Home & Garden - 26 February 2007

I've just moved in to Florida and I would like to know which is the average pay for a self-employ worker that places drywalls and do the plaster, materials are supplied by the contractor, I only do the hard work...

2007-02-26 13:24:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

is it 4ft long 4 ft deep and 8 ft high or 8 ft long and 4 ft deep and tall

2007-02-26 13:23:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

anyone have any troubleshooting tips for a craftsman 3/4 chain drive

2007-02-26 13:22:52 · 5 answers · asked by tay-tay 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a vacation home in PA which I visit about 1-2 times a month. I have always turned off the hot water heater when I leave and was recently told that I should leave it on which I have been doing since being told this. I leave the heat on in the house (also electric) with the thermostat set to 55. Is there any reason to leave that hot water heater going when no one is there? I would hate to pay the extra electric if its not necessary. Thanks for any info on this subject.

2007-02-26 13:16:23 · 5 answers · asked by Karen H 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am looking to remodel my kitchen cabinets, but need to know if I can do it realistically for 4000- dollars for materials only.

2007-02-26 13:14:41 · 6 answers · asked by Chris 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

would a bamboo floor be more appealing to a potential home buyer vs. say ceramic or cork?

2007-02-26 13:00:03 · 5 answers · asked by prizem 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-26 12:57:01 · 6 answers · asked by youngjae 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a GE Smartwater RO unit under my sink (dual stage) which I just got up and running with new pre and post filters and a new membrane, after it being out of use for quite some time (I've only lived here a couple months.)

I sanitized the system and purged it 3 times, then tasted the water. While there is a noticeable difference in the salt level, it is still there. My well can run from deathly salty to fairly mild.

Regardless of the salt level in the well, shouldn't the RO have removed the majority of the salt content? Because I'm still tasting it, would purging the unit a couple more times help?

2007-02-26 12:54:20 · 2 answers · asked by fyrkrakyr 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-02-26 12:48:39 · 9 answers · asked by endurance 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

1994 Sears Craftsman 1/2 HP Garagedoor opener
Unit appears to be getting signal from remotes (blinking on back of unit) but no response from unit. Control inside garage is working but blinking. Something was stuck under door (about 2-3 inches high). Problem started after that. I did cut off power on the panel but blinking continues. ANY HELP??? Is there a way to reset this???

2007-02-26 12:47:19 · 4 answers · asked by William A 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We are remodeling a mountain home that has red and white oak wood floors...Having a hard time deciding on type of wood we should use on kitchen cabinets.. There is also stained white pine tongue and groove on ceilings...

2007-02-26 12:44:07 · 5 answers · asked by fish2 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-26 12:37:42 · 3 answers · asked by Trudy P 1 in Garden & Landscape

We have carpenter ants and pest control is not working. they put down ant bait over a week ago and the ants are still coming in as they were before the ant bait. we have a very clean home and food is stored properly. We wipe our counters down with clorox clean-up and they just show up somewhere else in the house like a clothes sloset or the laundry room. someone said that we should try equal sugar substitute and the aspartame kills them. does this work? and are there any other suggestions? The ants are relentless and i'm getting very frustrated

2007-02-26 12:28:48 · 14 answers · asked by Nicole D 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a pink coat ov paint on, do i need to put om a white coat and then start paingitng or just start painting wit the blue?

2007-02-26 12:28:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I just moved into a house, it's only around 30 years old, but it looks like they have never redone the kitchen cabinets. the appliances are at least 10 years old, but the cabinets are older. when i open them, they smell like old musty cabinets. I don't even want to put my dishes or food in them. I'm afraid that my dishes will start to smell like them after being in them. I've already washed them down, but they still smell terrible.

2007-02-26 12:16:37 · 10 answers · asked by daniellet_212 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm looking for a very, very deep sofa. Where can I find a modern deep sofa. I'm mean deep. Thanks.

Kevin
kjrentals@netzero.net

2007-02-26 12:15:49 · 2 answers · asked by Kevin K. 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-26 12:08:53 · 2 answers · asked by bs 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I live in an old house, built in about 1950, right now my bath tub faucet is really leaking alot. I'm guessing its just a washer needs to be replaced, but I need to turn the water off first.

Well, I looked for a local shutoff to the tub, but can't find one. I even checked the crawl space.

I'm on a community well so there is no water meter at my house. There is a circular hole right in front of my front yard water tap, and about 3 feet down I can see a nut. Well my landlord had left me with a T shaped bar she said was for turning off the water, however I can't find anything that can be operated by that t-bar, its just a rusty old nut about 19mm in size. Well I got a socket and hooked about 6 extentions together to reach down there and turned it clockwise but didn't do anything, no matter how far I turned it either direction nothing changed, now it seems to just spin both ways with no resistence.

2007-02-26 12:08:17 · 9 answers · asked by Rockstar from another dimension 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have painted my kitchen cupboards white and the doors hunter green. I would like to know what colors would be good for the walls. I need some idea's. It is very close to my living room which is beige. Any one got some idea's. I was going to wallpaper it to give it some color but really woulld like to paint it. Thanks for any idea's

2007-02-26 12:00:19 · 12 answers · asked by pekabo98 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

My husband and I have been renting a small home on a concrete slab for almost two years now. Last year around this time we noticed these flying insects. This year there are many more and we have come to realize that they are termites. They seem to be coming out of the woodwork. We are moving into a new home in about two weeks and I am very, very worried that will will carry the termites with us to the new home. Is this possible?

2007-02-26 11:59:43 · 5 answers · asked by karen and matt 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I am trying to solder a hose bib and coper pipe together, this is my first time. I am right now trying to solder it using a kit that I bought at Lowes. I cant get the skinny silver solder wire piece to melt to the pipes... is it not hot enough or do I need more flux? this is my first time doing this please help!

2007-02-26 11:58:06 · 4 answers · asked by imissrascal 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

For my eagle project, I am putting up boards at my school for people to put fliers and anouncements on. I figured out that cork borads would cost too much, so I need a cheeper alternative. Does anyone have a sugestion?

2007-02-26 11:49:50 · 5 answers · asked by ddesotom 1 in Other - Home & Garden

its not leaking at any fittings

2007-02-26 11:47:10 · 7 answers · asked by gee 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

With recent cold weather in Southern California dipping to the low 30s at night during the Winter, my Meyer Lemon tree froze.

While the fruit itself experienced NO DAMAGE (believe me, I was totally surprised), the leaves of the tree leave me wondering what's going on.

I have trimmed off/pruned everything that is dead - anything brown. There are SOME green leaves left, but the ones that are left are dried out looking/curling. Should I trim those off as well?

And if I see one or two healthy branches left, is there any hope for the tree to come back and at what point in the Spring should I begin to feed it to prepare it to come back in order to produce flowers/fruit? Or is there there no hope at this point at all?

Please advise. Thank you for any/all help with this.

2007-02-26 11:44:23 · 2 answers · asked by The Answer Monster 5 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-02-26 11:39:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

My mother in-law has a Kenmore gas range apox. 15 years old. Her eletronic timer/clock isn't readable. The LED display is EXTREMLY dim. I have tried to get a replacement but have been told by Sears that the manufacture is no longer making that part.
I am looking for used part supplier or any other ideas.

2007-02-26 11:36:26 · 3 answers · asked by danzka2001 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

the bed that I built is a craftsman style

2007-02-26 11:35:51 · 6 answers · asked by Jim E 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I would like to fence off part of my backyard for our 2 small dogs... Its a rectangular area (10ft x 5ft) and I would only need one of the 10 feet sides to be fenced off with a gate because the other three sides are concrete wall. Any ideas how I could do this by myself to save money?

2007-02-26 11:35:26 · 2 answers · asked by S 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-02-26 11:32:49 · 17 answers · asked by gresso 1 in Garden & Landscape

Well, I spilled some canada dry ginger ale stuff on my favorite silk purse that looks like a chinese box :)......anyways, how do you get the stuff out of silk and also pencil lead if you know.

2007-02-26 11:25:46 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry