Home & Garden - 5 February 2007

I have all of the faucets open. We have a heat lamp in our garage where the water pipes are located as well as our water softener. We left our cabinet doors open as instructed. Our pipes still froze. I have a small space heater that I am rotating around to each sink. We are expected to have below zero temperatures for the next four to five days. How can I thaw the pipes without getting under the double wide? Is this possible? I have also used a hair dryer but I have had no success in unthawing them.

2007-02-05 02:09:26 · 8 answers · asked by onmarla 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

The property next door to me was purchased a year or so ago and is now rented out. Since then l along with at least 10 neighbours that l know of have been fighting what seems like a loosing battle with the bugs. The woman who owns the place used sprays and bombs from the dollar store, would bomb the place and not do anything else for weeks and at the time she would spray and bomb the trailer you would actually see the roaches walking on the road. l have contacted my Congressman for help after calling DHEC to get them to do something and they did nothing. Seems that they will shut restaurants down but when you have a woman who blantantly thumbs her nose at you and the laws, who is making money of this place they do nothing. l own my home so do all of my neighbours,we have a lot invested in our homes to let this continue. ( my husband seems to think that when new renters move in that our problem will stop that the bugs will go back over there, l don't think so. Help????

2007-02-05 02:08:38 · 8 answers · asked by missmac 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-02-05 02:02:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Bought new ceramic tile for kitchen and the old stuff is hard to get up. I want to keep the cement board that is in there for the new stuff.

2007-02-05 02:01:53 · 4 answers · asked by Kevin S 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm moving into a box room and want to know what colours would be best to maximise the comfort/appeal of the room. (wall colour/bedding etc) Would like to use colours that would 'warm' the room. There is a window at the back of the room beside the bed. Any suggestions/ideas would be appreciated.

2007-02-05 02:00:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I recently moved out of my apartment I had rented for two years. My apartment is charging me for replacement of the carpet. Aren't they supposed to replace it anyway? Plus wouldn't my non-refundable pet deposit cover it?

2007-02-05 01:58:08 · 13 answers · asked by shegnon 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

A wk ago, I found mold on windows & the wall in my daughter's room. Since then, not only did we find that the humidifier was on 80%, but the fitting on was bad & had started a leak in the basement. We turned it off until we can get a new fitting on it & since then the leak has stopped.

We used bleach on windows & walls which removed the mold & returned them to white (no mold stains). Since then, no mold has returned. Last night we took 1 coat of Killz 2 & went 1/2 way up the wall w/ it (to cover the area where mold was found). We haven't noticed mold in the carpet pad, but there's several hard spots next to the wall so to play safe we're removing the carpet today & "mopping" the floor with bleach water. After painting her room, we'll put in new carpet.

Questions:
1. Is one coat of Killz 2 enough?
2. (Before we start painting) - is going 1/2 way up the wall ok?
3. Have we done everything to prevent the mold from returning?

All info is helpful. I want this fixed.

2007-02-05 01:54:23 · 3 answers · asked by reandsmom77 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

Solid wood, heirloom quality funiture or Particle board furniture?

I'm thinking particle board because it's cheaper. My husband is talking about expensive wood funiture.

We have a 5 year old and a 9 month old. I'm afraid that if we buy the expensive stuff they will ruin it.

Thoughts? Why?

I need arguments to convince my husband to save our money and buy the wood furniture later.

2007-02-05 01:52:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

It is quite old and the leather is now sticky. Help!

2007-02-05 01:47:54 · 4 answers · asked by ktmeenan 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-02-05 01:42:17 · 6 answers · asked by normanbosworth200 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

what would you say was the best thing to use when applying tile paint i said a roller but my mum says a paint brush?

2007-02-05 01:41:35 · 9 answers · asked by s_hinard 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Does it need a change of batteries ... Its a silly question but one does need to stress the importance of testing your fire alarm... I tested mine today and the battery is gone so i had to get another battery and now its working....

2007-02-05 01:39:49 · 13 answers · asked by Deafdruid 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

I need to fit a new Ball Valve to the Water Tank in my loft. I'm not an expert at DIY by any stretch of the imagination! ..Do I need to turn the Hot and Cold Water off? .....I'd be grateful for any help...Thanks!

2007-02-05 01:39:00 · 9 answers · asked by robspursfan 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

my electrice bill is very high. I was gone for 30 days and set therm. to 50 degrees and my electrice bill was 165.00 dollars for the month I live in TEXAS

2007-02-05 01:38:25 · 4 answers · asked by mark c 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

The tank appears to be leaking from the bottom, can't tell for sure. Any suggestions I can do will be helpful. can't afford a new one or the plumber.

2007-02-05 01:33:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I now have cold water coming from 2 of my faucets ( 1 upstairs and 1 downstairs ). I still don't have cold water coming to my downstairs kitchen ( the one that is working downstairs looks to be on the same line as my kitchen faucet ). Should I still worry about line freeze up or should I still give it time to unfreeze? Any help would be wonderful!

2007-02-05 01:30:38 · 10 answers · asked by nightwish1975 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

not just wildflowers...any flowers native to that region

2007-02-05 01:27:57 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I have a wall mount Natural gas heater in one of our apartments we rent. We added electric heat to the apartments and are no longer using the gas heaters. I want to put it in my home as a source of back up heat. We dont have gas in our neighborhood so I would need to use propane and I am wondering If it can be converted to Propane. Thanks.

2007-02-05 01:25:29 · 8 answers · asked by nrianb 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-05 01:25:04 · 2 answers · asked by Crazy man 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-05 01:23:09 · 6 answers · asked by shane h 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

if so, which are the best ones, what equipment do i need, and how do i go about doing it? (cheaply!) thanks very much.

by the way, the kitchen gets the sun all day.

2007-02-05 01:21:05 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-02-05 01:12:30 · 18 answers · asked by cat 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-02-05 00:54:48 · 7 answers · asked by yellow 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-05 00:54:17 · 3 answers · asked by nightwish1975 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-05 00:47:22 · 7 answers · asked by Megan D 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-05 00:37:53 · 4 answers · asked by bornagainandy 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-05 00:36:07 · 4 answers · asked by normanbosworth200 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Appart from Currys, where else can I buy cheap kitchen appliances from in Northern Ireland?

2007-02-05 00:33:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Does anyone own these? Are they good or should I pass the old El Paso?

2007-02-05 00:30:13 · 3 answers · asked by Jim C 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

I need to cut lots of thin wall metal (usualy brass) tubing for applications in the lighting industry. I need nice clean perpendicular cuts and find a hand tubing cutter to be slow and "messy". However I would rather not have to use a huge 14" chop-saw due to space considerations. Can anyone recommend a power tool that will do the job without being way over powered - preferably bench mounted?

2007-02-05 00:27:53 · 10 answers · asked by baxgammon 1 in Maintenance & Repairs