Home & Garden - 7 November 2006

it is for homework

2006-11-07 23:58:11 · 5 answers · asked by tammamiro 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-07 23:57:04 · 6 answers · asked by carpet queen 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-07 23:34:13 · 1 answers · asked by sweetdreams_1976 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I have been told by my gran that the best way to get the creases out of curtains is to hang them up slightly damp and the weight will pull the creases out. I however am unsure i believe that they would smell and people shouldnt be lazy and just iron them.

What do u think?

2006-11-07 23:31:16 · 14 answers · asked by kate 0504 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I know they need more water than other plants, and really droop when you have forgotten them, which often causes them to stop blooming. Can you bring the blooms back after that? Fertilizer maybe?

2006-11-07 23:29:14 · 2 answers · asked by jboatright57 5 in Other - Home & Garden

Would a kitten on the end of a pole do the job?

2006-11-07 23:28:27 · 11 answers · asked by Ms. Roxie 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-07 23:27:27 · 8 answers · asked by MOLINARI G 1 in Other - Home & Garden

We've been in the same appartment for 6yrs and had 6yrs of plumbing problems and flooding. It's always in the same room, the kitchen. There's been the water heater, the leaky radiator, water seeping in thru' the walls (on 2 facades), twice water leaking thru' the ceiling (no one ever found the cause of that), the tap, the water pressure, the pipes, blocked pipes, leaky pipes, you name it we've had it! And each time something's repaired, something else goes a little while later. We decided to do up the kitchen a bit, put in new cupboards, a new dishwasher and new work tops, we even moved the cooker to a better place in the kitchen - Feng Shui wise. But paff, yet again a flood from upstairs, and 3 plumbers have not been able to find the cause!
I've read about how emotions can be a cause of water problems. Any tips on how to put an end to this once and for all? We live in an appartment block, ground floor. The kitchen is in the north-east corner, front door at the north.

2006-11-07 23:24:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-07 23:18:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have this waste pipe to the back of the house which carries away the toilet waste. However, today I noticed there is small water trickle eminating from the top of the pipe (remember the actual waste pipe from the toilet is connected half way down this big pipe). I cannot seem to figure out where this leak is originating from. It can't be from the toilet waste as that pipe is connected further down. There is nothing else that is going into this pipe from the top. Could it be that the water is pushing its way up the pipe somehow and then leaking out from the top somewhere? Just doesn't make any sense?! Cheers!

2006-11-07 23:13:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-07 23:11:51 · 22 answers · asked by rb 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I only need about a meter

2006-11-07 22:59:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Apparantley there are three household ingredients that you mix together and it kills the bacteria that forms the smell. I tried everything under the sun, lemon, vinegar, washing liquid, dettol, but I cant get rid of it off my leather sofa and I'm no way putting bleach on as it will wreck the leather. I'm not buying those special odour neutralisers from pet stores as they are overpriced and arent effective. I need to know this formula. They are selling the recipe of it on ebay but i'm not paying for it. I tried google to no avail does anyone know?

2006-11-07 22:54:32 · 17 answers · asked by chcic 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

My son left his silly putty in my carpet overnight, now it's a big glob that has sunken in to the fibers. Has anyone had any luck removing this stuff from a carpet before? Thanks.....

2006-11-07 22:54:02 · 4 answers · asked by bettiews2006 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-07 22:52:55 · 28 answers · asked by BEN Roe 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-07 22:47:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-07 22:46:56 · 6 answers · asked by TJ 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

we had a loft conversion , an architect working for a surveying company drew the plans (£500) -3 rooms including bathroom . The builder discovered plans were inacurate and an extra steel needed to be fitted. the architect admitted mistake and paid for it. when the bathroom was built it was much smaller than drawing, 160 cm at the highest point .A shower could not be fitted as the architect had drawn and the sink and toilet had to be moved . It is almost unusable as a room and Very unsatisfactory . Only by fitting a velux window (which gave a few more inches head room) can you even stand up in the room.If we had known the room would be like this we would have put in planning application for a dorma window .
The architects company have not replied to our letter of complaint asking for compensation . What is the best course of action to get compensation?

2006-11-07 22:39:23 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

100watt bulb blown in outdoor security light

2006-11-07 22:35:07 · 7 answers · asked by george_r_125 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-07 22:06:04 · 4 answers · asked by George A 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My mother-in-law, bought us a Korean Mink Blanket for our anniversary. I had it stored over the summer in an under-the-bed bag. I brought it out this weekend and it smells like my dog, that sleeps with us. My husband doesn't mind, but the smell drives me nuts at night and I can hardly fall asleep. Are you supposed to dry clean them or can you wash it in your own washer. It has very soft fur on it and I don't want to ruin it by throwing it in the wash. Help??? Any ideas?

2006-11-07 21:49:55 · 7 answers · asked by shoes4me8888 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Ok. As aweful of a person as this makes me sound, I godda do it. My life has been SO busy for like the past week, and I haven't had much time to spend with my puppies. They have made my craft room their unofficial litter box (in a remote area of the house). Upon finding what they had been doing, I shut them out of that room. I don't have a carpet machine, and was wondering what thee best way to clean up the mess would be...it's pretty bad. I've already picked up what I could.

2006-11-07 21:43:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I have thought about trying the trick that you use when you get wax on clothes, ie putting a clean cloth over the wax and then pressing a hot iron on top which causes the wax to go into the cloth and out of the clothes, but not sure if this will work with resin. Does anyone know if this will work or has anyone got any other advice on how to remove this.

Many thanks

2006-11-07 21:39:28 · 8 answers · asked by Tansy 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Please explain it further.

2006-11-07 21:36:18 · 2 answers · asked by heizel 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-07 21:28:02 · 6 answers · asked by Cazzo 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

i bought a leather couch from a company that has now gone bankrupt and its been taken over, my couch is damaged,who can i see about getting it repaired is the new company liable what do i do my couch is not 2 yrs old

2006-11-07 21:25:27 · 7 answers · asked by s_hinard 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-07 21:16:20 · 16 answers · asked by queenie 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

i have used all brands but as i wash plenty of black clothes, thay seem to fad very quickly, could i be using to much soap powder.
i wont a nice strong smelling soap powder that wont bleach them. who can recommend wot, thanks, north east uk lass

2006-11-07 21:15:55 · 11 answers · asked by K G 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-07 21:13:53 · 3 answers · asked by wendy 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-07 21:12:20 · 8 answers · asked by steven_huckle 1 in Decorating & Remodeling