Home & Garden - 27 March 2007

My home has been refurbished since Katrina left her stripes and sunken soils. However I realize now that the "re"setting of the concrete block foundation was an important process that was overlooked in the refurbishing phase to my home. The blocks (2 high) now look as though they want to calaspe on one side of the house. I inquired into the cost of leveling and setting additional blocks to support the house which is a small stucco 650 sq ft home and found that the price was way out of range. Now I am considering simply setting additional blocks close to the pre-existing blocks without the "leveling" process. I think this is someting that can be done by less than the usual experts and at minimal cost. The house seems level enough at this time. I need some opinions and suggestions from those of you who know. Is it wise to place reinforcement blocks close to the exisitng blocks for a fix or do I need to have the entire house leveled and reinforced? Thanks for your input.

2007-03-27 04:27:55 · 5 answers · asked by lookin4you777 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-27 04:22:32 · 3 answers · asked by CaliM 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have several pieces of white resin patio furniture that are heavily stained and I am wondering whether I might be able to paint them to make them look better. If I can do this, what kind of paint should I use?

2007-03-27 04:21:12 · 5 answers · asked by John B 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

once again names and its for a school project

2007-03-27 04:21:11 · 1 answers · asked by Sweet Pea 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Muskoka chairs....tables....etc. I'm in Wasaga Beach.

Thanks!!

2007-03-27 04:13:10 · 8 answers · asked by Mike M 1 in Garden & Landscape

Looking for one to go on top of our condo building here in D.C. Anybody know who does this? Having trouble finding someone.

2007-03-27 04:12:08 · 2 answers · asked by dcsportbiker 2 in Other - Home & Garden

in the sink Tried borax, vinger and bicarb soda any ideas

2007-03-27 04:11:57 · 12 answers · asked by BUDDXX 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

its on the tip of my tounge so please help.......

2007-03-27 04:11:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

My son is now 10 months old and i want to redecorate his bedroom. At the moment its a Winnie the Pooh theme but i really want to change it and get away from that young baby theme. Any ideas on colours or themes???

2007-03-27 04:11:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

i just moved into a new house. there was already a washer in the basement but it was old and dirty. plus, we already had a brand new one. everything is put in correctly. the washer will not drain the water, it will spin, but not drain.

what is the problem?

2007-03-27 04:08:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm looking for specific brand names of the most popular cleaning agents, such as glass cleaners, vacuums, etc. that are used by janitors and schools across the country.

2007-03-27 04:07:29 · 5 answers · asked by trekyjarjarbinkssss 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Are the threads the same? Does it meet National Electric Code?

2007-03-27 04:04:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

how can you get a gas tank for a poulan riding mower

2007-03-27 04:02:23 · 1 answers · asked by brenda s 1 in Garden & Landscape

My girlfriend and i just moved into a completely renovated condo complex that used to be apartments. We bought all new dressings for the bathroom and now our brand new towels are being bleached. The began having bleach spots before we even put them through the first wash cycle!

Then we noticed our clothes also coming out of the washer with bleach stains and we do not use bleach. We thought it might be the fabric softener but elimination of that hasn't worked. Is it a problem with our water system? Or is it a hair product we might use?

We've tried eliminating hair products, but have seen no response. We believe it has to do with our water. Does anyone out there have this problem as well? Please help we are going insane! And we can't use anymore of our new towels until this is resolved.

thank you!

2007-03-27 04:02:02 · 10 answers · asked by ? 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-03-27 03:59:20 · 10 answers · asked by Cipher 3 in Garden & Landscape

I live in an apartment that HUGE and its all tile floor. Pretty, but very difficult to clean everyday because I work and go to school. I really want this Hoover floormate for hard floors. That would make my life so much easier. Can anyone help me?????

2007-03-27 03:59:09 · 2 answers · asked by hOd 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I own a cape cod style home. Our basement stairs are not code, riser 8.75 inches high and tread is 10 inch and it would be impossible to make them code given the current distance of the rise and run. We ended up replacing them with a custom staircase. We don't have enough room to make the staircase longer it would hit the wall. Could a home inspector make us replace them if they are not code? When we go to sell?

2007-03-27 03:58:20 · 5 answers · asked by dsquiggles 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I want to grow herbs and vegetables in my backyard, and am sick of paying for plastic containers which are inconveniently shaped. I intend to look around for things that can be converted for my needs. I know that treated wood is bad because of the chemicals used in the treatment. What else is bad? I read about people using old tires -- is this toxic? Also, some plastics often have stuff leaking into water, such as those popular Nalgene bottles that leak estrogen-imitating chemicals that are bad for humans -- would this mean that plastic is bad for growing plants intended for consumption?

2007-03-27 03:56:23 · 2 answers · asked by D 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-27 03:55:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

To get rid off mole, where do you buy and place the trap. If I add rat poison with peanut butter, would it work? Even though, the food source claimed to be grub, I do not see grub problems, my loan does not show it and nor do I see Japanese beetles eating my dogwood trees. This is a nuisance that I can't stand. My whole neighborhood is complainng about this creature. Appreciate anyone sharing based on their personal experience on how to get rid off or kill this nuisance creature.

2007-03-27 03:54:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

my father has a very stained up light coled carpet in his hall and no money to replace it

2007-03-27 03:51:43 · 1 answers · asked by mylife 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am using roses for my bouquet, but want to also use typical greenery from Scotland and Germany-HELP!

2007-03-27 03:50:03 · 1 answers · asked by Learning is fun! 4 in Garden & Landscape

What is the difference between 'boy' and 'girl' bushes? For example, i once planted one called a 'blue girl' and ran across another i bought called a 'blue boy'.

2007-03-27 03:48:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I just bought my first home. It is a new construction. I do not have experience with gardening but I want my yard to look pretty. I live in GA. My front yard gets lots of sunshine and right now rain is scarce. HELP!

2007-03-27 03:44:48 · 5 answers · asked by intentionalmasterpiece 5 in Other - Home & Garden

If I put a cotton t-shirt in the dryer and set it on high for a while and then reduced it to low for the final 5 minutes (when it was still a little damp), then would the t-shirt shrink like it was dried on high for the entire time?????

2007-03-27 03:42:50 · 3 answers · asked by KI557 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Neither of them drive so any ideas other than money

2007-03-27 03:41:52 · 4 answers · asked by Junie Bug 1 in Garden & Landscape

A cure that I came across indicates that I need to put a mirror on the outside of the bathroom door. However it would face a staircase going down. At the bottom of the staircase is a closet (closed) Would it still be okay to have the mirror in this position? Feng Shui knowledgable people only please.

2007-03-27 03:37:17 · 4 answers · asked by elflocks 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

one 40lb bag of topsoil is 1.89
one cubic yard picked up is 40.00
one place says they can deliver 6 yards for 185.00 which is the better way to go?
how many 40 lb bags would I have to buy to equal the 6 yards?

2007-03-27 03:33:31 · 9 answers · asked by joanne t 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-27 03:30:50 · 8 answers · asked by john c 1 in Garden & Landscape

if I build a flat bed trailer to haul 2 riding lawn mowers and a few other things (8x16 deck would be ideal) then what should I look at or onto for the axle? or should I think differently on the whole 8x16 thing. I have started trying to draw a scale model. but I am stuck as far as the axle dimensions. p.s. I am trying not to spend a million bucks here, there is a reason I am building it my self..... Thank you for any help you can give me...

2007-03-27 03:29:47 · 6 answers · asked by Brandon B 1 in Garden & Landscape