Maintenance & Repairs - September 2007

2007-09-06 02:35:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

There is an office in my building that has a trap door to the mens restroom. Now the office smells strongly of pee. If I put a box of Arm & Hammer in the door will it help with the smell? Is there anything else we can do?

2007-09-06 02:20:39 · 3 answers · asked by Just Wanna Know 2

i have green streaks coming from my windows on the outside of my home. painted walls. also some green mold looking stuff near the ground on the paint too.
what's the best way to clean that.
i can't use a power washer bcse i'm afraid it will take the paint off

2007-09-06 01:11:27 · 4 answers · asked by nataliexoxo 7

The BT extension box in my from room has been knocked off the wall and the wires are now loose, I need to find really simple instructions on how to rewire it! Can anyone help.

And before any of you say phone BT they want £116 just to come out then £90 per hour labour so I wont be asking them to come (even they said do it yourself!)

2007-09-06 01:05:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-05 21:27:36 · 61 answers · asked by joanna s 1

2007-09-05 16:44:23 · 5 answers · asked by teressieg 1

i have orignal pipes on my house and they are full of thick grease, soap, and whatever else goes down the kitchen sink. i was wondering if there was anything i could do to clean them out without having to dig the whole thing up. i tried using a snake but its not working as well as i thought. Thanks!

2007-09-05 14:38:26 · 11 answers · asked by Just call me Mo! 3

i want to intercept a subpanel with a transfer switch for a generator. the sub panel has a main in it for the branch circuits only. the disconnect for the subpanel is not within sight and more than 50 feet away. i do not want to put another disconnect switch in for the normal power of the transfer switch. can i do this?

2007-09-05 13:08:55 · 5 answers · asked by wife and the hubby 1

I'm going to visit family soon and have a toddler and an infant who will be going with me. My parents house is old OLD, like 1890's old! On one side of the house, a room is severely damaged by water coming thru the roof and mold and who knows what else has started to grow in the room. They've blocked off that part of the house by closing the door of the room next to it.The rest of the house is very old, no central heat and air units but molded and rotting wood, water damage and leaks in parts of the house that haven't been repaired. My sister is 8 mo. pregnant and hasn't had any complications, I lived there up until two years ago and took my then infant to visit less than 4 months ago with no complications. I THINK it should be okay, but what I'm wondering if there is some type of service that would go out to my family's house to inspect and make sure there's nothing in the house that could make my two babies sick. Does anyone know WHO I would call to have go out there before we visit?

2007-09-05 13:04:19 · 8 answers · asked by Sara B 1

We have a subzero side by side fridge and it has always been hard to open up the fridge door. We called the company and they suggested that we try to have someone come and demagnetize the door. Does anyone have any information about this or any suggestions on what to do to fix this? I don't know if it's just that the door is really heavy or the suction is the problem. Please help!!!

2007-09-05 13:03:53 · 8 answers · asked by rkb 2

2007-09-05 11:55:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-05 09:19:10 · 13 answers · asked by b_mango2001 1

2007-09-05 08:34:36 · 4 answers · asked by crushers68 1

2007-09-05 08:13:55 · 7 answers · asked by rnedavis1 3

Thank you all for your answers to date which are very helpful - BUT I failed to mention that the gasses escaped when I pierced with the knife - is it possible to repair this, or buy a new plate for insertion into the casing????

2007-09-05 08:06:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am currenty renting a home and have been for a year. When I moved into this home, I was told by the landlord and the real estate agent that the house had roaches. They also said they were paying someone to come in a spray to take care of the problem. A year has gone by, and the roaches are not gone. No matter how clean we keep the house, it doesnt help. Yes, they spray, but it doesnt work. We have also had problems with mice, killed atleast 20 since the fall. We also have carpenter ants that took down a pillar on the front porch. A leaking water heater, the AC/HEAT doesnt work, our windows open to windows no screens except for maybe 4 windows in the house. We also have a hole in the basement floor where the water drains from the washer, it gets backed up if we wash and it rains, and then floods the basement and smells of sewage. Is this enough to get the house condemned? We called the board of health, but they havent gotten back to us yet.

2007-09-05 07:57:49 · 4 answers · asked by Jay P 1

2007-09-05 07:33:00 · 5 answers · asked by alex j 2

I live in a highrise apt building, and the windows all have metal frames. I face eastward, and when the sun hits it in the morning I get a bunch of loud cracking noises that goes on until noon. They're non-opening windows, so is there anything I can do about it? I asked building maintenance, and they said that it was just part of the building and they couldn't help...

2007-09-05 07:31:49 · 2 answers · asked by banpei1 2

How many hours do you need before rain? The can just says do not seal if rain is imminant, but it doesn't say what imminant means (in minutes, hours, days, etc...)

2007-09-05 06:40:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-05 05:20:00 · 4 answers · asked by norsmen 5

My 5 year old got blue silly putty in a pair of white khaki pants. I was able to get the putty itself out of the pants, but there is a number of blue spots left behind. How can I get the spots out without leaving another stain behind.

2007-09-05 04:39:40 · 5 answers · asked by katiefly00 1

i have disconnected the water pipe from the softener and exposed two plastic connector which feed into the softener. they are both leaking and i want to just bypass the softener. my question is can i buy a 1' length of rubber hose and just hose clamp it over these plastic connectors to bypass the softener. will this hold up to my home's water pressure

2007-09-05 04:22:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

when i put washer on hot water to wash it doese fine and cold to rinse,when it gets to rinse no cold water comming out,checked tube it's fine.If no cold water comming through on rinse cycle would it make it cut it self off on rinse?

2007-09-05 04:17:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you have a in-ground plaster/concrete pool and you drained it, would it be possible that exposing it to air after 15 years of water tend to start disinigrating the plaster after you refilled it, it seems to happening to mine after i patched it? Its gotten 4 times as worse?

2007-09-05 03:56:03 · 2 answers · asked by gimelessdanger 4

The floors in our home we are renting has started to bow up in some places in the month and a half?
we have been here since june and it started the last of july. the landlord came to look at it yesterday after being told 2 about it. he said it looked like water damage. the only thing is we haven't even seen a leak or heard one. the house is old and it only has 2 things of cynder blocks holding all the floors up. the just put new walls and stuff up in this house. we plan on moving out when we find somewhere. i just don't want him to hold our deposit just because he says it is water damage. what would be the sign of water damage if a pipe was leaking under the house say the where the washing machine is. and should he hold our deposit to fix it when we move out.

2007-09-05 03:10:13 · 3 answers · asked by michelecmof4 2

2007-09-05 03:02:48 · 2 answers · asked by wessoo27 1

i bought this toothbrush holder and a cup at the store but i cant seem to remove the sticky sticky glue from the price tag.
I have tried windex, nail polish remover, and nothing.

2007-09-05 02:25:00 · 13 answers · asked by Ellie 1

water laden air from shower condenses on inside surface of metal roof cap. Then condensation flows down to duct joint/ plywood edge (at duct cut out) of bare plywood. Plywood acts like a sponge, wicking up the condensation. It begins to be big problem once outside air temperatures get below mid to upper 40's (F).
Any way to prevent condensation in first place or better way to remove vapor to eliminate problem?

2007-09-05 02:12:34 · 6 answers · asked by DannyBoy 1

We've got one of those easy-set pools (12' x 3') and we're getting ready to empty it out and put it up for the year. It's accumulated some leaves and dirt at the bottom and I'm wondering what to clean all the bottom sludge with? We used all the standard pool chemicals throughout the year so I'm assuming bleach would be okay, right? That'll kill the grass as we are rinsing though, won't it?

2007-09-05 01:59:37 · 7 answers · asked by pookiemct07 5

2007-09-05 01:40:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous