Home & Garden - 26 October 2006

I accepted an offer on my house this Monday. The couple who are buying it are not in a chain and neither am I. I wanted to know if I would be in my new house before christmas. My solictior has said it will probably take only 6 weeks. Has anyone sold that fast before?

2006-10-26 23:54:06 · 12 answers · asked by Munchkin 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-10-26 23:40:32 · 8 answers · asked by Lesley k 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I was thinking of planting a row of Kousa Dogwood Trees along my property. I live in zone 6. I was just wondering if you are happy with your tree? Does it bloom well? Does it look good in the fall? And most important, does the fruit make a big mess or do the birds and squirrels actually eat it? I was considering Milky Way Select. Do you recommend another variety? Why? Thank you for all of your help!

2006-10-26 23:00:42 · 3 answers · asked by Valkyrie 6 in Garden & Landscape

2006-10-26 22:55:28 · 22 answers · asked by Donna S 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I've moved into a house in Woodbury around a year ago and have had problems with drains which I beleived was either a) a collapsed or b) blocked mains drain. I've had a company out to look at the problem who have found a manhole cover in the front garden which is full to the top with water. They have bailed out around 20 buckets from it however the manhole goes down around 1mtr and then starts to widen out although obviously cannot see very much. what I'm keen to find out is whether there is any way (national register etc) to find out whether or not this is a septic tank and what the history is (size etc) I am having the water I can see pumped out on Monday

2006-10-26 22:36:12 · 19 answers · asked by james j 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a pig skull on my balcony (I keep it there so that the rest of the meat left on it will dry out) and now it's started to have flyes worms and other nasty things around it,I whant to know what is the best way to clean it and how can I make it stop smell,what products should I use ? and what about the rest of the mean ? how can I clean it off more easily ? Please no bad answers and no sick jokes ok ? just a nice decent answer !

2006-10-26 22:35:06 · 7 answers · asked by in_urma 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am thinking of planting a row of Kousa Dogwood trees along my property. I live in zone 6. I was just wondering if you are happy with your tree. Does it bloom well? How does it look in the fall? And most important, Does the fruit make a big mess? Also do birds and animals eat the fruit? I was considering Milky Way Select. Do you recommend another variety? Why? Thank you for all of your help!

2006-10-26 22:26:38 · 5 answers · asked by Valkyrie 6 in Other - Home & Garden

I am hoping to make a door curtain with plastic beads.Can anyone give me the address of a supplier in Goa?

2006-10-26 22:10:54 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I am looking for a table light that has a shape of a 'boy.' It looks like a little man on AOL, but the head part is where the light bulb is. Does anyone know where I can find one?

2006-10-26 22:05:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I have two cactus plants growing on the side of my house that are rotted and I want to get rid of them completely due to the fact that it keeps growing and I just dont want them near the house. Does anyone know what herbicide can I use to kill and get rid of these cactus plants?

2006-10-26 22:03:15 · 7 answers · asked by boricuababy1971 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I entered the Great South Run last weekend and it was absolutely peeing it down with rain during the whole run. Got back to the car and the trainers were obviously soaking wet, they have dried out now but they smell disgusting.

These trainers are fairly expensive Brooks trainers, specifically for running in. The only way I can think of getting rid of the smell is to put them in the washing machine but I have heard that I shouldnt do that.

Would it be ok to put them through the wash or does anyone else have any other suggestions on how to get them clean again?

Its not the insides that smell, its the fabric on the outside.

Any ideas? thanks.

2006-10-26 21:51:47 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

shrink rule,hammer

2006-10-26 21:51:32 · 4 answers · asked by suresh k 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Do I need to cut the top off now that winter is approaching? I want this mum to grow back next spring!

2006-10-26 21:19:31 · 2 answers · asked by stacy_larrabee 1 in Garden & Landscape

ok, so i just moved into my first apartment about a week ago, well actually its a duplex, and the guy in the other half of the duplex got evicted and moved out 2 days ago....this morning i went into my basement, and saw some roaches crawling outta a crack in the wall between the apartments and immediately called my landlord and they said they would come and bomb the basement, which was all ok until i just came home and found two in my house, one in my bedroom and one in my living room, is it possible that the guy next door had the roaches and because theirs no heat over there, that their migrating to my apartment thats warm??? and will bombing to the trick? can i demand that my land lord call a pest control place like Arrow or something?........can they crawl into my drawers of clothes or in my bed? should i throw out my food? im extremely freaked out, my mom just moved 3hrs away, and i have no one, and im new to this.....PLEASE HELP!!!!!

2006-10-26 21:08:09 · 18 answers · asked by Calli S 2 in Other - Home & Garden

My office walls have a mid-level molding that separates it. On the bottom I have a brown wall paper and the top is painted. Well my business partner wanted a deep brown on top so we tried it and it does not look good at all, so the question is how I fix it with out repainting the whole office again. What I was thinking is a maybe a light brown mixed with glaze over the top to give it a kind of faux look. But the problem is with faux jobs the light paint is usually the base coat, so has anyone had any experience with the top layer being the light coat instead of the dark coat. THANKS
Brad

2006-10-26 21:00:29 · 5 answers · asked by Brad25 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

It never ever worked, right form the moment I bought it brand new, but i was too busy with new baby and stuff totake it back and now its too late. The problem is that I put the powder in the drawer but it's still there when the wash is done, is there any way for me to fix this?
For the past year I hva been using liquid soap and it works perfectly well but its just annoying not knowing whats wrong with the drawer

2006-10-26 20:57:21 · 9 answers · asked by cigaro19 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

It's a pretty cheap coffee table its maple finish with crappy wood inside, and as soon as I put a cup on it, horrible dark stains appeared on it, so is there any way to get rid of them?
And I don't need any sarcastic remarks about buying cheap things or 'prevention is better than cure', I realise that but that is not helpful now.
I just need a way to get rid of the stains.

2006-10-26 20:53:41 · 5 answers · asked by cigaro19 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

Although I have bled it, no air escaped. I turned the valves on the bottom of the radiator the other day and now don't know which direction they should face as one valve is hot but the radiator and other valve on the opposite side is cool.

2006-10-26 20:48:36 · 10 answers · asked by Archie 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-26 20:44:04 · 13 answers · asked by LEE-ANNE M 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-10-26 20:28:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-10-26 20:21:16 · 15 answers · asked by WELCOME12 1 in Garden & Landscape

the powder compartment empties but the softner part is always still there when wash has finished? have cleaned it all out but still the same?

2006-10-26 20:17:04 · 9 answers · asked by greenfingers J 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

1/2 inch 4 by 8 =]

2006-10-26 19:29:33 · 14 answers · asked by dggeiger 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-26 19:10:40 · 7 answers · asked by tzak37 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-10-26 19:04:28 · 1 answers · asked by bellesll 1 in Other - Home & Garden

i have 670 sq.ft land.i want to construct the house so that i need plans for that .lenght is 40 ft and breadth is 16.9 ft.

2006-10-26 18:59:31 · 5 answers · asked by yesgee 1 in Other - Home & Garden

they are all over in our house, mainly on walls or the floors, they are black with six legs 2 antenas, the bottom and the top of them have some red lines on them and also have wings? any idea on what they could be or how to get rid of them

2006-10-26 18:40:35 · 4 answers · asked by kazam 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I am trying to conserve gas this winter and would like to know, from someone who actually knows, how cold I can keep my house with any damage occuring to it. I know it has to be above 32 degrees F so that the pipes do not freeze, but does it have to be higher for other things I may not be thinking about? I have it at 55 right now, but we haven't seen a frost here yet...

2006-10-26 18:39:19 · 12 answers · asked by greenguy415 3 in Other - Home & Garden

I am not using merchandise it is a theme window. I have checked better home and gardens but that has nothing like I am looking for. I just want to get new ideas not use there exact display

2006-10-26 18:25:27 · 4 answers · asked by Kat 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Could open small window at top of basement wall. Would be using latex spray paint.

2006-10-26 18:24:14 · 14 answers · asked by jwoodson 1 in Decorating & Remodeling