May 7, 1998
IS SOMETHING BROKEN, leaking, or shabby-looking in your house? Found a weird stain on your carpet and don't know how to remove it? The Tripod Handy Girls can help! Check out the latest questions they've answered, below. For a full archive of Handy Girls answers, go here. If that doesn't help, go ahead and Ask the Handy Girls. New here? Come on in and meet the girls.


Tripod member LeeRogas asks:
Help! is there a way to remove cigarette burns (don't ask) from a wood floor without refinishing the whole thing?
Handy Girl Jennifer replies

Tripod member JillTufts asks:
I want my phone lines where I don't trip over them. The dual jack for these lines is in a CLOSET! Should I remove the baseboard?
Handy Girl Jennifer replies

Tripod member marinemom asks:
I want to make some lampshades (I have old frames). Where do I start?
Handy Girl Jennifer replies

Tripod member aluminum_3 asks:
How do I remove mold from my bathroom tiles?
Handy Girl Candi replies

Tripod member Marina asks:
I am having a serious flea problem at home — help!!
Handy Girl Candi replies

Tripod member Lenora2 asks:
Do you know how to remove mothball odor from clothing?
Handy Girl Candi replies

Tripod member SuddenImpact asks:
How can I remove stale cigarette odor from my walls?
Handy Girl Candi replies

Tripod members jenna_bickford, anniespark1e, and QuietEyes ask:
How do you fix wallpaper that keeps falling down, and how do you remove wallpaper that's been up forever?
Handy Girl Karen replies

Tripod member Summergoddess:
I want to paint my apartment — how should I choose a color scheme? I don't want to make it seem any smaller!
Handy Girl Karen replies

Tripod member glfc asks:
How do I go about painting my cement floors?
Handy Girl Karen replies

Tripod member gussetgirl asks:
How do I get rid of that gross underarm B.O. smell from cotton T-shirts?
Handy Girl Al replies

Tripod member kid_siva asks:
How do I clean an old porcelain sink?
Handy Girl Al replies

Tripod member owltotem asks:
How do I get rid of cockroaches without harm to my cats?
Handy Girl Al replies

Tripod member DaFoxy1 asks:
My bedroom is really boring — how can I liven it up?
Handy Girl Bernadette replies

Tripod member Sameer asks:
What's the best way to organize all my tools?
Handy Girl Bernadette replies

Tripod member ALPHAGAL asks:
My range exhaust hood stopped working. How can I test it?
Handy Girl Bernadette replies

Tripod member ANGELFEL asks:
My sidewalks are cracking up — can I fix this myself?
Handy Girl Bernadette replies