Home & Garden - 20 December 2006

My friend dyed his hair dark blue in my bathroom while I was away in Montana and made a huge mess. I have blue hair dye all over the white walls.... I tried scrubbing it out but I thinks it's useless. Now I'm moving out and I really would like my deposit back. Is there a product that will help? Or is my only option to paint? Any suggestions much appreciated.

2006-12-20 06:23:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

plz i need help fast!

2006-12-20 06:22:01 · 13 answers · asked by nodaddy123315 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-12-20 06:14:35 · 20 answers · asked by estephania2182 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

My hot water heater is not that old but it has lots of rust around the bottom, it still works fine but I'm wondering if it will breakdown or leak soon. I'm not looking forward to a freezing cold shower.

2006-12-20 06:09:22 · 13 answers · asked by BananaFool 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

We live in an apartment and our shoe rack is in the main entrance, and it clutters..I'd like to find a durable and inexpensive shoe rack online or in stores.

2006-12-20 06:06:44 · 3 answers · asked by Wengsky 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I need some help on how to make an upholstered headboard that attaches to the bed frame and not the wall.

I have looked online but almost all of them attach to the wall. I want to use 2" think foam, covered in batting, and then fabric.

Would I need to make some legs and cover them in fabric too?

2006-12-20 05:59:51 · 6 answers · asked by Heather M 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

the tiles above my cooker are abit greasy and i have tried sugar soap, cillit bang and elbow grease but still can't get it all off. Any other idea's as i have run out

2006-12-20 05:57:29 · 18 answers · asked by DODDY 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I always water the "Crown of Thowrns"plant every 2 week's, it needs lots of water, but it stopped producing flowers, does anyone know how I can make it flower again?It was so pretty, and still is , even though it stays just green, but it was much prettier when it had red flowers- I 've tried different windows, but it won't get no red flowers????????

2006-12-20 05:56:31 · 4 answers · asked by zeezee 3 in Other - Home & Garden

I came home yesterday and strategically placed on the corners of every step and outlining my upstairs landing (except not in front of the door threshold) were mothballs placed about 6 inches apart. No other condo entry had this done. Is this some kind of ritual, I live in a Latin community. What the heck?

2006-12-20 05:52:16 · 12 answers · asked by syd p 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-12-20 05:49:22 · 4 answers · asked by deanodingo 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

if you bite a certain life saver in the dark looking through a mirror which life saver is it.or if there is something close to that

2006-12-20 05:44:52 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I live near ABQ and was curious about this.

2006-12-20 05:41:56 · 4 answers · asked by 2littleiggies 4 in Other - Home & Garden

i've been told that burning wood causes a greater risk of chimney fires is this true and can i do anything about this?

2006-12-20 05:41:49 · 9 answers · asked by wavester66 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-12-20 05:39:07 · 4 answers · asked by ROSEY 1 in Garden & Landscape

I work at starbucks and I'm afraid that their harsh cleaners may damage my engagement ring.

2006-12-20 05:20:39 · 4 answers · asked by lldean01 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-12-20 05:16:35 · 14 answers · asked by Balu 1 in Garden & Landscape

was told that old unit was bad and filled with acid so system had to be flushed and neutralized. New compressor with filter was installed and then it was charged with freon. All this for the low low price of $620. Oh yea, it was still under warranty so all we were paying was for labor. Did we get ripped off?

2006-12-20 05:05:06 · 11 answers · asked by turtlefoot2 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-12-20 05:03:45 · 11 answers · asked by hendu2875 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I know that plants need a certain amount of nutrition from the soil to grow, and that when growing plants indoors, the only nutrition they get is what you give them. I am trying to grow these plants completely organically, with dirt from my backyard, using nothing bought from a store except the vegetables/plants from which I took the seeds. So far I have large sprouts of morning glories and catnip, and small sprouts of tomatoes, green beans, cucumber, and green bell pepper. They seem to be doing very well with a combination of filtered tap water and mineral water, but I want to make sure they don't suddenly die out because they are getting too much or too little of something. The mineral water is bottled still (not carbonated) Italian mineral water. I have southern exposure in the window that they sit in, so sunlight doesn't seem to be a problem. Any tips for growing these through the winter would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

2006-12-20 04:58:09 · 3 answers · asked by Sappho 4 in Other - Home & Garden

I'm thinking of replacing my old storage heaters with the Kalirel remote controlled system (http://www.calo-confort.co.uk/index.html)

They claim to be much more efficient than regular heating. I'd love to know if anyone has these installed and what they think of them. Are they worth getting?

2006-12-20 04:51:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2006-12-20 04:41:19 · 11 answers · asked by naenae0011 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

My smoke alarm went off the other night and there was no smoke. Why?

2006-12-20 04:39:28 · 11 answers · asked by anyy1 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-12-20 04:39:22 · 11 answers · asked by devil_man_taz 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

WE BROUGHT A USED REFRIGERATOR AND IT WORKED FIND. ONCE WE MOVED INTO OUR NEW HOUSE IT STARTED LEAKING.SO, WE WENT OUT AND BROUGHT ANOTHER USED REFRIGERATOR WITH THE SAME RESULTS.

WHAT IS MAKING MY REFRIGERATOR LEAK??

2006-12-20 04:39:00 · 5 answers · asked by troique2001 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-12-20 04:35:48 · 9 answers · asked by mike c 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-12-20 04:34:51 · 33 answers · asked by devil_man_taz 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

3 story old house in Northern Ohio with very high fuel costs.

also will insulating pipes in basement help??

2006-12-20 04:26:51 · 7 answers · asked by Spanky 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Does sprinkling wood ashes on your plants through the winter months help the plants out in the spring?

2006-12-20 04:24:13 · 4 answers · asked by bodeen 2 in Other - Home & Garden

There's always at least one car in the driveway and cable/utility bills are being sent, so the mailman must know we live here. Could he be forwarding my bills to the previous occupant?

2006-12-20 04:24:13 · 9 answers · asked by clevername37927 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I like to make jam out of my berries. They say the plants need replaced every three years, the runners will be the replacements right?

2006-12-20 04:23:00 · 3 answers · asked by bodeen 2 in Other - Home & Garden