Home & Garden - 23 February 2007

vaccum or dust? and why do you do it that way. Personally i dust and then vaccum cause that is how my mom did it.

2007-02-23 06:17:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-02-23 06:12:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Bought some bulbs....don't have a clue what I'm doing, as I don't have much of a green thumb. What type of soil, fertilizer, is best? Should I use one of those green weed mats? Are they hard to grow successfully?

2007-02-23 06:10:02 · 6 answers · asked by manatee lover 2 in Garden & Landscape

I was chipping away the ice in the freezer with a knife and a hammer when I must have poked a hole in the pastic because air started shooting out of this little hole. It was odorless and colorless. Is this freon, and is it serious? I unplugged it but it didn't stop. It won't explode or anything, will it? Will my food still be ok after that air or gas stops coming out? Can the fridge be salvaged?

2007-02-23 06:08:40 · 7 answers · asked by Matt 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

can they even kill a human?

2007-02-23 06:06:21 · 9 answers · asked by Cody G 1 in Garden & Landscape

does anyone know what the problem is? i have it on setting i'd say 7 out of the max 10 and it works fine for about an hour and then freezes and it becomes HOT in the room. should this ever happen? is the unit broken?

2007-02-23 06:06:02 · 12 answers · asked by Joakim Noah 1 in Other - Home & Garden

without resorting to chemical fertilizers and weed killers?

I have a large back yard that is covered with weeds that may be removable after about 3 days of pulling on hands and knees. If there is no hope of accomplishing a grass lawn without the kind of chemicals I have tried to avoid using, I might as well just MOW 'EM down.

What do you think?

2007-02-23 06:02:30 · 6 answers · asked by KenlKoff 6 in Garden & Landscape

2007-02-23 06:01:46 · 7 answers · asked by bj 2 in Other - Home & Garden

It worked fine last night. Today....nothing. Is it the motor, or something electrical?

2007-02-23 05:53:31 · 5 answers · asked by LolaCorolla 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

Do you throw them in with your other clothes or do you wash them separately?

2007-02-23 05:51:08 · 11 answers · asked by LolaCorolla 7 in Cleaning & Laundry

Is an electronic air filter better or worse than a media filter. I have heard that the media filter does a better job with dust than the electronic air filter and is less expensive. Does anyone else have any knowledge of these filters? Many thanks in advance.

2007-02-23 05:47:28 · 4 answers · asked by wd2crv 3 in Other - Home & Garden

My husband has subscriptions to several magazines. BH&G, Country Living, Consumer Reports, & This Old House.

I really want to clean off my shelves and put things away, but I can't because he insists on keeping all of his magazines on the shelf. He has a hard time throwing the old ones away. Now, I can see keeping CR and TOH, because they have great information in them that can be used for later, but the others are just clutter. He has about 2.5 - 3 yrs of them on the shelf. I have in the past gone through and thrown some away and he always gets really mad.

Soooo, how long do you keep old magazines around? Which ones and why if you do.

2007-02-23 05:44:21 · 5 answers · asked by NSnoekums 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

My mother moved in with me several months ago. She only smokes outside. But after a cigarette she comes in with that thick smokey barrier surrounding her. Everywhere she goes and everything she touches for about an hour picks up that stench. I have 2 kids and I don't want any of us living like this. I've been to homes where the smoker smokes outside or in the garage, but those homes do not smell bad. If you have a smokeer in the home and can manage the stench, please HELP ME! It's disgusting.

2007-02-23 05:42:59 · 14 answers · asked by Gabrielle 6 in Cleaning & Laundry

i enjoy a cold enivronment id say a couple degrees under room temperature. Does central air run a risk of being too hot and me having no control over it?

2007-02-23 05:42:30 · 7 answers · asked by Joakim Noah 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Must I first turn off the water at the main entrance to the basement..or can I simply adjust the screws that are on the water pressure unit itself?

2007-02-23 05:40:27 · 5 answers · asked by poroxx 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-23 05:38:40 · 4 answers · asked by jacquie 6 in Cleaning & Laundry

Hi all!
I need your cleaning expertise. I have a set of cookie sheets that were once non-stick, but after a few years of use have become brown and gross looking. Is there any way to prevent this from happening? Or should I just replace them when they get discolored? I'm pretty sure the ones I have now are beyond repair :)

Thanks for your input!

2007-02-23 05:32:49 · 6 answers · asked by lalalola775 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-02-23 05:32:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-23 05:27:14 · 6 answers · asked by echo 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

the toilet overflowed and then clear water filled my tubs, the floors are soaked in both bathrooms and the bathrooms are at two ends of the house???????? i really need help!!!!

2007-02-23 05:26:44 · 2 answers · asked by skeys003 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Has anyone had this company to their home for a quotation - if so what were your experiences of them.

2007-02-23 05:26:01 · 5 answers · asked by judy b 2 in Other - Home & Garden

What type of material should I use? Would sheets, bedspreads, or drapes be ok cut to a particular size? How do I do it? How do I hang it? Sofas are moss green, carpet beige, wood furniture is cherry and I want it to hang over the large sofa. I want to use wines and greens. What other colors? Thank you so much!

2007-02-23 05:15:36 · 2 answers · asked by Eve 5 in Decorating & Remodeling

In my kitchen, whenever I get up & get some coffee for the morning, I find lots of cockroaches, little ones as well as big ones running around, getting into the microwaves, every possible spots they can find. How do I get rid of them?

This only happens when we go to sleep, the house's in complete silence & they start coming out. What's the best spray to use? Is there something that's non-toxic or any home remedies?

2007-02-23 05:12:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I have an old Panasonic top-loading washer that came with my apartment. The last few washes have resulted in a lot of water leakage. It seems to seep out from a gap under the tube that enters near the bottom-rear of the machine. Panasonic charges around $40 to inspect the machine (no longer under warranty) and parts are extra. The agent added that they may not necessarily have parts for older machines.

Is this something that can be easily fixed, or is it not worth paying to fix an old machine?

2007-02-23 05:07:23 · 9 answers · asked by hardoon 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-23 04:59:20 · 4 answers · asked by I've gotta be free 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-02-23 04:54:20 · 3 answers · asked by Julia 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

HOw much should I expect to pay to have my Water Heater updated to meet City Codes? City= Carrollton, TX

- elevated 18" off garage floor
- insulated water pipes
- approved water heater pan
- install drain line to outside
- Drain pipes to outside

2007-02-23 04:49:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anthony B 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-23 04:45:57 · 18 answers · asked by ronald b 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-23 04:41:32 · 4 answers · asked by Scottie 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-23 04:40:34 · 7 answers · asked by ntowfique 1 in Maintenance & Repairs