Home & Garden - 6 October 2006

2006-10-06 23:57:35 · 15 answers · asked by dora 2 in Other - Home & Garden

All of a sudden it is taking over my yard. It's coming from my neighbors yard.

2006-10-06 23:54:11 · 4 answers · asked by joaniebalonie 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-10-06 23:47:16 · 14 answers · asked by James 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have an open type gas central heating system. With the heating on, the pipe before and after the pump are hot there is a 90 degree bend( with a bleed valve) after which the pipe is cold. This is the first time the heating has been "on" since last winter, the hot water is and has been fine. I have bleed all radiators no differeance, I drained the system then refilled and re bled still no differance. This happened (or something similar) a couple of years ago and the guys said an air lock and put in the bled valve at the 90 degree bend. Any ideas? Thanks

2006-10-06 23:46:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I asked yesterday what causes rust stains on a white shower tray and how do you remove it. I was told use CLR but I've never heard of it. I presume this is from USA. Is there a UK equivalent?

2006-10-06 23:35:55 · 8 answers · asked by Jackie 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-10-06 23:21:49 · 6 answers · asked by yiwuvu39 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-10-06 23:06:29 · 8 answers · asked by MARK G 1 in Other - Home & Garden

in decorating a home , there are some basics for everything like colors , pictures , plants ,must do this , must not do that ,....etc.
so , what are these basics ?

2006-10-06 22:53:55 · 4 answers · asked by haider fouad 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I don't like pelates as they seem to suffer and could harm other wild life if they eat the bodies.

2006-10-06 22:52:30 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2006-10-06 22:50:44 · 8 answers · asked by Ashley 1 in Other - Home & Garden

My husband and I have really nice/old hardwood floors thoughout our house. Well we also have this really big queen size bed in our bedroom. Its a really huge heavy bed. Well it moves a little bit across the room, and we have to move it back. Well we thought that we were fine with the center posts because we had them on a foam padding, well this morning I decided to see how it looked and well it had scratched up the floor where the three center post (under the bed in the middle) are. It scratched up and dug into the wood. We want to fix this ourselves, without having to call someone in or removing the boards that were damaged. Does anyone have any idea on how we could fix this? After it is fixed we plan on putting a rug underneath the bed to keep it from doing this again. But we would like to fix the floors back to normal? Thanks

2006-10-06 22:21:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Autumn has arrived and i have a number of established trees in my garden......the consequence is i now have a very mossy driveway.......is there anything that i can do to treat this problem and can i take any preventitive measures to ensure the problem doesnt return ?

2006-10-06 22:12:23 · 4 answers · asked by bgmbgmbgmbgmbgmbgm 2 in Other - Home & Garden

How safe is it to purchase from this site?

2006-10-06 22:09:49 · 1 answers · asked by Vintage-Inspired 6 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-10-06 21:55:15 · 15 answers · asked by margaret w 6 in Cleaning & Laundry

when we flush the toilet the water just keeps on running and has sometimes done this for the whole night. It doesn't seem to register when the flush system is full and the water runs into the overflow system

2006-10-06 21:47:40 · 25 answers · asked by charlie 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-06 21:38:20 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Used sheepskins that need a bit of a spring clean.

2006-10-06 21:37:14 · 14 answers · asked by Nicholas Bias 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I want to paint mine, but I wonder if anybody has used any of the specialist paints that are available? Are the "all-in-one, no undercoat needed" types any good? Has anybody done it and found the paint chipped or peeled - which paint did you use?
I have quite a lots of cupboards so want to make a good job of it 1st time round, any tips would be helpful!

2006-10-06 21:35:08 · 19 answers · asked by Contrary Mary 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-10-06 21:27:52 · 16 answers · asked by TB 5 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I don't expect anyone to know exactly and I know they will all vary but mine is C energy rated (I am in the UK by the way) and wondered if anyone knew roughly what it cost to run per hour! The electric meter box is full of spiders so I'm not looking in there to work it out! Thanks!

2006-10-06 21:21:11 · 1 answers · asked by claire 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-10-06 21:19:46 · 16 answers · asked by smyth1960 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-10-06 21:04:57 · 4 answers · asked by ecr_growls 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Should I build the cubicle wall in plasterboard or use plywood before the final step of tiling? In the event of a breakdown in grouting which would give the most protection from leakage and swelling?

2006-10-06 20:59:05 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-10-06 20:55:32 · 1 answers · asked by ecr_growls 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We are in the process of building a new home. I've opted for the bamboo floors, energy star appliances, front load washer/dryer, programmable thermostat etc. is there anything else I can do to make my home more environmentally friendly and energy efficient? Thank you!

2006-10-06 20:48:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I am building a log home several miles from the nearest power hookup. It will take nearly $30,000 to run power to my homesite. Solar appears to be a viable option, if it is possible to run the whole house. I can get propane delivered if necessary, but if I can do it all with solar, I'd be more likely to go that route.

2006-10-06 20:43:12 · 11 answers · asked by brentdaman2004 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-10-06 20:21:03 · 15 answers · asked by adel m 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Need to replace a bathroom vent/light unit but all in the stores have exhaust port coming from the short side of the unit - I do not want to have to cut into drywall to match the exhaust port - are there any vents that are convertible. (Current exhaust/light unit is rectangular not square and connects to an opening that draws the air to the outside - problem is the opening on any units I have found is on the shorter side of the rectangular unit)HELP

2006-10-06 20:17:29 · 3 answers · asked by Judy F 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I moved in 3 weeks ago(upper darby,pa) but i acturally started to live here from this week. I found something in this apt is really not working properly.
- The wooden floor has a serious slant in the living room and one of the bedrooms. At some spot you can't even stand still.
- shower is so weak. Water only comes out little by little. I could hardly take a smooth shower.
- Bathroom is missing a mirror.
- closet door can't be closed and its falling off.
- bedroom door can't be closed and its falling as well.
- and the mice of course

and the wooden floor is really gross...
I reported the mice problem to the property manager and she only told me to get a cat...but i don't want to have any pets in my apt...what should i do? the lease is 1 yr and now i really want to get out from this place....this place is driving me crazy...before i moved in i put down $500 security deposit i want my money back too...Is it possible to break the lease without hurting my credit? how?thank yo

2006-10-06 20:16:23 · 7 answers · asked by Mary has a little lamb 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-06 20:03:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden