Home & Garden - 28 March 2007

2007-03-28 13:13:11 · 3 answers · asked by Kyle B 1 in Garden & Landscape

I just purchased a house that has an unlevel floor. The ends of 4 joist had dropped a bit and the floor is wavy due to water damage. The span of the joists are 13 feet long. How would I go about repairing?

2007-03-28 13:11:55 · 2 answers · asked by klp_dog 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-28 13:09:45 · 6 answers · asked by Mystic_214_97 1 in Garden & Landscape

were can you get discounted materials if you decided to just try to figure it out on your own. i want to make my own furiture. chairs, stools, chests, beds etc. but will it end up costing the same as just buying it after paying for your material, wood, varnish, springs, nails, stain etc? so this is kinda a 2 in 1 question... school and cost ...

2007-03-28 13:09:28 · 2 answers · asked by laura t 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

looking at leather sofas...

2007-03-28 13:08:21 · 4 answers · asked by ktmmsg 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

a simple playhouse/storage building for my son amd myself respectively, and would like to know if anyone could give me some tips on the easiest to do. I am a little savvy in the carpentry aspect of SIMPLE things, for exmple, studs 2*4, sheetrocking, but one problem I have is roofing and how to connect the walls. I would like to use regular ole pine studs and use 3/4" plywood for the floor. The walls on the outside will be easy---just some siding. I plan on insulating with 18" insulation(rolls) and then sheet rocking. Yes, tape and floating also. I helped my dad(rip) many years when I was a kid with this stuff but he always had the walls up and concrete floors all I had to do was insulate and sheetrock...any advice would be greatly appreciated....have a good one

2007-03-28 13:07:02 · 1 answers · asked by marilynhenriksen@sbcglobal.net 2 in Other - Home & Garden

a simple playhouse/storage building for my son amd myself respectively, and would like to know if anyone could give me some tips on the easiest to do. I am a little savvy in the carpentry aspect of SIMPLE things, for exmple, studs 2*4, sheetrocking, but one problem I have is roofing and how to connect the walls. I would like to use regular ole pine studs and use 3/4" plywood for the floor. The walls on the outside will be easy---just some siding. I plan on insulating with 18" insulation(rolls) and then sheet rocking. Yes, tape and floating also. I helped my dad(rip) many years when I was a kid with this stuff but he always had the walls up and concrete floors all I had to do was insulate and sheetrock...any advice would be greatly appreciated....have a good one

2007-03-28 13:05:33 · 2 answers · asked by marilynhenriksen@sbcglobal.net 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

a yard stick is placed parallel to the tree which all so forms a small right triangle with the measures of 3ft and 4ft.

2007-03-28 13:01:50 · 4 answers · asked by tina j 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-28 12:56:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I want to run cable from one room to another on the same floor without destroying the house. If possible I could also run it up from the ceiling of the room below.

2007-03-28 12:49:44 · 6 answers · asked by Liz 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I am rehabbing a property and it did not have a ground rod. I drove one in and connected it to the electrical box with solid copper wire as it should be. I am removing all of the old galvanized plumbing and replacing it with cpvc. When I disconnected the grounding system from the old galvanized pipe, 1/2 of the elctircal box gained 9 volts and the other half lost 9 volts. When re-connected, both legs of the box read 118.6.

The ground rod, nor the ground from the pole do not seem to matter as much as the water pipe ground. Why is that?

Any advice would be appreciated.

2007-03-28 12:48:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Im not sure if its marble, limestone or granite.... Im not a rock person lol... thanks

2007-03-28 12:47:20 · 4 answers · asked by manuel g 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

beside dusting once a week. where do all those damn dust coming from anyways?

2007-03-28 12:45:04 · 6 answers · asked by Fabo 4 in Other - Home & Garden

I'm looking to grow blueberry plants from seed if I can find any. Otherwise I could use cuttings. I want to try seeds though

2007-03-28 12:41:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

i want a carpet cleaner for cleaning our carpets every few months. We have a dog and 2 cats and I really think we need one. I have heard that a lot of carpet cleaners lose cleaning power fast and that you need to research which one is a good brand. I know that $200 isn't that much to invest but we really don't want to spend a fortune on it. Does anybody know of or have a good brand or know which ones to not buy. Our place is pretty small (about 1,300 Sq. Ft. ) so i'm not too concerned about having to buy a fairly small model. Thanks...

2007-03-28 12:39:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

what are ur favorite things to do when ur bored?
...give me a few ideas

2007-03-28 12:32:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

They're in front of a window (although not in direct sun) and I water them like twice a week. What's the deal?

2007-03-28 12:32:12 · 5 answers · asked by shelly 4 in Garden & Landscape

I have green vinyl shutters now, would love to paint them white. I am hoping the paint has "developed" and now be able to accomplish this and save me $300.00 so i would not have to buy new white shutters...anyone here that can help me, tell me there is hope and that someone invented paint for my goal? haha as i am paint dumb....ty for all who reads this

2007-03-28 12:31:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I would like to know if you plant a pine cone will it grow into a tree! If not how does it seed!

2007-03-28 12:27:53 · 5 answers · asked by kentheo 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-28 12:26:39 · 10 answers · asked by juicylyn01 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-03-28 12:21:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

The model # of my simplicity is 1692279, I like to know what the year of this mower is, or where you can find it.

2007-03-28 12:19:52 · 2 answers · asked by Mike J 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-28 12:17:21 · 3 answers · asked by Mae W 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-28 12:16:31 · 7 answers · asked by Mae W 1 in Garden & Landscape

My hardwood floors have a finish on them and was wondering what is a good cleaner that will clean and give them a good shine?

2007-03-28 12:11:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-03-28 12:11:45 · 3 answers · asked by Mae W 1 in Garden & Landscape

We had a Wickes Heat 40 installed about 2.5 years ago. A few months ago, we noticed it wasn't starting from the timer/constant switch and any time we wanted to switch it on we'd have to turn the knob from reset to on about 10 times.

Once we manage to get it on, it stays on and is quite reliable but the moment we switch it off for a few hours, it needs resetting again.

It was serviced last year and all was fine. It IS due for a service now but wondered whether someone here might have suggestions before we pay out for a technician to 'solve' the problem at extorntionate rates!!

Thanks

2007-03-28 12:07:18 · 7 answers · asked by lausie 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-28 12:06:57 · 2 answers · asked by Kyle B 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-28 12:03:08 · 11 answers · asked by rulyg 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

what type of tomato is the tastiest?
can you split a pepermint plant into 2 plants? if so how?
are there any pretty low growing flowers, that take direct sunlight that you know of?
how do you keep pepermint from expanding too much?
how much work are sunflowers?
what are some good herbs that I can grow?
if you dont know what type of animal it is, how do you keep it from eating you plants?
what do you do if your tomato plants get little white spots on there leafs?
is there some sort of spray that will kill dandilions, and only dandilions?
what types of vegtables do you find are not much work?
any tips for growing vegtables/
if you can answer any of these questions, please tell me!

2007-03-28 12:02:13 · 4 answers · asked by char 1 in Garden & Landscape