Home & Garden - 24 January 2007

I need to get tape off my wall and people made the suggestion that I use vegetable oil to remove it. Now I have stains on my wall from the vegetable oil. I am also wanting to paint the wall but do not want it to soak through to the new paint.

2007-01-24 09:09:15 · 3 answers · asked by isaiah 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

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2007-01-24 09:05:36 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Behind a 1,800 square foot house (3 bedroom) is a large propane gas tank which provides gas to heat the house's forced air gas furnace. How do I determine the level of gas that is in it, so I can tell how near it is to being empty ?

2007-01-24 09:04:33 · 8 answers · asked by JustPeachy !!! 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

Composite deck or a cobblestone patio?

2007-01-24 08:59:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anne 5 in Garden & Landscape

2007-01-24 08:57:39 · 5 answers · asked by maureen b 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am the maintainance supervisor at an apartment complex. We have had a water problem in the basement crawlspaces for some years. The owner has now agreed to fix the problem. My question is can a soakaway (drywell) be built successfully in clay soil? We had a landscape contractor come in and say yes if the soakaway is large enough. But we have also had a general contractor come in and say definately no. We have had several other contractors come in but all with different ideas.

If you know of any websites that would be great too. Any help with this is appreciated.

2007-01-24 08:51:46 · 7 answers · asked by Beam274 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-01-24 08:43:18 · 8 answers · asked by indianacoltsgirl88 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a yellow trumpet now that looks nice and grows fast, but the amount of bees is just ridiculous.
If you have any suggestions, when should I plant it?

2007-01-24 08:37:42 · 6 answers · asked by denny 2 in Garden & Landscape

I want my heat to be at 65 or so when i get home from work. Is it better to keep it at 50 or 60 during the time I'm not home? I can't figure out if the energy burned keeping it at a higher "away" temp is more or less than that which will be burned getting the temp up to 65 from the lower "away" temp.

2007-01-24 08:32:03 · 12 answers · asked by Chance 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-24 08:31:19 · 11 answers · asked by JoKing 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-01-24 08:30:09 · 32 answers · asked by the girl next door 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a dirt devil right now and it's terrible. It clogs every time I use it. I want a vacuum with good suction, that won't clog. Also it would be nice if it were lightweight and quiet, since I have a baby. I don't want to spend more than $150.00, any suggestions?

2007-01-24 08:28:27 · 17 answers · asked by hellojamie2006 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

They are like fruit flies, except I don't keep any fruit in the house, and my house is clean and immaculate! My Dad said they are probably coming from the two pot plants that I have....how can I get rid of them - they are so annoying!!

2007-01-24 08:17:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

My next door neighbor has invited her sister and her family to move in with her now the 3 bedroom house has at least 10+ people living in the home I want to know if this is against the law and if I can have them all evicted.

My nieghbor owns her home but I would still like to see the house empty of all those people too many kids making noise.

2007-01-24 08:17:16 · 12 answers · asked by Cherry Berry 5 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-01-24 08:13:03 · 6 answers · asked by karen f 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have an unfinished basement. Dont want to spend a lot of money,but I also dont want it to look bad. I do plan on finishing it down the road.

2007-01-24 08:11:48 · 4 answers · asked by MIke D 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My daughter was playing in the powder room and some how got ink on the walls. It's on the door panel which is a glossy paint and the wall which is another. How do I remove them both besides repainting? Its a new house, we just moved in a month ago...

2007-01-24 08:08:44 · 5 answers · asked by Kewee 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

What should I do on my days off! It's so boring! everyone is at work or at school and I have nothing to do! Help!?

2007-01-24 08:08:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-01-24 08:02:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-01-24 07:47:52 · 13 answers · asked by Kiarri 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I AM WANTING TO PAINT MY KITCHEN WALLS & CABINETS.
EVERYTHING IN THE KITCHEN IS WHITE, EXCEPT COUNTERTOP IS BLACK WITH HINTS OF GRAY, AND APPLIANCES ARE STAINLESS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET AWAY FROM SO MUCH WHITE. ANY SUGGESTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO THROW IN SOME RED.

2007-01-24 07:42:25 · 2 answers · asked by Missa 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-01-24 07:40:45 · 10 answers · asked by TOEE 1 in Other - Home & Garden

On our house extension which is our dining room we have recurring black mould appearing in the plaster and the emulsion painted wallpaper. There used to be a small patch in the top corner which seems to be getting worse and it now appears all the way down along the door frame. I had hoped that the installation of cavity wall insulation would have reduced possible condensation by keeping the inner wall warmer but it appears to have gotten worse. Any advice that will cure the problem will be appreciated.

2007-01-24 07:39:10 · 6 answers · asked by Mark S 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

And for a very small back yard what would also be good plants that dont have thorns and that are not deadly if eaten. My frineds dog like to come over and eat anything in sight so if he tries to eat the plants i dont want him dead and there is also small children around on occasion.

2007-01-24 07:37:39 · 8 answers · asked by iola 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I recently bought a home that said it had a heat pump on the disclosure, my gas bill is pretty high to be a heat pump. How can I tell if it actually is or not?

2007-01-24 07:34:25 · 6 answers · asked by Bombshell 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

I want to know what kind of stove this is so that i can buy new shaker grates for it.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r116/slaphappyang/woodstove.jpg

2007-01-24 07:32:01 · 1 answers · asked by Amangela 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

My boss wants to put a notice board on the wall of the storage freezer where I work. The Freezer maintains temperatures of -20 degrees to keep food frozen. Because of this temperature, conventional sticky stuff just dries up and the item drops off: blu-tak, velcro backing sticky, sellotape etc. We can't pierce the wall because the freezer would not work. All ideas welcome.

2007-01-24 07:29:41 · 6 answers · asked by Derbydave 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I'm talking about the kind with the pump action. Lately it seems that the triggers on them stick and you can't spray more than one shot without stopping to unstick the trigger. It doesn't seem to matter what brand I haven't found any that work well. What's going on?

2007-01-24 07:29:36 · 5 answers · asked by Lleh 6 in Cleaning & Laundry

I think my dishwasher maybe is clogged but how do I unclogg it? I've never had this issue before. I did a normal load yesterday and i just looked and theres water at the bottom just sitting there like it wont drain. Any helpful tips on how to unclogg it or anything I can do to drain the water. Thanks

2007-01-24 07:25:56 · 5 answers · asked by wunfinemami 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-24 07:21:17 · 7 answers · asked by Brandon 1 in Other - Home & Garden