Home & Garden - 14 February 2007

My boys and girls track in large amounts of mud everyday. We have a back door that comes into our laundry room and it sort of serves as a mud room. Their shoes are always covered with mud. I tell them they can't come in with mud on their shoes and they do anyway. I have to walk through mud to get to the washer and dryer. Then their shoes lie around the laundry room caked with mud and they don't have any clean shoes to wear. It becomes a huge ordeal to get them to clean their shoes and is usually more of a mess than to start with. I am at my wits end. It would help if their father would make stepping stones or a sidewalk so we don't have to walk through the mud to get anywhere.

2007-02-14 05:51:43 · 11 answers · asked by what about government grants? 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am thinking an olive green.
The adjacent dining room/kitchen is hardwood with beige walls.

2007-02-14 05:51:34 · 6 answers · asked by samiam25ca 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

one of the bedrooms when we use the shower or washer,
we have looked but find no pipes leaking in the wall flushed out the drains and my house sits on cement there is no crawl space or any space to look under the house i had a new hot waterheater go out we replaced it and now this happened dose it have anything to do with it???

2007-02-14 05:48:20 · 5 answers · asked by PAULINA S 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-14 05:41:24 · 7 answers · asked by dude658 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a room with furniture that is predominantly dark-brown coloured, and the walls are a very, very light purple-ish, some sort of bizarre off-white setup. The current drapes are pink, and I hate it, but don't know to go for next. Ideas?

2007-02-14 05:40:29 · 4 answers · asked by Brandon B 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-14 05:38:15 · 6 answers · asked by teresalsmith72 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-02-14 05:37:12 · 4 answers · asked by chsanthosh_kumar 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-14 05:35:54 · 14 answers · asked by dude658 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

our shower decided to lose power yesterday. the water is leaking out of the bottom of the connector by the head. simple solution....change the washer, right???

that didnt work......still leaking out the bottom. any other suggestions as to what the problem is?

2007-02-14 05:34:11 · 5 answers · asked by bigross1uk 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Does anyone know what the name is of those scales that have a plate like thing on each side?

2007-02-14 05:30:31 · 2 answers · asked by Katie W 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I have finished tiling my Kitchen backsplash and I really like the color of the mortar against the tile. My local home improvment store does not have a grout that matches quite as well. I have plenty of the mortar left over and would like to just us it to fill in between the tiles. Is it neccesary to grout or will the mortar work just as well if I use a good sealer?

2007-02-14 05:30:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

When I was searching about rental apartments by internet, I found some was called (condo) and others was called (rental), is there any difference?

2007-02-14 05:28:12 · 3 answers · asked by sport man 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-02-14 05:24:54 · 16 answers · asked by mmcgoverne 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I need some opinions on a backyard court...about 50'X35' What's a better option...asphalt or concrete...or is there another alternative?
Thanks for the thoughts in advance.

2007-02-14 05:19:46 · 11 answers · asked by Rick 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-02-14 05:18:36 · 7 answers · asked by Katie N 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-02-14 05:15:13 · 16 answers · asked by DERRICK H 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

There are SO many adorable nursery sets that I love, but it's hard to find two coordinating nursery sets (crib beddings) that look good together or one nursery set that is neutral enough for a boy and a girl. They need to be $200 or less (prices combined.) Help!

2007-02-14 05:14:34 · 8 answers · asked by ? 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

We live in a trailer and this morning the pipes were frozen any ideas how to thaw them out? i have already put tin foil over the vents in an attempt to get the pipes thawed. any other suggestions would be great. Oh we also have two dogs so anything that wont affect them would be apprecitated. thanks.

2007-02-14 05:12:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

At work the furnace blows out these fumes that give me a headache, make me light headed, and sick to my stomach. The company doesn't do anything about it because they say all furnaces make that smell. Even though my furnace doesn't make that smell. Anyway I went to Urgent Care and got treated for Carbon Monoxide poisoning. By the time they drew my blood the carbon count was low. It wasn't high enough to be considered a poisoning. Is there anything I can do legally since I will not go back to work until they fix the problem with the fumes coming out of the furnace. I refuse to go to work and get sick every day because of the fumes they have blowing on us.
Any suggestions?

2007-02-14 05:11:19 · 10 answers · asked by chrisry97 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

any body have a preference on a specific brand or style? there are so many different options, ie pillowtop, serta, simmons, etc. what would you recommend?

2007-02-14 05:00:35 · 6 answers · asked by meatball822 3 in Other - Home & Garden

My electric shower runs hot then cold then hot again then cold and so on....apart from the obvious answer ' buy a new one' , any one got any ideas how to fix it, some one told me to 'descale' the cylinder, what do you recon ??

2007-02-14 04:59:52 · 8 answers · asked by weedraker 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Just bought ex-council flat, I just can't stand the tatty cheap horrible front door and so want to replace it. Guess what I can't find it anywhere.
All I want is flat surface (no ribs), oak colour, no glass, no filly pattern. Just Mail Slot and peep hole. Just like the entrance of Wine bar. Do you know anywhere I can find these modern stylish door? Cheers

2007-02-14 04:58:16 · 7 answers · asked by ilovetimtam 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I live in the country and i cannot find a roofer willing to come that far. When i have been successful in getting some one to come out they never return.

2007-02-14 04:54:42 · 7 answers · asked by caldwellstonebounch 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I really don't like the orange oil thing (special cleaning fluid for hardwood floor), it's sticky and smells real bad. I like fresh clean smell, unfortunately bleach and lysol leave streaks.

2007-02-14 04:54:29 · 11 answers · asked by Speck Schnuck 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

I'm renting but Im sick of turning my car off getting out keying open the garage then getting in my car turning on and backing in. The cheaper the better as I am not the owner.

2007-02-14 04:47:28 · 2 answers · asked by ChicagoScottTea 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I NOTICED A FOWL SPOILED MILK SMELL...SO I RINSED THE ROOTS IN WATER CAUSE IT WASN'T COMPLETELY DEAD..BUT THE SMELL WAS STILL BAD..SHOULD I JUST THROW IT OUT?

2007-02-14 04:43:44 · 3 answers · asked by PINKSTAR 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-02-14 04:42:07 · 4 answers · asked by cataalli 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

furnace is new and is forced hot water

2007-02-14 04:40:23 · 3 answers · asked by brandiboy1 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-14 04:38:22 · 4 answers · asked by Lizzy 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have had this bed (see link below) and would like to paint it. It has the description of the wood. I know nothing about wood and painting. Would I use a finish? If it's not worth it or it would look funny, I'm just going to buy a different headboard. Thanks!

2007-02-14 04:37:19 · 3 answers · asked by Ahphooey 2 in Decorating & Remodeling