back up the other side, BUT TODAY IS DIFFERENT!
i put some coagulated partial dried noodles down the disposal, and and then i filled the sink to soak the nasty pan, and i turned on the disposal, to dispose of the dirty soapy water from the soaking, AND NOW, IT BACKS UP ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND WONT DRAIN, AND FILLS BACK UP ON THE DISPOSAL SIDE, and i run the disposal again, it fills up on the other side, and then slowly backs up on the other side again!!!
MY FRIDGE DIED TODAY TOO, and im spending all my money on a new fridge tomorrow,
HOW DO I UNCLOG IT, im not scarred to open the drains ive got tools PLEASE HELP!

2007-01-08 10:25:56 · 4 answers · asked by ktlove 4

2007-01-08 10:19:30 · 2 answers · asked by Robert H 1

we have several holes in our ceiling and they are right in a row. It is like that in more then one place. We are also having a mold problem and we bought our house from the owner outside a real estate agency. We are worried that the owner knoew it had mold. At thios point we do not know how bad it is but we just want to know if he knew it .

2007-01-08 10:08:56 · 4 answers · asked by cliptonarkansas 1

2007-01-08 10:00:30 · 7 answers · asked by GrassRootsRabbits 3

It is a City building (high rise) with a central heat/ac plant that is out of whack with my office because of sun exposure and fixed (permantely sealed closed ) windows. The building is black and in the winter when they turn on the heat, my office fries. I cannot access outside air

2007-01-08 09:36:31 · 8 answers · asked by timothydrive 1

what is this >? It has 4 prongs. came with generator it Says pull and turn on plug .opposite end is a hole. How does this work? i am a novice. The generator has a outlet for this particular plug, How do i use this plug dont understand.
Thnks in advance

2007-01-08 09:25:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What does tis knob do and how is it operated? I cannot push, pull, move, or turn it. Here are two photos:
http://p1060181.home.comcast.net/P1060181.jpg
http://p1060181.home.comcast.net/P1060183.jpg
I know I already asked this question, but it expired before I got a serious answer.

2007-01-08 09:02:18 · 2 answers · asked by Jeffrey L 2

It is sitting in our garage. To big for the trash truck. Any suggestions.....Salavation army and other resourses do not take built in appliances.

2007-01-08 08:44:25 · 3 answers · asked by flyer21 1

I have outlets controlled by light switches in the rooms of my house. I changed the outlets and now they don't work. I wired the new outlets the same way that I took the old ones apart - I disconnected one wire from the old and immediately put it in the same place on the new one. Can you please help me fix the problem so I don't have to hire an electrician????

2007-01-08 08:18:10 · 8 answers · asked by offcrferg 2

2007-01-08 07:48:09 · 8 answers · asked by coach 1

i have a stone built terraced house circa 1900, i have had the gas fire removed and would like to get a real fire there,
will my chiney be alright or will it need stuff doing to it?
what work will i need to have done?
where can i find info on this?

i sound really thick, but i dont know anything about this sort of thing and dont want to get builders round to give me a quote without having a little bit of info about it.

2007-01-08 07:44:53 · 12 answers · asked by saz 2

I need to find someone who can fix the problem. where do I look first? I don't want it costing alot of money. is there a cheap way to go?

2007-01-08 07:40:55 · 6 answers · asked by Bonduesa 6

I have a 4-plex with natural gas piping into furnaces and hot water heaters in the building. An Inspector said that two of the apartments have a pipe jumpiing between them (well, actually, illegal flex hose). We have traced all the lines to the separate water haters, furnaces, and stoves, and can't figure out for the life of us why the previous owner (did some piping himself) connected the two together.

The two upstairs apartments used to be on one gas line, which was split into two, but the pipes appear to all be run correctly and all of the target devices are accounted for.

Do natural gas pipes have to cycle like propane does, with some type of backfeed, or could the jump pipe serve some other purpose? No one has lived in these two apartment for years, so it does not make sense that it was to steal gas from somebody else's apartment to save money.

2007-01-08 07:30:32 · 3 answers · asked by truthsense 1

2007-01-08 07:26:59 · 4 answers · asked by mtdladybug56 1

I am a female, but can lift 50 lbs., 70 a little at a time. Is the toilet bowl heavy?

2007-01-08 07:18:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-08 07:17:40 · 14 answers · asked by sitting_bull 1

a reasonably priced one, not expensive.. Thanks...I have loews and home depot in the city.

2007-01-08 07:03:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

1. The tiles have been on the floor since about 1966.
2. I do not have the money to replace the floor at this time.
3. I will probably put wood floors in the future, so this is a temporary fix so don't tell me crazy glue which may not ever come off.
4. Yes, I was the one who pulled off the tile in the first place.
5. The tiles are 9 inch by 9 inch, and do have slight spaces between them.
6. I do not know if either the glue on the back of the tile or the tile itself contains asbestos, but I am pretty sure that it does not.
7. I really do need your suggestions, this tile is in my way!

2007-01-08 06:53:52 · 5 answers · asked by Differently-abled musician 2

It's just Drywall and not very big holes, just and indent of the Liscence Plate and a little hole. Thanks.

2007-01-08 06:48:46 · 2 answers · asked by Me 1

2007-01-08 06:40:14 · 2 answers · asked by bavis 2

2007-01-08 06:40:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My contractor says that a cut in the vinyl floor in our bath will not show at all if "done right". Should I just insist on getting a full new sheet of vinyl installed since it is under warranty?

2007-01-08 06:33:28 · 6 answers · asked by laxman 2