Home & Garden - 24 November 2006

The Absolutely Apes exhibit at the San Diego Zoo has this really cool rubber mulch. It isn't the loose stuff that is commonly available, but is all sort of "glued" together. It is nice and spongy, you can walk on it in bare feet, and because it is all glued together, it stays where you want it. Anyway, does anyone know where to get this stuff?

Disneyland has the exact same stuff in a playgroud in Toontown.

2006-11-24 03:46:13 · 5 answers · asked by sdduuuude 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-11-24 03:46:05 · 25 answers · asked by Mike B 1 in Garden & Landscape

my hot water heater is burning out eleiments there is hard water scale all the way up to the bottom element tried to vac it out but not alot of luck with that. would like to know of something i can use to break it down or desolve it like that C L R or lime away i am going to replace both elements soon after i drain the tank what can i use to clean out all the hard water deposits/scale/rust please help tired or buying and replaceing elements. THANKS TLJ

2006-11-24 03:46:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Hi there,

There's a drain in the patio outside my property that drains away rainwater from the two flats above and also my patio area.

This morning I got up and noticed there's a large pool of water (2 or more inches deep) around it, and the water's not going down.

There were some leaves around it, but I moved those and it still won't drain, so there must be a blockage further down in the drain.

My dad recommended buying a device with a handle on top that screws a flexible wire into the drain to break up the blockage, whereas someone in work told me to buy some drain rods and use those.

Can anyone tell me which is the best for this type of job, and where I can get them from.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers

2006-11-24 03:45:58 · 17 answers · asked by Keira H 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

Hello, Was thinking of purchasing a CP morgan home in Charlotte, was wondering if any people on here had dealings with them, or own one of their houes.
Any feedback would be great.

2006-11-24 03:29:54 · 1 answers · asked by Calum H 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-24 03:28:48 · 3 answers · asked by merlin 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have tried vinegar, windex, newspaper, soft cloth and special glass cleaner. Why do my mirrors leave so many streaks!

2006-11-24 03:22:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-24 03:11:42 · 7 answers · asked by 5ladderjob 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-24 03:08:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-24 03:03:02 · 1 answers · asked by Lionman 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-24 02:57:56 · 11 answers · asked by raisemoneyforcin 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

does anybody know the drying time required for carpets, cleaned with a machine?

2006-11-24 02:56:27 · 9 answers · asked by aisha l 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Multi100

2006-11-24 02:54:49 · 5 answers · asked by Peter T 1 in Other - Home & Garden

my washine machine isnt draining properly so the clothes are still soaking when i take them out even after an extra spin! its 3 years old.

2006-11-24 02:50:17 · 11 answers · asked by JM 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-24 02:39:36 · 4 answers · asked by dope 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-24 02:22:09 · 7 answers · asked by jackie q 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-24 02:16:54 · 7 answers · asked by polish 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-24 02:10:27 · 11 answers · asked by jules24 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-24 02:01:10 · 7 answers · asked by daved t 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I planted tomatos the last 3 yrs and they will not grow, what is wrong with the poor little things, their about the size of golf balls.
I live in WV. "oh" they are Reg tomatos too, not cherry's.
I buy the plants at diffrent stores, but they still won't produce good tomatos.
jerry's brown thumb.

2006-11-24 01:56:08 · 4 answers · asked by jerrydgood 1 in Garden & Landscape

I need it to get rid of stains and limescale in my bathroom and toilet.

2006-11-24 01:49:45 · 3 answers · asked by Dreame0 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Has anyone made some kind of bracket to mount a waterbed headboard to a regular bed frame? We are getting rid of the waterbed to go to a regular mattress, but like the headboard and would like to keep using it. But I need to find or make a bracket to mount the headboard to the standard frame. Any ideas or suggestions would be great.

2006-11-24 01:48:52 · 6 answers · asked by royhardin 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

i want something that will look cool and spacious coz we don't have that much space.

2006-11-24 01:19:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-24 01:08:57 · 4 answers · asked by msbetty60472 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

when you roll it back up..it spews water?
And how does the water come out so fast when you turn it back on? Does the water just stay stored throughout the hose?

2006-11-24 00:58:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Whats the appropriate temperature for the house
1. at night when we are sleeping
2. during the day when no one is at home

2006-11-24 00:46:44 · 5 answers · asked by tracy bee 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Where do they grow most hardy?

2006-11-24 00:19:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Is there a way we can find blueprints or a layout for the floorplan already made with out having to have an interior decorator or basement specialist come in and do it for us to help us best utilize the space?

2006-11-24 00:17:27 · 4 answers · asked by puzzleraspie 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have a 3 level home, cellar, main, and upstairs. My hot air furnace heats the main properly and has the thermostat, but the upstairs north facing bedrooms remain cold in the winter. There are 4 cold air returns on main floor, but none upstairs, except the spiral stairwell. I have a pellet stove that runs in the cellar that keeps the main floor supplemented and warmer, thus not kicking on the air furnace too often. I put two open floor grates to let some cold air go into the cellar from the main floor, and I also tried putting a grate in my son's upstairs bedroom floor to allow some cold air to move downstairs. None of this has seemed to help the problem and it's still only 63 upstairs in his room. I know the pellet stove is keeping the furnace from starting, but how can I get that cold air to leave the north bedrooms upstairs? There are 3 heat registers upstairs including one in my son's room. I thought that putting the grate in his room would get some of the air moving.

2006-11-24 00:13:56 · 1 answers · asked by gdeschaine 1 in Other - Home & Garden

i think my pump is blocked because the machine won't start or spin. the water has been drained but still nothing happens
any ideas thanks?

2006-11-24 00:02:54 · 1 answers · asked by bigchubbs99 2 in Maintenance & Repairs