Home & Garden - 15 January 2007

I live next to a canal and there is a lot of bugs around my house, its not a big deal but its like they wait for me to open my front door or the door to the garage to come in. Now I have a lot of bugs by the garage opener lights. About 20 of them just living there what can I do to prevent this in the future or eliminate them from there without trying to kill them 1 by 1? I will be here all night trying to kill them. Please let me know.

2007-01-15 11:09:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I live in Ellensburg, Washington and my landlord refuses to help us get our electric (non-battery) smoke detector fixed. It has been going off intermitantly for weeks. Our ceilings are about 20ft high, so there's no chance of us working on it ourselves. I need to know who to contact to 1) get my landlord in trouble for not doing his job and 2) to fix the darn thing so we're safe at night. I don't know the manufacturer or anything about the smoke detectors because my landlord won't share this information with us. Moving out is not an option. Thanks!

2007-01-15 11:08:25 · 6 answers · asked by Megan M 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm looking to clean my carpets and have been checking out the brands in my local stores. Does anyone have experience with these? Any favorite machines?

2007-01-15 11:08:24 · 5 answers · asked by Rabbit 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

My mom bought me a nice XL cotton sweater for me even though I'm a size medium. I decided to just wash it normally to shrink it but it shrank just a tad more than I had hoped. Tugging on the sweater to stretch it has helped a little, but the back of the sweater occasionally rides above the pantline and I was wondering if there was a simple way to stretch it an extra inch or two?

2007-01-15 11:06:17 · 2 answers · asked by Scott S 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am very worried about the tile. It seems that in every restraunt, friends house, or anyplace with ceramic tile, it has this shiny gloss to it and never stains. Is this just the tile? Because the grout in my kitchen and bathroom has stained in a couple of places. But at these other places, ie restraunt bathrooms, I have looked and there is no staining at all. Im also scared to mop the floor and end up staining the grout (I have been here a year and have never mopped). Help!! What do I do, and if i need sealer, how do I put it on??? Thanks!!!!

2007-01-15 11:05:14 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I don't want to order one if at all possible. I want to try them in the store.

2007-01-15 11:03:10 · 3 answers · asked by CaptEeou 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

live in an apt in manhattan. it is 2 combined aprtments. our closet used to be a kitchen and i understnad the plumbing is still there. We now want to turn it into a bathroom and we are wondering how different the plumbing is and if we have to move plumbing lines, etc. and cost

2007-01-15 10:58:05 · 3 answers · asked by viv 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

a friend at work gave us a used cooker.problem is no manual.Does anyone know where i can get one please?

2007-01-15 10:51:27 · 4 answers · asked by clmez2 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I can not deal with the source as yet and have cleaned it off several times with bleach, but one wall quickly grows black mould. the wall is emulsioned, and part of the wall is very difficult to reach as it is above the bath, it's like a flippin' monster, HELP

2007-01-15 10:51:10 · 12 answers · asked by noches 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I need to know this as I have had a kitchen fitted at 910 mm and now my cooker isn't flush with the worktop. Fitter said he always fits them at this height. Also there is a 150mm gap between the top of the plinth and the bottom of the cupboard.

2007-01-15 10:49:05 · 3 answers · asked by fesdufun 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-01-15 10:47:38 · 3 answers · asked by gdamonc 1 in Garden & Landscape

I bought an old house for a rental and all the basement windows are removed and covered. Do I have to have any operating basement windows by law? Is there any difference if I plan to rent it out. It's an unfinished basement so there is nothing down there besides washer and dryer area.

2007-01-15 10:47:31 · 7 answers · asked by Vanessa 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

The water in my waterheater gets very hot sometimes for no reason at all that I know of my waterheater will get scolding hot and it will blow it's breaker and how it's sitting you really can't get to the heating ellements to look at them or to replace them should I drain the thing to get the sedaments out is that the prob or what should I do.

2007-01-15 10:42:55 · 8 answers · asked by shades_is_here_now_too 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

It's in an apartment, so I can't paint. I want something bright and airy, fun and mature. Any ideas? Color schemes, decorating ideas, anything! Thanks!

2007-01-15 10:42:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I've learned that washing colors in warm water is generally a bad idea. But if the tag on a colored shirt says use warm water, should I? I don't want it to fade though.

2007-01-15 10:40:54 · 8 answers · asked by tuna 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-01-15 10:39:03 · 5 answers · asked by wondering 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-01-15 10:38:44 · 7 answers · asked by scott s 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

It is a larger kitchen and doesn't have a lot of upper cabinets, but does have quite a few lower cabinets

2007-01-15 10:37:49 · 2 answers · asked by joanna_billigmeier 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

How to insulate?

2007-01-15 10:36:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-15 10:30:12 · 2 answers · asked by shifting 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-01-15 10:29:17 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-01-15 10:26:36 · 11 answers · asked by MRS W 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

if you dont live in a big city,and your house has a septic tank that ?

2007-01-15 10:25:23 · 10 answers · asked by ? 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have to make a 3ft centerpiece for a table for our churchs auction. the theme is "a world of pure imagination" willy wonka style and I am looking for suggestions. They would like it more elaborate versus a bunch of candies glued on sticks for they will auction it off and would like one to be able to utilize it. I dont know how many people have a candy theme going on in their homes, so that is why I would like to incorporate mabye like a golden ticket and some candies but need help with the elaborate part of it. Thanks in advance....

2007-01-15 10:15:42 · 3 answers · asked by kelly 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-01-15 10:12:51 · 7 answers · asked by peaches_sc 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a large indoor potted palm tree and over the last year, it has slowly died....its down to nubs now. I even put it outside thinking that maybe a little California sunshine would help......nada! I would like to revive it if at all possible....it has sentiment vaue.

2007-01-15 10:11:14 · 4 answers · asked by zspadequeen 1 in Other - Home & Garden

multiple cracks in my ceiling in various parts of the house. also looks like ceiling is bowed more in the frontroom.

2007-01-15 10:06:15 · 9 answers · asked by tammy c 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

the water level isn't low but I have no plunger or anything to unclog it with,..how can I unclog it?

2007-01-15 10:04:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I need to dye the outter rim of my gloves, the outside is a black leather, I need to make it a darker purple.

How can I do this?

2007-01-15 10:04:24 · 12 answers · asked by anji_kenshin 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

i needs some help , im trying to light my pilot in my heater because it went out and its freezing but i have no idea what to do, ther is only a black button that says off,on,&pilot, and then there is the silver gas switch to turn i guess, i have an idea of where to put the lighter but idont know what to do before i try and light it . any advice would help.

2007-01-15 10:02:25 · 4 answers · asked by Babygurl 1 in Maintenance & Repairs