Home & Garden - 12 April 2007

I'm going to move into a one-bedroom apartment and I want to know in what order I should clean the rooms. Should I start with the kitchen, the bathroom, the bedroom or the living room ? I know it's better to start cleaning from the top going down so I'll be working on the ceiling first then the walls, windows, then the floor.

2007-04-12 23:35:54 · 13 answers · asked by Kermie 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-04-12 23:22:28 · 3 answers · asked by lak@yahoo.com w 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-04-12 23:11:37 · 4 answers · asked by j_A_m 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I got a cute little miniture tree called a "Bonsai".It fell off my porch & I had to put some soil in the little pot.Are there any special ways to treat these "Bonsai's to make it grow.Are they supposed to grow?I love how cute they look!Thanks :P

2007-04-12 22:59:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Require the above pump serial no. YH-B002753905

2007-04-12 22:56:25 · 2 answers · asked by john g 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a frightening thing happening. While I was away this weekend, a friend looked after my house,cats,dog+quail for me.My back garden is fairly secure, but front garden is open to all and sundry - no way of making that any more secure.I have badgers in my garden (I live on the edge of a town) up to 5 of them sometimes.

While I was away my friend told me he was awakened by the badgers banging on the walls (they can access 2 walls) of my bungalow. Then one of the badgers in the front garden hurled itself through the air and shouldered my front window with a very big resounding noise (the window is above waist level and is big).

I didnt really believe him, I thought he may have been half asleep.

Well I was wide awake last night - I hadnt even gone to bed - badgers were in my front garden and one of them propelled himself through the air and shouldered my window. The window reverbrated, I thought it was going to break. Then it did it again and again.

Why?
What can I do?

2007-04-12 22:49:13 · 3 answers · asked by Guenivere 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a pond, with a rose garden on the back side , a flower bed on the end ,a bench on the front side and a water fall on the end. I have lattice from the flower bed to the top of the porch and would like some thing that will grow fast and climb

2007-04-12 21:42:22 · 6 answers · asked by stacy b 1 in Garden & Landscape

i have a new one hole basin but had bought a three hole tap set but the basin to go with the 3 hole is too big for my bathroom hence the problem{the taps match the bath}

2007-04-12 21:30:32 · 8 answers · asked by minic 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-04-12 20:54:14 · 3 answers · asked by legolas g/Frederich 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

Everytime it rains, water leaks into my basement. Even though we clean it up, how do I know if there's hidden mold? I sleep there sometimes and it worries me because I've heard of cases where people die from the mold in their homes without even knowing it.

Any advice?

2007-04-12 20:20:22 · 4 answers · asked by what up buttercup! 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have three 18 year old orange tree and would like to relocate and want to take them with me. Is it possible to transplant these fruit trees?

2007-04-12 19:04:16 · 7 answers · asked by HikerGirl2007 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-04-12 19:03:00 · 10 answers · asked by britpop1887 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-04-12 18:40:42 · 7 answers · asked by colin 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-04-12 18:39:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I've noticed some fences with the 2x4" rails w/faces (4") vertical against slats. Others, I've seen sides (2") against slats. Any particutular reason? Also, rails inside or outside my yard... facing anothers' backyard? thank you

2007-04-12 18:39:05 · 2 answers · asked by Mr Rufus Sniff 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

My house is 7yrs old. I have discovered termites in one of the wardrobes.

2007-04-12 18:28:40 · 4 answers · asked by shahnav49 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-04-12 18:24:22 · 12 answers · asked by ruthie_7842 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I am refitting my bathroom. It has a 1970's cast iron bath which has to be removed. It is to heavy really and too cumberstand to lift it out and take it down the stairs (which have a sharp turn and tapering treads on the turn.
I am told you can't smash them up with a sledghammer becasue they are too strong and the impacts will send the bath through the adjacent walls.
I am also told if you you cut it in half with an abrasive grinding disk it will create huge clouds of fine black dust everywhere which will go all over the house. Another has said drill holes on bends/curves for cutting it in half, because this will weaken its monocoque shape.
I am a pensioner and am no longer like Tarzan, so what I am looking for is someone who is skilled and has done this 'trick' before to tell me what is the best way forward in this dilemma.

2007-04-12 18:00:29 · 20 answers · asked by greatbrickhill 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

and you really needed to go to the toilet, were would you go?

A.The shower
B.The pool
C.A friend that lives 5 blocks away

im just interested (please answer)

2007-04-12 17:06:24 · 8 answers · asked by EmmChazz f 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

utilities?

2007-04-12 17:03:04 · 2 answers · asked by honeygirl17403 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

i have some concrete expereicne but am struggling with what woukld be the best way to form a concrete step that is basically a rectangle 3'X6', but on the front of the "rectangle step" , about 6" in on both sides i want to make a "half moon" that protrudes from the rectangle...

the basic idea, a rectangle with a halfmoon on top, the half moon part being the step down....

Anyways, any ideas on a good way to form this single step? i'm also forming a walkway from it...but i'm ok with that :))

Would aoppreciate any help

2007-04-12 16:56:07 · 6 answers · asked by tarah1980 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have alot of gold in my decor and would like to up date it to silver or a dull black .Can I paint the gold part of my shower enclosure another colour?

2007-04-12 16:50:35 · 3 answers · asked by happygolucky 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-04-12 16:47:21 · 5 answers · asked by Elizabeth D 2 in Garden & Landscape

we moved into our house and discovered that the dirt is mostly rock- I cannot plant anything - on top of this our grass is patchy and gross and our yard is covered in dandelions.

This summer we will be removing all of the rocky soil from our yard and putting in good fill dirt. We are then going to reseed the lawn.
I would like to know what kind of grass seed I should look for-
what will give me a nice green and lush yard, as well as deter any dandelion or other obnoxious weeds from growing - it does not have to prevent them 100 % but as much help squeezing them out as I can get would be great. I have blueberry bushes and an apple tree in my yard so I dont want to have to use chemicals to keep the weeds out or keep the grass healthy. What grass seed should I be looking for??

2007-04-12 16:43:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

how often should i wash my sheets and blankets?

2007-04-12 16:35:44 · 9 answers · asked by Hey Love...♥ 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

We would be having a full service move (ie. packing, moving, etc.) It would be nice if one of us could fly in Friday night...pack up, and then leave on Sunday. But it would depend on what days moving companies work. My husband swears they work only on weekdays.

Thanks for the help!

2007-04-12 16:27:55 · 4 answers · asked by Hannah 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Some limbs were cut on my Austrian Pine to allow for a better view and over time the tree has shrunk considerably. What would cause this? Is it the cutting of the limbs or something else?

2007-04-12 16:24:37 · 2 answers · asked by ckmkm17 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I live in British Columbia Canada and am wondering when is the best time to start planting the seed packages i have purchased...on the package it says after the last frost...but when is that?

2007-04-12 16:22:45 · 7 answers · asked by writteninthestars12 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-04-12 16:22:26 · 3 answers · asked by sweet_leaf 7 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-04-12 15:53:55 · 1 answers · asked by mary c h 1 in Garden & Landscape