Home & Garden - 24 March 2007

I have an area by my driveway the ground is very hard and full of rocks. I would like to rent a rototiller and loosen up the soil so I can plant there. I'm not a big person and don't know much about power tools. Help??

2007-03-24 07:56:27 · 4 answers · asked by Lynn T 3 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-24 07:56:19 · 1 answers · asked by cokecola2425 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Does anyone know how to keep a window air conditioner from freezing up? It is driving me crazy!

2007-03-24 07:54:35 · 5 answers · asked by daniellerbee2000 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-24 07:52:53 · 6 answers · asked by pennst8jen 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Bathroom sink is black metal . Does anyone know which metal this probably is and how best to wash soap off of it? When it is scrubbed, there shows a green coloring underneath. Thanks

2007-03-24 07:51:44 · 4 answers · asked by 900xxxh 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a bermuda grass lawn and it is gettting over run by weeds, crabgrass, clover, you name it. Is there a specific product I can use to get rid of this and have my beautiful lawn back?

2007-03-24 07:46:14 · 3 answers · asked by jbergeron_56 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-24 07:43:11 · 4 answers · asked by kmsportner 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-03-24 07:42:59 · 10 answers · asked by vicashini 1 in Garden & Landscape

Natural oak cupboards. Thinking of a darker color. Is it actually worth the hard work? Or am I better off, simply replacing them?
Also thinking of a stainless steel backsplash. Would that be hard to do?

Thanks for the very much needed info, before we start the work.

2007-03-24 07:37:31 · 2 answers · asked by nantibou 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-03-24 07:36:08 · 5 answers · asked by nicenurse 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-03-24 07:35:56 · 8 answers · asked by chris h 1 in Garden & Landscape

I want to plant a shade garden in my front yard what plants do you reccomend? I have a good sized maple tree that this will be next to. I was planning on using some hostas but what else would look nice? Also, if it's important I'm in northern Virginia. Thanks!

2007-03-24 07:35:21 · 3 answers · asked by Rae 3 in Garden & Landscape

For example, when you buy a 32" door, is it 32" from door edge to edge or from edge of casing to the other edge of casing?

2007-03-24 07:30:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I need to know how to keep the screens from falling out, but not ruin the window casings in my apartment...

2007-03-24 07:28:45 · 2 answers · asked by msbiatchi 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-24 07:26:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-24 07:25:59 · 3 answers · asked by DANNY G 2 in Garden & Landscape

I had a contractor come out and install backyard gates. I noticed that the gate opens outwards which means the latches are also on the outside of the yard. I cant put a lock on the gate if I want. He said it is normal and that most gates work like that? Is this true? He wont return my calls to fix it and I stupidly already paid him.

2007-03-24 07:15:39 · 3 answers · asked by Robbyz3 2 in Other - Home & Garden

Last night my little table lamp/spotlight fell on the floor. The bulb obviously went, but ive replaced it and it still wont work. Any guesses on whats wrong with it?

2007-03-24 07:15:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

We have sensors at the entrance of the garage door, and in most of the cases they start blinking inspite of an objects in between the garage doors. I would like to disable those sensors.
Wondering how do I do it?

2007-03-24 07:10:18 · 3 answers · asked by cwp 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Our elderly, incontinent cat has been refusing to use the litterbox for about 6 months. Her favorite spot to use is the area rug in the living room. We have dutifully cleaned up each stain as it happened, including the area of the floor underneath it, but time has taken its toll: There is now a darkened area in the middle of our beautiful blond hardwood floor. Is there any such thing as "spot refinishing"? Our floors are old, and we were told that they don't make boards of this length anymore, so I'm not sure that to replace just part of the floor is an option. We're heartbroken. Any suggestions at all?

(Please, no mean-spirited remarks about getting rid of our cat. We've had her for 12 years.)

Thank you very much!

2007-03-24 07:06:29 · 4 answers · asked by Leslie D 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

I live by a lake and the water goes into a lagoon so I don't want to contaminate the ground

2007-03-24 07:02:46 · 11 answers · asked by Leslie I 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-03-24 07:02:41 · 18 answers · asked by twofast4u78414 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-03-24 06:59:13 · 6 answers · asked by MARIO R 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Dear Yahooligans:

I currently own a battery-operated Skylink motion sensor. I tried to install it around my home (outside) but the sensor keeps making false alarms. When the weather is warm though, the false alarms are SOMETIMES gone for a while. The batteries (9V) just lasted around 3-4 days with false alarms. I think it's because of the cold weather causing these batteries to die. How can I monitor the front entrance of my home (exterior) AND have it protected from the cold? Can I put the sensor on a window? How? Also, if you have a story similar to this one, please share it with us. We'd love to hear from you (I do, at least).

Thank you!

---Stephen

2007-03-24 06:58:55 · 1 answers · asked by IEO 3 in Other - Home & Garden

I noticed on the outside of my home there are cracks alongside the cement on the bottom of the house. I noticed it a while ago, but it seems like the crack has gotten lmuch longer. Is this something I should be worried about? This is a failry old house. Someone told me the house is "settling" What does that mean? And I thought only new houses can settle.
What can I used to patch up these cracks? Cause I believe ants are coming into my home as well. I am looking for a affordable solution and cannot afford a professional to do it, unless this is really a hugh project.

Thanks!

2007-03-24 06:56:50 · 4 answers · asked by tropikanagirl 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

She has had this little peach tree for about 4 or 5 years. It is still small, a little shorter than me, but it was still big enough to produce a dozen or so small peaches.

However, last year it didn't produce any and didn't even grow any leaves, and this year it looks to do the same. Its branches seem dried out.

It probably is dead, but I have no idea why. My mom said she placed some ashes from her fireplace around the base of the tree to fertilize it. Could that have killed it?

Anyone have any advice? Thanks!

2007-03-24 06:55:55 · 2 answers · asked by Korny Kaucasian Kraker 1 in Garden & Landscape

A previous tennant of our ofdfice apparently had a stick on window sign. They took the sign but left us a sticky pattern where the sign was that now has dirt blown onto and stuck to it. Windex does not work. 409 does not work, Lysol does not work, sceraping scratches glass but does not move much of the gunk. What will work, please. It looks awful. You can still see the shape of their sogn and even some letters in solid dirt. This mess was there before we came and I had no idea that simple window washing wouldn't fix it when we rented the office. This is the outside big front window. Thank you.

2007-03-24 06:50:08 · 9 answers · asked by A F 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

Holy cow. I was outside in my yard this morning with both my sons and found two things....
#1-I found a hole on the top of my carport that yellow jacket bees were flying into.Im talking like at least five at a time. I can't afford a exterminator. How can I remove these bees on my own? I don't have any type of equipment either( The only thing I got is a lawnmower and a vaccume cleaner.)
#2- So I see this huge bumblebee--it was mostly black and yellow, much bigger than a yellow jacket and they were flying into carport holes too. I then filled it up with this product called great stuff to close the holes. My questions are for both
#1-What is a cheap/affordable/and safe way of removing these bees?#2-What products would you reccomend for repelling bees?(I tried a hanging bee trap-where they enter but cant leave, but it did not work cause I still saw bees coming around it but not entering it.) #3- Yellow Jacket bees are entering my home-dont know from where they are coming. HELP!

2007-03-24 06:49:32 · 10 answers · asked by tropikanagirl 3 in Garden & Landscape

Confusing , but here goes. My sister and her husband just recently moved into a home. That belonged to his moms then girlfriend. They have since broken up. And now this "ex" is talking about wanting to move back into this home with a new girlfriend. The home in question is a mobile home and this person wanted them to pay $800 for it. It is a fixer upper ! They have paid half , have receipts etc. Have applied at the park for residency , had police reports ran on them etc. So that establishes them as residences at that lot number - correct ? This girl was also in contact with the office stating she no longer lived there , had interest in living there and that she was selling to my sister and her husband. Would they not be references should my sister have to battle this out in court ? Now here is the clincher. After all of this we find out this girl is not the true owner someone else is. She still owed another for it. Isn't this man the rightful owner and the only one whom can evict ?

2007-03-24 06:45:52 · 2 answers · asked by Stacey N 1 in Other - Home & Garden

How do I take care of any scratches or stains in my cream colored porcelain sink?

I have a rack to raise the dishes off the bottom. But how can I keep it looking shiny when the sink is cleaned out.

Or how do I get out a rust stain or any scratches should they occur. It's a newish kitchen. Thanks!

2007-03-24 06:45:26 · 1 answers · asked by A C 1 in Maintenance & Repairs