Home & Garden - 18 November 2006

Have an older lovely gate-leg table ... the leg portion is in beautiful condition, while the table-top is a mess. I decided to be proactive and refinish it... but I just can't get it looking right. Anyone know about what a reasonable quote would be to have someone professionally fix my mistake? The table is oval, and would seat six if all the way open.. and is is acceptable to ask for references in this kind of business?

2006-11-18 10:02:02 · 3 answers · asked by suz_e_q_zee 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

A few years ago a company came out and cleaned my deck. They sprayed down something (not bleach) and washed it with low pressure. The results were so dramatic but it looked simple enough. I want to restain my deck as it looks tired and worn. Any ideas what to use on it to clean it?

2006-11-18 09:55:50 · 10 answers · asked by rookie35m 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-18 09:54:05 · 1 answers · asked by cosco 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

it started beeping and then flashed this code F9.........its made by Super Capacity and its a ceramic cooktop.

2006-11-18 09:49:45 · 7 answers · asked by Twinklestar 6 in Other - Home & Garden

i really love them, but they are now to big. can i shrink them in but not up?

2006-11-18 09:35:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

i have a 3 yr old and have been given a council property. had no heat or hot water as gas board havent come to change meter have contacted them by phone letter and email. only one reply by phone waited 6 hours engineer never came. Anyone know who or where i complain to?

2006-11-18 09:32:44 · 12 answers · asked by princess s 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a varying 1" - 2" gap between my metal & glass fireplace screen & the natural stone & mortar wall / chimney. I know the paper on the fiberglass will burn, but will the fiberglass?

2006-11-18 09:24:13 · 6 answers · asked by themothermaker 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Is this supposed to happen?

2006-11-18 09:12:38 · 10 answers · asked by 5g 28s 12c 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-18 09:12:16 · 5 answers · asked by misseffinmurder 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

what do I do with the 2 extra wires?

2006-11-18 09:11:56 · 8 answers · asked by John K 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

i have a crown moulding with a deep dental pattern in it is there a fast and easy way to paint it or a special tool ? PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD HELP ME!!!! I'VE GOT LIKE 70 ' OF THIS CRAP TO PAINT.

2006-11-18 09:09:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-18 08:49:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

can anyone tell me how to get watermarks and stains off a teak table( white rings) thankyou

2006-11-18 08:40:47 · 5 answers · asked by Treat 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

Please help no rude answers

2006-11-18 08:39:46 · 18 answers · asked by SImmone W. 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I remember my granny having one and somehow have the impression that they were a kind of classic thing you'd see back in the sixties in people's living rooms - like, say, flying ducks? Point is, I'm trying to get my hands on one but a) can't remember what exactly the pose was and b) whether I just imagined it!

So: were they like the 'flying ducks' of Irish working class homes, or am I talking sh*te? Cheers!

2006-11-18 08:36:30 · 7 answers · asked by anteodeliuta 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-18 08:35:44 · 2 answers · asked by taranbir 1 in Garden & Landscape

Two motion sensors were disconnected by accident.How do i re wire and reset the alarm? I have determined the permanent live and earth ( red & black) also determined two other wires(green & yellow) which have current(slightly lower than red wire). Blue & white wires have no input current.On the main box, blue & yellow are wired to the terminal blocks together(one in each screw point).Green & white are also wired in together.
Coming off the sensors are black,red,yellow & blue.Rewired how i thought would go, does the box just need resetting?Can anyone help, much appreciated. Codes from alarm display show CE232323 CE33172

2006-11-18 08:34:56 · 2 answers · asked by pravesh2264 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-18 08:31:04 · 11 answers · asked by Zakia S 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-18 08:29:39 · 2 answers · asked by Judy B 1 in Garden & Landscape

For me it was learnig by experience how to prepare and print a double sided small card of specific text, using printer and card making software.
It took lots of mistakes and hours of time, but I learnt a lot from the experience.

2006-11-18 08:29:26 · 32 answers · asked by FairyBlessed 4 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-18 08:27:05 · 3 answers · asked by THE BIG I 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-18 08:23:12 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Now I am going to ask a question but I don't want ANY silly answers. What do you call a person that keeps cleaning the toilet pan in their house.

2006-11-18 08:21:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-18 08:18:27 · 10 answers · asked by vega827 1 in Garden & Landscape

will the scent of the lotion come out?

2006-11-18 08:16:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Hi, I've just installed condensing boiler (120,000BTU) and the radiator BTU is 55,000 (all radiators). Is this much BTU enough for 7 radiators? Is so then I am having some dificulty in finding the fault. Some radiators after being hot, turn cold even if the heating is on. I have tried to temper with the pressure - NO LUCK. If anyone can please kindly advice I would be grateful. Thanks.

2006-11-18 08:12:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

My mother has an absolute fear about too many people in her house at one time. Here are specifics of her home. Can anyone tell me what should be a safe amount of people in her house at one time. With Thanksgiving approaching she is already panicked. We are expecting about 24 people for dinner.
What is a normal "people load" for a house with the below specifics:

Tudor home 1.5 Story (Brick Exterior)
Built in 1943
Lot dimensions: 25 x 125
Dimensions of the rooms on the main floor are as follows:
Living room = 12 x 30
Dining room = 12 x 12
Kitchen = 10 x 13
Family Room = 14 x 11
Bedroom 1 = 10 x 13
Bedroom 2 = 10 x 12

I know that you can't speak to the soundness of this specific home, BUT if you can just give us some typical guidelines that might apply, we would all be forever grateful...(all 24 of us).
Very best regards, Rdhead500

2006-11-18 08:10:16 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

My mom is dog sitting for me and she just called to say one of my chihuahuas chewed up a black in pen on her bed. She has a cram and pink cotton quilt and she's soaked it with no result.... She's never going to dog sit again.... any advice will do!

2006-11-18 08:04:25 · 6 answers · asked by James and Ashley 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I'm getting ready to mount street-address numerals on the outside of my house, which has stucco siding. The house is in Santa Clara county in the San Francisco Bay Area of CA and was built in 1986. If I use screws to mount something on an exterior wall, is there anything special I should do to weather-proof it?

2006-11-18 07:56:29 · 4 answers · asked by pollux 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-18 07:55:30 · 3 answers · asked by Nicole M 1 in Garden & Landscape