Home & Garden - 21 February 2007

you know the little tubs of gel that look like pudding cups? you stick the cutting in and it roots IN the gel cup....


thanx!

2007-02-21 01:04:48 · 4 answers · asked by Sakurasweetie 2 in Garden & Landscape

I need to plug my sump pump in the basement but the only electrical outlet available is a 2 prong that comes out of a lighting fixture.This pump needs a 3 prong outlet to be grounded.If i was to buy that little 2 prong adapter to hook into the lighting fixture,where can i run a ground wire too??I was told i can run a wire to the adapter and clamp it too some copper water lines in the basement.Is this safe??Will it work?Remember running a whole new electrical line for a 3 prong outlet is NOT a possibility.Thanks.

2007-02-21 00:59:03 · 8 answers · asked by lift&shift 101 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

my water heater recently started tripping the reset button on it. no hot water, reset the button and the water gets hotter than it ever has this has happened several times in the past week is it the elements or is it something else?

2007-02-21 00:56:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-21 00:55:16 · 1 answers · asked by Ask2007 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Does anyone know of a really good DIY book / manual to buy, inside and outside the house ????

2007-02-21 00:55:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

A guy made an offer to buy my house but says it looks like it has subsidence. He pointed out a 0.25 inch gap between the grouting on my tiles and my skirting board. I thought the grouting was just old (10 years) I have no trees near the house. There are no cracks in the walls at all and the skirting boards are flush. The house is about 10 years old and in an area where there are peat bogs? Could he be right?

2007-02-21 00:51:07 · 9 answers · asked by daisyday41 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

there's two broken steps -- it's a half flight leading to an unfinished basement, and it's the original (1928) steps.

2007-02-21 00:44:56 · 2 answers · asked by Richard L 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

So I'm thinking about getting this appartment downtown and its is great. Love the floor plan, the finishes, the price. One thing bother me though. The wall that my bed would be up against is the common wall between me and the appartment next to me. Now, this normally wouldn't bother me, but the room on the other side of my bed's wall is the bathroom, and to make matters worse its the wall that the other person's toliet is on. So here's my concern, I am afraid that I will be spending all this money a month for a great place, but evey time my neighbor goes to the bathroom, I will not only hear the flushing, but him or her peeing. yuck. I can't really put the bed anywhere else becasue its a loft and this is the little "nook" part of the space where the bed goes. I have never been in an appartment before, always rented a home. What do you guys think, am I being paranoid? Just seems like being that close to another person's toilet is gross.
Thanks

2007-02-21 00:36:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-02-21 00:32:55 · 7 answers · asked by Miso Hot 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

hi all im constructing a glass floor in my house ..ive contated various glass dealers who give me conflicting advise im using laminated glass what thickness do i use..the panels are 600mm*600mm and supported on all four sides in size and the frame only sits 1 foot off the ground..next question is can laminated glass be ut at home with a glass cutter...thanks for answering

2007-02-21 00:19:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Okay so I move into an house w/ 2 acres in NC and the first thing I want to do is plant a huge vegetable garden. Huge problem, the thought of a snake terrifies me. Beyond our grassy patch of yard is wooded area covered w/ under brush. I have a 9 yr. old who wants to play back there and a baby turning 1 that I was hoping would spend time with mommy planting and caring for the garden. To make matters worse, I always imagined a man made pond too. It seems like I am creating the perfect enviornment for snakes. I am willing to try anything if it will keep them out of the yard? I need to know what really WORKS. What can I do to have peace of mind and allow my little ones to enjoy the yard too?

2007-02-21 00:18:53 · 5 answers · asked by beth g 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Well, my husband was trying to be helpful when he did the laundry, BUT he put a pair of my white pants in with blue jeans! And you can imagine what happened. I've never had to bleach anything before. Will it damage tha pants or should I bring them to a dry cleaner? They are nice pants. 95% cotton and 5% spandex. The inner part is lined but I do not know the material. Thanks!

2007-02-21 00:17:37 · 3 answers · asked by tmac 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

Does anyone know a place that sells native english bluebell seeds... everywhere i look seems to sell the spanish variety...please help....

2007-02-21 00:17:12 · 6 answers · asked by Fox Hunter 4 in Garden & Landscape

Spring has started here in South East London. Early blossoms, catkins and buds on trees turning green and ready to burst into leaf. Also, quite a lot of daffodils.

2007-02-21 00:17:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I am a landscaper, but I do have questions myself from time to time, and I have just been getting a bunch of total hogwash answers from people. Just totally untrue, regarding herbacides and pruning, etc.!

just curious, how many people reading this question are expereinced gardeners??

2007-02-21 00:07:48 · 18 answers · asked by Charles R 1 in Garden & Landscape

We live in a council property and they took on a new repairs contractor, Inspace Partnerships in November 2006, 5 year contract. Since then, the work that has needed to be done has been a nightmare. To cut a long and painful story short, today when they reattached the radiator in the bathroom, they screwed straight through the wall, directly next to my 1 year olds cot, level with her head - SHE WAS IN THERE TRYING TO HAVE A NAP! The holes are 4 inch in diameter, they've left rubble everywhere. It was lucky that the screwdriver didn't kill or hurt her.
These contractors have proven they are consistantly incompetent, the only few decent workers being agency and I have very good reasons not to want them in my house. They cause more damage than they correct and the council aren't interested. "Teething problems" apparently. The management at Inspace only seem to be interested in brushing stuff under the carpet too. Is there anything I can legally do about it?

2007-02-21 00:01:41 · 6 answers · asked by keiraebony 3 in Maintenance & Repairs