Home & Garden - 16 February 2007

2007-02-16 08:34:37 · 5 answers · asked by cjvmar 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-16 08:32:16 · 3 answers · asked by gerryhoch 1 in Other - Home & Garden

We didn't clean the sidewalks off in front of the house in time, now it's all ice, and the shovel won't go through it, will the salt melt it if we put alot on it?
What about buckets of really hot water?

2007-02-16 08:25:25 · 9 answers · asked by tamilynn 3 in Garden & Landscape

I believe it is a bulb flower.

2007-02-16 08:21:18 · 3 answers · asked by JD 1 in Other - Home & Garden

im trying to find out what a "y" shaped house is called.. i think it may be asian

2007-02-16 08:18:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

if my kitchen furniture and cabinets, and floor are a light wood(light maple) can i use dark furniture in my living areas?

2007-02-16 08:17:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

My walls in one of the bedrooms has been covered with wallpaper, and was semi taken off and then covered with paint (them being originally paster walls) and i was wondering an easy was to at least take the paint off or if possible everything at once with out messing up the plaster under it?? This being easy, with as little scraping as possible (cause all this scarping just isn't working, on hard paint and wallpapers scraps)

all this being done without hiring a professional...

2007-02-16 08:14:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I recently moved and found the windows have been poorly fitted. Is it possible to get these re-fitted to make sure heat loss is minimised. The window frames are ok it is just the windows themselves that open out that need re-fitting.

2007-02-16 08:12:10 · 3 answers · asked by Paul B 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-16 08:06:46 · 4 answers · asked by Michael M 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-16 08:04:38 · 10 answers · asked by avp 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My walls in one of the bedrooms has been covered with wallpaper, and was semi taken off and then covered with paint (them being originally paster walls) and i was wondering an easy was to at least take the paint off or if possible everything at once with out messing up the plaster under it?? This being easy, with as little scraping as possible (cause all this scarping just isn't working, on hard paint and wallpapers scraps)

all this being done without hiring a professional...

2007-02-16 08:04:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I have little black bugs that look like fruit flies in my apartment. They seem to be attracted to the computer screen and the dogs water bowl. I don't have any groceries in cabinets anymore-keep EVERYTHING in the fridge. How do I get rid of these pests?

2007-02-16 08:03:14 · 7 answers · asked by ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 6 in Other - Home & Garden

dont want to put me on direct debit on the gas they want me to stay on the dearer prepayment meter.i am finding this difficult not just the cost i am disabled and i fear having no heat i like my independance

2007-02-16 08:02:01 · 3 answers · asked by joe M 1 in Other - Home & Garden

We are in need of more cabinet space in our some what small kitchen. We are gonna knock out one wall and open the kitchen to what will be a family room. We will also turn a 5.5 foot wide window, in the family room, into a patio door that will lead out to a soon to be deck.

We have a kitchen door that is now 3.5 feet adjacent to where said patio door will be in 6 months. We have been getting different opinions on our kitchen back door. some people say yeah remove it for more cabinets. Some say no keep if for emergency exit.

My question is if we should keep the door even though we will have another set of doors 3.5 feet away in the family room on the same wall. what do you think.

Please try to explain your answer. your opinion will help me decide.

Thanks.

2007-02-16 08:00:09 · 18 answers · asked by sslender9 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

Washed white shower curtain with green fuzzy frogs on it according to the label. Now the white is completely covered front and back with green fuzz. Tried lint roller, only picks up what is already loose, not attached. Tried the shaver I have for removing lint on a sweater, barely touches it. If I was to sit and pick each one of individually, I would take weeks. Any suggestions. Thank you

2007-02-16 07:59:29 · 6 answers · asked by Gary S 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

I'm tired of my white kitchen cabinets, what is the best way to clean them or redo them?

2007-02-16 07:56:24 · 9 answers · asked by cjvmar 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I've been told its a climbing Queen Elizabeth. I planted it 2 years ago from a cutting (just a 2' tall stick), now it is about 12 feet high and shooting way over top of the trellis. The lower stalks are about 1-1/4" thick and even some about 6 feet up are as big as my thumb. Last year it had a bunch of blooms in mid summer, and then re-bloomed several weeks later. All the blooms were near the top of the branches. Also have a problem with aphids and black spotted leaves that tend to fall off and leave the lower portions of the vines bare. We are just north of Seattle WA and the winters are cool (just below freezing) and very wet. I'm very attached to my "salvaged" rose and would like to nurse it back to a healthy beautiful plant.

2007-02-16 07:55:34 · 7 answers · asked by camshaft 2 in Garden & Landscape

logs for burning

2007-02-16 07:54:23 · 15 answers · asked by rufus 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-02-16 07:53:57 · 5 answers · asked by patfan 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

I need to cut through about 1 foot of ice to free my car and want to know if a $20 blow torch would be a good investment. How long would it last? 2 minutes? 10 minutes?

2007-02-16 07:52:42 · 1 answers · asked by Top 99% 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

Any time I use a sink, toilet, or my washer, the waste water floods my basement!!! The white plastic pipe connected into the black PBV pipe is overflowing., What's wrong?! Can I fix it myself?? Is it an expensive repair?? I'm in New York.

2007-02-16 07:52:23 · 2 answers · asked by pynkbyrd 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

I would like to build a wall.

2007-02-16 07:51:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I know you have to list all the current problems (that you know about) when you decide to sell. My main concern is this - about a month ago we found mold on the windows and on my daughter's wall (which is plaster) caused by where the water had ran down the window. We cleaned it up with bleach and turned off the humifieder (which we believe caused 90% of this problem (it was turned up too high and leaking in the basement) - the other 10% is that the caulking is bad on the outside of the storm window). As I've said, it's been a month and the mold still has yet to return. Is this something that has to be disclosed and if so - if there a way to do this in a positive manner without losing the value on the house?

(For the record, this is not the reason for selling. We have two kids (7 yrs apart) and this is only a 2 BR home so we want something bigger.)

2007-02-16 07:48:35 · 3 answers · asked by reandsmom77 6 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-02-16 07:48:02 · 8 answers · asked by Baconbits 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

i bought fittings from Home Depot. The short nipples kept leaking from a T that i bought. I wrapped the threads 3 times around with teflon tape. Could i have overtightened it? i tightened it more after i saw the leak, but it still leaked just as much. any advice on how much teflon and how much to tighten them? Or maybe the fittings were defective? should i use pipe dope or something?

2007-02-16 07:39:34 · 11 answers · asked by zzzzz2zzz 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

B/f John has scraped off the old paper, sized the walls and re-papered our living room BUT the paper won't stay stuck. He's using that paste that sticks a guy to a board carried by a helicopter so we know it should stick. So- It must be the wallpaper. But why would they sell a wallpaper that won't stick for more than a couple of hours? But most importantly- Help.

2007-02-16 07:34:02 · 7 answers · asked by poppy vox 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-16 07:31:11 · 11 answers · asked by mapleleafchick24 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

How to choose between concrete, polyester blocs, steel, concrete or aluminium panels, plastic or composite panels?

2007-02-16 07:24:26 · 8 answers · asked by ruhtra 1 in Other - Home & Garden

OK, for those who read our last ?, here is the follow-up: Didnt have to sue the plumber, the new overflow is from the back sewer line freezing during the winter storm that came through after he was here originally. (He was nice & didn't charge me...bless him). He told me: the sewer line from the back (house addition) to the point where it joins the front sewer line (original) was 1) not buried deep enough in the ground to avoid freezing, which means this will happen forever due to nature & 2) the back line does not have a steep enough grade for gravity to do it's job & pull the water down the pipe. about 1/4" or so water sits in the pipe until pushed through each time...just waiting to freeze while standing there. We can't afford to dig up the pipe & relay it. He said constant trickling water will only sit and build, eventually freezing. Intervals of hot water, like from the tub (to keep it moving) will freeze faster, plus run bills up. Suggestions as to how to deal with this?

2007-02-16 07:20:33 · 7 answers · asked by 723 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-16 07:15:27 · 4 answers · asked by CCC 1 in Cleaning & Laundry