Home & Garden - 14 August 2006

I tried to help out hubby by weedwacking by the driveway and now my arms are covered with weeping sores. I have a poison ivy scrub and am taking some homopathic pills. doesn't help with the itching!!!

2006-08-14 05:20:14 · 9 answers · asked by iwantamastiff 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-14 05:19:38 · 2 answers · asked by lizbet510 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-08-14 05:19:11 · 6 answers · asked by ? 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

someone got a cigarette burn on my leather suite and it has turned into a hole now does anyone know if this can be fixed and if so roughly how much for?

2006-08-14 05:18:19 · 10 answers · asked by carlyxx 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

My house has stucco around the foundation. It is a few years old, and we recently discovered that the builders didn't seal around these foundation windows. They just applied stucco up to the edges of the windows (which are vinyl) and there is now a small gap between the stucco and the window frame. (The rest of the house is siding, and those windows are sealed.) How do I go about sealing these basement/foundation windows? I know you have to be careful with stucco.

2006-08-14 05:12:42 · 6 answers · asked by abcd 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

The ac unit does not turn on but when we turn on the unit from the house something is running, but when we go out back that unit is not running at all. SInce the house was vacent for some time we are thinking maybe someone switched it off but i have no idea how to check any of these things. WE checked the fuses and everythig is fine. We called the landlord and have not heard anything back.. When we turn the unit on inside the house we hear soemthing but it is not the AC

2006-08-14 05:09:57 · 6 answers · asked by emilyl1017 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I would like to try imprinting words or images onto my homemade soaps... but I have no idea how to actualize that idea. Any help would be extremely welcome.

2006-08-14 05:06:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I've been to view a property, and in the lounge there is an old gas fire and behind it in the chimney breast is the back boiler. Can it be easily replaced, or is it worth leaving as a cost effective method of heating the house.

2006-08-14 05:05:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-14 05:04:50 · 9 answers · asked by jar71 1 in Garden & Landscape

I mean, I can't afford to buy an actual bookshelf already made or even an ikea one. Any idea how I could build a cheap unit to store my books in the living room?

2006-08-14 05:03:13 · 10 answers · asked by justcopyandpaste 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

and then crawl around the floor in the dead of night (I only see them if baby wants milk) and they are gone in the morning leaving only a trail as a clue. If I throw pellets down behind the sink I will have dead slugs where I can't get them. I cannot bear to go near them ugh!

2006-08-14 05:02:58 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

i really need to know soon as pos.

2006-08-14 04:56:44 · 15 answers · asked by jemaple 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have an approx. 30 year old flower girl dress that is slightly yellowed. I'd like to restore it so that my daughter can wear it, but it appears dingy even after two home cleanings. It had a chocolate stain that came right out, so it's very easily washable. Any ideas?

2006-08-14 04:54:12 · 19 answers · asked by us2w3kids 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-08-14 04:53:45 · 14 answers · asked by DAVID C 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-08-14 04:45:43 · 16 answers · asked by jellybean 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I dont get it from any other switches in the house? but this one kinda shorts the others and gives me a shock?

2006-08-14 04:42:43 · 7 answers · asked by livachic2005 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a 6 month old 3.5 briggs and strat push mower and after about 5min of mowing it starts to kill like its running out of gas. wait about five minutes it cranks right back up. then it will do again sometimes it will run for 20 min before it wants to kill. i was thinking maybe bad gas, but everything seems clean and in the right place.....

2006-08-14 04:41:43 · 3 answers · asked by towelboy70 3 in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-14 04:38:47 · 9 answers · asked by sridharan 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We are short of a bit of cash and a friend of my wife and I said u can do some od jobs for me. so i went round she wonted me to do some painting for her. when i went to see what she needed doing it was 4 rooms to paint but the money was quite a bit. but she wonts me to do it naked. but we realy need the money how do i tell my wife i dont wont to do it. in case she trys it on

2006-08-14 04:38:37 · 3 answers · asked by ringer6942 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-08-14 04:38:22 · 4 answers · asked by Jackie 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-14 04:34:07 · 5 answers · asked by lasalle_1986 4 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-14 04:33:27 · 13 answers · asked by DAVID C 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I need to bury my cable service coax cable in my backyard. I have already battled with the cable company; I lost and I am moving forward. I anticipate I need to run the cable through PVC pipe, dig a 6 in deep trough, lay the pipe - with the cable inserted - and the waterproof the openings, but I want to be certain. I also want it to look clean and professional as I plan to lanscape later. Your collective assistance is greatly appreciated.

2006-08-14 04:21:48 · 15 answers · asked by EBrowne 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-14 04:18:31 · 4 answers · asked by tom l 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-08-14 04:13:56 · 8 answers · asked by HAWKEYE 2 in Garden & Landscape

chuck key and start stop swith

2006-08-14 04:07:44 · 5 answers · asked by dgmartin455 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

It is a Hefner and Bunny party. The guests are supposed to wear lingerie or sleepwear. I decoration ideas....

2006-08-14 04:05:35 · 10 answers · asked by Wallflower 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I want to hang some pictures in frames and eventually some larger artwork. The problem is I have an aversion to making holes in the wall. How can I hang the pictures? Is there a special tape that can hold the weight and also not rip the paint off the wall or tear the wallpaper? Where would I get something like that?


Please don't answer with "I dunno" or "why do you ask?".

2006-08-14 04:05:10 · 9 answers · asked by R 5 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-08-14 03:58:53 · 10 answers · asked by NJ Loverboy 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

The plants had blooming flowers and peppers started to grow, then only to disappear. I've notice ants on the plants which seem to be healthy plants. What could be the problem?

2006-08-14 03:57:53 · 4 answers · asked by skeetz2@sbcglobal.net 1 in Other - Home & Garden