Home & Garden - 13 March 2007

Can someone elaborate on how these gadgets propel themselves? I've read that some use a belt whereas others use a gearbox. Do the self propelled wheels turn independently (eg. Is it possible to bind one wheel, preventing it from rotating, while keeping the other moving?)

2007-03-13 10:50:41 · 6 answers · asked by mdigitale 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

Ladybugs (Asian Beetles)? These things have invaded my Ohioan house for the past 3-4 years. The ladybugs are such a pest! They get in my food, they get in my clothes, they bite, and they even get my ears and belly button. I can't stand to have them crawling over me. My ceilings and walls are covered! Please, someone help!

2007-03-13 10:50:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I need websites for like teenage room gallery pics. I am remodeling my room completely and i need some tips on like color and furniture....you know what i mean. I need a lot of help on this one cause my mom and I just did my room last summer in this REALLY UGLY Green color..and Im mor of a prep....NOT a tomboy ( not that I have anything against them, cause I have a lot of tomboy frnds) but anyways....completly off topic...... My mom sed that shes gonna let me do this one, but this is the last room makeover for a while. Im a teen and I need a hip trendy room that all my friends wood want if they had the choice. (Not that I want to make them jealous.....You know what I mean)

2007-03-13 10:49:03 · 2 answers · asked by cookiedough 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

Do I call the owner of the trailer park, or the city?
The snow is melting and has flooded 3 trailers so far.

2007-03-13 10:47:39 · 5 answers · asked by Jeff M 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

i have to do this stupid experiment for school and i am supposed to get people to guess my outcome. so here it goes. they gave me 4 pairs of white socks to get dirty and then i have to clean them using sodium hypochlorite to see if it works the same as bleach. i have one pair with bar be que sauce stained on the bottom, one pair with spaghetti sauce satined on the bottom, one pair with chocolate syrup stained on the bottom (that was gross), and then one pair i just wore outside and got grass and dirt stains on the bottom. i am supposed to ask which, if any will come the cleanest using sodium hypochlorite.

2007-03-13 10:45:30 · 2 answers · asked by Ashley M 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-03-13 10:44:39 · 11 answers · asked by jrodgv 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My 5 month old chihuahua decided to chew a 3 inch hole in my italian leather sofa this afternoon.

I have been searching for the past few hours at Target, Walmart, Linens n things, everywhere! for a leather repair kit.

Do you think i can sew the hole shut until i can order a kit from the internet?

2007-03-13 10:44:14 · 3 answers · asked by Victoria aka. seductive animal 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Well during the winter my clothes smell fine. But it seems that when summer comes and my clothes heat up (even if i dont sweat) they start to smell funny. I generally only wear cotten clothes. I always wash them before I wear them and I use a nice smelling fabric softner. Anyone have a similar experience and how can I combat this troubling problem?

2007-03-13 10:41:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

've been "re-habbing" a commercial building that has about 300 sf of brick floor. It is about 25 years old. Between the age and the dirt, dust, plaster etc that I've track onto it over the last few months it is quite dirty. Not greasy, just plain old dirty. I've scrubbed it with a brush and lots of clean water and it is looking significantly better, but the pits in the brick still have dirt. Can I use a steam cleaner or some other sort of wet vacuum to accomplish this? Quite frankly, I'm just tired of scrubbing over and over. The bricks are sealed (25 years ago?). Once the floor is clean, I've got some Silica Sand to brush onto/into the floor to fill up the gaps inbetween the bricks. I then plan to put a fresh coat of sealer on top. Any comments or suggestions are welcome. Thanks! -mk

2007-03-13 10:40:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-03-13 10:39:58 · 2 answers · asked by Vbarabba 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

i want to install a new light in a old house.the problem is that there are three black wires coming out of he ceilng.the old light fixture has two black wires. two ceiling wires are connected to one fixture wire and the other ceiling wire i connected to he other fixture wire.i dont know which is the hot wire and which is the comon wire.also the new light has a ground wire ,2 blue wires and 2 white wires but, there is no ground wire coming out of the box. please help

2007-03-13 10:39:51 · 7 answers · asked by MEDIC 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a fire surround & electric fire Made by J.R.G. Firesurrounds model jrg 930 Series D made in ireland . is there anyone who can give me a supplier of a replacement coal effect , as mine fell apart whilst i was cleaning it.

2007-03-13 10:38:10 · 5 answers · asked by aly180k 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-13 10:37:01 · 2 answers · asked by Linda V 1 in Garden & Landscape

I hate hot weather and most of all I hate bugs (I don't see their purpose) and I'm starting to get bees flying around my yard and I want to know what attracts them??? I don't have a garden or anything like that, though there are little flowers growing here and there around my yard.......

2007-03-13 10:36:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

The other morning I noticed a large puddle of water coming out from under my washer. This puddle appeared after I heard a gurgling sound. Last night I was in the kitchen washing the dishes and was running the washer at the same time, when the wash cycle turned over to the rinse cycle and the water was draining from my washer, it began to bubble up out of my kitchen sink! And it was dirty water too...it looked like stuff was floating in it, like the pipes are dirty inside. Why did this happen? It happened again this morning, that when the wash cycle turns over into the rinse, and the rinse cycle turns over into spin cycle, the water bubbles up out of the kitchen sink. The laundry room is inside the bathroom, which is right next to the kitchen. I imagine all of the pipes are connected somehow. My husband thinks the drain leading from the washer is clogged and told me to pour Draino into it. I do not think that is the answer. Thanks for your help!

2007-03-13 10:35:59 · 12 answers · asked by january202 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am supposed to help my friend paint inside of her apt tonight but its storming outside and there is 50%-78% humidity outside. She called a painting company and they claim if your not using KILLZ then you are ok? I thought differently. Does anyone know the truth? Shes not living there, shes moving in saturday, but it is supposed to be raining another few days.

2007-03-13 10:34:29 · 13 answers · asked by Brittany B 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

My front loan does not have very good drainage, and I was thinking of planting some plants to improve the drainage, or to help me get rid of water. Any advice? Thanks!!

2007-03-13 10:32:33 · 1 answers · asked by vredina 1 in Garden & Landscape

I'm looking for a floral print couch, in particular one that is cream with red flowers and green leaves. I saw a swatch of the fabric I wanted a on a website and now I can't find the site anymore, does anyone know of any sofa fabric sites???

2007-03-13 10:30:08 · 1 answers · asked by NicoleAnn 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

is there an easy way to make an arch in an internal doorway and if so where do i purchase it. ps in uk

2007-03-13 10:29:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

My lily pond is a fiberglass insert. It is 8 ft. long, irregularly shaped, 18 inches deep and holds approximately 300 gallons of water. It is located within my atrium which is surrounded by four outside walls so the option of running a hose from the pond, down hill, is out of the question. Is there some device or equipment that I might use to empty this pond for the purpose of cleaning it. Until now I have had to empty it bucket by bucked and using a dry vac to get the last bit. Of course moving a dry vac with a tank full of water is quite difficult. Are there any suggestions? Please, and thanks.

2007-03-13 10:27:27 · 6 answers · asked by cat 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

My entry is a rectangle 14' x 7' with the door on one of the short sides. The walls are painted a mocha color , and it is decorated with black accents.

2007-03-13 10:24:36 · 6 answers · asked by Tonya K 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-03-13 10:19:51 · 3 answers · asked by tator4202002 3 in Garden & Landscape

I have a lot of veggies left over from a party, and I was wondering if I should leave some for the rabbits and deer. There are small carrots (that are oddly sweet), red pepper slices, cucumber slices, and raw broccoli. Should I leave them out for the rabbits and deer? We recently had extremely warm weather (60 degrees outside right now and the 4 feet of snow we had a few days ago is gone now). Our raspberry and current berry bushes. The birds right now are chirping like crazy. So should I leave the food out for the rabbits and deer or is it a bad idea? Will it take them several days to find it or no?

2007-03-13 10:19:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-13 10:18:51 · 7 answers · asked by chris_sjo 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My boyfriend and I are looking at housing options for only a year or two, and there is a cute moderately priced loft condo. How did you like living in a loft condo? Seems so open, I dont know just wanted to get other peoples opinion on it. Please dont answer if you've never actually lived in one, thanks!

2007-03-13 10:18:31 · 1 answers · asked by MeghanGene 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-03-13 10:14:19 · 5 answers · asked by Diana L 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am looking for a pattern for a skirt and wonder if there is a website to see patterns by simplicity, etc.... HELP!!! Thanks!

2007-03-13 10:12:20 · 1 answers · asked by Reenie: Mom of Marine 6 in Other - Home & Garden

I put two metal bars into each other the wrong way, anyone have any ideas on how I can pull them out from within each other...??

2007-03-13 10:11:09 · 2 answers · asked by awad2005 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

If I want to rent out my home using a keyless door lock, what brands (if any) sell keyless pads where I can remotely change the code after every use?

2007-03-13 10:10:14 · 6 answers · asked by MC 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I mistakenly was told to wire all neutral(white) together, and all hot(black) together. What the store rep didn't tell me was that it doesn't work when I have more than 1 switch-controled recepticals in that junction box. Now, all recepticales are hot, and the switches turn everything off. How can I rewire the box to allow multiple switch-controled recepticals, while maintaining multiple contstant hot recepticals?

2007-03-13 10:03:11 · 4 answers · asked by Bubba S 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)