Home & Garden - 14 December 2006

I want to decorate a brick area. How do I attach, say, a wreath, or some other type of hanging holiday accoutrement without hammering a nail into brick or mortar? (the area in question in the front side of a brick wall)

2006-12-14 07:38:06 · 3 answers · asked by Rotten Johnny 5 in Other - Home & Garden

do bamboo plants grow better in the water containers they come in or in soil. I bought a small bamboo plant (stick) and was wondering.

2006-12-14 07:36:43 · 3 answers · asked by americanmuscle1972 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-12-14 07:23:50 · 2 answers · asked by Yo Mum Mum 5 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-12-14 07:19:47 · 3 answers · asked by Yo Mum Mum 5 in Garden & Landscape

2006-12-14 07:17:06 · 13 answers · asked by ? 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-12-14 07:13:44 · 4 answers · asked by gomaz440 1 in Garden & Landscape

need new roof on home 2600sq ft

2006-12-14 07:12:21 · 4 answers · asked by Lou C 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

DIY home decoration help - Should I seal it first with PVA or simply apply paint directly to the plaster of paris? What kind of paint should I use?

2006-12-14 07:11:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

My daughter does 'interesting' things and she asked if duck tape melts, I said yes, it gets goowy. Now she is asking how to get a crease out of duct tape. Anyone actually have a clue?

2006-12-14 07:10:45 · 2 answers · asked by Valeria 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

i want to extend a brick wall by making the bond look continuous so eliminating any visible joints

2006-12-14 07:09:05 · 4 answers · asked by T B 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-12-14 07:05:48 · 10 answers · asked by tami g 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

the bathroom vanity has a light bulb which blew out. never got around to replacing it. turned the light on the other day and sparks rained down from the empty socket. I could smell smoke and there are actually 2 burn marks on the light fixture. what happened? how deep is the damage? i'm worried about an electrical fire now. strange thing is, the circuit breaker never turned the power off to this current. what gives?

2006-12-14 07:03:08 · 7 answers · asked by cgdig 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

there are one or two rats in my house so can you tell me a way to get them out or something that makes them die?

2006-12-14 07:02:10 · 10 answers · asked by Juandarock 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-12-14 06:58:53 · 4 answers · asked by Vicki C 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-12-14 06:57:58 · 7 answers · asked by william c 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Microwave / Oven

Burned Food:
When I bake food like croissants or biscuits, I put them in the middle of the oven. The top of the food gets black, the bottom is not finished. When I remove the food too early, it is not finished. When I remove it later, the food is burned. I tried to put the food lower, but the same problem happened. The bottom burned and the top was not finished. The oven does not bake correctly.

Beeping:
The microwave beeps 4 times when food is finished. If you don’t open the door immediately, beeping continues. I could only lower the sound but I can not turn it off. It is extremely irritating and annoying.

Injury Danger:
When I cleaned the oven, I cut my fingers because of sharp pieces. There was no warning in the user manual about injury danger.

Loose Handles:
The handles of the microwave and oven are loose. You can not just use a screw driver to tighten them. You have to disassemble the door.

Steam:
When I bake, the glass gets steamed. The problem is that I can not wipe of the steam because the steam is inside the glass.

Light Bulb:
After only a year and a half the light bulb for the microwave burned out too early. Since I knew that to replace a light bulb all I had to do was unscrew the bulb and replace it, I thought that this would be a very simple procedure. But I was wrong! To replace the simple light bulb I would have to call Whirlpool Customer Service to have the light bulb replaced. It sounds like unfair business practices or fraud. The light bulb and filter problem are not normal and it was not clear.

Filter:
The filter is dirty. I can not change it. There is fire danger because of fat and there is no warning in the user manual. It is unhealthy to cook food with an old filter. There was no information about the light bulb and filter in the user manual.

I have a 5 year warranty on all built in home appliances. I wrote Whirlpool an e-mail.

Do you have same or similar problems?

2006-12-14 06:54:43 · 17 answers · asked by Kay 1 in Other - Home & Garden

every time it rains water runs through the wall flooding the floor there is soil half way up the wall on the outside and i bit of a bank oppisite could this be the prob water runs off bank if yes how do i solve this. cant get at bank due to lack of space

2006-12-14 06:53:56 · 9 answers · asked by fergie 11 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

My landlord took the house off of the market when I started leasing the house. I signed a 1 year lease agreement. Now out of nowhere he came to me and says, "I have a lady that wants to buy the house and if she buys the house she is not going to lease it. She would like to live in it!" Is this legal? Can nothing be done? I signed a 1 year lease with the intentions of being there for 1 year, now if he sells this house can he just kick me out? (we are only 4months into our lease)


I live in memphis tennesse

2006-12-14 06:52:46 · 8 answers · asked by Jason 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Every time I use the washing machine, I notice a few hours after, that there is water in the bottom of the drum.
The only way to clear it is by running the cycle again which means I have to use the machine twice for every wash - once to clear the drum, and once to wash.
Because it happens every time, I have to leave the water and so it smells but how can I stop it entering the machine. It is a Hotpoint Electronic 1000 Plus 9534.

I have tried turning the blue and red valves off after the wash but it is still happening. Thanks for any help.

2006-12-14 06:50:35 · 11 answers · asked by This is my username 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

There is a large plant in my office that is too large for the largest pot that I can find and my boss wants it separated into two plants rather than just planting it outside. Its a (forgive me for ruining the spelling) shaflaira.

2006-12-14 06:46:00 · 5 answers · asked by edie 1 in Garden & Landscape

I'm staining it the same color. I've already got most of it sanded except the trim with has little 1/2 inch niches in it. It will be hard to sand it without ruining the details and their shape. Can I leave them be? Or just sand them a little bit?

2006-12-14 06:45:01 · 5 answers · asked by sunshine 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

An Alarm went off this morning at 6:30am the funniest part that after I flush the toilet an alarm went off and I thought I set off an alarm after flushign the toilet lol but really me andmy sister have no ideal what happend so, we called our alarm company told than what happend and they said the bettery is low That sodumb why alarm have to go off just to tell us that bettery is low? because taht is false alarm. Dose anyone know of a new type of Berglar alarm that let you know the battery is going low WITHOUT setting an alarm off? we have ADT and they are good company.

2006-12-14 06:42:03 · 4 answers · asked by Matthew Zajac 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-12-14 06:35:48 · 3 answers · asked by sassinya 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-12-14 06:31:37 · 3 answers · asked by MiamiDude24 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have several Bessey type woodworking clamps (not the K body) and they have a considerable build up of regular woodworking glue that I would like to get cleaned up. Is there a way to do this by soaking the clamps in something that won't hurt the clamp?

2006-12-14 06:30:12 · 7 answers · asked by hoverlover7 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

What would be a good theme for an apartment? Colors are my main concern. Thanks oodles!

2006-12-14 06:28:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I need two electric apppliance plugs (range plug) in my kitchen. I currenly only have one. What is the cheapest way to add an additional outlet or split my current one?

2006-12-14 06:27:03 · 4 answers · asked by rkim526 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

ive had a engineer in to change mid position valve but he could not wire it in he said the old valve (cant se what make it is) had 6 wires the new one (drayton mid position valve) has only got 5 he said that is ok but he cant understand why boiler has 2 wires to it he said i need an electrician to re wire whole system can any one tell me if this is realy needed.... i got the impression he didnt understand the electrics and just wanted to get away

2006-12-14 06:26:45 · 6 answers · asked by monkey 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-12-14 06:25:06 · 3 answers · asked by bigeasymom 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

My Whirlpool dishwasher is a nightmare. We did not expect that an appliance can be that bad. I have to rinse every single item before I put it into the dishwasher. The user manual says I should adjust the machine to rinse for every new item that I put in. It is absurd to waste time, energy and water for every single cup. I tried to put a coffee cup which I did not rinse before. It only had minor coffee spots on the bottom of the cup. Even this minor spot was not cleaned in the dishwasher. I recently asked people. Nobody has to rinse his dishes or has to adjust extra rinse, because they don't have Whirlpool dishwashers. Even their dirties dishes come out clean.

Do you have same or similar problems?

Do you have to rinse your dishes?

2006-12-14 06:22:20 · 10 answers · asked by Kay 1 in Other - Home & Garden