Home & Garden - 4 March 2007

what is the best way to catch a mouse in the house ? regular mouse traps dont work, the jaw kind always fail and they seem to avoid the sticky traps. I live on a farm with farm cats so either they dont find mice appetizing or else the mice are smartter than us and the cats. please help.

2007-03-04 14:57:12 · 4 answers · asked by Mogochagi 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a very expensive Oak bedroom suite. I received a key chain as a gift, I layed it on the dresser for a period of time. When I picked it up it had left red stain streaks on the finish..The key chain has a swirley thing of red and white rubber band like material and the red faded on the dresser.. Please help me with how to remove the stain without dammage to the finish..Thank you

2007-03-04 14:50:16 · 7 answers · asked by ellymay 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I'm attempting to solder copper pipe fitting to the tub shower faucet. (nw installation) I've noticed the new faucet assembly is getting hotter then hell. Is this okay as there are plastic valves and parts in there? If not how else are you supposed to do this portion of the job? The assembly has threaded leads so it has to be soldered to the connections? Help

2007-03-04 14:43:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

If you require a caregiver, I'd like you to answer this simple question. Do you prefer to soak in a hot bath or a quick shower?

2007-03-04 14:42:39 · 3 answers · asked by Salvador G 1 in Other - Home & Garden

i need a ferilzer that works but won't hurt my dog's any suggegtion's.

2007-03-04 14:38:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-04 14:38:08 · 2 answers · asked by MADLYNN 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

I just bought a house with an attached garage. 3/4 of the wall from the top is paneling the bottom is cement blocks. I want to dry wall the entire wall and paint. How do I go about attaching drywall to the cement part of the wall already there?

2007-03-04 14:33:47 · 6 answers · asked by emy 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have a small kitchen with oak hardwood flooring that I want to keep. I am looking for advice on what kind of cabinets to get. Also, what color counter top and paint for walls?

2007-03-04 14:33:29 · 7 answers · asked by JEN 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-03-04 14:29:09 · 8 answers · asked by Suli T 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-04 14:15:31 · 19 answers · asked by MaryBeth 7 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am building a bar in the basement, and I have currently finished the frame of it. Besides the countertop, how do I decorate the sides of the bar?

2007-03-04 14:11:23 · 3 answers · asked by d 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

Yes, the question is above ^^^^^^, i stuck some banners/stickers on my door, and when i took them off today, there's a LOT of sticky residue from the them...does anybody know what im talking about?

How do I get rid of that? is there a special cleaning thing i could buy?

2007-03-04 14:10:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

This refres to the ordinary shaving blades avaialable in the market

2007-03-04 14:00:56 · 2 answers · asked by Sundar 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have the purple animal dyson but I am looking into the handheld looking dyson, kinda like the dustbuster. We could not find one out of the box; so does anyone have one or seen one out of the box? Is it heavy or is it light? Is it worth buying or should I just stick with the one I have?

2007-03-04 13:51:59 · 1 answers · asked by ESTamez 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

I believe I have detected mold growing in my basement. What's the cheapest, most effective way to eliminate the mold and prevent it from returning? And, how dangerous is it?

2007-03-04 13:51:07 · 8 answers · asked by tcosta6 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

If so.. would an asian theme be nice? or is red too too much?

2007-03-04 13:49:08 · 12 answers · asked by mony 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I like both, but I can't decide which one. Should I do both? And why?

2007-03-04 13:48:41 · 5 answers · asked by Jimmie 1 in Garden & Landscape

I am trying to make a easy sand box for my little brother, can you help me do it? i got already playwood

thanks Julio

2007-03-04 13:46:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

i hate the astro-turf down now, but i have not seen any examples of vinyl tiles being used on any flooring co. websites. is this generally not done? there are some nice faux stone tiles i think would look great, just want to make sure there isnt some simple reason why you dont do this. i live in hawaii, so no temp. changes all year. this is for my 3rd floor condo patio (14'x9.5') shade 70% of the day

2007-03-04 13:43:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

all my shirts always get stretched out whenever i wash them. i hate it. any ideas?

2007-03-04 13:36:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I will be burying 8 - 14 ga wires for irrigation use. The most constructable option is to use 14ga THHN wire and direct bury it. I know that THHN is fine for placement in conduit underground, since many places use it for traffic signals. I need to know if using this for direct bury is ok? This is in Arizona, so even though it is buried it will get pretty toasty, but this is a low voltage usage (24v).

2007-03-04 13:29:53 · 3 answers · asked by Paul W 1 in Garden & Landscape

I am wiring a house for a guy and he says he is going to have a 400amp service. I havn't done residental in a while and am struggling to remember how this goes. You have your meter with one serivice wire coming in, and that will hit one 200amp panel, and will have have a load side and you can jump out with another service to feed the second 200amp? And what it a good AWG for the service.

Also - they make 20amp arc fault breakers right? all I've ever used is 15amp but this guy is using 12AWG / 20 amp for general receps.

2007-03-04 13:24:40 · 4 answers · asked by Paul 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-04 13:24:35 · 3 answers · asked by awantwin2004 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I'm not sure what kind of tree I have but the trunk looks like it is braided. and has Small leaves. The roots are growing out of the bottom of the pot it is in and I don't want to make the tree go in to shock. I know it need to be replanted can you help me?

2007-03-04 13:23:16 · 3 answers · asked by twyla1971 1 in Garden & Landscape

I'm thinking about planting something in my gardening and my friends tell me that pH is important factor to consider when I'm trying to decide what to plant. What's so important about pH?

2007-03-04 13:17:15 · 7 answers · asked by wasabi 1 in Garden & Landscape

I know it's bad but I went to my sister's house overnight and forgot to blow out a candle and it burned for about 24 hours. It was on a high bookcase and I noticed a very large light soot patch on the ceiling afterwards. I made the mistake of using liquid to try and clean it and all it did was spread it around. It's now a huge smeared soot patch. Is there any way to clean it now? Any thing that's not liquid?

2007-03-04 13:15:14 · 3 answers · asked by Just me near dc 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

I'm going to be moving in about two months. It's my first time moving and I was hoping somebody could give me some good tips on staying organized and doing it efficiently?

2007-03-04 13:14:56 · 11 answers · asked by blooming_spiritflower 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

What is the best way to get through this root system?

2007-03-04 13:03:24 · 8 answers · asked by Dustin Lochart 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have two window AC units that need servicing for the summer but I have no clue as to what price I should be expecting.

2007-03-04 13:03:14 · 4 answers · asked by Vicky 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

What is the best laundry soap, You know, it cleans well but is not abrasive to your clothes and leaves behind little to no detergent perfume oder.

2007-03-04 13:02:38 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry