Home & Garden - 6 October 2006

two walls are concrete and I am going to use 1X3 firring strips with 3/4 inch foam insulation to finish those walls. Using shallow boxes, I need to know what size romex to use...12-3? Do I anchor the boxes into the concrete or attach them to the firring strips?

2006-10-06 03:27:22 · 12 answers · asked by Cynthia S 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-10-06 03:13:38 · 10 answers · asked by Jo 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My elderly neighbor needs replacement bags for a Kenmore Powermate sweeper. It is the canister type, blue in color and the canister says Kenmore Whisperer. It is a 12.0 amp sweeper. I am not sure what bags to buy and she threw away the old one. Any ideas? I am going to Sears but I thought someone could advise me as to what type bags to purchase. Thanks

2006-10-06 03:13:25 · 7 answers · asked by draketeresa 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-10-06 03:10:41 · 2 answers · asked by fastfred 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-06 03:08:54 · 14 answers · asked by MARK G 1 in Other - Home & Garden

When I moved back into my old house, I brought along a lot of things I had from the previous place and have not sorted them out. I do not know where to start from as my room is in such a mess and I have things piled up all over the place. Would somebody please give me some advice?

2006-10-06 03:06:26 · 14 answers · asked by Lemon_cleanser 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have found a few in my house I am wanting to know how to kill them or drive them away.

2006-10-06 03:04:57 · 6 answers · asked by lulu_wolf2005 1 in Other - Home & Garden

My house sits on 1 acre and the grass is mostly dead and weedy, at this time of the year what do I do to start bringing it back to life? I live in Kansas, if that makes a difference.

2006-10-06 03:02:04 · 8 answers · asked by nicky 2 in Garden & Landscape

I keep meaning to find out the answer but no-one seems to know. this is a rubber ball, about the size of a squash ball, hanging down from underneath the ironing board on a little chain. there's a hole in it, which tapers inwards.

I wondered whether it might be designed to hold some sort of laundry pen or something, but that seems silly.

Can someone put me out of my misery and tell me what this is supposed to be for?

2006-10-06 03:01:43 · 13 answers · asked by ExV 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Just bought a house with hard wood floors, the previous renters were not too kind to them. We can't afford to refinish them right now but how can I make them as good as possible.

2006-10-06 02:58:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

is there any type of bacteria that can keep a plant from reproducing but yet all it to grow and flourish as it should.

2006-10-06 02:58:01 · 1 answers · asked by lovinlover 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I'm going to need about a dozen ordinary house-bricks for a job in the house, but am not sure whether how they are sold. Is it possible to buy bricks individually (or in small amounts) or do you have to buy them by the gross or something. I don't want to go on the thieve from a local building site for the few bricks I need, but if I can't buy just a few rather than loads I might just have to. Anyone have an idea of price per brick. Pennies, surely?

2006-10-06 02:53:49 · 24 answers · asked by Mental Mickey 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a birdbath in my yard. It us in the middle of the yard in full sun. It looks pretty bare and I would like suggestions on what type of flowers or greenery to plant around it. I live in NW Georgia.

2006-10-06 02:47:47 · 5 answers · asked by tauras94 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-10-06 02:45:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-10-06 02:44:53 · 9 answers · asked by Vage Centurian 3 in Other - Home & Garden

When a fruit gets too ripe then suddenly gnats are there???? Where do they come from when there were none until the fruit ripened?

2006-10-06 02:42:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2006-10-06 02:40:35 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Something from the drawer above fell and the drawer will not close completely; I can't reach around it.

2006-10-06 02:37:44 · 5 answers · asked by slatham4 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

is there an alternative to pressure washing?

2006-10-06 02:33:52 · 9 answers · asked by ouisy_01 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I cut back some peace lilies and put the stems in water to root. I gathered up the pieces in my hand, and now I have a painful, itchy rash.I did no other gardening and stayed indoors while doing this. There are blisters along the base of my fingers and it is red and very itchy.

2006-10-06 02:26:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Should I look at a house first or apply for a loan first? could someone delineate the process for purchasing a house?

2006-10-06 02:26:15 · 6 answers · asked by ranny h 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-10-06 02:24:46 · 11 answers · asked by vegas_sizzle 2 in Other - Home & Garden

i recently put stick on floor tile on my bath room walls , it looks great but some are falling off ,anyone know of a glue that would hold them on, i have sheet rock walls?

2006-10-06 02:14:34 · 10 answers · asked by chuck s 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

My lawn is not level , hills, holes and uneven, can my lawn be leveled and can I do it or should I call someone?

2006-10-06 02:13:08 · 8 answers · asked by Pompin Jo 1 in Garden & Landscape

We are building a new house in the Denver, Colorado area and were wondering if there is a current trend in selecting the type of wood and stain for the kitchen and bathroom cabinets? Are most new houses going with cherry, maple, oak, or hickory for their cabinetry? And what color of stain is in now?

2006-10-06 02:11:15 · 4 answers · asked by PhantomPhenom 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-10-06 02:10:03 · 39 answers · asked by Grinner5000 4 in Garden & Landscape

when would be a good time to take up flower bulbs,(gladiolas,peoines) and should they be stored over winter and replanted in the spring, i live in the south centeral usa?

2006-10-06 02:09:25 · 4 answers · asked by chuck s 4 in Garden & Landscape

2006-10-06 02:07:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-06 02:01:41 · 24 answers · asked by john c 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I think lightning may have hit the pump last night - maybe. I woke up when I heard a really loud boom at the begining of a storm...

2006-10-06 02:01:28 · 9 answers · asked by Imed23 1 in Maintenance & Repairs