Home & Garden - 26 October 2006

My new house in CA is in a gated community (no guard on duty, but walls and a gate). My house already has a security system built in. Should I pay $29/month to activate it? Or is it not necessary? (If I activate it, I would get 15% off my home-owners insurance.)

2006-10-26 05:54:20 · 9 answers · asked by Sean 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-10-26 05:53:52 · 5 answers · asked by me2759 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I killed 1 that was probably male. But the female had 6 babies. now ever so often I kill 1 and another one just pops up out of nowhere. But my house is always clean. I never eat anywhere besides the dining room, and I vacume twice a day in every room. That's why the mice are so desperate they even got to eat off of the mouse trap. Last night I left a mouse trap with cheese on it. This morning I found the mouse trap licked clean!! I need help. Please

2006-10-26 05:50:24 · 23 answers · asked by Me 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

any ideas

2006-10-26 05:44:26 · 10 answers · asked by mongo862001 5 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

any ideas

2006-10-26 05:44:14 · 7 answers · asked by mongo862001 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

My friend wants to be a handyman, he wants to paint and do some light work around the house, anyone can let me know what essential tools he needs and any site that he can learn from.

2006-10-26 05:41:38 · 10 answers · asked by bizmanchicago 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-26 05:40:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

My husband and I and our 3 young children (3,6,&8)bought our second home last year.It sits on 3 acres in west. PA.-about a 1/2 acre is wooded.I have always been a gardening enthusiast,although I still have quite a lot to learn-especially in the area of organic gardening.I am,however,constantly reading up to learn as much as possible.My hope is to start a small scale organic veg. buisness over the next 2 years.There are quite a few farmers markets in the area where I could at least get my start.I'm also interested in selling to restaraunts in the area.Finally,most of the responsibilities of the buisness would fall on me as my husband works full time outside the home.I am currently a stay at home mom and believe that this would be a great way for me to do what I love and believe in while I continue to stay home with my children.Any advice,experiences or resources anyone can share would be very much appreciated.

2006-10-26 05:37:58 · 4 answers · asked by countrygirl 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-10-26 05:33:43 · 12 answers · asked by ELVY G 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

When someone was painting the ceiling in one of my bedrooms, something happened to my textured ceiling (looks like stucco). Where the wall and ceiling meet, there is some like chips of something that looks like paper hanging from the ceiling. Is it paper? Can you explain what happened? And most importantly, how do I get my ceiling make to the original condition?

2006-10-26 05:32:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anissa 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-10-26 05:29:40 · 20 answers · asked by Dotty 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

my friends just moved into a nice house, and i have no idea what to get them!?

2006-10-26 05:26:04 · 12 answers · asked by southernparadise27 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-10-26 05:20:52 · 6 answers · asked by rhstranger2772 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

i have a combi boiler VCW T3W. the pressure keeps going down. i identified where the leak is. it is in the differential pressure valve inside the boiler (or the flow switch/valve). so that i know what to expect - do you have to replace the whole thing or can it be fixed. the pressure keeps going down and needs filling and the hot water doesnt always work.

2006-10-26 05:12:08 · 3 answers · asked by alir496 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am looking for a mushroom picking course on Vancouver island. Does anyone know of one?

2006-10-26 05:02:11 · 3 answers · asked by dickcharlton2002 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I already put oak-Gloss on it when it's new 2 days ago and wanted to give it a 2nd hand and turn out really bad, so I had to scrape it off using sandpaper and again I tried to put another one and this time the Varnish didn't come uniform so I am scraping it off but My hands are hurting so bad and I really wish to find a solutinon for it after I finished cleaning it. Is there any product I should use before varnishing it.

2006-10-26 04:59:10 · 6 answers · asked by vero 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I've completely turned off the hot water valve, and even disconnected the hose entirely. Regardless of which intake valve I attach the cold water hose to, and which water temperature setting I use, the washing machine still fills up with hot water. Anyone able to point me in the right direction?

2006-10-26 04:51:52 · 5 answers · asked by reggie1155 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am going for a cream and charcoal theme, I don't know how to match the carpet... its for the lounge

2006-10-26 04:46:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-10-26 04:41:42 · 5 answers · asked by xcellant 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

I recently bought a Lawn Man mower with a Tecumseh 6.5 HP OV195EP engine in it. Of course I misplaced the owner's manual and now it's time to winterize it and I don't know what to do. Can somebody look up how to do it on their website and let me know? I tried with both Firefox and IE, but my internet connection is so slow that Acrobat froze it right up. Man I love PDFs........

2006-10-26 04:41:42 · 4 answers · asked by Brian I 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-26 04:40:16 · 9 answers · asked by grimmy4 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-10-26 04:38:31 · 4 answers · asked by xcellant 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a leak inside a wall and cannot get to the moisture so I would like to find something that I can put inside the wall to prevent mold from forming

2006-10-26 04:37:08 · 7 answers · asked by stogman 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have dark gray towels that I'd like to give a more thorough cleaning with very diluted bleach along with my wash. Will this fade their color at all?

Addirtionally, per wash, what would be the proper amount of bleach to put in a medium load of laundry in order for them not to fade? 1/4 to 1/2 a cup?

2006-10-26 04:25:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I like candles that smell like pumpkin pie and other scents that smell like the holidays. I like the scent to be strong enough and smell long enough.

2006-10-26 04:23:38 · 17 answers · asked by d1jensen 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-10-26 04:12:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I wanted to get a stackable but my Mom is telling me they do not work as well as normal washer and dryers. Gimme the skinny!!!

2006-10-26 04:10:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Everyone says the peace lily is easy to grow, but my plant gets brown on the tip of the leaf. Am I watering too much, too little, not enough sun? It is getting new leaves that are green and healthy, but evenutally this happens to them.

2006-10-26 04:09:01 · 9 answers · asked by dbrcymry 3 in Garden & Landscape

I need to add a few more breakers to the box, however, there is a bar that goes down the middle of the box that when I put in a replacement breaker, it won't fit because the bar prevents it from going in. I looked at the breakers currently in there and they have a notch in them. I can't seem to find any resources about this kind. Can someone enlighten me?

2006-10-26 03:52:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

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2006-10-26 03:51:38 · 5 answers · asked by needanewman 2 in Garden & Landscape