Home & Garden - 21 May 2007

If my oven isn't heating right, my microwave is cooking properly and my dishwasher isn't drying can there be a problem with the electric in my kitchen?

2007-05-21 03:48:29 · 6 answers · asked by J F 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a square-shaped small room (well not that small coz a queen sized bed can fit) with one big window..and I need advice on what colours to choose. and yeah im a teenage guy so pink and yellow are definitely out.thanks

2007-05-21 03:43:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Im a teenager, and I have tons of pictures. Frames are getting old and lack in the creative department. What is a cheap, cool way to hang picutres without frames?

2007-05-21 03:33:55 · 6 answers · asked by I need help! 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

..on a two story, 1500 sq. ft. house?

2007-05-21 03:27:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

It has been over a month since I got my steel put in. Let me clarify, they put it in and then they had to cut the steel out for my spa that they messed up. Now it has been sitting with the spa cut out for over a month. Original dig April 4, 2007 and as of today I am on my 3rd foreman and no one can get anything done. I also got a call from the steel sub, that Windmill had not paid them, and he was sending me a Lean Notice. So not only has Windmill not finished my pool, they are not paying out my money that I gave them....
I have so far given them 1 check for $9600, and all we have to show for it is a hole with partial steel, and a lean notice.....

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-05-21 03:14:54 · 3 answers · asked by jandt135790 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have bought a house that the inside doors will not close properly. It seems that when we turn the knob on the doors they come undone even if they are in the lock position. Builders will you tell me how to make the doors stay closed . there is a small gap in the door frame. Can this be fixed by changing the knobs latch--or will it ruin the door to move the lock?. This is only on the inside doors--ok DIY people--tell me how to fix this problem.

2007-05-21 03:12:08 · 6 answers · asked by dirtdabber 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a bunch of nails here with no packaging and I need a glavanized one for a science experiment that I'm doing..

2007-05-21 03:09:37 · 5 answers · asked by Arielle 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

The plants are about six inches tall and have a few leaves about an inch and a half long.

2007-05-21 03:08:44 · 9 answers · asked by Elizabeth M 1 in Garden & Landscape

When I staple-gunned a telephone wire to the bottom of the wall the staples continue to fall out because its sheetrock and its not going into a beam. Is there a better way to secure the wire to the wall? Maybe a better staple which would secure it more effectively?

2007-05-21 03:07:27 · 5 answers · asked by jjval14 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My daughter's ball uniform has been washed several times already, and yet when I try to wash them with her ball socks, the socks turn pink. I am able to get them back to white (without bleach), but it is a pain in the butt.

2007-05-21 03:06:00 · 16 answers · asked by Peggy M 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Here is the situation my son as a really odd adesive type smell in his room, I don't know if it is actually a glue type smell that is what I am reminded of. His bedroom is on the 2nd floor, and underneath his room is just a living room, which doesn't smell at all. We have had the fire department come out and they determined the smell was nothing lethal, and the levels of oxygen in the room are completely normal. We have lived in the house for 13 months and the smell didn't exist this time last year. The odd thing is the smell almost completely goes away when his bedroom window is closed, when the window is open the smell gets really bad. I have went outside his room and I don't smell anything. The only other think I can possible think of is me and my wife did put up a wall paper border, has anyone ever experienced an issue with bad smell from a border?

2007-05-21 03:02:37 · 4 answers · asked by Nick E 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

1. Don't have money to buy soil.
2. Our dirt truly sucks.
I have heard from a friend that you can put worms in your dirt and their waste is full of nutrients, like they replenish it. Truth or not? Will they harm the plants?
and if it's not true, what do i do?!?

2007-05-21 02:54:03 · 12 answers · asked by dontgivashit_666 2 in Garden & Landscape

need them asap ideally where i can go and buy of the shelf if thats possible! or where they can deliver in a short period of time like a week? pls help!

2007-05-21 02:51:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Ive tried running ice cubes through it, baking soda and vinager. Im at my wits end. I have a pretty good nose and its getting annoying.

2007-05-21 02:50:00 · 19 answers · asked by semperfortisma 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have these ducks that swim, poop, and leave feathers in my pool like every day. Is there something I can do to keep them away like putting a statue up or something. I can't afford a screen room yet.

2007-05-21 02:37:27 · 1 answers · asked by sugarplum 3 in Garden & Landscape

How do I properly clean a vase with a long thin 'neck' and an open bulb-like base? I love this vase but it sits on my sink for weeks after I use it each time because I'm not sure how to clean it properly.

I also have another vase that is so long it doesn't fit into my sink very well and I need some handy hints to keep them sparkling.

(They don't fit in the dishwasher). Thanks in advance for your help.

2007-05-21 02:18:05 · 14 answers · asked by cassthecoolest 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Normally, we cut it, when the lawn is mowed, but if there is a produce that will kill the grass completely, someone please let me know the name of this product and where it can be purchased at. Thank you.

2007-05-21 02:18:03 · 17 answers · asked by Tee Tee 2 in Garden & Landscape

I have a brand new shower door. And the bottom track is only about four inches long. ( More like a guide.) it is made out of a soft plastic and is supose to snap in. But it wont stay in. I tried a block of wood with a hammer to drive it in. But that didn't work either. I was going to try to glue it but was told I shouldnt do that . Please help. Thanks in advance.

2007-05-21 02:15:48 · 1 answers · asked by oldmanwitastick 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-05-21 01:54:47 · 7 answers · asked by pixie 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have a large, white, round table on a central, pedestal base. The base has become unstable, and the table top is therefore unsteady.

I don't want to put legs on it, as it is aesthetically pleasing now -any repair suggestions for the base? I would so love to restore my beautiful white table to full use as currently the top must be propped up on one side!

Thanking you in advance for your help.

2007-05-21 01:39:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-05-21 01:29:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-05-21 01:23:54 · 11 answers · asked by brhynd 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

This question is a follow up to an earler question. I ran my moms under ground sprinker for the first time this season. I noticed three things.1) the programs on the control panel were not working. the same couple of heads would keep running no matter which zone i set to run.
2) it appears that there were multiple zones running at once.
3) as a result of number 2, the pressure at the heads was poor.

I heard the i might need to adjust the control valves in some way?

Does what I am describing make sense and how do i fix it?

A buddy of mine told me the contractor who blew them out in the fall did this intentionally so he would have to come out for the opening so he could earn a fee

Thanks

2007-05-21 01:20:39 · 4 answers · asked by vinchenzo_d_gymbag 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

When we start to shower, the shower head is quiet, but after about 5 minutes, it starts to "scream, or squeal" and it doesn't let up until we turn the water off. We also seem to lose pressure when this happens.

2007-05-21 00:57:39 · 6 answers · asked by Renee 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

my earth is 12 meter * 25 meter
basement foundation
victorian or ..............
very very thanks

2007-05-21 00:54:58 · 4 answers · asked by sepehr_sky39 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I'm a volunteer trying to build a house for several very poor families in Cambodia. Wood and re-enforcing rods are very expensive! I have a small budget and am stuck. I have set 16 concrete pillars in a concrete footing. I have built the walls with brick. At the top of the pillars I have poured cross beams connecting all the pillars together. I want to know if Ican pour a concrete slab on top of the pillars using #12 rebar set at 1/2 meters apart forming a mesh on top of the pillars and then pour 10 cm (4 inches) of concrete mixed 3-8-10? Will this work? There will be a second story with a lightweight tin roof. No heavy appliances or furniture. Can someome please advise me?
Sorry, I should have said: the span between pillars is 3 meters or 117 inches. Pillars and Beams are 19 cm x 19 cm (7.5x7.5 inches).
One more thing: I'm using 3 parts portland cement, 8 parts crushed rock and 10 parts sand. Is that ok?

2007-05-21 00:41:08 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

This is my first year at trying some gardening. I planted in one area some bell peppers (plants), collard greens (plants), roma tomatoes (seeds), cucumber (seeds), cantaloupe (seeds), okra (seeds)....and in my flower bed, marigold seeds and morning glory seeds.

Everything is doing well, right now....but i live in Vermont and just found out tonight will get a frost. Please let me know how to protect my plants tonight, or will I need to. My seeds are beginning to germinate but there is not much to them over an inch.

Also I tried transplanting a tulip. The leaves look terrible on my transplant, just terrible. Should I cut them off and let the bulb remain planted. I think I killed it. There is still some green, but some brown is taking over. Should tulips not be transplanted?

2007-05-21 00:30:16 · 5 answers · asked by ☮ wickey wow wow ♀♀ 7 in Garden & Landscape

Sure do

2007-05-21 00:24:56 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-21 00:24:02 · 4 answers · asked by afua sekyiwaa 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)