Home & Garden - 9 January 2007

Soft White MINI 60. Bulb blinks out and then emits smoke and strong smell of burning plastic. I have had two such failures in the past month in different lamps. Fortunately, I was present when the bulbs failed. Both were seldom used. These bulbs are rated at 8,000 hours. Anyone else experience this type of failure?

2007-01-09 13:55:51 · 4 answers · asked by DR_NC 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-09 13:45:02 · 13 answers · asked by ryno 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

can you put shoes in a clothes washer and clothes dryer? I have a pair of pumas that i took to india. They're part canvas, part some type of fabric. Would it screw the shoes up, and if not is there something i should do before i wash them?

2007-01-09 13:44:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I need to plant grass in an area that is going to be trampled on by lots of dogs on almost a daily basis. What type of seed could I get that will produce a thick, strong turf?

2007-01-09 13:37:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

into a 2 story 1500 sq feet home? thanks

2007-01-09 13:30:02 · 8 answers · asked by sweet2006 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have some from the body shop, like green tea and lemon, but they're so strong. Is there anything I can leave burning, so it smells great throughout the entire house, but isn't so overwhelming?

Maybe something like clean linen - something that smells like REAL clean laundry?

2007-01-09 13:24:03 · 3 answers · asked by m0o p!e 3 in Other - Home & Garden

Cannisters, coffee pot etc.

2007-01-09 13:21:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I have tried everything i can think of. but the smell will keep coming back

2007-01-09 13:17:15 · 5 answers · asked by dg22 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

This is only when I flush and only around the one nut. Is it the seal of the nut or is it the seal from the tank to toliet. How can I tell?second, how can I make sure the toliet flange is not leaking as I'm not a expert with lining up the toliet. I don't want to be over my head in water.

2007-01-09 13:15:57 · 9 answers · asked by j l 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

plz help

2007-01-09 13:09:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

i got rid of the roaches but the smell persists!!!

2007-01-09 13:06:19 · 11 answers · asked by iris m 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I know,I know,dumb question,but I am really curious.To me,they look alike.

2007-01-09 13:05:45 · 13 answers · asked by Dragonflygirl 7 in Decorating & Remodeling

How do you convince the electric board that I don't know how the earth wire linking up my meter got there. It's outside anyone could have done it.

2007-01-09 13:05:29 · 5 answers · asked by Mighty Hammer 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

We have a native plant nursery here in the mtns but can't get any bigger. Would love to have more flat land to grow on. Does anybody out there live in Lewisburg or Shelbyville? Would love to hear from some farmers, nursery owners or herb growers.

2007-01-09 13:04:31 · 4 answers · asked by Mary J 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have seedlings started indoors for some lovely tomato plants, and not enough ground space for all of them outdoors. Do tomato plants ever thrive in a pot (with appropriate tomato cages)?

2007-01-09 13:01:29 · 21 answers · asked by squarefeet500 2 in Garden & Landscape

Lately when I have been turning off the light in my bathroom, I flip the light switch and the light stays on! I have to toggle it a few times to get the lights to turn off. Does anyone know why this may be happening or what I can do about it? Thanks!

2007-01-09 12:59:18 · 9 answers · asked by spollyea 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We have lots of cedar trees all over our property. We were planning on starting a mini apple orchard and one of our neighbors mentioned that fruit trees/plants don't grow well or at all because of the cedars. Apparently-according to him, they give off some sort of toxin the kills fruits & vegetables. Does anyone know if there is any truth to this? I can't seem to find any info on online. If anyone knows of any good websites, please let me know. Thanks!

2007-01-09 12:58:55 · 8 answers · asked by tkdrd2001 2 in Other - Home & Garden

is there a way to clean them with ordinary house hold items, like tooth paste and a tooth brush, or any thing like that

2007-01-09 12:57:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

ethyl mercaptan is the chemical used to odorize propane gas so leaks may be detected since propane is odorless. the fluid spilled on me and it's driving my family nuts. can anyone help?

2007-01-09 12:57:43 · 12 answers · asked by RAY W G 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-01-09 12:56:38 · 5 answers · asked by mccordrone 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have a bought a new home with a finished basement, but the stairs are so steep. I want to redo them even if I have to make a landing and take up more floor space. Anyone out there know anything about this?
Thanks.

2007-01-09 12:49:25 · 3 answers · asked by Okobojibel 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

Years ago I tried one of those electric razor-types of de-pillers, but it did not work properly. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to de-pill a sweater? Thanks.

2007-01-09 12:30:53 · 9 answers · asked by Dan M 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

It is brand new and has an odor to it that I would like to get rid of. I have tried dryer sheets and fabric refresher (febreeze).

2007-01-09 12:26:36 · 14 answers · asked by Connie K 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-01-09 12:26:25 · 10 answers · asked by luv2shopmom 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Motor runs fine when the door is disengaged from the link, but makes a loud ratcheting sound and will not move the door when engaged. Can anyone please help. Garage door opener repairs are soooo expensive!! Have a handyman that lives here who's good, he's just never worked on these before... thanks ahead of time!!

2007-01-09 12:25:59 · 5 answers · asked by cyberrsong 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-09 12:19:29 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Brand new $60K garage, part II. Started having serious humidity and ice build up (reside in cold climate -10 degrees below 0 today) in my brand new heated and insulated 26 X 30 garage. Ice formed on the wall interior between the ceilings and wall. Humidity was always running high in the garage etc. Called a building inspector out and he crawled over everything and found two problems. The builder never baffled off the insulation near the eve and the ridge vent was covered and blocked by insulation. The insulation had pushed up in many spots along the roof sheathing and therefore between this and the ridge vent being blocked, no airflow circulates through. The inspector wrote up the report and my builder said he would take care of it when he could!

1. My warranty of this garage is over in 45 days, so do I demand he finish it by then, or will he still be legally bound if he does not? To me warranty implies the structure was built right, this was not?

2007-01-09 12:18:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-09 12:17:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-01-09 12:17:12 · 5 answers · asked by rosie 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

We are replacing one half of a wall with new drywall. The other half is painted with a glossy paint. My husband wants to skim coat the glossy paint. Will this work? Do we need to degloss or sand the glossy paint first?

2007-01-09 12:16:22 · 4 answers · asked by Johnson 1 in Maintenance & Repairs