Home & Garden - 15 October 2006

I am planning to replace my current carpet flooring to either a hard wood or vinyl or stone or tile.

Home depot informed me that if I have concrete slab currently then it will be difficult to install hard wood. I need some flooring which is easy to clean and maintain and is not very expensive.
p.s. I am not into laminated flooring as I think they look fake.

I am not a do it yourself person. So please respond with which flooring should I go with also taking into consideration the cost to getting it installed.

2006-10-15 06:41:08 · 8 answers · asked by hr99 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Electricity went out in kitchen. Lights work, but outlets do not.. What should I do? We had just bought a little conventional oven for the kitchen so we can bake chicken. Today I had some chicken baking in the little oven and when I came back to check up on it, it was off. I noticed that our rice cooker wasn't powered on either, come to find out, none of the appliances that required power outlets were not working. Including the refridgerator!!! In our other rooms, everything works fine, the outlets are working. It's just the ones in the kitchen, does anyone know what happened?? And what should I do to fix this? Is it something with the circuit breaker? We turned it off and turned it back on but its still not working.... I reset and tested all the outlets, but nothing is working.In the electrical panel, how would you know which breaker is out? Is there something on the breakers that shows which one is blown out or do you have to check them one by one?

2006-10-15 06:39:21 · 11 answers · asked by preshusQD 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-15 06:35:46 · 2 answers · asked by dreen 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-10-15 06:34:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

How do I store my tubers so they won't get too dry or mold? They are Dinnerplate Dahlias.

2006-10-15 06:29:56 · 4 answers · asked by windandwater 6 in Garden & Landscape

have 1 linoleum floor over wood sub flooring can I install ceramic over that without removing it

2006-10-15 06:27:00 · 8 answers · asked by tinker 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Do you live near or in Calgary Alberta and looking for labour around the home. Let me know

2006-10-15 06:26:00 · 2 answers · asked by Bob C 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I understand now that it has something to do with the hear. But what i do not understand is where does the material go? how do your clothes actually go smaller. I mean, the material just doesn't dissapear into thin air does it?

2006-10-15 06:14:00 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I am a homeowner, and have some non-friable asbestos ducts running from my furnace that i need to remove before getting my new furnace installed. I DO NOT have the money to pay an abatement service. I know how to dispose of the asbestos, and know where to dispose of it, but I don't know how to go about it, and am having problems finding such info on the web. HELP!?

2006-10-15 06:13:24 · 4 answers · asked by Kristen D 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a new front load washer and there are blue dye stains in the dryer. Any ideas on how to get rid of the stains? On the manual it says it can happen with blue jeans and it doesn't effect any cloths but I would like to get rid of the stains! Help!

2006-10-15 06:09:00 · 3 answers · asked by steph 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-10-15 06:05:18 · 5 answers · asked by IKNOWNO 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have drilled & drilled on this singe handle faucet on this stripped set screwed and the hole is just getting bigger & bigger. I still can not get the handle off. What do you do?

2006-10-15 06:04:38 · 3 answers · asked by J.J. 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have switched outlets in my L.R. It appears that the switches are a single pole (on the end) and a three-way switch next, then all the switched outlets. There are two black wires, a red wire and a ground. The single pole switch has the red going to the bottom screw and the black going to the top. I'm not sure which black wire goes where in the 3-way switch. I took a guess and now I have no power at all in living room

2006-10-15 06:03:50 · 5 answers · asked by robin316 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-10-15 06:02:31 · 14 answers · asked by Mike S 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

what is the best way to get rubber back carpet off of a plywood floor that is glued down?

2006-10-15 06:02:27 · 4 answers · asked by COSMO 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

i would like to do my bedroom art deco style, any ideas on bedding and such> im in england not usa many thanx

2006-10-15 06:00:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-10-15 05:55:30 · 12 answers · asked by njace 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

KING: I got you. Back to Iraq. Would you leave? Just leave?
PENN: Well, I think there are three Iraqs. Or there are four Iraqs. And I think that there is something -- you know, I'm not a military strategist, but that puts me on par with our military strategists. So I think that you have Kurdistan. We have an obligation to the Kurds there. You've got Sunnis and Shiites, who once got along. (End quote) Let me educate you Sean Penn you brainless wonder. It is commonly known that Shiite and Sunni Muslims have been killing each since ANCIENT TIMES. Murder over RULERSHIP and REVENGE regarding Muhammad's grandsons killing, by the Shiites, after they invited that heir to come and preach. They (Shiites) have a "Day" to commemerate it by beating themselves bloody, openly on the streets. Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (حسين بن علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب)‎ 28th August 626 – 680 Sha'ban 3 , 4 - Muharram 10 , 61 A.H.- was the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. SUNNI and SHIITES NEVER EVER had peace!

2006-10-15 05:55:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

How do you take grease stain out of a cotton t-shirt??

2006-10-15 05:55:14 · 4 answers · asked by ChemicallyLaneyyy 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

I was given a kirby vacume cleaner from my mom 3 years ago. A few days ago the darn thing quit working. I've heard that there is a lifetime warranty on these vacumes. This one is 13 years old. My parents paid 1,500 for it from a door to door licensed kirby dealer

2006-10-15 05:52:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

A friend of mine called me and didnt know how to get the pen out when it leaked all over...it happened to me before and the cloths were just ruined...i couldnt come up with anything but it would be nice to know if there is a remedy. Any help would be greatly apprediated.

2006-10-15 05:51:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-10-15 05:48:32 · 9 answers · asked by Charlene W 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

We have a small Hydrangea plant (16``) high in a sunny, south facing garden near Aberdeen, Scotland. In six years it has flowered just once. It appears to be perfectly healthy, I have tried plant foods but it will not cooperate. Any ideas gratefully appreciated.
Mike.

2006-10-15 05:47:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2006-10-15 05:45:31 · 2 answers · asked by jdclodfelter 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-10-15 05:44:31 · 5 answers · asked by woodypga 1 in Other - Home & Garden

How do you put one one? Who is in one? Its a nail, hair and makeup one. Ots a smalll one for my class. its just for a project. What goes into one

2006-10-15 05:34:31 · 1 answers · asked by asiab b 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

We've only had it like 6 months and it's always worked fine then yesterday it stopped going up and down automatically. Theres nothing in the way of the sensor we checked. The only thing we can think of is that its been raining non-stop for the past few days. If water got on the sensor somehow would that cause it to short?

2006-10-15 05:34:15 · 4 answers · asked by akamoonpie 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

DIF and the tiger claw, I am almost going to give up. A liitle help here! Can i use a electric sander or will it damage the drywall, or does it even matter if i am going to texture it?

2006-10-15 05:26:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-10-15 05:24:31 · 6 answers · asked by Floor Question????? 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The tree is in a large pot in a semi-basement which gets the morning sun. We have tried not to overwater, and have added some ericaceous compost and fertiliser to try to help it along.

2006-10-15 05:19:03 · 11 answers · asked by BGU 2 in Garden & Landscape