Home & Garden - 24 July 2006

Will $30,000 be enough to update my 1,650 square foot home with the following:

Porcelain tiles in the bath, dining, entry way and kitchen
New bathtubs, sliding doors and travertine tile design
New mirrors
New faucets
Prefabricated granite counter tops for bathrooms
Medicine cabines

All new doors
Tankless water heater
Minimal drywall repair
Closet mirror door

Granite kitchen counter
New kitchen cabinets
New hardware
Remove wall and add support beam
New sink
Backsplash
New recessed lighting.

I am only paying for labor on the granite countertops and the water heater. I can do all the rest with the help of my wife.

I already painting, added new appliances, windows and a patio.

What do you think?

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Ok so I have this oak tree I planted in a pot this spring. It is about 5 inches tall now and has 5 leaves. I have fertilized it and watered it the whole summer, but it doesn't grow bigger neither height-wise, nor width-wise. What can I do to make it grow faster.

Because this years oak saplings in the forest are already much bigger then mine.

2006-07-24 09:13:58 · 12 answers · asked by rockability 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have 12x12 foot ceramic tiles that I have no use for.

I don’t want to use them in my house, my garage doesn’t need tiles, and I can’t take them back to the store.

What else can I use them for?

I was thinking of using them outside. Not to walk on but for a design or something.

Maybe I could sell them? I have about 150 square feet.

Any help?

2006-07-24 09:13:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

What basic equipment in an average non-medical supply store is good at maintaining and repairing manual rigid-framed wheel chairs. ? Where can I easily find these that's not goign to cost me my arms (my legs can go, hahaha)?

2006-07-24 09:11:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

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I use a can of mousse. (Generic is fine) It quickly suffocates the spider, no matter it's size, and you never have to touch it! 45 seconds is enough time. Bed Bath & Beyond also has a portable vacuum with a cup on the sucking end so that the spider can't run away. Just before the spider is sucked into the holding container, it gets jolted w/ just enough electricity to kill it. Do you know of any methods to kill bugs/spiders without having to hear that crunch?

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2006-07-24 08:58:54 · 7 answers · asked by BARBARA M 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I want to move my sink. Right now the water pipe comes out of the wall next to the sink. I want to move the sink towards the other wall so I can have a walk way between the sink and the wall.

This means that I need to re-plumb the water pipe and move it back into the wall, thru the wall and have it come out on the other side of my kitchen.

How much would this work cost?

I was thinking $1000?

2006-07-24 08:55:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

the product was advertised as a decking type material to cover existing surfaces or as new style of deck. Am very interested in using this product but am finding nothing on the net or my original mag to search the advertiser. Help :)

2006-07-24 08:54:04 · 2 answers · asked by annie 1 in Garden & Landscape

My dining room wall is a load bearing wall. Its about 6 feet wide I want to knock the wall down to make the area bigger.

I want to hire a company to do this for me, so its professional.

I want them to take down the 6 foot wall and put in a large support beam to help with the weight.

The second floor is above the wall and nothing heavy is above it, but I don’t want to ruin my house.

How much would something like this cost? I was thinking maybe $1500?

2006-07-24 08:52:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

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2006-07-24 08:42:25 · 12 answers · asked by felixflower 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I am attempting to!! The floor has never been redone and was covered with carpet (yuck, I like wood) for twenty years.

2006-07-24 08:38:49 · 7 answers · asked by echiasso 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

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It says to apply, let it sit, and then rinse it. When I rinse it off the walls, it goes onto the concrete floor. Since it is impossible to get it all off the floor, will it harm the floor?

Any other tips or information for using muriatic acid for this purpose?

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If so, what's the rate of application?

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if i were to machine out all the parts to a semi-auto i want and i want to keep the accuracy of a bolt action what do i have to do?? please help...

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is there a damper that does not change air direction when not closed all the way

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We'd also like the grass to be drought tolerant, green, low maintenance.

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We had a brown out followed by a blackout. Half the house is now without power. I've flipped all the breakers to no avail. What am I missing? It's not just a short in an appliance as it effects rooms that are on several different breakers. Could the breaker have burned out or something? Is it possible the neighborhood is still underpowered, and it's causing this? (Seems unlikely)

2006-07-24 08:10:55 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

it is plastic, i believe. i know it is not ceramic.

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