Home & Garden - 11 November 2006

Im cleaning the house and have no ride to the store to get dishwasher det. Can I sub with laundry? or oxyclean? anything?

2006-11-11 12:10:09 · 22 answers · asked by wubba1 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I read somewhere that you can keep cats at bay with orange zest/peels and ants with cloves. Is this true? Please answer *ONLY IF* you have had experience with this...

2006-11-11 12:03:41 · 5 answers · asked by espers_cypher 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-11 12:00:39 · 2 answers · asked by goofy 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I need one that is 5 feet long and 2 feet deep. i dont have much money though... is there someting I can attach to the walls to make a table/desk?

2006-11-11 11:53:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

it flickers, even put in a new bulb and still flickers.
I live in a mobile home--the light is the long kind.
HOW CAN I FIX THIS?

2006-11-11 11:51:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have lady bugs invading my house. They are on the ceiling around the air ducts. How can I get rid of them safety? I have kids and pets so I don't want to use any harsh chemicles.

2006-11-11 11:47:11 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-11 11:46:28 · 3 answers · asked by Robert J G 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-11-11 11:45:32 · 6 answers · asked by lisa t 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-11 11:44:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

There is a very large, very dead oak tree about two feet from my property line. This lot is vacant and overgrown. With every wind more limbs and very large branches fall into my yard. I can move these daily but with Florida hurricanes I concerned this tree will land on my roof?

I'm afraid to have it removed because it is not on my property. If I call the County do you think they will contact the owner or will they have it removed and bill the owner. I certainly don't want to incur this expense myself.

2006-11-11 11:43:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

it does not have to be pretty-diagrams or pictures would really help

2006-11-11 11:26:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

All I know is that its a type of house from the 1880s, but what did it look like?

2006-11-11 11:26:23 · 2 answers · asked by Needs2know 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I've been using regular diswashing soap and it seems to work okay but I just am still cautious about using a brillo pad on the materials.

2006-11-11 11:19:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Could anyone please tell me how to get candle grease off a black dress which is polyester and spandex,much appreciated

2006-11-11 11:17:26 · 5 answers · asked by fairie 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

How many bananas do they plant in a banana plantation.

2006-11-11 11:16:05 · 3 answers · asked by Layde Lyphe 1 in Garden & Landscape

Room walls - Magnolia
Kitchen walls - Beige
Passageway - White with an hint of yellow
Bathroom - Sea blue
Bedroom - White with an hint of blue

2006-11-11 11:13:35 · 23 answers · asked by carl_roper2006 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I am decorating my home Victorian. I want to have a couple of sayings embroideried on fabric surrounded by roses. Then I want to have them matted and framed. How ever, I am having a problem wording a search to find someone that does this. I have called the local numbers in my phone book for the people that do machine embroidery but they only do monograming and sportswear.
Thanks for andy help,
Pat

2006-11-11 11:01:42 · 4 answers · asked by annabbs 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-11 11:00:36 · 5 answers · asked by Lionman 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-11 10:55:13 · 25 answers · asked by carnival queen 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

i what to sill the hole at tobacco machine

2006-11-11 10:54:34 · 3 answers · asked by jayarajoo s 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

does anyone here think like me... I feel like I am always trying to clean the house but find that I am only moving the same stuff around from room to room...Clutter seems to come back overnight...I try to put things in order but with no success ( I do...at least for a little while)...

2006-11-11 10:53:15 · 9 answers · asked by Truth 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

We are having heavy rains, and I have been hearing a lot of people loosing their trees around or even ON their homes because of the amount of rain coming down. Is their any one who knows the signs of what to look for before a tree is going to fall? I would not be happy seeing these 50 ft trees in my back yard on my home this year.

2006-11-11 10:38:35 · 5 answers · asked by oregonnymph 2 in Garden & Landscape

Each hinge consists of two lengths (aprox 8" each) of 3/4" wide strips of 1/8" thick mild steel. The two strips are placed together and holes are drilled through both ends. One of these ends is loosely bolted together such that the two strips are free to rotate around this centre point.
The free end of one of these strips is bolted to a point on the side of the lid while the other end is bolted to the side of the frame such that when the lid is upright the hinge resembles the hypotenuse of a triangle, with the lid as the vertical,and the frame as the horizontal. The hinge is completed by a piece of metal welded at the lower edge at the centre point to provide stability when the lid is raised to the maximum. Has this hinge a name? and is it available? I to thank those who have responded already.

Regards
Wilbour

2006-11-11 10:34:31 · 5 answers · asked by Wilbour 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Our neighbor's oak tree has a light green (similar to the "sea foam green" color popular in the early 90's) film growing on the branches near where they exit the trunk. It almost appears that the bark itself is turning this color but it is too high to see for me to be certain. I am concerned that this may be a symptom of disease. The most pressing concern is that if this tree ends up falling towards our house and not hers, it will fall on my shed and my kitchen! The other concern is that I have small oaks growing in my front yard that came from squirrels planting acorns that came from this tree. I want to transplant these to our backyard since it has few trees. If the "parent" tree is diseased, will the "offspring" trees be diseased as well? Sorry for the multiple questions in one. Please point me to answers! Thank you!

2006-11-11 10:33:38 · 4 answers · asked by stuckeymusic 2 in Garden & Landscape

On my watch, the '2' came loose and is bouncing all around the inside of my watch face. I see that there are little holes where the '2' was connected to the watch. Is there a way to remove the glass cover to get inside my watch face and just stick the '2' back in the holes? I really don't want to have to pay a jeweler to do it.

2006-11-11 10:25:40 · 4 answers · asked by mighty_power7 7 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

tried every tool and wrench if i contiue to apply pressure i wiil break the pipe should i heat the pipe and nipple up.

2006-11-11 10:21:53 · 6 answers · asked by g_dowe 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have a Knightsbridge combi boiler
all radiators are working and are very hot, however the water starts off hot when the tap is running but within seconds runs warm then cold. I have tried turning the whole system off - nothing. I have tried opening the value on the boiler nothing. I have also bled all the radiators nothing.
I have a service manual which shows
GAIA

Models G.C appl No.

424S 47 970 08
428S 4797009
424 RS 41 970 04.

Can anybody please suggest some help

2006-11-11 10:20:34 · 13 answers · asked by Bobby 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am the treasurer for a local Women's golf club and keep our money in my safe at home. The money now has a powerful musty smell that I can't get rid of. Any suggestions for cleaning it and keeping it fresh?

2006-11-11 10:20:03 · 11 answers · asked by Teresa R 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-11 10:17:43 · 6 answers · asked by jrrshamrck 1 in Garden & Landscape

In the winter with a strong north wind blowing we get ice on the inside of the windows.

2006-11-11 10:15:55 · 11 answers · asked by graciemae 1 in Maintenance & Repairs