Home & Garden - 28 April 2007

I'm getting married soon and its kind of a role reversal situation. I have a great job and my career is really advancing. My future hubby and I discussed that and decided together that we want kids right away and that he would be the better choice for the person to stay at home and take care of domestic things so I could advance my career and become as successful as possible. He seems to be really into the idea and thinks it would be great to have the house clean for me and dinner ready when I get home. I just wanted to see if there are any other women out there in similar situations and what their expereinces have been. From what I have been hearing, this is pretty common these days because women are generally becoming better educated and getting higher paying jobs than men.

2007-04-28 23:42:13 · 5 answers · asked by reginasantos112 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-04-28 23:26:31 · 27 answers · asked by always_coca_cola_uk 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Does lacquering mean that you can put hot substances on the table. I never have, always used place mats even for drinks, but feel if I contact retailler I must have firm argument.

2007-04-28 23:15:05 · 2 answers · asked by Lynne P 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We are replacing our gas cooker with an electric hob and eye level oven but kitchen design dictates that the existing cooker socket would need to be moved. The simple solution would be to lift the floor boards in the bedroom above and re-route the existing cable to the new location....but its not that simple... Directly above the 'run' is a fully fitted wardrobe.
Another solution would be to replace the existing socket with a 'junction' socket and spur to the new location (using correct cable size ) but i'm not sure if I am allowed to do this.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

2007-04-28 22:21:23 · 10 answers · asked by defoggy1 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The doors are patio doors and open 180degrees, the trouble is there doesn't appear to be a way of holding them open (we currently use patio chairs!). We were wondering if there is a item we could buy that would help ?

2007-04-28 22:14:43 · 14 answers · asked by m00ds 1 in Other - Home & Garden

This sounds really weird, but today I was burning some weeds from last fall, and the dead grass on the lawn started to go, too. I heard that some Plains peoples tended the prairies with fires, and I was wondering if it might actually be healthy for the grass. (-: Sure, I know it's as dangerous as all-get-out. I'm being very careful, and I probably won't burn the rest of the lawn, but I was just wondering if there might be some benefits.

2007-04-28 21:32:42 · 4 answers · asked by Madame M 7 in Garden & Landscape

2007-04-28 21:10:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I found a used hot tub in the paper and am going to look at it tomorrow. Since Im a college student, $400 sounded great to me! What should i look for and what kinds of expenses should i expect? Thanks for the feedback!

2007-04-28 20:29:15 · 5 answers · asked by emeyk 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-04-28 20:26:56 · 12 answers · asked by tracy w 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

oh i hope somebody can help me!! i saw a skunk outside tonight..well i was just sitting at my computer and i smelled this blood curdling odor!!! the skunk sprayed my home! my front door! my window! the entire front of my home!!!! what can i do to get rid of this smell?? will it go away on its own?? it raining outside but its so powerful in scent that i highly doubt its going to go away on its own! what made this skunk spray my home?? what can i do to get rid of this smell? is this smell harmful?? please help me get rid of this smell i have company coming over tomorrow! i will love u so much if u can help!

2007-04-28 19:15:30 · 7 answers · asked by kyras_mommy121205 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

what one is your fav. when it comes to selection and shopablity? what do you like better where?

2007-04-28 19:06:54 · 11 answers · asked by rckaeding3 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I want the room to seem open and large so I need to choose a lighter wall paint but I love the elegance of the rustic fixtures, my problem is that I just replaced all of the cabinet hardware in the kit/bath with new brushed nickel knobs, can I hang the rustic/bronzed fixtures in the den, dr, breakfast nook? Also what color of paint would work with these fixtures but still keep the rooms looking large?

2007-04-28 18:55:29 · 1 answers · asked by Late 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

We have a Quaking Aspen tree and it was badly infested with, what we think is, borers. We are not sure what specific kind and would like to know so that we can find a way to kill them.

They leave long, round, narrow tunnels, and they tunnel to the middle of the tree.

What kind of borers are they? Are they even borers?
Thanks.

2007-04-28 18:31:11 · 1 answers · asked by mistymountain_999 2 in Garden & Landscape

I am renting a house and there was mold on the walls when I moved in. What can I use to clean and killd the bacteria before I paint over it?

2007-04-28 18:02:47 · 17 answers · asked by Elizabeth 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

In the past I've always lived in single story homes. This past summer I moved to a two story condo here in California.

I very much like my new place...yet, when the temperature is set to a comfortable setting for downstairs...it's too warm upstairs upstairs as the heat rises.

Any suggestions to keeping both upstairs and downstairs comfortable. Keeping upstairs cooler ?
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2007-04-28 17:57:02 · 6 answers · asked by onelight 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

I can't raise the height very much. Somebody used to make these bricks that were only about 1/2 inch thick, maybe a little more. I have no idea who made them or what they were called. The people at Lowe's, HD, and the one brick company I called acted like I was nuts when I asked about them. Have you ever seen anything like this? (I do know they're not Patio Pizzazz. They're exactly like bricks, just thin).

2007-04-28 17:50:37 · 9 answers · asked by Alice K 7 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-04-28 17:45:24 · 2 answers · asked by harleybikers883 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have just got a bunch of tulips ♥ is there anything I can do to make them last longer?

2007-04-28 17:29:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

i used hot shot foggers and im not sure if the house is 6000 cu feet how many rooms does 1 fogger do

2007-04-28 17:22:19 · 9 answers · asked by shilah w 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-04-28 17:08:35 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-04-28 17:08:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

It works for short time, then slows down for some reason. The neon part is plugged in but the clock is battery operated. I am wondering if the neon light has something to do with it losing time? How I don't know but maybe someone can shed some light on the subject. Here is what the clock sort of looks like.
http://www.neon-signage.com/catalog/translucent_blue_neon_clock_2667754.htm

2007-04-28 17:07:34 · 1 answers · asked by angelique b 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

What wildflowers, especially in the western or mountain regions, are deep purple?

I just dyed a skein of yarn a fantastic purple and am trying to find a name for it.

2007-04-28 16:58:08 · 4 answers · asked by mollykees 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-04-28 16:56:52 · 6 answers · asked by money pit 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Hi - we renovated our bathroom and toilet recently and removed the doors. We filled,sanded and painted them, then added new hinges and door handles. The problem in now the doors won't close properly. My husband has removed them, planed wood off, chiselled new rebates and still no luck!
My thinking is either the hinge os new and stiff - does it need a lubricate? OR the new screws he put on are too long and the heads are causing the door not to close. Any help any of you woodworkeres or DIYERs can give will be most appreciated. Door is hung level, but simply won't swing enough to close. Thanks!

2007-04-28 16:38:43 · 6 answers · asked by bella 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I just bought a beautiful chandelier for my little girl's (well, fetus'!!!) nursery, but when I received it, it was a lot bigger than I imagined. It seems way to big for her nursery, but I thought that buy painting the walls a certain way, I could make the room look taller and thus the chandelier, not so big. Her room colors are pink and green.

***I seem to recall that painting a color on the majority of the bottom of the wall, and then a diff. color on like 1.5 - 2 feet of the top of the wall makes it look bigger, is this right? If so, darker color on the bottom or top?***

2007-04-28 16:11:46 · 11 answers · asked by Valerie 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I haven't cleaned in a while and my room smells...well...funky. I don't want to just spray something so what should I do? I have the time and energy to move all my furniture, I already picked up all the dirty clothes and stuff. I have carpet that's stained(orange carpet with some old pet stains and a few spills), lots of dust, and windows that don't open. I'm no stranger to cleaning but this is sort of daunting. How do I clean metal furniture? How do I clean and make the woodwork/wooden furniture shine? What's the best way to clean a rust/hard water stained toilet? How should I get ashes out of my keyboard so it doesn't stick? How do I get thick dust off books? What should I use to get random gunk off a chair? It's that time of year and I'd really like to get this done and have a room I can be proud of.

2007-04-28 16:08:27 · 17 answers · asked by Anon 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

So I mowed the lawn and had to dump the grass in the corner of the yard and then I couldn't do anything about that pile of grass for a week due to a combination of laziness and business. It rained once. When I finally got around to cleaning it up, I noticed that the inside looked like a combination of grass and gray cotton candy. It was infested with just about every kind of bug. It didn't taste like cotton candy.

2007-04-28 15:55:29 · 9 answers · asked by Seamus 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have a land and I want to build a house from brick instead of wood or the other materials.. i am in San Diego. Is it legal in California? or has to be wood?

2007-04-28 15:51:57 · 3 answers · asked by kdvg2000 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

or does it need to be transparent and 40W

2007-04-28 15:13:22 · 14 answers · asked by fillyperes 2 in Maintenance & Repairs