Home & Garden - 18 February 2007

could anyone clarify.. is the satsuma teaset tea set only for decorative purpose or can it be used for preparation of and drinking (out of ) hot tea? thank you

2007-02-18 19:05:13 · 1 answers · asked by AnK 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Please look over this list and tell me if their are any trees (for a temperate climate) that i left out for choices for planting in a bed directly in front of a house. anything you can add to it?? Thanks!

1. Japanese Snowbell
2. Japanese Lilac
3. Flowering Dogwood
4. Kousa Dogwood
5. Amur Maple
6. Paperbark Maple
7. Purple Leaf Plum
8. Jap. Stewartia
9. Whitespire Birch
10. River Birch
11. Whitespire Birch
12. Saucer Magnolia
13. Star Magnolia
14. Little Gem Magnolia
15. Sweet Bay Magolia
16. Nellie R Steven Holly
17. Fosters Holly
18. Eastern Red Cedar
19. Emerald Green Arborvitae
20. Green Giant Arborvitate
21. Leyland Cypress
22. Washington Hawthorne
23. Crepe Mrytle
24. Weeping Cherry
25. Okame Cherry
26. Yoshino Cherry
27. Kwanzan Cherry
28. Japanese Maple
29. Sourwood (Sorrel Tree)

2007-02-18 18:52:37 · 8 answers · asked by ? 1 in Garden & Landscape

http://michaelguo.com/images/IMG_4374.jpg

I took a picture of it while I was in Arizona at Goldfield Ghost Town and am wondering what species it is.

Thank you!

2007-02-18 18:41:49 · 3 answers · asked by goorulz621 1 in Garden & Landscape

Every so often, our water will quit working. We have a well and sometimes it will come back on, on it's own but most of the time my husband has to climb down and try to fix it. Before, what he did was take sandpaper to the terminals on the pressure switch and that usually helped. We recently replaced the switch and it hadn't done it for a while. Now, all of a sudden, it quit working again. What do you think we can do to make it stop doing this?

2007-02-18 18:29:30 · 3 answers · asked by tinakay_83 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

My mom has been unemployed for a few years and she has been steadily collecting and recycling cans and bottles to keep ends meet. She keeps bags of them in the back yard and now some committee has sneaked around and took pictures and slapped her with a fine since this is the 2nd time. I have to figure out ways to help her keep her trash out of sight until she could sell them. I am thinking at getting some trash containers with lids for her, but those city committee could be real difficult and I am not sure if that'd be good enough. Does anyone got suggestions or ideas?

2007-02-18 18:20:19 · 5 answers · asked by ttrouble 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I'm floating about 800 sq ft of bamboo over concrete. I have the entire area cleared of all previous flooring and fairly smooth. Now I'm trying to make sure it's flat,but I'm not really sure exactly how to do this.I've read the "string method" but I'm not really sure how to find the high spot across such a wide area (about 30'x25'). The room has a closet and a hallway too (i.e. it's not just square). I've also read about using a straight edge (like a 2x4), but when looking for gaps in 16ths of an inch, it seems a piece of 2x4 is not exact enough, even if I have a fairly "straight" piece of wood.
Other details: I tested for moisture using the plastic taped to the floor method and that seemed ok. The slab is about 25 years old and I live in a dry atmosphere (San Diego), so I think I'm ok with moisture and plan to use a 2in1 moisture barrier/foam padding.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated as I'm eager to start laying the flooring but don't want to skimp on the prep work. Help!

2007-02-18 18:18:43 · 11 answers · asked by ecofer 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

After many months of procrastination, I've finally decided that I am going to get me a hand drill for minor repairs around the house. now I am not a handyman and have no plans for any major renovation. The only upcoming project is drilling my house numbers into a concrete wall.

Could someone give me advise on what features / spec do I need to look for when trying to buy one? Cost is a concern and I do not need a top-of-the-line model with tons of feature I will never use.

2007-02-18 17:52:45 · 15 answers · asked by Slugg 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

find dealers name and product image

2007-02-18 17:51:43 · 1 answers · asked by p_kool 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

My older mobile home has a hard wired smoke detector that needs replacing. I've lived in the home for 6 years now & I don't have a clue as to when it was installed. Will I be able to find another hardwired model? Is it better to switch to battery operated? If I find a hardwired model, should I do this change myself or let a handyman with electrical experience install a hardwired detector?

2007-02-18 17:43:50 · 4 answers · asked by Belle 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am trying to figure out how i am going to create a simple gravity fed sink or a maybe a manually pressurized sink using a foot pedal pump. Does anyone know of a good way to do this. i need one in the kitchen and bathroom. please be specific if you can. thanks.

2007-02-18 17:40:04 · 2 answers · asked by zanesinbox 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Its a big room, and i guess i need to sand it, stain it and cover it with gloss to protect it, but how do i sand a big room?

2007-02-18 17:37:30 · 5 answers · asked by cutiepieaww 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-02-18 17:24:23 · 1 answers · asked by deirdrezz 6 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am looking for clever name for a Landscape business that does things like:

Mulching garden beds
Weeding garden beds
Planting flowers, bushes and trees
Planting bulbs
Scheduled garden bed maintenance
Spring and Fall Cleanup
Hauling or placing landscape rocks and stone
Watering plants weekly
Trimming bushes
Roto-tilling soil
Bed Edging
Dethatching

Thanks for all your guys help!!

2007-02-18 17:22:48 · 13 answers · asked by Wilson 1 in Garden & Landscape

if so then you better catch it

2007-02-18 17:17:59 · 7 answers · asked by bigtacos 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I live in zone5. St. Louis.I like the spain style (i think) over mexico. My house is white brick with bits of red brick showing. I like color too. I'm thinking red blooms, white, yellow, and what--purple? Of course green and plantings like--ferns? What kinds of plants and flowers should I plant?

2007-02-18 17:13:41 · 2 answers · asked by floatnfun 4 in Garden & Landscape

could I also see a planting zone map of kentucky and detailed info about planting irises as well as their bulbs. thank you

2007-02-18 17:05:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-02-18 17:02:22 · 2 answers · asked by Lynne R 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I've had frogs chirping in my backyard for weeks now. Day and Night...and I can’t get any sleep! How do I get rid of them?


PLEASE HELP! - Its not a bogus question. I’m serious!

2007-02-18 17:02:20 · 10 answers · asked by jai_b83 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-02-18 16:58:24 · 2 answers · asked by writteninthestars12 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-18 16:56:22 · 2 answers · asked by mscheater 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have been renting in a home for 11 years.The furnace has never been serviced.Well lately, on ever hour.I keep hearing a loud boom, sometimes it shakes the whole first floor.Please anyone out their can tell me, what that is> Should my family worry about this house we live in? Also we all smell smoke coming out of the vents.Also the chimmey has never been checked? Please only serious inquires answer.After all, my husband and children live here, plus my pets!

2007-02-18 16:55:10 · 10 answers · asked by Marna S 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

Richard B. Russell, Landscape Architect, Phoenix, AZ; Panama City, FL and Jacksonville, FL

2007-02-18 16:53:11 · 1 answers · asked by Jane T 1 in Garden & Landscape

because it seems like all my neighbors all plant the same evergreen shrubs for foundation plants and same evergreen trees for their beds directly in front of house (not sure what you call the use as)
. Hollies, Yews, Boxwoods, Hemlock, Juniper, Arborvitae, Spruce, Etc.

I think they look nice, it is just that everybody has ththe same things planted in the beds directly in front of their house (all evergreens).

What about planting deciduous things like Stewartia or Birch or Cherries, Amur Maple, Paper Bark Maple, etc. to get a different look ?!

2007-02-18 16:52:44 · 6 answers · asked by Charles R 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-02-18 16:49:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Okay I know shoveling is the main way (and most obvious) and salt keeps the ice off but does anyone have any tips for keeping a driveway clear of snow? I am so sick of shoveling 4 times a day......

2007-02-18 16:40:36 · 7 answers · asked by Love always, Kortnei 6 in Garden & Landscape

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=13519&langId=-1&catalogId=10103&storeId=12 I'd have to sand away the laquer and then stain it right? Is this an easy task or at least achievable?

2007-02-18 16:37:53 · 4 answers · asked by stephyrose87 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

are those items able at any hard ware store or where

2007-02-18 16:34:15 · 3 answers · asked by dianebarton86 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

how do you get rid of a mouse without a mouse trap?? ANy contraptions or anythig?

2007-02-18 16:28:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-02-18 16:22:02 · 5 answers · asked by sweetie_woman_1 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

They build their nests inside the pipes and get stuck inside the fans in my bathrooms and hallway. Occasionally, some get out and fly around my house. My husband is highly allergic so he has to leave the room while I chase them and kill them. They are going in through the tops of the pipes on my roof and building their nests, and this happens every year. What can I do to keep them form getting in the pipes? I want to cover the pipes with breathable material but I need some ideas. Anyone recommend anything? Thanks!

2007-02-18 16:05:41 · 5 answers · asked by sweet_and_fabulous_female 3 in Maintenance & Repairs