Home & Garden - 15 August 2006

and you don't wanna get rid of these and your closet is full too?

2006-08-15 13:13:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-15 13:08:36 · 22 answers · asked by kekepania68 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-08-15 12:55:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The house was constructed new and I have shingles that have a 20 year warranty. A few have blown off in winds of 40-50 mph and I have had them replaced. The shingles show signs of wear. How does one find out if a "warranty" applies. When talking with the installing company I get "you know the shingles are old". Yeah, so what, they were sold and designed to last for 20 years and they are showing severe wear and I'm afraid a leak will develop and I will have worse problems. It seems contacting installers is futile...they all want to sell you a new roof job. Should I be able to contact the shingle manufacturer and have their representative look at it?

2006-08-15 12:50:47 · 7 answers · asked by jmarvelous1943 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I live in a tropical country. The ants are very small, brownish in color, and seem to be attracted to water (they are always found in my sink and tumblers) on top of the usual sweets.

2006-08-15 12:38:27 · 15 answers · asked by Deeliano 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-15 12:37:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I live in a mobile home park. Every house has a storage shed that was built sitting directly on the dirt when the home was installed. The shed is about 8x10, made of wood whatever that siding is that they put on new mobile homes. Since it is sitting on the dirt, it seems to me that it will begin to decay and also will get termites (in fact, it has them already). I wish it could have been built on a concrete slab, but the park does not allow that. So I was thinking it would be good to raise it up on bricks around the exterior wall, at least, so it is not sitting on the dirt.

But how to go about that? The thing ways a near infinite amount, as far as I can tell (though it has no foundation below the dirt), and there is no way to slide something like a jack under one side unless I dug a hole under the side. So how to raise it? Or is it a bad idea?

And is there something I can put for termites in the boards touching the dirt short of having it tented? The floor is plywood.

2006-08-15 12:35:13 · 4 answers · asked by Larry 6 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Looking for a magazine for mobile home owners, they have mags. for old homes, log homes, country homes, beach homes, even apt. living.. Just want one for us mobile home owners.

2006-08-15 12:31:16 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I want to make my flowers last longer, I tried aspirin, but that didn't seem to help

2006-08-15 12:30:02 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

cleaning out old grout using a rotary tool

2006-08-15 12:12:50 · 6 answers · asked by gmcsierra5387 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My ceiling is coming down because of a pin hole leak in the plumbing system. Whats the best way to seal it?

2006-08-15 11:56:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

well i read in a book that like yellow roses mean everlasting love or whatever. so can you tell me like what colors mean what and everything.
i was just wondering. thanx

2006-08-15 11:53:29 · 1 answers · asked by sparkelsinurface 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I got this jacket in a pink phase of mine.. and now I want to to be white. The material is kind of heavy.. 98% cotton 2% spandex. The inside is polyester but i dont care how that turns out...

I want to to be pure white. SHould I soak it in bleach? put it through the wash??

2006-08-15 11:53:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-08-15 11:53:07 · 9 answers · asked by Crushgal 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-15 11:47:44 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

can anyone give me any ideas on how to stop my garden flooding everytime we have a down pour.
its only a tiny front garden but it is turfed.
i did get told sand helps but am un sure if this is true.

2006-08-15 11:44:38 · 10 answers · asked by trinity 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-15 11:42:56 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

is it better plant a flower inside or outside

2006-08-15 11:33:39 · 5 answers · asked by caligrl593 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-15 11:28:56 · 8 answers · asked by Meru B 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

in the process of preparing the garden I found lots of ants and other insects, what should I do before planting.

2006-08-15 11:19:14 · 6 answers · asked by donofalltrades 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-15 11:16:35 · 4 answers · asked by Lauren C 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Looking for a guide that will tell me what perennials bloom in April, May, June, etc.

2006-08-15 10:52:56 · 7 answers · asked by Ken C 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-15 10:46:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-08-15 10:45:30 · 1 answers · asked by jacksonian60 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Is it too early since we are still in summer?

2006-08-15 10:42:43 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-08-15 10:37:03 · 30 answers · asked by Emily G 1 in Other - Home & Garden

where can I get one? I have checked EVERYWHERE.

2006-08-15 10:36:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I was given have a Duncan Phyfe style dining room table that is Mahogany (not veneer) solid wood, approximately 70 y/o. We use this set as our everyday table. It gets a white water stain immediately whenever any water touches the table even if I dry it right away. I have used Howard's Restore-A-Finish which removes the white marks but how do I seal the table so this doesn't happen. We would like to be able to use the table without being so careful and paranoid of drips every meal. I would prefer not to have to completely refinish the table. Also, I want to make sure I don't use a product that will ruin the finish.

2006-08-15 10:36:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-08-15 10:23:43 · 16 answers · asked by chuckybandarez 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Our water is so hard and that stuff that builds up around the faucets, white, gritty stuff is in the toilets too. It's just coating the insides. I've let Lime-away sit for 30 minutes+ and it doesn't touch it. Any suggestions???

2006-08-15 10:21:30 · 8 answers · asked by bradys_mommy 4 in Cleaning & Laundry