Home & Garden - 25 September 2006

I live with my mom and 16 year old brother. I'm 20. Last year we had to have the gas heat cut off, because we couldn't afford it. It's almost time for it to be really cold again. Is it illegal for a minor to live in a home without heat? We ended up using space heaters last year, but they're dangerous and don't work well(still very cold).

2006-09-25 15:09:57 · 8 answers · asked by existingtobe 3 in Other - Home & Garden

This spring, pumpkin plants started growing. I wouldn't let my hubby pull them...hoping for a nice crop of pumpkins for this fall. I got about a dozen pumkins. One turned out beautifully. (Was dark green, then turned bright orange.) The others all started out a cream color, and ended up being a melon color. Could they all have crossed with something else? They are definetely pumpkins, just an odd color! Just wondering...and just a little disappointed!

2006-09-25 14:56:09 · 5 answers · asked by momof3pups 2 in Garden & Landscape

I am interested in a product called fiber floor and I was wondering how to get some pros and cons regarding its quality...

2006-09-25 14:55:00 · 3 answers · asked by Carrot girl 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-09-25 14:42:26 · 3 answers · asked by LARRY 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I remembered seeing people years ago making jigs for cutting angle from a table saw. Can anybody enlighten some technics to get angle cutts done.

2006-09-25 14:41:44 · 9 answers · asked by honker 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

it feel lose in the soil at the base and it felt tight when i planted it.

2006-09-25 14:34:51 · 3 answers · asked by patricia n 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-09-25 14:34:23 · 2 answers · asked by jomalyn_ramirez2000 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-09-25 14:30:22 · 4 answers · asked by MG 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-09-25 14:28:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Would also love jasmine plants if available

2006-09-25 14:23:11 · 3 answers · asked by ♫♪♥azMom♥♪♫ 2 in Garden & Landscape

I put two sweaters in the laundry by accident. When I got them back they were quite a bit smaller!! Is there any way I can restore their size?

2006-09-25 14:19:30 · 7 answers · asked by Michael S 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I replaced my roof this summer but there are still leaks below 3 of 6 vents. I used a lot of roofing cement and completely covered the edges of the vents with shingles. Should the bottom half of the vents be exposed? Is more roofing cement the answer?

2006-09-25 14:17:28 · 4 answers · asked by satzema 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Is there a solution such as pine sol or another inexpensive way to clean my carpet and the urine smell to go away. I have tried the stuff at petsmart and its not working. Have a hoover agility and want to deep clean carpet.

2006-09-25 14:16:16 · 7 answers · asked by lovelife 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-09-25 14:16:15 · 2 answers · asked by gingerbread 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Tube of lipstick was washed and dried with load of clothes. How can I remove this from clothing?

2006-09-25 14:08:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-09-25 14:04:35 · 3 answers · asked by ddmax 1 in Other - Home & Garden

My boyfriend plans to visit from Germany, we are both 18, soon 19. My mom, for whatever reason she holds, will not let him stay in our house for that time, and so I wanted to know if I could find an affordable, decent apartment in Brevard County, Florida to be leased for 2 to 3 months.

Thank you so much for your help!

2006-09-25 14:02:53 · 4 answers · asked by koqcowgrl 1 in Other - Home & Garden

what are they?

2006-09-25 13:56:20 · 3 answers · asked by Linda M 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-09-25 13:52:34 · 11 answers · asked by DaWa 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-09-25 13:51:30 · 4 answers · asked by Thursday Next 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-09-25 13:46:26 · 8 answers · asked by Carolyn D 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-09-25 13:42:02 · 4 answers · asked by T C 6 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

On one part of the floor, a concrete patch meets with the floorboards. They are not the same level - maximum 1/2 inch in the difference. Is there something I can do to level this off? Someone said levelling compound but with movement in the boards and the concrete being non-flexible, could this work? Is there something else that might do the job? \i'd be very grateful to anyone who can help me with this. Thank you.

2006-09-25 13:34:14 · 8 answers · asked by Rachel Maria 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

My boyfriend and I live together in a small townhouse with 1.5 bathrooms, a washer and dryer, and a dishwasher. Our gallons of water used increased a lot and we don't seem to be using any more water than we did in our last billing cycle. Our first 2 months living here we used 8000 gallons of water. The past two months the bill said we used 18000 gallons. Is that really a normal amount of water for two people? We don't do laundry or dishes more than 2 times a week.

2006-09-25 13:26:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Looking for the best finish for a broken plate mosaic coffe table project that isnt expensive and can at least cover over the sharp edges.

2006-09-25 13:25:39 · 6 answers · asked by tricky k 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My boyfriend and I live in a small townhouse with 1.5 bathrooms, washer and dryer, and dishwasher. The only thing that changed from my old place is having our washer. We each take one shower a day, do dishes maybe 2 times a week and do maybe 2 loads of laundry a week. Our first bill said we used 8000 gallons of water for 2 months. Our most recent bill said we used 18,000 gallons of water for the past 2 months. Our bill more than doubled! What is going on? We are not doing anything different than we did during the time period of our first bill. What would cause a 10000 gallon increase? (our toilets are not leaking)

2006-09-25 13:18:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

worms keep appearing in the toilet and the toilet is very very clean

2006-09-25 13:12:41 · 6 answers · asked by tinatazpep7 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

how can i press a flower from my grandmothers funeral so i can keep it forever?

2006-09-25 13:12:37 · 5 answers · asked by angela 2 in Garden & Landscape

I, planted this maple tree less than a year ago, and ,there are aphids,pretty much on each and every leaf. I live in zone 9, and it rained last week.Could anyone let me know, why aphids in the summer, and what can I use for the aphids.
Thanks

2006-09-25 13:09:17 · 4 answers · asked by Angel_4u 1 in Garden & Landscape

this is a pretty large tree, the trunk is about 30" across. I removed the 10" branch that had the rot and ants in it.. but the ants had bored into the trunk also, and the rot continiues into the trunk.

2006-09-25 13:07:08 · 3 answers · asked by Rusty H 1 in Other - Home & Garden