Home & Garden - 31 March 2007

How do your kill a tree, Honest I am a tree lover, and will replace it somewhere better, in fact I shall put 1O in to replace it for the environement, BUT HOW DO YOU KILL A TREE???

2007-03-31 05:18:56 · 14 answers · asked by SUPER-GLITCH 6 in Garden & Landscape

I have tried twice to use my shapooer on the Kirby vacuum and was not successful I KNOW it works they demonstrated it with the same cleaner. I have called the main kirby # and received no help, they gave me the number of the people I purchased it from and I never recieved a return call from them. Is there someone out there who can help me with assembly (I feel I am doing this correctly) or walk me through the process? Thanks in advance!!

2007-03-31 05:14:18 · 3 answers · asked by JTKinNC 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I want to paint my front door a nice deep fuschia pink! But having trouble finding anything other than red, black, blue or green. Anyone spotted any others colours anywhere either in a chain store in the UK or online?

2007-03-31 05:09:56 · 8 answers · asked by SallyVK 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

we recently had to move due to the home we were renting was sold.it was very unexpected and very quick.the same month we had to move my car broke down and was expensive to repair.then 2 days before we were moving my washing machine broke and is not repairable.so in 30 days time i had to come up with 1st , 2nd , and last months worth of rent for our new home , pay hundreds of dollars to fix my car , which left me with no $$$ for a new or used washer.I am a full time mother of three boys as well as a full time cna who cares for the elderly 40+ hours a week .please can some one help me finding a washer?

2007-03-31 05:06:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Weought our house in 1963, a young ornimental (we were told) was planted outside on County Council land just on the edge of our front garden. Many years later, its HUGE, blotting out the street light from our garden at night. Shedding a whole load of leaves in the garden every Autumn. But worse of all, its a well known fact that the roots travel twice the distance of the hieigth of the tree! Which must now well past our house, and near the undergrown pipes to sewers etc.,

I have enquired to have it removed, the council say NO, they dont like to take down healthy trees.

We did not request it to be put there, I love trees, and would plant a dozen somewhere else to replace that one. But what else can I do????? Please advice desperately needed.

2007-03-31 05:02:57 · 5 answers · asked by SUPER-GLITCH 6 in Other - Home & Garden

I bought this house plant some time ago last year at a supermarket.

Click the link to see the photo I took of it: http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plantimagewh5.jpg

Could you tell me something about the plant and how best to care for it as I do like it very much. It is at the moment placed where it is on the photo on a window sill looking westwards in England.
Your plant knowledge would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

2007-03-31 05:00:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

can i cut a rose and will it root

2007-03-31 05:00:28 · 4 answers · asked by Jessica H 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-31 04:59:19 · 5 answers · asked by Nancy M 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Could really use some advice from people with good decorating sense. Our home is really rustic with exposed oak beams and tonge and groove cealings, wood walls (not paneling) and wood floors. The room for we are buying for is open so you would see my whole kichen, eating area and livingroom area when you walk in. We have already picked a really rustic oak table with antiqued black windsor chairs but when it comes to the color for the couches we are at a total loss. My husband is dead set agaist microfiber after a spill test at a furniture store last night and with 2 kids our better option is leather. With so much wood I'm hesitant to do brown but don't know if black would make it look too much like an office. Any ideas are appreciated.

2007-03-31 04:54:27 · 7 answers · asked by CountryGirl 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

i have a screen door that is extremly sqeaky, it is so loud it wakes me up at night if some one opens it, what is good cheap
remedy for this sqeak?

2007-03-31 04:48:46 · 10 answers · asked by DKB_BABY 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-31 04:47:58 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2 legs on my sofa chair have loosened and become detched. I can no longer screw them in. I tried crazy glue but it did not hold. The legs are wood with a spiraled metal coming out the top that is meant to screw into the bottom of the chair. The legs are wood. The bottom of the chair is wood. How can I re-attached them?

2007-03-31 04:47:11 · 4 answers · asked by KEVIN 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

the previous owners were smokers and after almost a year of carpet cleanings and open window airings, the place still smells like a cheap motel. I notice it especially when the humidity is very high. Any more suggestions? Thanks!

2007-03-31 04:39:11 · 6 answers · asked by chardonnay 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Not sure when the best time to take a clipping of grapevine from a friends large plant. Want to start one of my own. I am in zone 5, so need to know if I clilp when plant is dormat or just starting to bud. thinking of dipping clipped vine in root hormone and laying in soil to take root. I need help to do this at the right time.

2007-03-31 04:30:00 · 2 answers · asked by Deanna B 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-31 04:27:15 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Last year I tryed sugar and water mixed but it didn't work too well. I have a couple of friends who are terrified of wasps but then it is quite funny watching them when one comes near! Thanks

2007-03-31 04:17:20 · 29 answers · asked by Lynne C 2 in Garden & Landscape

I see the Scotchguard website says not to use the product on suede but this synthetic suede is made of cotton and polyester. Just wondering if the Scotchguard will ruin the texture? It should be fine for cotton and polyester according to the website.

2007-03-31 03:51:51 · 1 answers · asked by Answer 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a roof leak and called a roofing contractor. He wants Almost $6500 to put new shingles on my roof. He said he has never seen shingles in the condition they are. My house is only 6 years old. I have never had a leak. Could this be caused by all the snow we had this winter? What do you think is this guy trying to screw me. It couldnt possibly be the snow. When I noticed it was built up on the roof about 16" my brother in law came over and blew it off with his snowblower before it got any higher. Damn deceiptful contractor is what I think.

2007-03-31 03:02:16 · 8 answers · asked by The Colonel 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I have been pulling it out but it seems the more i pull the more i get,maybe i should just have a lawn of creeping charlie.

2007-03-31 02:55:20 · 6 answers · asked by moneedi1949 2 in Garden & Landscape

I have a crack on the inside pane of my livingroom window. Will i have to get a whole new unit, or will a specialist be able to replace the cracked pane? And roughly how much would it cost? Thanks

2007-03-31 02:36:21 · 9 answers · asked by Georgiebob 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-31 02:03:24 · 3 answers · asked by daehremmah 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

You guessed it--I'm a bachelor (available, too). Thanks

2007-03-31 02:00:34 · 10 answers · asked by ? 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I already vacuum it everyday and I still end up with a lot of dust bunnies every! Is there a product I can wash it with so it does not do this? The carpet is from Ikea (if that makes a difference?) and it is done in a bunch of bunches at a time but you can't tell. Sort of like a flokati, but made out of strings of wool. Here is a picture:: http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=10112&catalogId=10101&storeId=12&productId=13721&langId=-1&chosenPartNumber=50031221

2007-03-31 01:49:39 · 4 answers · asked by browncow 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

My hibiscus trees are getting buds and blooms on them but have recently have mildow and white spots on the leaves. What can I do to get rid of this problem?

2007-03-31 01:32:54 · 2 answers · asked by sandy b 1 in Garden & Landscape

Today I just drown my flowers how do i fix this? And do I have to replant seeds?

2007-03-31 01:25:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-31 01:16:56 · 7 answers · asked by karan 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

what do i do about that webbing stuff thats stuck around the edges ( do you know what i mean?) i'm not sure what its called but i think its stuck down with pva. should i just paint over it or cut it off and while i'm here i'll ask which is the best way to prep the ceilings for painting

2007-03-31 01:11:18 · 12 answers · asked by Ivan R Don 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-03-31 01:08:39 · 3 answers · asked by russ c 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am trying to figure out the cheapest way to move from FL to upstate NY. Are there places to find out if you can share a moving truck ? I don't have that much stuff to go. Thanks :)

2007-03-31 00:57:26 · 3 answers · asked by JustCurious 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I have managed to unscrew 2 screws on the side of the bracelet but the pin will not come out which would disconnect the links

2007-03-31 00:52:58 · 5 answers · asked by Stephen F 1 in Maintenance & Repairs