Home & Garden - 5 February 2007

I have a potty spot for me and my neighbor in our shared backyard where our 3 dogs would go piss regularly. It consists of several layers of rocks and sand with soil all the way at the bottom. Sometimes the dogs might piss outside of the rock area and unfortunately piss on the brick floor tiles instead. Normally in such situations we would wash the floor with water. However, due to the the recent freezing temperature, the water freezes before it sinks down or evaporate. When the dogs do piss in the selected area (with the rocks), the piss might freeze before it sinks as well! Therefore there are many icy spots and I really want to get rid of them but I do not know how. What would be the most efficent and easy way to do so?

2007-02-05 14:40:56 · 1 answers · asked by Mr. Chantastic 2 in Garden & Landscape

other than getting a 'shock' by touching some grounded metal?!

2007-02-05 14:40:54 · 4 answers · asked by Venkat 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-02-05 14:40:18 · 5 answers · asked by lahtilaps68 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

do renter suppost to remove snow

2007-02-05 14:39:30 · 9 answers · asked by lee smile 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I want some rooms to have white moulding and others to have wood moulding.

How do I make the transaction say from the living room (wood) to a bedroom (white) look good?

Thanks!

2007-02-05 14:39:29 · 3 answers · asked by amanda 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

reg. wash cycle, electric tumble dry, liq. detergent

2007-02-05 14:32:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-02-05 14:31:51 · 9 answers · asked by airmandan10 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-02-05 14:31:21 · 6 answers · asked by stomper 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

This morning I found that for some reason my toilet tank isnt filling any longer with water and that also my kitchen sink is no longer letting out hot water. For the bathroom its weird because all the other faucets are working(bathtub,sink). And also in the kitchen the cold water in the sink is working. I thought it might be a frozen pipe, but that doesnt explain why the cold water in the kitchen is still working. Same goes for the bathroom. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

2007-02-05 14:30:37 · 7 answers · asked by robbversion10 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I wrongly put some bleach on my jeans...(light blue in color) now there's a bright white spot.how can I save it?

2007-02-05 14:24:05 · 17 answers · asked by sillybeanny 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

the furnance is set on 80 but is blowing cool air, put new filter in

2007-02-05 14:20:07 · 10 answers · asked by netty 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My son was loaned a guitar from our neighbor to try out.
He may want to purchase it, but I have no idea the value, I've tried
looking for it on the Johnson website, but can't find it.
It's a Johnson brand 6 string electric guitar. Jade green with a white middle section. No other model #'s etc...are on the guitar.
I want to offer my neighbor a fair price, but don't want my son to pay more than he should. My neighbors grown son owned the guitar, hardly used it and took good care of it. He does not know what his son paid for it. Any suggestions on finding a fair price to all of us would be appreciated. Thanks
A novice.

2007-02-05 14:13:18 · 4 answers · asked by CGH 2 in Other - Home & Garden

Have 5 kids, no help from husband or really the kids(more of a fight then nothing) Please help me. Any neat tricks or ideas? Thanks

2007-02-05 14:09:38 · 25 answers · asked by tishniaeq069696 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-02-05 14:08:23 · 3 answers · asked by kbossojr 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I'm looking for a ballpark figure of what an architect might charge in the Orlando area for an addition. The existing house is a single story, about 2200 square feet, and we want to add the same amount of square feet to add a second story. Do they charge per square foot? I'm just trying to figure out about how much I'd need to get started.

2007-02-05 14:06:28 · 4 answers · asked by Sarah T 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

im not sure exactly HOW i got parts of my front pockets burnt but its fairly small.

i think its from the dryer. ive washed my jeans litterally ATLEAST 6 times, and they STILL wont come out...

these are my most favorite jeans..

HELP PLEASE :[

2007-02-05 14:06:04 · 4 answers · asked by Maruo 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-02-05 14:05:55 · 2 answers · asked by kbossojr 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I'm putting in a concrete deck around my pool, about 1200 square feet (including the pool of 500 sq. feet), and I'm not finding many books on making forms, installing drains, spacers to be used between the slab and the house, expansion joints, etc. I'm not sure if Ortho or Sunset makes one that goes beyond the basics or not. Anybody know of any books or websites that cover this topic?? It seems that most cover small jobs like a pathway or small area. Contractors charge a lot of money, and although I know I will need help floating it out, I know enuf about carpentry and landscaping to do the forms and downspout drains as well as surface drains. Not sure if there are any books or info specifically on pool decks??? Any help is most-appreciated!!!! Thank you!!!! Am I underestimating the difficulty of this job, and should I be looking for a good concrete contractor??? Seems they all want like 12-18 bucks a square foot and I know that material costs are only about $3 per foot.

2007-02-05 14:00:33 · 5 answers · asked by Chico 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I've never done laundry before and I want to start - how does the whole thing work. Please explain how to do:

darks vs. lights vs. mixed colors and how to separate colors
difference between using hot and cold water
how long to run the washer/dryer vs size of the load
how much detergent to use

Any help would be appreciated,
thanks

2007-02-05 13:59:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

5 lights installed with 60-watt bulbs. Power source comes from a fixture that has a light with 2 on off switches. I assume 1 switch was for use with a fan. Light was connected to a red wire so I connected the red wire again. Was I supposed to connect the black wire? Black is currently not connected to anything.

2007-02-05 13:57:14 · 4 answers · asked by Mauricio V 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-05 13:56:41 · 5 answers · asked by Mr. Boss 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

what's the best vacuum cleaner in the world?

2007-02-05 13:50:17 · 7 answers · asked by roberthayes1964 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

im talking about the teflon cooking pans. just for curiosity what do you think??

2007-02-05 13:48:45 · 4 answers · asked by kriscot27 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Someone is comming to look at the heater tomorrow, any advice on how to keep the house warm through the night. It is 53 in here now, and only gonna get lower!

2007-02-05 13:43:22 · 21 answers · asked by Jmerph 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I'm replacing a mercury thermostat with a digital one, and my wire options are not matching up to my new one.

The wires that were on the old thermostat are:
G (green wire), R (red wire), Y2 (blue wire), W1 (white wire), W2 (red wire), (Y1 had no wire)

On the new one the options are:
G, RH, RC, W, Y, B, O, C

I've looked around and haven't been able to find directions with W1 & W2 wirings - any help matching these up would be appreciated. Thanks!

2007-02-05 13:42:54 · 5 answers · asked by sonatina55 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-02-05 13:37:13 · 5 answers · asked by T.O. 2 in Other - Home & Garden

This is a continuation of a question that I recently asked. In regards to the trentch going across the basement floor, why would this particular trentch be uncovered. It looks like the person drilled around it. The actual trentch or pipe is exposed. As stated before, the house isn't finished being renovated, would this be something that can be covered?

2007-02-05 13:36:04 · 2 answers · asked by ljoc421 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-05 13:27:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Will it protect them from water damage or does it only repel dust? What exactly does Scotchguard do, and how effective is it? A woman in the shoe department at Saks told me to use it.

2007-02-05 13:23:52 · 3 answers · asked by dannygirl 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

I recently looked at a house that I was interested in purchasing. In the basement there was a subpump in a corner and a trench going across the floor of the basement. The trench was not covered. Because the current owners are still updating, I'm not sure if this should be a concern or not. Does anyone know what this would mean? The basement didn't smell musty or didn't seem damp.

2007-02-05 13:21:42 · 6 answers · asked by ljoc421 3 in Decorating & Remodeling