Home & Garden - 4 January 2007

I want to make my garden more nevironmentally friendly this year and attract more wildlife (in UK)

does anyone have any good tips?

2007-01-04 20:23:13 · 19 answers · asked by Carrot 4 in Garden & Landscape

Does it have stains? Worn areas? What colour is it? Does it bother you? I know this seems like a weird question, I am asking because I have had carpet for 18 months, cream, and parts of it are stained and parts of it are worn and some bits look different to other bits and it is seriously stressingme out! I cant afford to replace it and everyday I have to look at it. Why am I getting so stressed over floor coverings?

2007-01-04 20:22:45 · 14 answers · asked by cigaro19 5 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-01-04 20:21:46 · 5 answers · asked by Jovan 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-01-04 19:46:39 · 9 answers · asked by hello 1 in Garden & Landscape

I'm making a lamp and need to know what lightbulb is the coolest temperature wise in relation to how bright it is.

2007-01-04 19:11:58 · 5 answers · asked by bigchillrob 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-01-04 19:04:44 · 4 answers · asked by Jovan 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-01-04 18:57:51 · 3 answers · asked by ally 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

If I were to purchase a deadbolt lock at Home Depot, how hard or easy would it be for me to change it myself? I am somewhat mechanically inclinded (but not really), but I have very little experience in maintenence repairs, etc. I can read & follow directions pretty well, as far as installation instructions....

I'd prefer to avoid paying an over-inflated fee to a locksmith to do something I may possibly be able to do myself.
Also, I really don't like it when a reapir/service person won't even give me a ballpark figure over the phone, and yet they charge a flat-rate fee JUST TO SHOW UP. I mean.... I have made it clear that I am not looking for an exact quote--just a ballpark figure, is all.
I'd really prefer to do this myself, if possible.

2007-01-04 18:55:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I just moved in a new apartment and I need some decorating ideas.

2007-01-04 18:40:50 · 4 answers · asked by christina alexander 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I am going into a correctional academy, and was told my pants and shirt need a military crease. How do I do this with an iron, and make it stay? Do I need starch? I have never ironed before in my life, and going to the cleaners every day would be outragous.

Thanks

2007-01-04 18:39:30 · 4 answers · asked by ERIC B 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

Its a combi boiler system. I have tried bleeding all the heaters, at first the pipe leading up to the control valve was heating with a slight heat at top of radiator .Now it has no heat

2007-01-04 18:38:21 · 7 answers · asked by cadge 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-04 18:36:16 · 14 answers · asked by gc_freak_132003 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I just bought a tree at an HEB (a grocery store chain) for $7.99. The only problem is, I've just realized I have no idea to take care of it. The tag provides me no help, as it lists the item as a "10" Tropical Plant", when it's definitely taller than 10 inches.

The tree is about 4 and a half feet tall. I want to say it's a ficus, but when I looked that up, it turned out that's a fairly broad category. It does not have a solid trunk--it looks like the trunk is made up of several smaller twiggy vines. The leaves are broad and almond shaped.

So far, it's healthy, and I can surmise from the tag "tropical" that it would probably prefer warmer climate and/or more moisture.

Any help identifying this species? Or else, ideas for raising it?

Thank you.

2007-01-04 18:32:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

like water is not. but is grass?

2007-01-04 18:29:46 · 19 answers · asked by chaching 2 in Garden & Landscape

like water is not. but is grass?

2007-01-04 18:28:12 · 4 answers · asked by chaching 2 in Garden & Landscape

The last time I turned it on, everything worked fine. Today, my wife turns it on and nothing. I checked it now and I don't even smell gas, but my cooktop is working fine. Is it dead or is it fixable?

2007-01-04 18:20:29 · 3 answers · asked by barrance 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I want to glue the towel down, and want the backside to not have the loops on it.

2007-01-04 18:00:02 · 2 answers · asked by kvhwatcher 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Our family has a curry tree which we got from a friend in florida which we brought to our home in georgia 2 years ago. We dug out the tree, then put it in a small pot and drove back to GA. The tree is really a sapling, only about 2 feet tall. We put it in a bigger pot (about 15" diameter at the top, 12" at the bottom). After the 5 hr drive, it started to wilt (quite understandably), so when we reached home we gave it water and sunlight but it never lost the wilt. We gave it plant food a couple times as well, but to no avail. Even its new leaves are wilted. Its nice, green, aromatic, with normal leaf size/shape, but a few (not all) of the leaves are wrinkly and they all are parallel to the trunk, instead of parallel with the ground (I hope I am being clear). The leaves just seem to be limp. We also moved to upstate new york this summer, and since its kind of cold, we keep it inside during the winter. Any suggestions? also, how can you maintain a tropical tree in a cold climate?

2007-01-04 17:57:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

One of my classmates keeps their doctor's coat sparkling white by soaking it in the washer in bleach for an hour. How much bleach would be safe to use without risking ruining the coat? Any other tips would be appreciated greatly!

2007-01-04 17:50:02 · 6 answers · asked by eyegirl 6 in Cleaning & Laundry

I've been charged with the task of fixing up the sh1t hole we like to call the basement of our fraternity. We've been given a $2000 budget for a number of neat little improvements that we can make. Right now there is a concrete tile floor that's filthy, stained, and cracked in some places. What I'm hoping for is a number of effective suggestions for cheap, durable, and easy to install flooring for our basement.

To give you an idea of the amount of abuse that it will be subject to, we regularly enjoy various beer drinking activities that results in a fair amount of brew being spilled all over, which is then moped up by a cleaning service within the week.

Following the remodeling we're hoping to be able to eat down there, so there will be tables and chairs being dragged across the floor frequently, with food/drink being spilled on it daily.

2007-01-04 17:44:32 · 4 answers · asked by erik_haloedout 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I've lived in 2 different apartment buildings, and mice in the first one made me move out. The building I live in now is taken care of much better, but I had a mouse in here too! I've been living in the building for a year and never really noticed it before. My apartment is sorta messy, but that shouldn't attract them, just give them more places to hide, right? Also, in this building, and the last one, there are 3 floors with about 45 apartments total, with the basement serving as the garage (garbage recepticles are kept in the garage as well). We have the radiators that are along the floor... Are apartments like this just prone to mice? I know that I didn't have one stow away in my stuff when I moved either because I went through all of my stuff when I packed it too. Can anyone offer me any help or suggestions? Knowing that there's a mouse somewhere even in this buiding just gives me the creeps!

2007-01-04 17:37:32 · 8 answers · asked by Beth 2 in Other - Home & Garden

i plan to make my own walkway at home using paver blocks but i don't have a stone cutter, and it is very expensive to buy one, what other kind of cutter can i use in order to cut the blocks and the steps on how to install those paver blocks.

2007-01-04 17:31:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I want to start a garden in the spring infront of my south facing living room window. There is a tree on my front lawn, but it is still not all that big. I figure it to be about 2 story's high at the moment but I don't yet know what kind it is.

I don't have a lot of money to work with, but I would like my place to look nice, I miss my garden since we moved here. I left a garden full of alysum and the name if the other flower has slipped my mind right now, it has pea sized white seeds and the flowers were yellow, orange and orange-red. It was also crawling. Anyway we moved the end of July to a townhouse with garden space in front, but nothing in it, except my recycle and compost bins right now.

I had the idea to put in some spikes, probably either 1 big one in the middle or 1 on each end. If the one I have now survives through this currently snowless winter, I will use it in the garden. I am not sure what flowers to use in this garden though. I like calendulas and dwarf buddies.

2007-01-04 17:30:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

What type of flower is white and grows on trees.

2007-01-04 17:27:17 · 5 answers · asked by Serenade 1 in Garden & Landscape

When I plunge the toilet, the water in the sink and tub come up. How do I fix this?

2007-01-04 17:18:19 · 12 answers · asked by underwaterangel 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

Is it Anderson? I want triple paned, earth friendly, while holding in the heat and look great windows.

2007-01-04 17:06:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Geez...you should hear the thing!

2007-01-04 17:03:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

My husband and I decided to replace our old furnace.But which one should we prioritze first? We arguing about upgrading our windows first or replacing our furnace. For me, I want to upgrade the windows first because our windows are old(22 y/o). Everytime I stand 2 to 3 feet away from all of our windows, I could feel the cold. I check for any air leak using a candle but couldn't find anything. I even sealed them but still. We wanted to replace our furnace to cut our heating bill and save money. For me, i think it is useless to replace to furnace first while having an old windows which I think the reason why we are receiving this huse heating bill. We could only afford one project right now. The furnace is old too, it is working but not that good anymore, so we have to replace it. It is at the end of its life.

2007-01-04 16:52:39 · 12 answers · asked by Christina G 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-04 16:52:26 · 10 answers · asked by ~*M*I*S*S*M*I*S*T*Y*~ 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

The grout on my bathroom is very dark when it is suposed to be white and I have scrubed it a lot and it will just not change. Any thing that can turn it white or clean it?

2007-01-04 16:51:39 · 7 answers · asked by Hellboy 1 in Maintenance & Repairs