Home & Garden - 11 February 2007

I had it sitting on the table, and it got knocked into my candle, and now there are wax streaks all down the front. I think it's vinyl, but I'm not sure. I tried blow drying, but it just made it worse. Any ideas?...this bag was quite expensive and I really don't want it to be ruined!

2007-02-11 10:10:58 · 6 answers · asked by ... 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

It is a master bath with a garden tub, floor and part of the wall covered in 4" nonglossy white tile, presumably porcelein. It is 10 years old so some of it is cracked or crazed and in some places the grout and caulk have failed. We are trying to decided whether to have it repaired by replacing only broken tiles and having failed grout and caulk professionally fixed followed by professional steam cleaning or whether we should have brand new and more up to date tile installed. I want the former because this bath with continue to match the other baths in the house and I think a good result can be accomplished and with a nice new shade of paint on the dry wall (I'm thinking Behr Baked Scone) it can look great. Our neighborhood is established and in high demand and many of our neighbor's homes have the same tile. What do you think?

2007-02-11 10:10:10 · 2 answers · asked by Brenda P 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

I need to mount the wood sink base to the floor . Wood work in the way so can't fasten to wall

2007-02-11 10:07:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

If so, is there any scientific evidence that it does?

2007-02-11 10:05:37 · 2 answers · asked by Laterm341 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

The door is one of those sliding ones with three sections of reinforced plastic or something similar. can I take it to a glass merchant?

2007-02-11 10:04:08 · 2 answers · asked by Chelle 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Bedroom is 12ft x 12ft square. Apple green feature wall behind bed, other walls off white. Silver bedspread and pillows with burgundy feature cushion. small cover at end of bed with colours of green, burgundy, off white in the pattern (mostly tonings of green and burgundy). I need advise on carpet colour. Tried a toning green in a darker colour and burgundy but too heavy for the room

2007-02-11 09:57:22 · 4 answers · asked by nettie 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-11 09:50:46 · 2 answers · asked by davidrbennett@rogers.com 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We are installing it over cheap, old tile in a small 9x12 room in our basement. nothing fancy, just trying to spruce up the basement.

2007-02-11 09:38:23 · 10 answers · asked by cookie 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

bolth thermoststs and elements are good

2007-02-11 09:35:39 · 8 answers · asked by scottnliana 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am installing a shower door and the instructions state that silicone sealant should be used. My local DIY store only has acrylic. Does that matter?

2007-02-11 09:33:06 · 6 answers · asked by Robin R 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

i need to grow a bonsai tree for my horticulture class at school. but my parents refuse to go online and buy me the seeds for it. and i want to grow one from scratch. can anypne tell me what kind of tree i need to use to make one...can i use any kind of tree seed. or do i realy just need to buy the seeds online?
p.s. please no smart elek remarks i hate it when ppl type usless things... its a waste of energy reading stupid remarks and im sure i speak for all of us who have to read it when i say, we are all now much more retarded for listening to your s*%t!
thanx,
Amanda

2007-02-11 09:31:42 · 4 answers · asked by A H 1 in Garden & Landscape

How importnant is that to fix?

2007-02-11 09:28:18 · 6 answers · asked by Tracy L 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-11 09:24:42 · 3 answers · asked by Alli D 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a screened in room off the back of my house. Two of it's walls are the exterior house walls, and the roof of the house extends over it. The concrete floor is sloping slightly for drainage. I am wondering if I need to break up the floor and pour a level one, or if I can leave it as is, or if it's possible to pour new concrete over the old to level it out. Any help?

2007-02-11 09:24:19 · 2 answers · asked by Sarah T 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I got a calla lily from a local store and want to keep the plant indoors. Growing it outside isn't an option because my house is surrounded by pine trees and I will be moving out of my house soon. It's also too cold to leave outside right now (I live in Louisiana). What should I do to keep my plant happy and producing flowers - it's got some flowers right now?

2007-02-11 09:19:13 · 5 answers · asked by andromeda1084 1 in Garden & Landscape

We have old Quarry tiles on the kitchen floor..we would like to lay ceramic or slate tiles over the top ..we are hoping this will be ok...do you think we will have problems later on?

2007-02-11 09:17:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

without hurting it, of course

2007-02-11 09:17:13 · 2 answers · asked by nassim420 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

i have to special order my filters because they are a weird size. i'm currently waiting on them to come in. right now though, my filter is filthy. does anyone know of anything i can do until they come in (could take about a week)? could i take the filter out?

2007-02-11 09:15:02 · 4 answers · asked by portuguese_tease 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I need to know what the powder to water ratio is can any help I need to know right away

2007-02-11 09:12:14 · 6 answers · asked by lorneandtee 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-11 09:11:29 · 7 answers · asked by nannies1st.annette 1 in Garden & Landscape

what should i do??? i have told my husband tomorrow we will call an exterminator but is there a way i can do for cheap. in the past 3 days we have caught 5 mice. all in the bathroom and kitchen. we have a one story with a basement and they seem to be coming in where the pipes are. my hubby is always working and just filled the cracks the other day. i have three small children and 2 dogs who usually are outside. im allergic to cats and am terrified and unable to sleep. my house is clean and not messy....for the most part. please help im in the chicago area so i know they are looking for somewhere warm

2007-02-11 09:09:58 · 8 answers · asked by felixnstacey@sbcglobal.net 2 in Other - Home & Garden

The plate is white with some blue floral detail ( not anywhere near as much as the usual blue patterns ); a 1/4" blue borderaround the rim with a fancy edging to it; there is a detailed edging 42 from the centre; the plate is 12" in diameter. The blue backstamp has a patterned square with SPODE in the centre.COPELAND above the square and ENGLAND New Stone below. Spodes Gloucester is also printed and there is an impressed mark reading S51.
Any information would be most welcome.

2007-02-11 09:08:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I am planning on redecorating my room, and I wanted a sort of modern look to it. I really don't want to spend too much money, but I guess any price is alright.

2007-02-11 09:05:11 · 2 answers · asked by lex 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

i just finished my first check book, after more than a year! but i have the kind were you keep a carbon copy. i know i shouldnt just toss it int the trash with all my info on there. so what do i do, burn it?

2007-02-11 09:04:16 · 7 answers · asked by .:peAchy:. 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-02-11 08:52:37 · 13 answers · asked by Tony I 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-11 08:51:31 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

i need help is the heating pump is faulty .

Yes or No

2007-02-11 08:51:13 · 10 answers · asked by keridorrington30 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

For example, I make my own cleansers and laundry detergent, cook mostly from scratch, buy staple foods in bulk,etc.
Ideas to share?
Thanks.

2007-02-11 08:48:53 · 6 answers · asked by Croa 6 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My Plumber has just done a job for me. This was dis-connecting a radiator in the bathroom and replacing it with plastic Pipe Connectors (No soldering). The original pipework is the gravity feed pipes which supply the how water from the boiler which is downstairs. The advantage of this is to keep the towels dry when the central heating is switched off.
However, these pipe connectors are chunky and I have reservations about their reliabilty being "push-on" and not soldered on. I therefore went into Wickes Store and bought one of this type of connector to try and understand how it worked.

On the packet instructions it states inter alia that they are not suitable for gas, oil, compressed air or connection to back boilers and "gravity circulating heating pipes".
So could someone out there who is knowledgeable in this field explain to me 'why not' and again will I have water seepage/leaking in the time ahead at some point ???

2007-02-11 08:42:36 · 5 answers · asked by greatbrickhill 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-11 08:39:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden