Home & Garden - 6 October 2006

im getting ready to sell my home. this is the first home i have ever tryed to sell, so i dont realy know what to do. ive don all the remodling and now i dont know if i should hire a realitor or do it myself, and would a realitor charge more

2006-10-06 09:39:58 · 11 answers · asked by hailey80223 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The rain has been pelting down in buckets and the water has been coming in underneath the rubber seal on my new garage doors and up to about ten feet along the floor. What can I do to prevent it happening again?

2006-10-06 09:36:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-06 09:35:32 · 35 answers · asked by ? 4 in Other - Home & Garden

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2006-10-06 09:34:34 · 1 answers · asked by prncesk30 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-10-06 09:31:45 · 5 answers · asked by d_rscorah 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I bought a door peephole (not planning to use for a door) and i put it under water to clean the lense since it was dirty. I dont know what i was thinking. Now its all wet inside the lense and foggy. its been two hours. it got better after 30 minutes. but now its worse than ever. Will it get better on its own? or is there anything i can do to fix it.

Also I must leave out of town in 30 minutes. so i cant go buy a new one.

2006-10-06 09:26:51 · 10 answers · asked by dsfsdg d 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I would like to get my windows tinted to see outside and block from being seen inside from outside.I don't want to spend too much.all of this is because my dog likes to look through the windows and I don't want anyone to know that I have a dog in the house.

2006-10-06 09:15:35 · 9 answers · asked by gilboston2003 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a few stainless steel things in my kitchen, one is a shiny toaster oven. The other is a bread box, has that pewter look. I want them to look great, have tried vinegar and water, microfibre, any other ideas? Can't get the fingerprints off.

2006-10-06 09:13:41 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-10-06 09:12:03 · 5 answers · asked by brewer 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-10-06 09:09:38 · 23 answers · asked by TB 5 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Is there something I can add to the wash? I've heard vinegar, but I have a front loader so I'm not sure where/how/when I would add it.

2006-10-06 09:08:54 · 18 answers · asked by PezLori 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

We just built our house in the middle of a desert, now I want to plant a flower & veggie garden & grass, what do I need to do to the sand drifts to make them plant friendly?

2006-10-06 09:06:56 · 8 answers · asked by zadea 2 in Garden & Landscape

she told me "you're getting locked out of the house in broad daylight sans clothes"...i've never heard that expression before what does it mean??

2006-10-06 09:06:55 · 17 answers · asked by laura 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-10-06 09:01:59 · 13 answers · asked by FOR(LAWN)ED GARDENER 2 in Garden & Landscape

We had a pen leak ink on our coffee table. Goo gone and those products generally strip the finish. Any one have ideas on what to use? We tried Murphy's Oil soap, dish soap and a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.

2006-10-06 09:01:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-10-06 09:00:58 · 4 answers · asked by breezy71 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-10-06 09:00:53 · 7 answers · asked by FOR(LAWN)ED GARDENER 2 in Garden & Landscape

I have an ugly old slate patio in the back. The cement between the slate flags is gross, old, weathered and cracked in places. The slate flags look gross. Is there anything I can do (paint, etc.) to make it look better. Don't tell me to rip it up or replace it. Like I didn't already think of that one, you nimrod!!!!

2006-10-06 09:00:38 · 5 answers · asked by ? 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

Ive just moved into a new house and my soil is in quite good condition at the top but about a foot down it is very compacted and clayey. In order to get it into better condition, i know i need to add mulch and organic matter but do I mix this in with the clay or do I need to get rid of the clay all together?

2006-10-06 09:00:31 · 10 answers · asked by jackie t 2 in Garden & Landscape

I already have
http://www.todayinsci.com/cgi-bin/indexpage.pl?http://www.todayinsci.com/F/Fellows_Alvin/FellowsTapeMeasurePatent.htm

And the wic-o-pedia http that led me to the above patent application by Alvin J. Fellows in 1868.

Specifically links about prior models of spring loaded tape measures.

Thanks

2006-10-06 08:54:21 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-10-06 08:53:35 · 14 answers · asked by dirtyben 1 in Garden & Landscape

Without discolouring it?

2006-10-06 08:53:31 · 14 answers · asked by Purple 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

The previous owners of our house put in a beautiful stone pathway leading up to the front door. The path consists of paver stones with concrete in the crevices. Unfortunately, either they didn't level it or it skewed over time, because now it's a hazard with stones sticking up at odd angles. Is there anything that we can do to level it back out without removing/redoing the whole thing?

2006-10-06 08:50:49 · 3 answers · asked by faeriefolk_15 2 in Garden & Landscape

I'm trying to find an area rug for my living room, styled in what one might call casual modern (no florals or persians). The room has white walls (apartment), subdued goldish tan sofa and loveseat and burgundy leather accent chairs. Side tables and coffee table have a black finish, and wall art is predominantly black or dark brown with burgandy accents. Lots of plants, too, which introduce greens into the room. But there's a tannish wall-to-wall, and while the room has a dark, masculine feel, which I like overall, for some reason it's also a little monochromatic feeling. Perhaps it's my tendencies toward solid colors. So I'm looking now to brighten and punch things up a bit on the floor without getting too garish. I've found lots of rugs with colors and patterns I like, but I can't tell what would work best in that room. I'm hoping for something on the lighter side, I think, to make the blacks pop, but that will also harmonize with the golds and burgandies.

2006-10-06 08:36:41 · 6 answers · asked by gantary 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-10-06 08:34:57 · 4 answers · asked by Betty 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am moving to New York on Feb. 2007, I have never lived in an apartment or small spaces. So I need ideas in how to arrange the furniture and decorate the space. Also are studios a very common living space in NYC?

2006-10-06 08:34:47 · 56 answers · asked by hoy_paz 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-10-06 08:33:56 · 7 answers · asked by Alison T 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Is it cubic yards or square feet,or cubic cubic feet? How do you do it? For Landscape Construction class.HELP?

2006-10-06 08:32:59 · 11 answers · asked by Babydoll 4 in Garden & Landscape

I need advice on organizing my home office. A url or anything would be helpful. The office has a pc, printer, fax, 3 desks. I just need a general, work flow, organization of crap type of guideline.

2006-10-06 08:31:32 · 3 answers · asked by RamsGod 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have an antique cast iron trough which I would like to fit into a recess and fill with plants. Unfortunately the trough is longer than the recess. If I arrange to have the middle section removed and the 2 ends welded back together plus drill holes for drainage will this greatly devalue the item?

2006-10-06 08:29:53 · 9 answers · asked by Ratley 1 in Garden & Landscape