Home & Garden - 16 January 2007

I am battening my hatches

2007-01-16 23:49:01 · 4 answers · asked by SouthOckendon 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

Our water supply in our home is from a well and a tank/pump. If the temperature is expected to be below freezing and the power goes off should the taps throughout the house be opened.

2007-01-16 23:48:32 · 7 answers · asked by telwidit 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have several holes that remain from previous piping openings that are aprox. one inch and a half in diameter and I want to close up due to cold air. Anything that can be bought from local hardware or building supply house?

2007-01-16 23:47:18 · 3 answers · asked by Shep 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We had a gas meter fitted for the first time in June. As yet we haven't had a bill. How often should it be read? Thanks a lot.

2007-01-16 23:46:55 · 15 answers · asked by S 4 in Other - Home & Garden

cloth with out spoiling the metal bottom of ironbox.

2007-01-16 23:42:25 · 1 answers · asked by sunny 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-16 23:40:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

We have new wiring by a licensed electrician, and everything has been fine from June 06 until Monday morning when a breaker started throwing, just about every 30 or 45 minutes....only one, and of course it would be the one my computer is on. By later in the day Monday, it was only doing it every 2 or 3 hours. My husband put a new 20 amp breaker in it, and it still kept doing it, but only after several hours. Yesterday evening, he put in a new 30 amp breaker, which the electrician said would be fine, and we thought that would take care of the problem. We got up this morning, and it had thrown during the night. The breaker that throws has a ceiling light, not a big one, 2 recessed lights over the desk, my computer, printer, monitor, telephone, computer speakers, and a portable dvd burner on it. All of the computer things are plugged into a power strip, that still appears to be working right. I will get electrician out here, but just wanted any input available.

2007-01-16 23:28:36 · 7 answers · asked by ebg_baf 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I noticed a month or so ago that the boards, windows and nails (from the roof) are frosting in the night when its cold. Should I be worried about this or is it normal? I have never noticed it before, we fascia put up last summer could that have something to do with it?

2007-01-16 23:28:36 · 3 answers · asked by somethingorginaltoponder 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Starting yesterday as the weather was getting colder the temp of our house went from 70 degrees to 68 degrees. Then last night by the time my husband came home the temp was all the way down to 67degrees. It is now 7:20 in the morning and it is 59 degrees!! It is freezing in here. YES WE HAD THE HEAT TURNED ON! We have electric heat. My husband tried to find out what was going on, but couldn't see anything. Can anyone PLEASE give us some advice. WE are freezing in here. It is 20 degrees outside! THANKS

2007-01-16 23:24:05 · 10 answers · asked by sunnysideup 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am building a house and exploring new siding options

2007-01-16 23:21:23 · 1 answers · asked by bjg2007 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-01-16 23:19:36 · 2 answers · asked by R G 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-01-16 22:36:03 · 5 answers · asked by paman 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I just move to Georgia where there is no snow

2007-01-16 22:29:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

The Ladybirds infesting my 2nd floor flat are a breed first seen over here in the UK a few years back and are slowly making the normal British 7 spot ladybird extinct.Plus these species actually can bite humans if they don't find food before hunger gets to them to much.I would be fine if it was a normal average British swarm or nest of ladybirds,honestly guys.

2007-01-16 22:27:16 · 2 answers · asked by grandmasangel 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I can see rat (or mouse) droppings all around the basement. It smells really bad. Can you plese give me some advice about it?
Thx a lot!

2007-01-16 22:09:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

But the bulb does not light up and fan does not operate. Any suggestions re. the problem.

2007-01-16 22:05:20 · 8 answers · asked by MMM OK 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

When I open the door, the carousel spins, the light comes on, and the fan blows. Close the door, and it all goes off. Push the buttons to heat something, and it operates normally. Open the door to remove the item, and the carousel spins, the light comes on, and the fan blows. Would you use this oven?

2007-01-16 22:00:07 · 16 answers · asked by firstchair52 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-16 21:55:06 · 24 answers · asked by reno 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

A big red metal crate rigged with a parachute has landed on my lawn. It has all kinds of spooky untinelligable markings on it. What exactly whould I be doing?

2007-01-16 21:53:44 · 5 answers · asked by Yahoo Sucks 5 in Other - Home & Garden

can anyone explain to me how do we justify some candles cost £70? do they put gold in it? or dimond dust or something?

2007-01-16 21:51:30 · 5 answers · asked by tianfei00 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Leading up to Dec i noticed quite a few lady-birds,some dead and some alive and i became more and more worried about an infestation,although my fiance took the mickey out of me and would not take me seriously.This all changed the week before xmas,around the mon-tues time,as my fella became more and more concerned the more he's had to get rid of for me.Over the holiday period we were away for a month all in all as my to -be farther-in-law had a heart attack,and so the whole ladybird fiasco totally left our minds until,that is,we had been home no longer than 24 hours and along came one of our unwanted flat mates to remind us what we had been missing.This appearance of our new lodgers is becoming more and more frequent(one is sat on the screen of my mobile phone in front of me as we speak)and i don't know what to do or who to contact to get help and advice on my hard shelled spotted squatter problem. Can someone PLEASE HELP ME

2007-01-16 21:37:46 · 12 answers · asked by grandmasangel 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-01-16 21:26:27 · 4 answers · asked by Me 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-01-16 21:13:03 · 8 answers · asked by purpleliz15283 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

as you look out of back door the frence that runs down garden to the left as you look out is it your or next doors

2007-01-16 20:15:48 · 20 answers · asked by trevor s 1 in Garden & Landscape

hi there
i am growing tomatos for the first time ive swwn mums 100 times lol but this my first time got millions of tomatos have 8 plants 4 cherry and 4 normal. they yummy had lots yellow ones picked and put on the windowsill 2 ripen quicker as mum did i was wondering if i can pick a few green ones as they 2 heavy fot the plant and are like 10-12 large tomatos on each branch vine.
and if i was 2 pick a few green would these rippen the same as the yellow tomatos on the window sil?

2007-01-16 19:59:58 · 2 answers · asked by tully 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-01-16 19:51:12 · 12 answers · asked by bazandlouise 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-01-16 19:38:13 · 9 answers · asked by bazandlouise 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have had an heating engineer out to check boiler etc and he can not find any leak.

2007-01-16 19:26:10 · 8 answers · asked by Isla B 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-16 19:20:48 · 7 answers · asked by natasha 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I feel very un-easy when I see lizards on the walls of my house. Is there any solution to prevent them from entering my house.

2007-01-16 18:54:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden