Home & Garden - 10 May 2007

all my house is covered in woodchip and as i rent it i dont want the hassle of stripping it because that would take forever. If i wallpaper over it would it go all bubbly and look a mess. please help!!!!!

2007-05-10 08:15:57 · 11 answers · asked by unhappy 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I moved into a new house that had carpet in the bathroom and after tearing that up, I found a couple holes in the subflooring underneath. I am not handy in the slightest and was wondering if there was an alternative to replacing the wood. Maybe a caulk or something? If I get it done professionally, it's going to cost me a lot more money than I have so the less expensive the better. Thanks in advance!

2007-05-10 08:09:32 · 4 answers · asked by Whitney 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a room in the basement of my house, thus there isnt much natural light, i cant seem to find ideas for the colour shemes for the walls, i am open for all ideas. I want the room to look more spacious and lively.

2007-05-10 08:07:50 · 5 answers · asked by superash 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

The annual cricket infestation will be here June-November, but it is worse August-October... How can I get the unpleasant managers at our apartments to exterminate before the eggs hatch? Our complex has a huge park and bright lights so there are a TON... millions! And last year some got into the apartment! I am freaked out. We have to pass by three bright lights to get into our aparment, and these huge swarms of huge crickets fly into you! It is horrible! It is seriously like a plague... Are there any poisons I can recommend? Any suggestions?

2007-05-10 07:59:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I t's over twenty years old and it doesn't stay in the groove anymore and therefore gets stuck when I try to open it. WD-40 doesn't seem to help and I've cleaned the track.

2007-05-10 07:54:36 · 6 answers · asked by K(old man) 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a backyard garden. Grow the typical tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, beans, and cukes.

My trick is to plant in rows going the same way our dog runs in the yard. That way he can run through it rather than across it. And, I have one crossways path in the middle just in case.

2007-05-10 07:52:50 · 4 answers · asked by busterp 3 in Other - Home & Garden

I have an angled roof and need some tanning to do before a big event. The only problem is that its a low roof and I want to tan in the NUDE..how do I do this without giving my neighbors a live FREEshow? .i was thinking about using my dog's metal excerise pen that folds and throw a blanket around it but my roof isnt flat

ANY ideas??

2007-05-10 07:51:33 · 3 answers · asked by MsMiMi10 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have heard that landscaping with Cypress Mulch around the foundation of a home will keep termite's away.

2007-05-10 07:45:44 · 4 answers · asked by Sarpedo 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-10 07:42:50 · 7 answers · asked by MalteseLover 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I would like to make part of my balcony grass....how to keep the soil from running out when it rains plus any ideas on maybe building a giant planter box..maybe like 5 rolls of sod?

2007-05-10 07:42:42 · 3 answers · asked by poker_guru4life 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

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c) an atom
d) a nucleus
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2007-05-10 07:35:27 · 2 answers · asked by Jerry H 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-10 07:14:18 · 10 answers · asked by lil_one_blood 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am looking for a vine that is fast growing and that will grow in partial to full sun. I would like to have vines cover the side of my house. Please include any and all information you have with your suggestions. I dont really have a green thumb. My husband says I could kill an artificial plant LOL

2007-05-10 07:07:57 · 7 answers · asked by crazychristi 1 in Garden & Landscape

I want to plant peppers in my garden (midwest u.s.) to make salsa and want to know which kind are best.

2007-05-10 07:02:32 · 6 answers · asked by Berlin Doll 1 in Garden & Landscape

When I first put one of those long thin tube things into a standard lamp it lit up the whole room and now it doesnt seem to. I have dusted it!

2007-05-10 06:56:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Are the new regulations that need tobe follwed. My father went tobuy a cooker this week and the man at comet told him some new regulations have come in which means if the wiring isn't right when they turn up they won't be able to install. The exisiting cooker is wired into the Cooker socket - not by plug etc. is it not just a case of taking one cooker out and replacing with new cooker? Can anyone confirm?

Thankyou

2007-05-10 06:50:42 · 6 answers · asked by Jeanette A 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am trying to find toilet seats for two toilets that are part of a house that was built in Boston around the turn of the century. The seats were made by the Dalton-Ingersoll Co., Boston USA (which is now out of business) and called Burmuh No. 1

A normal bolt spread on a toilet is 5 1/2" or 10" but this toilet has different specs. It has an outer set of holes with are around 3/4 inch in diameter and around 6 5/8" (from the inside of the hole) apart. This makes the holes around 7 1/2-5/8" inches apart.

An inner set of holes, which look to me to be drilled after the fact, at 1/2" in diameter and approx. 4 5/8" apart (making it close to 5 1/8-1/4" inches apart from the center).

Overall, the shape of the toilet is fairly standard round shape. Any thoughts on how I should proceed or where to look? Thank you for your help, I have pictures if that helps. Thanks again.

2007-05-10 06:43:16 · 5 answers · asked by M. 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Kingston, Ontario Canada

2007-05-10 06:39:17 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-05-10 06:33:48 · 15 answers · asked by bombbaby00 1 in Other - Home & Garden

i painted my own shoes using acrylic paint but i need something to seal or protect the paint so it won't chip....what 2 use?!?!!?!?!?

2007-05-10 06:32:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-05-10 06:18:59 · 3 answers · asked by WTBM 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-10 06:13:34 · 5 answers · asked by robin w 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I heard someone say the other day that if you hang toilet bowl hanging things in the backyard around the perimeter that bees wont come into the yard! Has anyone tried this does it really work?

2007-05-10 06:08:20 · 3 answers · asked by Jen 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Having lived in a geodesic dome, a log home, several brick homes, etc.....I now have a vinyl-sided one.

I'm wanting to put up some plant hanging brackets for my baskets of ferns & flowers. I also need to hang a bug-zapping light. I've got a 27" decorative piece that is a basically a pottery smiling sun with rays of 3/8" iron. Weight 8-10 pounds. I'd like to hang over a set of French doors.

Living in hurricane country I'm worried about the 4 sets of French doors staying shut. Only 1 side opens in each set of doors. The all have regular locks & deadbolts. I also worry about wind-blown water coming in.

I need to get to work on all this asap. Help please! Thanx

2007-05-10 06:03:12 · 3 answers · asked by Fresh Lemonade 3 in Garden & Landscape

Are there any landscaping, decking, or pool companies that install for free in trade of local people touring their merchandise at your home.

2007-05-10 05:58:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Hi! I'm a photographer and I'm looking to do a shoot with blue yarn in a bathtub instead of water. I know it's a somewhat ambitious (and possibly expensive) thing to do, but I was wondering if anyone could estimate how much yarn I would need (number of packages, or perhaps yards, or any other measurement). I'd also appreciate being pointed in the direction of websites that sell cheap synthetic yarn at wholesale.

Thank you in advance! :)

2007-05-10 05:52:05 · 8 answers · asked by cassetteject 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-05-10 05:51:44 · 6 answers · asked by Val 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

it's a hexa-something, can't remember the name. It needs an L wrench to screw it in. any ideas?

2007-05-10 05:48:04 · 6 answers · asked by nate jeezy 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I was just wondering when you should have to get a new gas can... like after so many years? My gas can still looks okay but I keep hearing things about safety and the planet and I just want to stay on the safe side. When you no longer want your gas can, can you just throw it away or does it have to be recycled? Help! =)

2007-05-10 05:46:37 · 3 answers · asked by amandarosev 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I bought a knife that stated would never need sharpening about 15 years ago guess what its in the draw in the kitchen get used daily and is still as good as new bargain or what

2007-05-10 05:45:45 · 10 answers · asked by oobedoo 1 in Other - Home & Garden