Home & Garden - 17 July 2006

I desperately want to make my house pretty. My mother is amazingly good at it, but I have no talent for, or no faith in my ability to decorarte my house. I'm afraid to put a nail in the wall becaue if I don't like what I"ve done, then I have a whole in my wall. I get stumped picking colors for painting the walls. I have so many ideas.. and I'm terrified to try any of them. HELP!!

2006-07-17 09:30:44 · 10 answers · asked by c_patching 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have replaced the plastic ring under the dasher twice

2006-07-17 09:29:27 · 4 answers · asked by ford man 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

We have a real bad problem with flies in our garage. I have tired everything...the wather bags (doesn't work worth a crap) the fly strips work but only for awhile, fly spray (again, only work for awhile) I have cleaned up my garage and garbage outside of the garage and they still come around. I heard about spraying vineager around doors but does that really work? Probably just as well as the bags of water (which doesn't) I have also been told using a half empty beer bottle and putting it out and it will attract flies...it does work but then you get more. I guess you would have to put it outside. have fly swatters but that's getting gross. also heard of hainging clear 2 liter bottles and fill them alittle with sugar water or soda, pole a few holes around the bottle and the flies go in but can't figure out how to get out...does that work at all?? I need a SURE FIRE way to get rid or minimise my fly problem...can't anyone help?

2006-07-17 09:21:03 · 5 answers · asked by Huge24Fan 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-17 09:04:38 · 2 answers · asked by meditteranea21 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-07-17 09:04:28 · 10 answers · asked by someone else 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-17 09:03:56 · 3 answers · asked by meditteranea21 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I only need 3 or 4 steps for that height, not sure but dont want them too steep. Am using 2x12s and I want the "Jagged sides where the steps lay on the sides.

2006-07-17 09:03:05 · 4 answers · asked by David 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

With all of these "buy a home abroad" programmes on tv, I have started to wonder whether it could be a good investment. However I have heard good & bad, so would very much like anybody that has bought abroad to give me their view (rather than an estate agent) on where to buy, costs, the realistic side of things really. Thank you!

2006-07-17 09:00:39 · 4 answers · asked by kieran k 1 in Other - Home & Garden

built in the 1800 hundreds of normal brick with no preservation order on it .

2006-07-17 08:58:19 · 8 answers · asked by geoffrey b 2 in Other - Home & Garden

A grounding prong from an extension cord broke off in my electrical outlet. Before I grab the thing with my fingers, I want to make sure that I won't get shocked.

2006-07-17 08:50:06 · 10 answers · asked by redogg888 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-07-17 08:46:00 · 3 answers · asked by confluence367 1 in Garden & Landscape

I know i've got a few socks on way "most wanted" list!

2006-07-17 08:45:00 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Here's the problem ... Our central heating pump is on its last legs (having problems pushing the water around the house). We’ve found a replacement pump at www.plumbworld.co.uk/348-195 but the controls are on the left side, which gives us a problem because they need to be on the right-side to allow the boiler lid to be put back on again (otherwise they'd stick out too far). Darling hubby thinks I’m mad to ask this question but - if we bought this pump, could it be installed up-side-down (so that the controls were on the right hand side). Doing this would allow the boiler lid to be put back on but would also mean that the water entering the pump would do so where it would have exited, and vice-versa (e.g. in flow becomes the outflow; out-flow becomes the in flow). Hubby thinks I’ll blow us :)

2006-07-17 08:42:36 · 11 answers · asked by sharon 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I think you should use a towel once after a shower and then it needs to go into the dirty clothes basket. My wife thinks you should use it 3 or 4 times before it's dirty. Just curious what others think

2006-07-17 08:40:12 · 18 answers · asked by JustCurious 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I know rain is somewhat a mixed blessing: rain is BAD in that it delays a contractor from working, yet it is GOOD because it wears on the roof making an otherwise good roof in need of repairs/replacement sooner (lengthens, yet increases, backlog).

In terms of heat (not so much extreme heat, but just hot weather): Is it good, bad, or mixed (as it is with rain).

Thanks in advance - I'm trying to better understand the moving parts of the industry... Please explain, and source for the "Best Answer"

2006-07-17 08:39:15 · 2 answers · asked by Jessica B 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-07-17 08:37:48 · 4 answers · asked by justa_pondowner 1 in Garden & Landscape

anyone know a diy recipe for strong weed killers, weve got weeds everywhere & they keep coming back, it costs a fortune. Dont mind if it kills everything as its for our drive.

2006-07-17 08:36:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2006-07-17 08:30:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a black leather coach purse and I accidently got white latex interior paint on it. I went to answer my phone and forgot I had some paint on my hands. I wanted to know if anyone knew how to remove it without ruining the purse.

2006-07-17 08:29:07 · 7 answers · asked by Rivhern 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-17 08:28:29 · 14 answers · asked by Tomekk 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

my brother recently moved and has an extra fridge that he's giving us to put in our basement. Can we lay it on its side to transport it in our car or do we have to rent a trailer and keep it upright??

2006-07-17 08:27:22 · 7 answers · asked by Michelle G 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Should I keep adding new top soil and mulch after every rain? The trees look healthy and are blooming.

2006-07-17 08:21:42 · 2 answers · asked by anncarr48@sbcglobal.net 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-07-17 08:20:53 · 3 answers · asked by precision 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-07-17 08:16:14 · 4 answers · asked by fzj80fireman 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Here's the situation: every now and then, generally in the middle of the day, the breaker that handles the air conditioning condenser will automatically flick off. I go outside, and I'll see that the breaker switch is orange. I flick it back on, and the AC condenser will instantly kick right back on. The air will run fine, and then, oh, once a week this will happen again, generally middle of the day.

Anyhow, an electrician checked this out, and he determined that the breaker for the AC needed to be replaced. He took out the old one (which was RED HOT) and put in a new one. The problem was resolved for a month.

Then, just today, this new breaker shut off again. I flipped the switch, and the AC kicked right back on again/ Any idea what is going on here?

(I'm looking at the old black breaker now, that was replaced, and it says "interrupting rating 10,000 amps max rms sym 40 C", if that helps.)

Thanks.

2006-07-17 08:14:46 · 6 answers · asked by Rob 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-07-17 08:06:42 · 5 answers · asked by masteroates 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-07-17 08:06:08 · 12 answers · asked by Wess L 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I really need to know any tips, advice, or info for forming and pouring my own cinder blocks (i.e. how to make the forms, what type and brand of mix to use, etc.) Why? I have a lot of time on my hands. If you know that it would be cheaper and better quality to just buy them pre-made....give me some info as to why this would be so such as how many I could get from a bag of concrete mix and what the compression strength of said blocks would be, and at what cure point is the compression that you are giving. Won't meet building code?...don't worry, the rest of my house won't either....alternative building....that's what code variances are for.

2006-07-17 08:03:26 · 3 answers · asked by mjboog2 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-07-17 08:00:47 · 21 answers · asked by island lover 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I usually do between six and eight loads a week. That's with only one kid and a husband.

2006-07-17 07:56:48 · 26 answers · asked by bye bye 5 in Cleaning & Laundry