Home & Garden - 4 September 2006

I just bought a new set of sheets (300 thread count) and they started pilling after just two or three washes. What can I do to stop this from happening in the future?

2006-09-04 14:50:07 · 7 answers · asked by thenameisthesame 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

I prep the walls by using TSP and taking off the gloss from the old paint.

Then I prime the walls.

I have seen on home improvement shows that they do not clean the walls before priming, they just prime and then paint.

Am I doing it the correct way?

What are the procedures for preparing the walls for primer?

2006-09-04 14:44:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-09-04 14:42:44 · 13 answers · asked by ladyprince1119 1 in Other - Home & Garden

There are now a total of EIGHT shopping carts by the gate where I drive into my apartments! Someone keeps leaving them here and never taking them back. The grocery store is freaking 2 blocks away. I think this person lives here, and management is doing nothing about it. It is driving me INSANE everytime I get home and have to see them sitting there! Do I have a right to be mad? Do I have a right to wring the manager's neck?

2006-09-04 14:33:07 · 23 answers · asked by alwaysright 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-09-04 14:30:01 · 6 answers · asked by Renee Y 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-09-04 14:29:52 · 1 answers · asked by wally 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I am trying to grow a hybrid plant and i dont know where to start...help!

2006-09-04 14:28:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

We have 2 small cuts in our vinyl flooring caused by the drop of a jar. Is there an easy way to repair it? Thanks!

2006-09-04 14:26:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

If not, did you paint over it?
Im removing wallpaper from a kitchen that was wallpapered directly to the drywall and its going veeeeery slowly.
Does anyone have any tips? I have a paper tiger, and I have the wallpaper loosening solution, and it helps but not much.
Conversly has anyone painted over this stuff with good results? did you perhaps seal up the gaps with something?

2006-09-04 14:22:56 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-09-04 14:18:36 · 27 answers · asked by henry b 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I left choclate oreo icecream sit on my counter top over night. You know the delicious Oreo Klondike bars... ehmm anyway now I have a big choclate stain on my new granite counter top.

2006-09-04 14:05:56 · 9 answers · asked by Sarah P 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I know ALOT of people who have drowned and alot of people who know people who have drowned...why is it that people who know about this still get pools and a womens child just recently drowned in her pool .....

2006-09-04 14:01:57 · 8 answers · asked by sogullablegurly 3 in Other - Home & Garden

We're thinking about buying a snowblower/thrower for this winter as we no longer have a truck with a plow on it. You all gave us some good lawn mower suggestions. So, what is the best brand and/or model in the reasonable price range?

2006-09-04 14:01:07 · 8 answers · asked by Jill&Justin 5 in Garden & Landscape

I didn't have vinegar or amnonia after clearing the kitchen floor. I spend over an hour clearing the floor and then sweeping. Then I check to see what I have. All I could find was Clorex and Tide, so I figure Clorex and mix it in with a lot of water. That took me about 30 minutes to mop because of the stubborn spots.

2006-09-04 13:59:37 · 7 answers · asked by SweetBrunette 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

I mean the printer ink.
Can i get the stains out if they are set in? If so. How?

2006-09-04 13:52:50 · 12 answers · asked by Steel Rocker 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

It seems like no matter how much i try,my bath towels and kitchen towels,even washcloths end up smelling like mildew. I've washed them in cold water,hot water,warm,put downy in the rince cycle,and even if they smell fresh at first,when i get one out to use,it smells terrible again! I store them in a dry place,so that's not the problem,any ideas or words of wisdom please!!

2006-09-04 13:52:41 · 15 answers · asked by gone2soon 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-09-04 13:47:42 · 5 answers · asked by vandekamp73 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-09-04 13:43:21 · 4 answers · asked by REGG 1 in Other - Home & Garden

ok, so here's the link to the bug: (i took and edited the pic :) )

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b183/tony_sangio/IMG_2008.jpg

i have no idea what it is, but i know its poisonous, my uncle's arm turned RED when he accidentally rubbed his arm against it. Please tell me what it is.

2006-09-04 13:41:15 · 10 answers · asked by Tony S 2 in Other - Home & Garden

it has no controls on it.could it just need freon? what's wrong with it?

2006-09-04 13:41:08 · 14 answers · asked by dor 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-09-04 13:36:06 · 18 answers · asked by alexi 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-09-04 13:35:24 · 13 answers · asked by princessbuttercup59 2 in Garden & Landscape

This is an old rememdy I heard long time ago but don't remember how to mix it, all I know is chop the vines real fine, I know there has to be a lovely elderly lady out there that can put me on the right path with this.Thank you.

2006-09-04 13:32:36 · 6 answers · asked by csacamp 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-09-04 13:26:04 · 2 answers · asked by canna q 1 in Garden & Landscape

I was told that it is not my problem since I do pay rent. Is this true. It's hotter than hell and I can't really afford to fix it.

2006-09-04 13:20:40 · 9 answers · asked by megan4u5 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-09-04 13:19:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-09-04 13:18:02 · 4 answers · asked by tapman31 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-09-04 13:15:51 · 6 answers · asked by pnaznp 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I bought this years ago, it is in a tall (18 inches) red box. Works like a charm. Is called Fire Any Extinguisher. The pesticide is in a pressurized cannister. You hook up a flexible tube with a metal prod (maybe a foot long) to it. Spray and stick the tube into the ground and it wipes out the whole mound in an hour or two. It is almost out and I have searched everywhere but can't find it on line, in stores, etc. Anyone have any ideas?

2006-09-04 13:14:32 · 5 answers · asked by X 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2 bedroom apartment complexes within walking distance from the beach bars in wilmington nc. the cheaper the rent the better.

2006-09-04 13:14:19 · 2 answers · asked by madmordigan83 1 in Other - Home & Garden