Home & Garden - 4 January 2007

2007-01-04 06:10:06 · 3 answers · asked by Susieeff1 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I do not have a green thumb and most plants (cylcamen, ivy for example) that enter my home die. This is one plant that I have kept around for over 3 years with lots of neglect but the new sprout growth are narrow and not wide like the sprouts were when I got it. I have gotten it to bloom each year which is a good thing. The location is out of direct sunlight and in an area that has great indirect sunlight. Typically, the soil dries out and then I give it a good watering and let the pot drain thoroughly before putting it back in its location so that there is no standing water. Last year I placed an inch of new soil to the top area of the plant (I did not repot it with new soil) and that helped with the new sprouts.

If you advise me to use a fertilizer, please be specific as to what type, how much and how often. I guess that's it. Thanks in advance.

2007-01-04 06:09:42 · 2 answers · asked by mysterygirl66 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I first noticed these bugs on my computer monitor. There are a lot of them crawling round and round. They are very tiny, just like dust, pale in colour, and have hairs. They are so tiny that I can't work out what they are. I have wiped the area with disinfectant and they still come back. What are they and how can I get rid of them?

2007-01-04 06:03:53 · 10 answers · asked by rose 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

maybe Pleasent Prarie Wisconsin.Is anyone familiar with the area that can tell me what it is like there and what areas are best to buy a home. (safe, nice houses around 250,000)What are the general people like???? Thanks for any info.....

2007-01-04 06:01:44 · 6 answers · asked by D 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-01-04 05:54:15 · 6 answers · asked by luigi 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I Am At War!!!! I just bought my first house a few months ago and have since found out that the backyard is home to a bunch of gophers or ground squirrel type animals. These little boogers are tunneling under my lawn and building big mounds of dirt all over the yard. Not to mention them eating the plants etc. They must go! I have tried the smoke bomb type devices that you put into the tunnels . . I have found one dead from that. I bought a dog . hopefully he will start to get'em. So far he hasn't though. Anybody got any ideas? I feel like I am Bill Murray in the Caddyshack movies. he he. Any help would be great! Thanks, Randy in Temecula, CA

2007-01-04 05:47:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

we had a general contractor come out and give us an estimate for fixing up our house after is flooded, and now he wants to charge us almost $2000 for the estimate (3% of the total estimate!) Is this legal, we never signed anything with us, and he never advised us of any fee upfront! PLEASE HELP!

2007-01-04 05:44:54 · 13 answers · asked by Sarah_Hone 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

perhaps some storage facility and a computer work space

2007-01-04 05:43:31 · 4 answers · asked by DEBBIE L 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I am looking for NO IRON sheets and want to know what is the best for NO IRON - would it be a cotton/polyester combination?

2007-01-04 05:43:29 · 5 answers · asked by Winnie B 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Any tips to make it more enjoyable? Do you have a straightened clothes closet? How does it make you feel? Mine is full of piles of clothing, cant find anything. Rest of house is spotless....but I hate going into my closet!!! :-(

2007-01-04 05:37:45 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

burrow under 3 of them. Each burrow contained a large whitish creature that looked something like a big caterpillar but had only four pairs of long centipede like arms to the front of the body and a head that looked like a centipede (to me anyway) They are soft bodied with a darkish area at the tail end and they clearly couldn't handle the sunlight as they tried to burrow deeper into the earth to avoid it (I think). I am a bit of an environmentalist so I didn't kill them immediately but it makes me nervous to think there are centipedes in the backyard where the kids play. I have never seen any centipedes as large as these creatures suggest they will become. I did some research and think they may be something called a burrowing centipede but none of the sites I visited described the young or had pictures. Can anyone tell me if they've seen anything like this before and what they may be. I'd hate to kill some harmless creature.

2007-01-04 05:36:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

i have recently started having problems with my neighbour, both my and his house has 2 cars and we have a shared drive. Me and my partner are forced to park on the road as my neighbour has parked one of his cars, the one that isnt used often, on the drive and is blocking access to our garage and so when i put my car on the drive, usually when there is no room on the road, he then blocks my car on the drive and i cannot get out, which is a huge inconvienience as i leave early in the morning. I need to know what i can do to get him to move this car as not only can we not use the garage, the car is parked by the back door and causing an obstruction. When approached he says he has every right to park the car there but if this is the case then surely so do we. Please help.

2007-01-04 05:36:04 · 12 answers · asked by bernadette_greenwood82 1 in Other - Home & Garden

How can I prevent soap scum building up on my glasses from dishwasher detergent? Also, how can I get rid of the buildup already on the glasses?

2007-01-04 05:33:13 · 5 answers · asked by Rosepetal 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I'm finally getting around to installing my bifold doors that I've had for 5 years already (been so busy up until now) and I can't find the hinges or whatever they are to attach them to the sides of my closet. I have the track installed (I did that immediately but never got around to putting the closet doors in as well), so I just need to replace those hinge thingys. Can I get any kind or brand or does it matter? They're bifold doors for a closet, I have two sets for a master closet, and they're solid wood on the bottom and louvered on top (half & half). So, can someone who knows more about this than me (and I know basically nothing) let me know if I can just get any kind of hinges to replace my lost ones (I think they were probably in something that was thrown out so it's likely they're gone) or what? I'd love to have some links to stores that sell whatever you're recommending. Thanks so much.

2007-01-04 05:32:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-01-04 05:31:25 · 1 answers · asked by robbievic 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I plan on buying a new house soon and was wondering if anyone had any advice on what to check for. One friend told me to see how many outlets are in each room (something I never would have thought of). Does anyone have any other ideas from personal experience of what I should check out before buying a house?

2007-01-04 05:28:01 · 7 answers · asked by ~Christine~ 3 in Other - Home & Garden

I live in a studio apartment with the kitchen separate from the rest. I have a hard time keeping the place smelling fresh and such (yes, I am a bachelor). Any tips? I don't care for the overly-sweet smell of sprays and candles.

2007-01-04 05:18:26 · 26 answers · asked by Ivan R 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

This may be a stupid question, but can someone tell me where I can buy really thick paint markers (like someone might use for grafitti)
I live in Ontario Canada and need to make a really large sign, I am not sure how else to do it.

If you have any other suggestions that you think would work, anything would be helpful.
Thanks!!

2007-01-04 05:16:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Model ZWF1210W... help! My washing machine is just outwith the guarantee [always the way...:-(..] and it's acting up. When I turn the thing on, it acts normal for a while, and when it thinks I'm not looking, it stops, all the lights flicker and flash for a bit, then eventually it comes back to life, only to play the game for ten mins or so then back to square one.... nothing in the manual about this one. .... any bright sparks out there know anything?? .. I know I'll probably end up having to pay big bucks to have it looked at but any ideas in the meantime mucho appreciato!

2007-01-04 05:11:02 · 10 answers · asked by gigi s 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I had carpet installed in my home in May 2006. My husband supervised, so I didn't see it till it was done.

I will try to describe what I think is a problem.

There are several areas in the home where the carpet meets up to the tile. Therefore it was cut, and glued down onto a tack strip.

It is QUITE obvious that the padding under the carpet was cut back about 4 inches away from the tack strip. Therefore making a visible 'divit' from where the pad ends underneath the carpet, to where the carpet meets the tack strip and tile. I find this visually undesirable. I would like to see a smooth and flawless transition from the carpeted area to the tile.

Also, you can feel the prongs of the tack strip with your bare feet if you step on it....because there is no pad there I suppose. But it has cut the bottoms of my 17 month old daughters feet as she walks across the thresholds from tile to carpet.

Is this installation technique normal? I've not seen the prob B4. Should I request a fix?

2007-01-04 05:07:58 · 12 answers · asked by momof2kiddos 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

My daughter spilled baby oil on a wall that is painted with flat paint not semi-gloss. I created a huge oil mark? How do I get that out? The wall is a tan color.

2007-01-04 05:05:42 · 5 answers · asked by bornagainshanna 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

cook clean, fold clothes at a young age?

2007-01-04 05:05:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-01-04 04:59:10 · 8 answers · asked by alfie810 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-01-04 04:39:27 · 4 answers · asked by rottie 8 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

You know the ones I'm talking about... those icky, little, bally-things that always come up on semi- new clothes... how can I get rid of them?

2007-01-04 04:39:27 · 3 answers · asked by Sarah . 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I'm planning for spring.

2007-01-04 04:38:14 · 9 answers · asked by Me! 2 in Garden & Landscape

All the stuff i keep seeing in shops says it is not to be used on apainted surface.

2007-01-04 04:36:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-01-04 04:36:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Is it because moisture or minerals trickle down from the hot water line where it is not protected by the concrete and plastic sleeve?

What about the premise that copper corrosion is caused by minerals and/or ph imbalance from anywhere under the slab, which would seem to make any section of copper pipe susceptible?

2007-01-04 04:32:41 · 1 answers · asked by h20code 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

This is for a survey on flowers.

2007-01-04 04:30:09 · 6 answers · asked by Fushia Hill 2 in Garden & Landscape