Home & Garden - 31 August 2006

2006-08-31 03:12:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Can someone give me, my sis, her boyfriend and my best friend some of the best advice about our first apartment we're moving into this weekend!?!

2006-08-31 02:59:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

the water was pouring out of my smoke detectors and vents on my first floor. Quite a bit of water was leaked aprox 15 gallons. It was vacumed up shortly after i noticed. will this cause water damage / mold?

2006-08-31 02:55:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-31 02:53:36 · 12 answers · asked by Ouch! 2 in Garden & Landscape

Hi, I currently have a broken stop valve under my bathroom sink. it is a sweat type valve. Can this be replaced by a compression type that I can do myself?

2006-08-31 02:52:50 · 7 answers · asked by Sunil M 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a candlestand that has these notches sticking out of it (there are 7 spots), i thought it would be easy placing the candles on the candlestand but apparently there must be some way to easily place the candles on it, i've tried screwing the candles on (as is), and even warming the base of the candles a little bit but it doesn't work, instead there is a big mess of wax powder under the candle base.

2006-08-31 02:51:42 · 2 answers · asked by Gadget Freak 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

rainforest plant for school project for my daughter mother-in-law tongue plant

2006-08-31 02:50:26 · 5 answers · asked by delwynn m 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-31 02:48:37 · 8 answers · asked by Mr Kippling 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-31 02:42:06 · 10 answers · asked by Kathy C 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a mirror and table that you put in an entrance hall that I would like to antique. I have a base of bronze, which is very pretty, but it is not 'complete'. Thanks for your help.

2006-08-31 02:39:06 · 3 answers · asked by violetmax 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-08-31 02:35:38 · 9 answers · asked by lucygoosy2003 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

We keep having to move it to chase the kitty's ping pong balls. Is it easy to put castors on it, could I glue felt to the 'legs', or is there anything else we can do?

2006-08-31 02:35:28 · 27 answers · asked by emily_jane2379 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-31 02:30:54 · 6 answers · asked by kevin_viger 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-31 02:26:42 · 42 answers · asked by cornflake girl 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am thinking about buying one and would just like to here other peoples experience of doing so, good or bad. Thanks

2006-08-31 02:24:52 · 16 answers · asked by lisa_lee100 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I have checked all the inside exposed foundation walls but have found no evidence of mold, it has to be behinnd the dry wall. Is there a solution that does NOT require removing the dry wall to check. I am a do it your selfer and do not want to call someone in at this stage, any suggestions? Thanks Twila

2006-08-31 02:21:08 · 6 answers · asked by Twila N 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a rectangular basement family room, 11 feet by 22 feet (ceiling is white, 8 feet high), there is a door going through a narrow wall, and two windows (5 feet long, 3 feet high, each) on the right side long wall, with a ledge under the windows. We will lay Red Oak Gunstock laminate floor, which looks very similar to hardwood (individual planks that are 2" wide, 3 different lengths.)
On the left and front wall I will paint a darkish Balkan Sea blue.
http://www.colorcharts.org/ccorg/resources/results.aspx?strFind=balkan%20sea

On the right wall with the windows, and the narrow wall with the door through it, will paint it Wilton Blue.
http://www.colorcharts.org/ccorg/resources/results.aspx?strFind=wilton%20blue

Will have white baseboard trim and window casing trim.
I think painting the whole room Balkan Sea would make the room too dark looking.

2006-08-31 02:19:36 · 6 answers · asked by hello 6 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-08-31 02:19:00 · 1 answers · asked by rd231hidden 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-08-31 02:14:40 · 3 answers · asked by tomrothwell2001 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

How much would it cost to tear down a wall which was put up in a garage to partition a portion into a little office? It's a one-car garage, approximate size of wall is 11 lineal feet by 8 foot high. It was done by a builder so is most likely to code. It has a door as well to permit access to the entire garage. I'm just looking for a cost range to raze it and remove the debris.

2006-08-31 02:07:49 · 9 answers · asked by Chicken1 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-08-31 01:55:50 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-31 01:54:54 · 9 answers · asked by cowbag 2 in Other - Home & Garden

also how much do they cost & does anyone know a good one in oxford?

I am also going to knock through the back external wall so I can put in some french doors.

2006-08-31 01:52:49 · 19 answers · asked by lenghtypeice 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-31 01:50:46 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I am quite good at installing plumbing and could probably install a combi boiler. Could I install my own combi boiler and then just get a plumber to hook it up to the gas? If you are a plumber would you put your name on an installation that someone else has installed?

2006-08-31 01:46:51 · 5 answers · asked by Get-A-Fix 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My young one left the gas tanks for the riding lawn mower sitting outside in pouring rain for several days - what are the chances that water has gotten into the canisters, and if so - how do I get it safely out? I vaguely recall having had water years ago in my push lawnmower - and a neighbor put some rubbing alcohol??? in it that seemed to cure the problem, but am not sure. Any suggestions anybody?

As an alternative - if I want to get rid of the possible watered down gas [new riding lawn mower - I am not taking my chances with it] where do I go to, to safely dispose the gas off? I can't just dump it - we are talking about nearly 6 gallons - it will damage all growing things and we have pets too, and obviously I can't put it in the trashcan... Will the gas stations accept it back, or where do I need to go? How do I make sure afterwards that there is no water remaining in the tanks before using them again?

Thanks! S.

2006-08-31 01:46:20 · 1 answers · asked by greenegardens 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have purple sage growing and it is getting HUGE (about 4ft in length already). The bees love it. But I need to get it to a more manageable size. Can I just trim back a foot or so and not kill the plant?

2006-08-31 01:43:37 · 4 answers · asked by Help 3 in Garden & Landscape

Also....I would like to know how much corn seeds cost?

Thanks!!

2006-08-31 01:40:57 · 3 answers · asked by Alex 3 in Garden & Landscape

it is my multicolor louis vuitton bag.

2006-08-31 01:33:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I want to extend my patio slab. Should I pour a new adjoining slab? If I continue the same slope as the original slab, it may be too low w.r.t. the yard. This would also result in an obvious seam between the too different slabs. Should I overpour the original slab when doing the new one to raise the whole thing and make one surface? Would this be more liable to crack? Is there anything wrong with overpouring concrete?

2006-08-31 01:29:58 · 3 answers · asked by ? 4 in Maintenance & Repairs