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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 questions they've answered so far, below. If that doesn't help, go ahead and Ask the Handy Girls. New here? Come on in and meet the girls.
stains | pests | refinishing | painting | carpentry | plumbing | wiring | mother knows | by date
Fixing/cleaning stains, etc.
Is there any way to get oil stains off concrete? Answer
What's the safest way to clean a gas oven? Answer
How can I remove stubborn toilet bowl stains? Answer
How can I remove the moldy, musty smell from old books? Answer
How do I clean an old porcelain sink? Answer
How do I get rid of B.O smell on T-shirts? Answer
How do I removed cigarette odor from walls? Answer
How do I remove mothball odor from clothes? Answer
How do I remove mold from the bathroom tiles? Answer
There's a cigarette burn on my wooden floor... Answer
How can I remove stains from marble? Answer
How can I remove wax from a painted wood surface? Answer
How do I get paint out of the carpet without ruining it? Answer
Any suggestions for removing the wax from my carpet? Answer
Can you fix scratches on glass? Answer
How can I clean my lampshades? Answer
How can I fix a bleach stain in my carpet? Answer
Pests
How do I get rid of cockroaches without harm to my cats? Answer
How do I get rid of fleas? Answer
Help! How do I get rid of these mice? Answer
Refinishing floors/furniture
How do I fix raised wood grain? Answer
Can I bleach my wood floor? How? Answer
What's the best way to strip and refinish a dresser? Answer
How do I deal with a wax-coated wooden floor? Answer
What's the easiest way to refinish a wooden floor? Answer
How do I remove a linoleum floor (it's wood underneath)? Answer
Painting/decorating/furnishing
Can I paint over wood paneling? Answer
Can I paint over my brass bed? Answer
Can I paint over a fence that has linseed oil on it? Answer
How do I paint my cement floors? Answer
How should I choose a color scheme for my apartment? Answer
How do I remove SEVEN layers of wallpaper? Answer
How do I fix wallpaper that keeps falling down? Answer
How can I change the color of my stone fireplace? Answer
How do you do a rag/sponge job with paint? Answer
Can you paint over wallpaper? Answer
My bedroom is really boring — how can I liven it up? Answer
How can I cover ugly upholstery? Answer
Carpentry/Craft
How can I install an air-conditioner without risking a break-in? Answer
My sidewalks are cracking up — can I fix this myself? Answer
How do I make lampshades? Answer
How do I fix squeaky floorboards? Answer
How do I tile my bathroom floor? Answer
How can I make a full-size platform bed? Answer
How do I build a simple desk for my computer? Answer
Where can I find quality scrap wood? Answer
How can I fix a hole in my wall? Answer
How can I make a straight cut in wood? Answer
Plumbing
How can I unclog the tar from my drain? Answer
How can I fix the drips from my pipes? Answer
Electrical/wiring
My range exhaust hood stopped working. How can I test it? Answer
How do I hide my phone wires?Answer
How do I add another phone jack? Answer
Things your mother knows
Why do my clothes get all stretched out in the wash? Answer
What's the best way to organize all my tools? Answer
My bedroom is really boring — how can I liven it up? Answer
What's the best way to vent my dryer? Answer
How can I cover ugly upholstery? Answer
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June 29, 1998
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