Home & Garden - 14 February 2007

2007-02-14 23:59:28 · 18 answers · asked by bcfc_gent 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-02-14 23:55:17 · 3 answers · asked by sujo 1 in Garden & Landscape

My husband says it helps to cirrculate the heat. Im not sure. we've never had a fireplace before. Its cold and I want the max heat from the fireplace. Whats up with the switch?????

2007-02-14 23:51:21 · 7 answers · asked by angelscordi 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-14 23:32:27 · 6 answers · asked by Reb 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have no speciallist equipment but would like to keep this rose, does anyone know how please?

2007-02-14 23:30:10 · 15 answers · asked by sparky 3 in Garden & Landscape

I need to know how to landscape a lawn. I want it to have green grass. What kind of fertilizer do i use? ............

2007-02-14 23:11:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I want to start my plants from seeds and cannot find a site that does not offer idiotic things like seed warmers, intricate seed planting bulb crap etc. I am just a down to earth do it myself kind of person. I first attempt failed miserably (mold, gnats, spindly plants). Any ideas?

2007-02-14 23:07:16 · 3 answers · asked by animalcrackers31 2 in Other - Home & Garden

Hello everyone,
I would like to grow a lawn from scratch in Tokyo, and am wondering about which seed is best to purchase. The locals prefer zoysia, which is okay as a display garden, but too tough and spikey for my kids to play on. Also, it goes dormant and brown and ugly in winter.
Ideally, I would like to have an all-year-round soft green lawn on which my kids can play. Tokyo is very hot and humid in summer (28C average), and cool and very dry in winter (8C average). It is occasionally as hot as 40C, and sometimes we have overnight frosts. Is there a grass variety which could survive and be healthy all year round in these conditions?
Thanks in advance!

2007-02-14 23:00:31 · 3 answers · asked by Coco 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-02-14 22:44:27 · 11 answers · asked by hops 1 in Garden & Landscape

whats the best way to KILL KILL rats .. Take no Prisoners!

2007-02-14 22:26:19 · 8 answers · asked by bluecow 5 in Other - Home & Garden

Our roof is very large (2 pitches) and is 150 years old. The problem is we keep losing slates and then having to do massive internal repairs because of the damage caused. My question is should we get the whole roof replaced? I dont know what our other options are - can a roof be sealed?

2007-02-14 22:25:17 · 11 answers · asked by lilaclouise 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-14 22:21:54 · 13 answers · asked by Rocio 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have a new puppy who is being house trained as we speak. However, her little accidents on my carpet have been cleaned with 1001 carpet stain remover - this in turn has left light marks on the carpet. So I was thinking when she has finshed house training I will clean the carpet with carpet shampoo and hire a machine to do this. However, I have wood parquet flooring underneath the carpet that I don't want to ruin. I am worried it will be ruined by the carpet shampoo. Has anyone got any experience in this?

2007-02-14 21:59:29 · 5 answers · asked by Kate B 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

4 foot frames

2007-02-14 21:34:37 · 5 answers · asked by ontopdan 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I am looking at having the flat roof on our extension replaced with a pitched one. How much should a chartered surveyor charge for preparing the plans etc for the work?

2007-02-14 21:26:34 · 5 answers · asked by the little ninja 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm looking for a builder to carry out a kitchen extension, loft conversion etc in Newton Abbot, Devon - can you recommend anyone?

2007-02-14 21:26:25 · 2 answers · asked by tamagotya 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-14 21:21:20 · 4 answers · asked by simck 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

All of my yard has hardpan adobe clay soil. Amending the soil would be a lot of work. I'm wondering if I can find some appealing plants that would grow well in clay soil.

2007-02-14 21:17:01 · 7 answers · asked by Scott 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have hair dye stain on my white bathroom floor which is a rubber/plastic surface. Any ideas of how to remove them?

2007-02-14 21:09:01 · 9 answers · asked by bueno girl 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

At the switch I have Red and Black at the ceiling rose I have 2 blacks one with yellow sleeving. Why?

2007-02-14 21:07:21 · 4 answers · asked by ARCHIE D 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-14 21:06:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-02-14 21:02:00 · 6 answers · asked by johncoop_99 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-14 20:48:21 · 3 answers · asked by johncoop_99 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-14 20:42:03 · 6 answers · asked by nikita 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

We live in a post-war home with lath and plaster walls. My daugters bedroom wall has holes in it and the plaster is so loose you can push it in and out. I want to knock the plaster off the wall down to the laths and put up drywall. Best way to do it??? Also we have the thick 6 inch high baseboards that dont come off so keep this in mind. I have to make the drywall go to the baseboard smoothly with no hangover. Hopefully this makes sense.

2007-02-14 20:34:56 · 17 answers · asked by flashinghands 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

i moved into a new house and the white plastic waste pipe going from the outside wall(kitchen sink) to the drain is missing, so everytime i do the washing up the contents end up on my patio! does anyone know what size i should buy, 32mm or 40mm

thanks

2007-02-14 20:34:18 · 12 answers · asked by kevin r 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

the color of my green t-shirt have transferred to my white shirt and appeared green spots on the white t-shirt

2007-02-14 20:19:58 · 3 answers · asked by Saltanat K 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

We bought a 110 year old house 3 years ago and were told at the time that there was some rising damp. I've a friend who's recently had this done and its expensive! With 2 kids I'm looking at ways of doing it myself, but wondered what people's experience is...

2007-02-14 20:16:39 · 6 answers · asked by SnowBadger 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-14 19:12:56 · 3 answers · asked by stephenpasquini@sbcglobal.net 1 in Other - Home & Garden

We have a new home and the master bath has a standard shower wall kit and a separate garden tub. I'm trying to find out if there is an extension that you can add on to the shower wall kit to make the shower larger. Moving the door out and adding on to the shower? Or, are the shower wall kits a standard size or can I get one that is deeper but not wider? Any suggestions? Thanks

2007-02-14 18:46:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling