Home & Garden - 27 July 2006

I'd prefer to not hurt him, but we've had troubles with aggressive raccoons living under our deck in the past. I'd like to know how to drive him out without hurting him, and then repel them from returning.

2006-07-27 05:21:46 · 9 answers · asked by anonemus2000 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-27 05:19:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I'm tired of running out to buy bags of ice. I put it in the ice container and then my ice maker will start to work and overflow.

2006-07-27 05:19:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have had an influx of the critters since the hot weather started!

2006-07-27 05:19:21 · 18 answers · asked by Cazza 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I put my laundry in around 12 how long will it wash? How long will a dryer dry if I put in at 1pm?

2006-07-27 05:17:00 · 13 answers · asked by Sara 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-07-27 05:08:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

A friend of mine is obsessed with getting rid of a groundhog that has taken to disrupting his lawn and eating his tomato plants and sunflowers. Shooting it is not an option because he lives in the city. Got any solutions (not dumb ones like dynamite or hand grenades)?

2006-07-27 05:05:24 · 4 answers · asked by Zelda 6 in Other - Home & Garden

My dog sheds a lot and while we keep him outside a lot, he still is inside for a quit a bit. We brush and wash him regularly, but he still sheds really badly. I vacuum EVERY day, but I still find that stuff in our house has dog hair on it. Such as: socks from walking around in them, the blankets hangin gon the bakc of the couch form him walking by and brushing up against them, our bedskirt from him laying next to the bed. When i wash clothes, a lot of the hair comes off in the lint trap of the dryer, but some doesn't. I have tried using those rolly sticky thingys and this rubber sponge thing. Do you know of a better way to de-dog-hair stuff around the house? I do not want to be one of those gross doggy house people-blech!

2006-07-27 05:03:26 · 15 answers · asked by shellshell 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-07-27 05:02:18 · 6 answers · asked by Ellie 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I am staying at m y sisters home right now and there are flies everywhere in the house! it is so annoying!. They are mainly in the kitchen, but are finding their way around the house. we have sprayed and that works for the moment. 30 minutes later there is a whole swarm full all over again! we have tried the glue strip[s and the spray, the foggers even. all that works temporarily. Is there something we are missing?! How can we get rid of these pesky house flies?!

2006-07-27 05:01:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-27 05:00:31 · 11 answers · asked by johndeerechick 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

They are always crawling about in my house? Kitchen, Frontroom they are everywhere?

2006-07-27 04:58:14 · 39 answers · asked by Crazzzzzy 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-07-27 04:57:20 · 7 answers · asked by ♥•Softball•Chick•♥ 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-07-27 04:50:17 · 3 answers · asked by raenafay 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have those strange pests in my house. I don't know what they are called, but the have very very many legs and are kinda thin. They look like a toothpick with millions of legs. They don't do any damage, they just run very quickly up the wall and on the floor sometimes. Is there any way to get rid of them? Without spraying some poisonous stuff around, cause I have animals in the house.
Please, advise. tks

2006-07-27 04:47:06 · 8 answers · asked by Dana B 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-27 04:35:34 · 1 answers · asked by Scott W 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a loose covered chenille sofa which is in dire need of cleaning. There are no care labels on the sofa/covers and I don't know if I can clean them in the washer or whether they must be Dry Cleaned. Can anyone help??

2006-07-27 04:33:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-07-27 04:32:29 · 5 answers · asked by mud 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Thoughts?

2006-07-27 04:31:52 · 3 answers · asked by Nitz Frugent 6 in Garden & Landscape

2006-07-27 04:31:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I have just wandered into my garden and the sight was just stunning. Even though it can look untidy at times that is because it is a cottage garden, the colours and smell are just awesome. I do hope that you are all fortunate enough to have flowers and plants and would love to hear what your favourite flowers or plants are and why.

2006-07-27 04:29:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2006-07-27 04:28:58 · 4 answers · asked by ROY L 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I find it difficult to make up my mind to do house work. Once i start it's not so bad, but when I think of doing it, it seems so boring and I procrastinate. Any ideas?

2006-07-27 04:27:52 · 18 answers · asked by Belindita 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

It's just a cheap one my daughter uses. Not real wood; sort of a maninate finish. She put lots of stickers on it when she was young. Now she is 15 and wants to make it snazzy. Do I have to remove stickers first? How? What kind of paint to use?

2006-07-27 04:27:46 · 4 answers · asked by Dellajoy 6 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The water is turning green. We have cleaned the filter, cleaned the skimmer, and cleaned out the tank. But the PSI is rising. Will the PSI cause the tank to burst? We can't keep it below 22 right now. Does this make sense? Any suggestions? This is a public pool.

2006-07-27 04:22:03 · 2 answers · asked by Gothic Martha™ 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

I just bought a new house and had new mirrors installed in the bathrooms! The manufacturer stuck a sticker on each mirror and when i tried to peel it off it left the sticky part of the sticker and some of the white paper on the mirror! I can not get it off! I have tried rubbing alcohol, a razor blade to scrape it, and numerous cleaners! Any magic tricks out there for this? Please help!

2006-07-27 04:20:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Also, I have heard it referred to as a laminate, even though the material I'm looking at is bamboo through-and-through. What gives?

2006-07-27 04:17:17 · 3 answers · asked by Stacy K 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-07-27 04:14:42 · 5 answers · asked by llechenette 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-07-27 04:13:53 · 30 answers · asked by cc_n_sat 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am putting a new flower bed in my backyard -- it will be around 60 feet long and only about 2 wide -- I will be using gravel instead of mulch -- it will be full sun to part shade running along a privacy fence. I am looking for ideas of perennials that are tall and not terrible bushy (I'd like to keep them confined in the 2 foot space). I like tall flowers as well as decorative grass. I live in Northern Kentcky, zone 6.

Any suggestions will be much appreciated thanks!

2006-07-27 04:12:47 · 7 answers · asked by thatgirl 6 in Garden & Landscape