Home & Garden - 9 October 2006

I have provided a couple of builders with copies of the drawings and structural engineers report and asked them for a detailed quote, ie a breakdown of costs for building works, electrical, plumbing, kitchens, bathrooms etc but all seem reluctant to provide this. They are happy to give me a total price but if I don't know exactly what is included, then the total cost could increase if they haven't accounted for everything I want. Is this normal? Should I be doing things differently? Any advice/help would be great.

2006-10-09 23:58:40 · 9 answers · asked by Gunner 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-10-09 23:57:43 · 16 answers · asked by myrtlemarie2001 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I tried all kinds of pellets, gas from Home Depot and Lowes. My grass has a lot of mounds at all corners and the ghophers still keeps on digging. Is there a more effective way of getting rid of these rodents? They are destroying my lawn pretty bad.

2006-10-09 23:50:00 · 4 answers · asked by saldy m 2 in Garden & Landscape

The design on my bedroom ceiling is horrible. Before we moved in someone put a design on it that looks like when the paint was wet they got this idea of making little points sticking out all over the ceiling. Can someone please tell me how I can remove this. I don't want to scrap it off because It will be to messy to do. I need any good suggestions. Fixing this room would make me feel so much better.

2006-10-09 23:29:39 · 4 answers · asked by olmedaevelyn 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

the shelves in the howce are just too small to fit in any dramatic stuff..

2006-10-09 23:03:21 · 2 answers · asked by ramyaa R 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

just want to get some good info on growing and careing for the money tree! Please help!

2006-10-09 22:51:55 · 4 answers · asked by davidmort34 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-10-09 22:49:10 · 2 answers · asked by Tang 2 in Other - Home & Garden

What are they like?

2006-10-09 22:31:06 · 4 answers · asked by cucumis_sativus 5 in Garden & Landscape

please I want to no whether there are schools that offer courses on interior decoration through which I can be trained to have require skill to start up on my own

2006-10-09 22:22:02 · 4 answers · asked by dappy 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have a metal jewelry stand that is powder coated?? in paint.. similar to what you find on painted metal beds.

I want to spray paint it another color. Is this possible, and how?? thanks.

2006-10-09 22:20:37 · 10 answers · asked by hapfut 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

i just got one and wanna know wat i should do to keep it growing...

2006-10-09 22:10:41 · 2 answers · asked by island_gurl6953 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-10-09 22:10:39 · 6 answers · asked by red 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Last winter, despite all my efforts to annihilate them, the slugs ate up my winter pansies . What can I plant this winter in my garden tubs which they won't devour?

2006-10-09 22:04:06 · 9 answers · asked by mad 7 in Garden & Landscape

I am trying to find the name of some cutlery I saw in a shop. We think it may have been by amefa and it was a 32 pc set with a chequered pattern up the handles.the handles were rounded. it was fity pounds, but origionally 100.

2006-10-09 21:43:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Hi,
I have this black dress shirt which is made out of 100 percent polyester. Does anyone know how I can dye it brown and if it is possible? Any suggestions truly appreciated!

2006-10-09 21:37:24 · 5 answers · asked by sassygirl2473 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

it is either emulsion or satin wood both water based.

2006-10-09 21:35:59 · 5 answers · asked by caw 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

there will be ltd space thinking of uderfloor is it efficient

2006-10-09 21:30:35 · 10 answers · asked by richard w 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-09 21:23:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I was wondering if I could get up in the loft and sort it myself with your advice or do I definately need a plumber. Sometimes it stops for a while, then starts again with a vengeance.

2006-10-09 21:10:34 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-09 20:57:34 · 9 answers · asked by johannea 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

is there a website or phone number to get low income housing in los angeles, california for my husband and i?

2006-10-09 20:27:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

my tennants kids can't play in their back yard because they get ate up.i get no bites until i notice a small elm growing into the foundation.when i bent it over to step on it and break it off i got lots of stings or bites from something.very painful,can't see the insect but you can definitely feel the bites or stings.they appear to move around as if possibly under the skin.any idea's what they may be?one of her kids get so ate up them that she has had to take them to doctor.he says not an allergy,it's definitely a bug or insect.maybe sandfleas?she also has a stack of treated lumber laying next to where they appear to be

2006-10-09 20:20:35 · 5 answers · asked by jgmafb 5 in Garden & Landscape

Looking for helpfull answers - Get a plumber is not helpfull !!

Water from kitchen sink is coming up the bath plug hole when its drained. This is also the case from the bathroom sink.

At first it would eventually drain off but now the bath is totally blocked. I have tried plunging and pumping to no avail.

Is Costic Soda or similar products a good idea or do i have to remove all of my bath panels and start checking ubends etc for blockages?

2006-10-09 20:18:18 · 12 answers · asked by maclad74 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I cant seem to get it out of the carpet (The Candle Wax)
And my 9 month old Daughter who is crawling keeps picking at the candle wax & tries to eat it - Its all over the carpet - Makes me wonder if the person that lived here before us was some kind of Candle Freak -LOL
Please any suggestions on how to get it out without ruining the Carpet - this House is a Rental
Thanks

2006-10-09 20:12:22 · 16 answers · asked by Photogra-mama 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-10-09 20:10:23 · 3 answers · asked by paula g 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

They came in one day when my boyfriend left a bottle of wine open. Now they seem to be everywhere in the kitchen (not in the pantry or anything, but all over the counters, they've gotten into the bathroom, etc.)

This is exactly what they are :

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How do i get rid of them? Maybe i can pour a dish of somehting that will attract them? The way you put beer out for slugs in the garden?

HELP!! they're driving me crazy!!

2006-10-09 20:09:04 · 5 answers · asked by m0o p!e 3 in Other - Home & Garden

I scrubbed it with a nylon scrubber, but I've heard you're not supposed to use soap or chemicals on them. What can i do? Some pieces are burned on, and I can't seem to get them off with just water.

Thanks!

2006-10-09 20:06:52 · 9 answers · asked by m0o p!e 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

So she sat on her cat and when she tried to get up I must have said 'stop that'. Now I'm being implicated in mind control. Where do I stand legally?

2006-10-09 19:53:21 · 15 answers · asked by Ms. Roxie 2 in Other - Home & Garden

...is too loose. When I purchased it the fabric was nice and tight, but soon after it loosened up and I prefer more of a tailored look. How can I get it to shrink up?

2006-10-09 19:47:55 · 3 answers · asked by Brenda 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have 10 t-shirts in different colors, I don't know if the color will come off or not (when washing in the machine). I don't have time to hand wash them.

Is there any ways I can tell if their colors will come off or not?

Serious answer please, answer only if you know it. Thanx!

2006-10-09 19:36:49 · 13 answers · asked by asknanswer 3 in Cleaning & Laundry