Home & Garden - 1 May 2007

2007-05-01 14:07:15 · 4 answers · asked by bruce d 2 in Garden & Landscape

Is this a lot of land? Will I be able to hear my neighbors?

2007-05-01 14:02:59 · 5 answers · asked by lovslinky 2 in Other - Home & Garden

what is the mechanism that starts the ignition in a lawn mower engine and how does it work. I have one that you pull a cord and it starts.

2007-05-01 14:00:38 · 8 answers · asked by Adam M 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I bought a 110V to 220-240V transformer to try and run a UK (230V) juicer. The existing output won't turn the motor so how do I get the output that appears to be 220V up to 240V?

My physics reminds me that I need to lower the resistance somehow but without getting a new motor how can I do that?

An y help would be most appreciated.

2007-05-01 13:54:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a 18 ft by 4 ft pool, I was thinking of digging out the middle before I put it up for the summer so it will be deeper. I was thinking of about 18" in the ground. but I was worried about stress on the sides seams along the bottom. I bought this from wal-mart last year.

2007-05-01 13:49:25 · 3 answers · asked by troyboyshotline 1 in Other - Home & Garden

My parents mean well, but right now it's getting to my husband and I. Right now we have one child, 20 months. In August/September we're due with baby #2.

We recently purchased our first home. The only negative thing about it is that it has a pool. I've grown up with a pool, so I KNOW the expenses and responsbilities included in owning a pool. I took care of my parents' pool for 10 years of my life!

Now they have stated that they will finance a fence around the pool.

It sounds great. It sounds ultra-safe...until you look at our backyard.

The pool area is pretty tiny. They want to put in a fence that is in-ground, meaning we will have to drill into the cement. That and there really isn't that much room for the fence. It will either be RIGHT next to the pool or 3 feet away, blocking off any walk-way.

My husband and I came up with the idea of putting railings around the deck and attaching a gate with a lock on it. There's already a garden fence (4 feet high) around....

2007-05-01 13:45:40 · 3 answers · asked by FaZizzle 7 in Other - Home & Garden

does anyone know any wedsites that have ideas, tips photos for garden ponds??

2007-05-01 13:44:06 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I just bought a condo and I hate the kitchenCabinets . They are medium dark wood cabinets (think 80's). I was thinking about painting them but I dont want to turn bad to worst and be regretting it later. The kitchen is beautiful...atleast to me, it's just those damn cabinets!! ..any advice

2007-05-01 13:42:43 · 9 answers · asked by jade_06 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Dr Death Senior is planning to do up the wooden panelling underneath his roof gutters.

As a first step, he wants to remove all the paint, strip it down to the bare wood.

He's wondering whether to use:
A) A chemical paint stripper
B) A hot air gun or
C) A sander

On these wooden panels at the moment there is a layer of varnish, and then several layers of gloss house paint, the oldest paint layer being about 40 years old, the newest about 10 years. He wants to get down to the bare wood, with minimum fuss (being up ladders at the time) and also without causing any damage to the adjacent plastic gutters.

Which method would you recommend?

2007-05-01 13:41:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-05-01 13:37:32 · 2 answers · asked by Lady Di 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have two watermelon plants and I live in a family of four. How much should two plants yield per summer or do I need more? This is my first time growing them so I am not sure. Thanks and any other helpful hints will be appreciated.

2007-05-01 13:33:15 · 3 answers · asked by twilkins19 3 in Garden & Landscape

All my walls are white and there for stains, dirt, etc, etc show up pretty well. What is the best way to get stuff off my walls??

Thank you in advance.

2007-05-01 13:32:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

So today I bought two 1.5 qt pot's, small pots, though a decent size for baby tomato's. I put organic soil in to about 4 inches below the rim of the pot. For the "Grape style" tomato's i put the complete package in which i bought at Lowes. It conatined about 15 seeds. then added about an inch or so of soil on top of them. then sprayed the soil with a squirt bottle to moisten the soil. For the "Big Boy" tomato's only put in about 4-6 seeds in a seperate pot. Did everything the same, I now have them placed infront of a window so it can get sunlight during the day, If you could let me know what else I should do, or if I did anything wrong, or even what I should do next, that would be appreciated a lot.
Thanks in advance.

2007-05-01 13:13:43 · 3 answers · asked by joseph c 1 in Garden & Landscape

I live in a trailer were people keep there cats outside. They have been useing our garden, yard and boys sandbox to do there bussiness in. They even lay on my AC unit when its not runing geting it cloged with hair. How do I get rid of them with out calling animal control.

2007-05-01 13:13:38 · 3 answers · asked by Tara Elaine 4 in Other - Home & Garden

The weather has warmed up, but the rest of the other bushes seem to be doing fine. I don't want to over water.

2007-05-01 13:11:30 · 3 answers · asked by Christine M 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have a raccon stuck in my chimney, and am trying to figure out a reasonable way to get it out. Any one have any ideas? Thanks!

2007-05-01 12:47:03 · 16 answers · asked by Tech 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We did have a frost.Will the still come up or should I plant more seeds?How long does it take for them to start?Yes i did soak the seeds first

2007-05-01 12:47:02 · 9 answers · asked by freddy 5 in Garden & Landscape

I am a recent homeowner and wonder who is responsible for the bushes down the property line. I know they belong to the neighbor but is he responsible for trimming them all the way around are is responsible to trim them at all? There are 10 tall bushes

2007-05-01 12:36:33 · 9 answers · asked by Luv2no is in the house 7 in Garden & Landscape

Every time i seem to wash my black trousers (pants as americans call them) in the wash they seem to come out as dirty as they went in, not with the obvious dirt but with white patches on them...why is this? I have had this problem with other pairs of lycra trousers before...

2007-05-01 12:32:18 · 2 answers · asked by Bekah84 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

How do you get rid of white spots on clothes after washing em? I use Tide Detergent and rewashed the clothes over and over again. The spots are on my black and brown shirt...Theres stains that is the color of rust too..Help please!

2007-05-01 12:30:45 · 5 answers · asked by Billy N 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a 2 phase 40 gal. air compressor that I just fixed and then dumped about a quart of oil down the air intake. It still runs but the tank is full of oil vapor witch is real problem bucause the purpose of fixing it was for automotive paint.
also how do i tell if there is enough oil in the actual oil reservoir. there is a little sight plug that has a star looking thing in it whitch i thought had to be half covered. I was obvioulsly wrong baceause I kept putting more and more in until it mixed up with the cam and exanded in size and then poured into the air intake.
Any ideas pleaSe?

2007-05-01 12:27:47 · 3 answers · asked by simpletonjguy 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a 3-way light bulb (50-100-150 watts), the kind that you'd use in a table lamp. I need to replace the bulb in my ceiling light fixture. If I screw the 3-way bulb into the ceiling light, will the bulb burn at 50, 100, or 150 watts?

(I told you it was a dumb Question)

2007-05-01 12:12:17 · 6 answers · asked by What the Deuce?! 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

Does anyone know of a household chemical or something that I could spray on a plant to kill it or, grass seed that will prevent it from growing ?

2007-05-01 12:07:58 · 4 answers · asked by Mike C 1 in Garden & Landscape

Our basement windows in our laundry room are currently leaking big time and it's storming outside. We've tried to move as much out of the way so it can go down the drain. However, some of it flooded into the carpeted room next to it through/under? the wall. We noticed this problem earlier and thought we had solved it using caulk. We got silicone caulk just in case it happened again, we read silicone was better. It's leaking through the bottom of the windows. So, what should I do now and what should I do once it stops raining? Can I dry the carpet out with towels or do I need to wet vac it out? What should I do about the walls? and finally, what about those windows? Thank you!

2007-05-01 11:45:36 · 8 answers · asked by MK 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-05-01 11:31:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-01 11:23:45 · 8 answers · asked by kynance_cove 2 in Other - Home & Garden

What can i do to avoid all this sand coming into the pool??

2007-05-01 11:16:16 · 3 answers · asked by Laura T 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

without killing the surrounding plants, with the run-off?

2007-05-01 11:15:11 · 6 answers · asked by Barbie T 2 in Garden & Landscape

they are black and yellow inside and really moist, they are grose, how do I get rid of them?

2007-05-01 11:13:56 · 6 answers · asked by Barbie T 2 in Garden & Landscape

I woke up and there was drops of blood all over a very old white quilt and its my fathers and i dont know how to get the blood out. Can somebody please help me?@!

2007-05-01 11:11:30 · 16 answers · asked by yourdarkprince2005 1 in Cleaning & Laundry