Home & Garden - 17 July 2006

I have several tomato plants. They were blooming like crazy until a few weeks ago and then they stopped. Upon further inspection I noticed the flowers (and now some of the leaves) are being eaten. I have chicken wire around the plants and the affected areas are a good 4 feet off the ground, so I'm discounting smaller rodents. I also do not have deer in the area. Birds maybe? Does anyone know what could be the problem, and how I can resolve it?

2006-07-17 04:03:19 · 13 answers · asked by vitamindimo 1 in Garden & Landscape

My mother was painting her hallway and accidentally spilled paint on her white berber!! The paint is a chocolate color. She has her house listed and an agent tour coming through tommorow, any suggestions to heelp get it up that I can pass on to her? Thanks!!

2006-07-17 04:00:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-07-17 03:58:52 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

We don't have central air (yes, it sucks) but are wondering what tips you can offer about cooling things off a bit during this hot summer. Thanks!

2006-07-17 03:56:38 · 17 answers · asked by Lawn Jockey 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-07-17 03:56:01 · 10 answers · asked by D-Qutess 1 in Other - Home & Garden

what colors should i do my room in baby blue and brown or pink and black or tell my ur ideas please help

2006-07-17 03:54:00 · 7 answers · asked by lkrkid1 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

When my washing machine empties after each cycle, it overflows the drain in the wall. I ran a plumbers snake through the pipe and found no blockage. If I shut the machine down a few times as it drains out I can keep the pipe from overflowing. Could the washer be pumping the water out too quickly? The machine is at least 16 years old.

2006-07-17 03:51:29 · 4 answers · asked by Daphne 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

Heres the problems:

1) Main floor: 75% of the entire amount of cold air coming out the vents to the main floor comes out a single vent (there are 4 total) down in a hallway. Pretty crappy! THe other ones have almost NOTHING coming out. Tiny air flow.

2) On the second floor, only one vent (the bathroom) gets much air out of it at all. The other vents (1 in each of the 3 berooms) gets almost nothing. This is the worst because I can't sleep when its hot! (question: Would plugging the vents in the other 2 rooms get more into mine?)

3) Overall the coldness of the air coming out is GREATLY diminished last year from last.

WHAT SHOULD I DO!? Is it safe to try and fix the conditioner unit yourself? I've heard you should clean it and this may be what is preventing it from cooling effectively. What about air exchanges?

As a side, my bedroom has two exchanges...one up high, and one down low on the wall. One was plugged with carboard. Which should be open (or both)

2006-07-17 03:46:58 · 14 answers · asked by cruachanmusic 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Just curious to get some opinions about them....

2006-07-17 03:37:30 · 9 answers · asked by ndussere 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

i think that building one would be a headache, but will a bank loan you more on building a new home

2006-07-17 03:35:24 · 10 answers · asked by bdmrplemons 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a gutter that looks like it's falling down and I am thinking about calling one of those handyman services in the phone book, but I was wondering if anyone knew how much they can cost. If it costs too much then I don't want to waste my time calling them and having some guy come to my house.

2006-07-17 03:33:37 · 7 answers · asked by newsbug2003 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

The room is quite large, with pale laminate flooring.

2006-07-17 03:33:05 · 18 answers · asked by ontario ashley 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-07-17 03:29:49 · 20 answers · asked by geb 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-17 03:29:10 · 3 answers · asked by adventurous_travelguide 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My garage door is like 11 years old almost. It just dawn on me that I use to just press the remote or the button inside the garage once and the door would either open or close automatically. With one push it will open but now I have to hold the button until it closes otherwise it just dances up and down. What is up with that?

2006-07-17 03:18:00 · 7 answers · asked by Pinolera 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

Me and my bf just paid our 2nd months rent on the house we just moved into to two months ago. The neighborhood is good. The rent price is average, and the house is pretty good-except the AC keeps breaking down, The refridgerator doesnt work right, and all the faucets are corroded. how can we fix our landlord? Any Ideas?

2006-07-17 03:17:39 · 14 answers · asked by dtuckawaygirl 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

A number of duplex outlets on one side of the house were not allowing lamps to come on and the night light was extremely dim. I measured the voltage at between 26-28 volts AC. I'm not sure what could cause this

2006-07-17 03:17:27 · 7 answers · asked by inthealmostdark 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Acess was gained into my garage and I do not know how this occured?

2006-07-17 03:11:56 · 13 answers · asked by darnelld25@sbcglobal.net 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a ring of cooking spray and oil build up in my pan and need to know who to clean that off to be able to still benefit from the teflon.

2006-07-17 03:05:37 · 9 answers · asked by Stefbear 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-07-17 03:03:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-07-17 02:59:11 · 6 answers · asked by nelwyn m 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-17 02:52:04 · 4 answers · asked by teamleader1 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

My husband and I live in an apartment building with a spider problem. We've complained about it before and they have sent someone to spray... it doesn't help. Does anyone have some anti-spider tips that we can do ourselves?

2006-07-17 02:46:41 · 4 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-17 02:36:39 · 7 answers · asked by mhayden 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-07-17 02:12:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-17 02:08:37 · 20 answers · asked by piggy 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-07-17 02:05:20 · 2 answers · asked by doorrepair 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I think it is mineral stains where the water runs and there is a ring where the water sits. I have tried bowl cleaners and a pumice stone any other suggestions?

2006-07-17 01:59:46 · 10 answers · asked by Candice R 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-07-17 01:53:43 · 8 answers · asked by debbie p 1 in Garden & Landscape

Has anyone used this odor-relieving product? Did it work?

2006-07-17 01:48:27 · 3 answers · asked by animal_mother 4 in Other - Home & Garden