Home & Garden - 5 December 2006

Is $20.00 an hour too much to charge someone to clean their house? It would take 3 maybe 4 hrs. If you couldn't afford to have your house cleaned weekly would you want someone to just clean the bathrooms? I had my own cleaning business & was charging $20.00 an hr. My friend says I should only be charging $10.00 an hour.

2006-12-05 14:22:26 · 16 answers · asked by pinky 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Help I'm drowning in housework! I feel the pressure to keep my house in pristine condition like my mother and my friends do. Any ideas?

2006-12-05 14:15:58 · 11 answers · asked by mommyofnatenate 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I bought a variety of them in small plastic pots (1.5 inch high) from the nursery (warm and shady) and placed them in my office (airconditioned with 9-5 lighting). Like cactus they don't need much water and the lady only said a teaspoon of water once a week and they'll be happy but mine just grew upwards!!

Help, I just want them to be small and cute..

2006-12-05 14:13:19 · 2 answers · asked by arfinsy 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-12-05 14:13:17 · 11 answers · asked by Bonniecat 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-12-05 14:01:59 · 10 answers · asked by Mylinda O 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I just got my first energy bill and its a little rough. I live on the 6th floor of a huge apartment complex in Chicago. What can I do/buy to use less energy other than the obvious, turn off lights..ect.

2006-12-05 14:01:46 · 5 answers · asked by 5147 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-12-05 14:01:45 · 1 answers · asked by rickymarinas 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-12-05 13:55:14 · 8 answers · asked by KiNG JAMES D 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-12-05 13:52:33 · 13 answers · asked by Cloudyheartgurl 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

unstopping bath kitchen washer drain lines . and service backtrap
valve for customer unable to afford plumbers rate

2006-12-05 13:48:23 · 3 answers · asked by changefor2006 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Does it have to do with the wiring,the electricty or the quality of the light bulbs itself?

2006-12-05 13:44:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

This is my first time using a gas range (instead of electric). We just bought a house with one and it is about two years old. When we cook things in the oven at about 400 F, the front and the top get VERY hot. I can only touch it briefly (a fraction of a second) without getting burned. The top is surprisingly hot too. All of the electric ranges I've used never got this hot. Is it possible something is broken on it or is this normal?

2006-12-05 13:40:02 · 5 answers · asked by Sean 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

My parents are wanting to buy a house that have three oak trees on the land. The problem is, a lot of realtors told my parents that buying a house that has oak trees can be a bad thing. Something about overgrowth and uprooting the house (Exaggeration of course). Plus, they don't like how the oak trees look anyways.

So my question is, is it legal to get them removed? I live in the state of California and I have tried looking for the laws regarding oak trees but I couldn't find any. They aren't that big and removing them shouldn't be that big of a problem, but I was just curious on what actions my parents have to take to have the oak trees removed.
Thanks~

2006-12-05 13:37:07 · 8 answers · asked by Charlie K 2 in Garden & Landscape

How to I ask for this part. What can I do myself to fix this. I cleaned it myself and worked.

2006-12-05 13:36:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

My room is very plain, white with a few posters. I want to redecorate but, don't know what I should do. I enjoy bright and happy colors such as pink, baby blue, orange, and yellow. What style or theme should I go with...poka dots, strips, etc.

2006-12-05 13:27:47 · 13 answers · asked by gmsgurl13 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

The heater doesn't want to turn on. Some black plastic at the bottom had like rust on it's copper coils. I pulled it out and clean it. It worked, but I want to replace it.

2006-12-05 13:23:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I need to know what type and the manufacturer of a furnace or heater you recommend for my house.

I have a house that is 3040 square feet. It was built in 1946. The insulation in it is not the best right now, but it is insulated. I have new replacement windows in here also. 1520 square feet upstairs, and 1520 downstairs. The downstairs is a basement, but not totally buried. I will only minutely heat the basement for now.

i do have natural gas available here. Propane can be trucked in, but I have to have one of those tanks on my land:(. Currently I have a 60 year old heating oil furnace. it worked right up until lastnight. It costs me $400 to $500 a month to run it, so I need to do some upgrading, and I need to do it fast. its not out of fuel

I live in North carolina right in the middle of the state, so climate wise, it gets around 0 on the coldest days. I do also want air conditioning with it. Let me know what you think. No wood stoves, I have one in my shop, and hate it

2006-12-05 13:21:07 · 4 answers · asked by ? 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

What do I look for when purchasing a tub?

2006-12-05 13:18:43 · 8 answers · asked by Yolandabr 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-12-05 13:16:57 · 3 answers · asked by ¦w¤å ¶ 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have oil heat in my house..with baseboards in each room. I have separate thermometers ..one upstairs and one downstairs..Two rooms upstairs are not getting any heat, as the baseboards are cold. What is the problem and can it be fixed by a novice or should i call heating person or oil burner person?

2006-12-05 13:16:56 · 7 answers · asked by just wondering 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

i just started using towels to wrap around the bottom of the pot to catch the water but there has to be a better way please help!

2006-12-05 13:16:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2006-12-05 13:15:33 · 11 answers · asked by ¦w¤å ¶ 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-12-05 13:12:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

beacose i hade a *fake crismas tree* and this year i want a real one so how do i make it stand?

2006-12-05 13:02:46 · 5 answers · asked by philippe l 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-12-05 12:59:20 · 4 answers · asked by Patches 5 in Decorating & Remodeling

So that you don't see the wiring much. Any techniquess?

2006-12-05 12:58:15 · 11 answers · asked by Cool Lucy 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

help

2006-12-05 12:57:10 · 3 answers · asked by janika_b_steyn 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-12-05 12:51:58 · 6 answers · asked by phil5775 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

A double sink vanity unit that has doors & drawers & looks like a French Chateau style/ Rococo style/ even footballers wives style !! ( heavy carved fronts) with a marble top that holds 2 x porcelain underset sinks. A huge mirror that goes with it would be good. i have tried to source this in USA & can get it there - but the shipping cost is more than the item itself.
Please contact me if you have one for sale or are part of a company that manufactures this sort of item.
Kind Regards
kayekoo

2006-12-05 12:49:04 · 5 answers · asked by KAREN D 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

He's only 12 but wants to earn some extra cash (and I hate shoveling).

2006-12-05 12:48:42 · 7 answers · asked by williwilli 1 in Other - Home & Garden