Home & Garden - 25 July 2006

2006-07-25 05:44:46 · 6 answers · asked by kathy f 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-07-25 05:44:40 · 2 answers · asked by joann w 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am looking at buying a house built in 1936. What kind of maintenance and repair am I looking at, that a home inspection won't or can't tell me? Example: roof, wiring, foundation, siding, heating, cooling, water heater, air conditioner, insulation, miscellaneous

2006-07-25 05:42:01 · 6 answers · asked by willy 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

they are driving me mad, they are on my walls, window sills and ceilings. never used to see them when i lived down south, only now i'm in yorkshire - does anyone else have this problem??

2006-07-25 05:41:12 · 9 answers · asked by monkeynuts 5 in Other - Home & Garden

I have already tried the disks that you set in there path, and killed thousands of them with windex. Also my house is clean, and I took the syrup out of the pantry that they were targeting. Please help me figure out how to keep them from coming in. Hiring an exterminator is not currently an option for me. Thanks

2006-07-25 05:38:55 · 30 answers · asked by friend4u726 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-25 05:33:52 · 7 answers · asked by jbcarlson 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

seems like my lawn is filling in the bare spots and I have not planted seed. And I know the difference between grass and weeds. those are growing in other spots.

2006-07-25 05:26:18 · 6 answers · asked by sputmonkey 3 in Garden & Landscape

i splattered a green ice pop lolly all over my beige carpet. I've tried Vanish and 1001 but it wont come out. help!

2006-07-25 05:20:24 · 9 answers · asked by monkeynuts 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

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2006-07-25 05:12:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The frame is about 2'x3''. I would like to display it about my couch when I am finished

2006-07-25 05:10:32 · 14 answers · asked by funnyhaha 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I want to grow my plants in my garden, not the gobs of old clover and other plants prior owners had. Other than "roundup" (not option cuz its poison), what can i do? Salt, plastic sheet, what??

2006-07-25 05:10:11 · 4 answers · asked by gdaugman 1 in Garden & Landscape

Dog barking, engines, very cheeky kids, parents oblivious dont really care (only when you tell them off). Any web sites, support sites?

2006-07-25 05:08:03 · 15 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - Home & Garden

We bought a nice unfinished alder bookcase and are painting it white to match a desk that we just bought.

We've been using an Easy Living Latex paint that was color matched and recommended for us by someone at Osh.

On another question, someone suggested that latex paint is not a good choice for furniture and that we should've went with an oil-based paint.

Can latex do a decent job? Should we switch to an oil-based paint? Assuming, we switch to an oil-based paint, do we have to sand off every bit of the latex paint and primer? Or can we just paint a coat of oil-based paint on top of the existing coat of latex?

Is there a book I can buy that will explain things like this to me?

2006-07-25 05:05:34 · 14 answers · asked by msabramo 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

i live on the second floor of the next door building . I also found out that they spreaded to 2 other neighbours backyards. I am worried that they can climb up on the bricks and clothes line and come in by the dryer hose or stove fan... going crazy... please help reassure me...

2006-07-25 05:05:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I"m in the process of finishing my basement. The drywall is up, mudded, and sanded. What are the steps to do a knockdown ceiling? Does it need to be primed first and then do the knockdown?

2006-07-25 05:01:20 · 5 answers · asked by thegodfathertwentieight 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-07-25 05:00:53 · 1 answers · asked by Joey I 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I want to get one for my Mom and am wondering how easy it is to move from room to room and if it is safe, as far as burglary, with the vent hose outside the window.

2006-07-25 04:58:33 · 7 answers · asked by Richkat 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

we were told were not a loud to kill them, so what do we do...

2006-07-25 04:58:11 · 8 answers · asked by cassandra c 1 in Other - Home & Garden

when one appliance turns on, the lights getting brighter and so forth

2006-07-25 04:56:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

The tub spins, but not at the high speed it should for the cycle I used. Some water is drained, but when the spin cycle is done I can still squeeze a lot of water from a piece of clothing. It is an older model Kenmore.

2006-07-25 04:47:35 · 5 answers · asked by pottersclay70 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

If I don't have a feather duster with an extender or whatever.....

2006-07-25 04:46:18 · 13 answers · asked by Meru B 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-07-25 04:44:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I live in Temecula, CA (by San Diego) in a $450,000 3 bedroom shack... I was just wondering what everyone else in the world gets for this type of payment.

2006-07-25 04:42:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

It seems like a very set in mold stain. It's light brown, and blotchy, only around the faucet area, and NOTHING I've tried has gotten rid of it. The tub isn't porcelain it's a porous plastic material, which is around the entire shower - kinda like the bath outfitter stuff. The stain seems set into the plastic though.

I've tried CLR, Lysol scum remover, and all those type of products... even abrasives like comet, scrubbing with an abrasive scrubber, and nothing works. Anyone have any idea how to get rid of that??? Are there cheap ways to refinish plastic tubs?

2006-07-25 04:38:32 · 8 answers · asked by absolut_sicilian 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

a constant fixture that has no shut off switch with a 60 watt incandescent bulb

2006-07-25 04:34:25 · 4 answers · asked by ernest d 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have created a ramp for my dog due to back problems and surgery. He cannot get to or from the yard without encountering stairs. I have created a ramp for yard access, but it gets quite slick in the rain and winter.

2006-07-25 04:33:51 · 13 answers · asked by mgaughan 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-25 04:29:56 · 7 answers · asked by Cindy M 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have searched all the DIY stores and garden centres. I know they are not the most fashionable, but I like them. I was after 3 or 4 white high back, reclining chairs. Any help would be really appreciated.

2006-07-25 04:25:21 · 8 answers · asked by Tracy N 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Our Magolia tree has today been felled leaving a stump flush with the lawn. The aboralist suggested pouring sodium chloride on the stump and after a couple of weeks, burn the stump.
Our green fingered neighbour has suggested driving a copper nail into the stump instead.
I only want to grass it over eventually.
What's the general opinion?

2006-07-25 04:23:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2006-07-25 04:19:37 · 8 answers · asked by Meru B 1 in Cleaning & Laundry