Home & Garden - 7 May 2007

I am about to start buffing an outback stake house and eventually I know they may want it stripped and waxed. I have stripped and waxed tile floor forever but not ever messed with hardwood. do you HAVE to sand after you strip or would you just run a black pad over it and take off the dirty top coats of wax and reapply a few new coats that way you don't go down to bare wood.

2007-05-07 23:17:57 · 3 answers · asked by jt 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

i have one of those mini fridges that's purely just for beer, is it safe to put a tv on top of it? i dont really want to do it but the room is so small there's no other place to put the tv.

2007-05-07 23:14:02 · 22 answers · asked by Lammy 6 in Decorating & Remodeling

Is there any "special" technique that can limit this mess? I always seem to manage to get paint all over myself and nearby carpet / soft furnishings etc.! What is the best sheeting to put down to protect carpets etc.? Thanks, in advance.

2007-05-07 22:55:35 · 11 answers · asked by dwhealy 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I dont know the name of the plant but on the lable the name Ficus the leaves keep falling off have new ones growing but the plant is looking rather thin I water it from the bottom and feed it not near heat and is is good light. Any Idears???

2007-05-07 22:51:34 · 8 answers · asked by sweetlips 2 in Garden & Landscape

Some stars ar really huge and some people have all diffenrent sizes

2007-05-07 22:48:18 · 4 answers · asked by NEET29 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I'm thinking of adding an extension to my house. Before I do I need to get a guesstimate of the cost. Does anyone know the price per square foot I need to work on for a block and render extension?

2007-05-07 22:40:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I am growing jalepeno plants from peppers I picked in a garden. The buds bloom, but then die quickly. I have about 6 plants in a pot. I do need to re-pot them. Just wondering if the pot is too small for them.

2007-05-07 22:30:15 · 2 answers · asked by Michael W 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-07 22:19:00 · 0 answers · asked by moon_star37 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-05-07 22:18:20 · 6 answers · asked by Hugh A 1 in Garden & Landscape

I'm moving into my new place next week and I'll be searching for a bedroom set. Is there anything I should know about whats good and what isn't? I want quality, but I don't want to spend a fortune. I'm a 20 year old college student. I like the beds that sit closer to the ground, but I'm not sure about the quality on those. Hopefully you guys/gals can help me out.

2007-05-07 22:01:54 · 5 answers · asked by Jason Vanderkoff 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

we had a new toilet system installed and this morning its leaking again , well its not leaking its just the water just keeps filling up and running down the toilet, what is wrong with it?plumbers please help

2007-05-07 21:16:37 · 12 answers · asked by mals2008 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

Has anybody had this problem and know what the solution is?

When the oven get up to temperature. an error code? "F1" flashes on the display. Of course its out of warranty now, so I'm just wondering what the problem is and how costly of a repair we're looking at.

thank you

2007-05-07 20:09:01 · 4 answers · asked by daughters_a_wookie 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

They are getting leggy and starting to wilt in the unusually dry weather here in southern california

2007-05-07 20:04:26 · 2 answers · asked by bp 1 in Garden & Landscape

Our roof (manufactured home) leaks and it is soft is some areas, but we are not well off.... Can we parse the work out over a period of time, is so how?

2007-05-07 19:28:40 · 9 answers · asked by djburnham3 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

So i am posting this question for my boyfriend who doesnt have a comp at home:

He is interested in becoming a general journeyman electrician. He took a test with ibew in which he has not recieved anything back from yet. According to the california general journeyman electrician application, applicants must have 8000 hours of prior experience. Now to the point, here is my question: Do these hours need to be completed in an apprenticeship in an organization such as ibew, or can it be with any electric contractor? because he does have these hours, but with a general electric contractor. Please give me any information, recources and advice you can. Your feedback is verrrryyy appreciated!! Thanks in advance!!!

2007-05-07 19:27:10 · 6 answers · asked by N. 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I live in Bangalore , India. I have been trying to grow coriander and mint at home for the last 6 week unsuccessfully. The Coriander seed never seem to germinate in the soil and the mint cuttings (got from the grocery store near by) wilt and never root in the pot…

Can you please tell me the right way to grow there herbs.

2007-05-07 17:58:59 · 7 answers · asked by Shef.. 4 in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-07 17:50:33 · 3 answers · asked by shawn 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

One of my bedroom doors keeps sticking to the door frame. It's like the paint sticks to each other. Is there anyway to stop this without sanding down and repainting? I don't want to put cooking oil on it either.

2007-05-07 17:49:26 · 4 answers · asked by axlman 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

I bought a 2 gallon reservoir unit and a paint spray gun nozzle to use with my air compressor....but there is no paint hose included. Can I use a typical 1/4" rubber hose for the output from the tank to the gun ? Can paint be routed through a rubber air hose like this?

2007-05-07 17:15:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

My amaryllis bloomed and died, the bulb beneath the bloom dried and burst open and had I assumed to be black seeds. Are they? and can I plant them?

2007-05-07 16:44:00 · 3 answers · asked by arelle 1 in Garden & Landscape

I wanted to start it inside so I put it in a meduim sized pot with potting soil. I covered up most of it except for like the top inch. I water it regularly but it is not growing at all. What do I do? Put it outside?

2007-05-07 16:43:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

i'm as lost as you prob are......

2007-05-07 16:41:10 · 4 answers · asked by Dom 2 in Garden & Landscape

We have a pool house and I want to turn it into a hangout/party room. So I can have a place to hangout with my friends over the summer. I want to know what should be in the room. It is a fairly large space. We have a game table, tv, couch, bathrooms, and even a small kitchen. But its feels kinda empty, Like what kind of decorations should there be?

2007-05-07 15:57:01 · 7 answers · asked by JustWondrering 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

someone want an estimate on hangeing a door. what do you think is reseasonable?

2007-05-07 15:43:00 · 7 answers · asked by hootman531 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am an electrician in Minnesota. I recently learned that firefighters must shut off power to a building before they hose a buring building down, due to the risk of electrocution. The same risk of electrocution exists when an automatic fire sprinkler system activates. I'm wondering if anyone has ever disconnected power to a building when the sprinkler system kicks in? It would be quite easy (but expensive) to do this by using a shunt-trip main breaker. Any thoughts?

2007-05-07 15:39:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Would it help to change the oil?

2007-05-07 15:32:45 · 6 answers · asked by nowyat 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm moving and I'm taking my mini refrigerator with me, and I'm planning on laying it on its side for the ride home because that's the only way it will fit in my car. my friend told me if i do this it won't work right after because you're not supposed to store it on its side. How true is what he told me?

2007-05-07 15:31:05 · 2 answers · asked by ♡♥EM♡♥ 4 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-05-07 15:25:22 · 5 answers · asked by mot77777 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I would like to get away from using as much as possible on my lawn as well as not wanting to have to use much water but still keep a half decent lawn throughout the year. I read about native grass but not where to find it and if it can just be added to the lawn that I have to thicken it up.

2007-05-07 14:22:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

You know when you peel a sticker off, the white stuff leftover? Is there any regular household item that will remove this? It is on a bed frame. PLEASE help!!!

2007-05-07 13:49:15 · 21 answers · asked by Dressage Girl 2 in Cleaning & Laundry