Home & Garden - 24 January 2007

Hi,
How many #12 romex cables can I put into a 2 inch rigid conduit, without going over 40% fill?? Thanks for your time.

pb4sc

2007-01-24 12:44:21 · 6 answers · asked by PB4SC 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

PLEASE HELPP!!!

2007-01-24 12:43:42 · 2 answers · asked by nevershoutbecky! 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-01-24 12:38:08 · 3 answers · asked by solemhypnotic 2 in Garden & Landscape

My parents have a peach tree and need to know what color the peaches are..... they have an earligrande peach tree..

2007-01-24 12:37:17 · 1 answers · asked by Girl 4 God 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-01-24 12:36:14 · 17 answers · asked by Evolu 2 in Garden & Landscape

My son popped a bubble on his glasses. Hot water, windex and soap are not working to remove it. Any ideas?

2007-01-24 12:16:20 · 10 answers · asked by shannon_l_wheeler 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a leak around my chimney and the flashing needs to be replaced. I am a single mom and don't know much about home repair. I was quoted $600 by a repairman that was recommended to me. Is this reasonable? It is a fairly large chimney (2-sided fireplace going up into one chimney). I would like to just go ahead and get it fixed ASAP if that sounds like an ok price, but if the quote seems too high I would get other estimates. I have asked other friends and family but no one has ever had work like this done.Thanks.

2007-01-24 12:09:53 · 8 answers · asked by stargazer 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Along the walkway to our house, there's a patch of flowerbeds, which is almost completely in shadows all the time. It's got some impatiens, some violets, and some other flower I can't remember the name for that looks like the impatiens, but with rounder leaves, and a woddier stem.

One night, there was a vicious cold snap, and about two thirds of the flowers in the bed got frosted pretty much to death. Since I live in Southern California, I wasn't really expecting this, and don't really know what I can do about it.

While tips for prevention in the future are welcome, I don't expect this to happen too often, so I'm mostly worried about what I can do to get them looking better again in the near future. Please help, they look horrible!

2007-01-24 12:07:04 · 7 answers · asked by ye_river_xiv 6 in Garden & Landscape

My son blew a bubble and it popped on his glasses. Windex, soap and boiling water have done nothing to help get it off. Any ideas?

2007-01-24 12:01:52 · 7 answers · asked by shannon_l_wheeler 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I got a venus flytrap from walmart. How can I make sure it wont die, but grow big. Can I put it in a different pot or should I wait?

2007-01-24 12:00:42 · 2 answers · asked by tim D 3 in Garden & Landscape

I had to cut out some concrete and dig up my old drain pipes in my basement as they were old cast iron and falling apart. I have a trench about 24 inches wide and 15 feet long as well as another area for a new bathroom about 5' by 5' that I am ready to fill back in. I will backfill with the dirt I removed from it in the first place and want to pour 4" of concrete. Do I need to put concrete and/or gravel UNDERNEATH the concrete, or can I pour the concrete directly into the backfilled trenches?

Also, do I need to put anything on the existing concrete edges of the trenches I dug to aid in sealing the new concrete to the old?

2007-01-24 11:58:01 · 10 answers · asked by shektbg 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-01-24 11:57:36 · 2 answers · asked by icruiseon2 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a cloth air mattress, I have repaired one hole, but its still leaking air. I have searched and I cant find the hole anywhere. Someone told me to run water over it, but the water is absorbed by the cloth. I need help!!

2007-01-24 11:52:39 · 7 answers · asked by Marissa W 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-24 11:52:13 · 11 answers · asked by don m 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-01-24 11:45:36 · 6 answers · asked by Susie C 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

our blow torch is stuck on the on position and it won't turn off. So i put it into my backyard and wondering how far away from the house i should put it? o if you got any sugestions to turn it off i would appracate it. thanks

2007-01-24 11:43:11 · 5 answers · asked by Paul K 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Someone just told me that you can lower your heating bills but your house will still stay warm this way: Set your thermostat between 62 and 65, take a damp cloth and drape it over the thermostat. Supposedly it will keep your bill down but keep your house warm. I don't understand how this would work, because in order for your house to stay warm, your heating system would still have to come on. Seems strange to me. Has anyone ever heard about this or tried it?

2007-01-24 11:42:54 · 5 answers · asked by Starscape 6 in Other - Home & Garden

I'm thinking about biulding a game room in my backyard. I plan to do the entire project myself. The only problem I forsee myself having is the drain for the waste water from the sink and toilet. The bathroom will be located approximateely 130 feet from the sidewalk. Am I going to seen a tank and a sump pump?

2007-01-24 11:42:30 · 3 answers · asked by intouchguy 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I love the old actresses like Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly and was gonna try to incorporate their pictures in simple black iron frames but don't know where to go from there. I'm kind off limited with space though. Any websites w/ pictures would be much appreciated.

2007-01-24 11:37:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Please help me decide which one helps makes the plants grow faster!

2007-01-24 11:33:12 · 11 answers · asked by AL 3 in Garden & Landscape

I have a leak inside my house from the heavy snow on my roof that has just begun to melt. All roofing companies have said they can't even come to give an estimate until the snow is off my roof. Snow removal companies have said they are not insured to do this kind of work...Any ideas out there? I don't want to watch a slow leak become a large one while I impatiently wait for mother nature to melt about a foot of snow up there.

2007-01-24 11:30:28 · 7 answers · asked by Jane 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-24 11:24:56 · 7 answers · asked by RED WHITE AND BLUE 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

I love geese and want them in my yard. How can i attract them to my home?

2007-01-24 11:21:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I've seen plants that are so shiny they look like plastic. Is there something I can do to make a cactus shiny?!

2007-01-24 11:17:35 · 7 answers · asked by snak3s2001 3 in Garden & Landscape

2007-01-24 11:15:03 · 10 answers · asked by dlketchum 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a carmel wall living room with "paprika" colored couches. The trim in the room is white (we're not painting it, even though we should) and the blinds are a dark wood (almost purple). I'm having trouble with the curtain design. We bought the drapery hardware before the curtains were picked out - nice wooden rods. The rod is too big for typical "pocket" valences or sheers. And with pinch pleat drapes, I don't like how the hook shows when you clip on the ring. And colors ... I found some curtains that matched the color of the couches, but it was too much of that one color. I've tried paisley sheers that had both the carmel and the paprika and even the purple to blend with the blinds, but the pocket was too small. I'm getting frustrated!

2007-01-24 11:11:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I live in horse country and have few dairy or beef farms. Lot's of horse's and a buffalo farm down the street. Do they all provide the same benefit, or is one better than the other?

2007-01-24 11:10:52 · 6 answers · asked by Mike M. 5 in Garden & Landscape

old tile. Each new tile covers 39 square inches more than the old tile. Howbig were the old square tiles?
If the area of the room is 5120 square inches, how many new tiles will he need?
answer A.
answer B.

2007-01-24 11:10:24 · 2 answers · asked by big papa555 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-01-24 11:08:53 · 5 answers · asked by patricia j 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

What are the steps that would need to be taken, also if I have a contractor do it, how long a timeframe does it take and what is the average cost for such a project?

2007-01-24 11:01:43 · 5 answers · asked by ? 4 in Maintenance & Repairs