Home & Garden - 22 May 2007

do i need planning permission for any changes to my house?

2007-05-22 23:14:54 · 8 answers · asked by peacefrog 2 in Other - Home & Garden

Our master bedroom is not very big, and we want to save space by using sliding wardrobe doors. However someone told me that dust gets in easily in such cases. Does anyone know any way we can avoid dust getting into the wardrobe through the gaps between the sliding doors?

2007-05-22 23:00:32 · 2 answers · asked by aka 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

Can anyone help me with a suggested layout plan for the following slate floor tiles:
600mmx400mm qty 84
400mmx400mm qty 39
300mmx300mm qty 84
I have got more of the 600x400 and 300x300 but no more 400x400
Any help appreciated
Thanks

2007-05-22 22:56:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-05-22 22:48:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I saw one in my apartment this am! GROSS! First one ever (been here 2 years). Do I need to get the place bombed??? HELP PLEASE!

2007-05-22 22:42:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

EG - Chimneys, adjoining brickwork etc.

I'm sure they dont and i'm also sure that a suitable lead (or similar) flashing is supposed to be used in place.

Can anyone confirm this?

2007-05-22 22:30:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

What is the best kind of paint to use?

2007-05-22 21:54:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-05-22 21:28:09 · 6 answers · asked by quark_816 2 in Other - Home & Garden

Low maintainence suggestions please!

2007-05-22 20:45:24 · 12 answers · asked by Biker girl 1 in Garden & Landscape

any advice on best way to remove a blood stain my sons been away a week so its dried in help!!!

2007-05-22 20:43:46 · 12 answers · asked by alfiegirl 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-05-22 20:42:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

In my backyard in California I have a garden shed in my backyard that someone offered to rent out as a place to sleep. The garden shed doesn't have a restroom and has no windows. The flooring is cement with rugs.It has electricity and a heater as well as a door with a lock. Is it illegal to rent out a garden shed? The person interested is a 20 year old girl.

2007-05-22 20:38:01 · 10 answers · asked by confidential0908 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-22 20:27:39 · 20 answers · asked by Magic Mouse 6 in Garden & Landscape

I found that there was a steady stream of ants (I live in India, and it's summer) flowing into my fridge, water cooler, keyboard, scanner, ups, and god knows what else and I can't understand why ! I have a feeling it's to do with the electricity itself, certain events have convinced me of that fact, but I would really like to know what's going on.

2007-05-22 20:23:54 · 10 answers · asked by Power 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-05-22 20:01:32 · 3 answers · asked by sunflowers 4 in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-22 19:37:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

can anyone identify this flower?
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/90099/2/istockphoto_90099_pink_flower.jpg

2007-05-22 19:29:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-22 19:02:27 · 21 answers · asked by iutligptx 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I cut up a potato to feed some worms. Then I got some weedlike plants and I pulled them, now I have tiny potatos growing on it. How big will they get and how do you harvest them (if they are etible).

2007-05-22 18:37:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I'm moving into my place in August,( but pay rent now), and my landlord wants me to hookup the electricity now because he says its bad to have the fridge without power for two months. Is it? I dont want to pay when Im not leaving there. What do you think?

2007-05-22 18:21:53 · 7 answers · asked by lorena a 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-05-22 18:02:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I am trying to re-wire a old murray rear engine riding mower.
It has a 8hp engine with a 32" deck and has a magneto. I got it real cheap and it will run but someone has been fooling around with the wiring
and I would like to put in a new ignition switch and install a new solenoid. I don't feel comfortable with all the electrical tape and spliced wires.

2007-05-22 17:54:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

OK, here's the scoop: My housekeeper is extremely ill right now, and I have company coming over in a few days. The house is totally trashed, and I don't know how to clean a house and do laundry so this is a very serious dilemma for me. I don't trust just anyone because the housekeeper prior to this one stole from me considerably, and I refuse to pay anyone (including teenagers) "under the table" because I could get in trouble if get caught. How do I clean the house? Do laundry (I prefer my clothes hanged out to dry on a clothes line compared to a dryer)? What are the best cleaning supplies and for what? How do I clean my electronics? The porches? I am very oblivious to this. I never had to clean a house before, and the task is very daunting to me (I don't even know how to cook sadly). How do I organize my entire house from top to bottom? I have old magazines, VHS, and other junk piling up. My godchildren I'm taking care of is not helping matters they are only destroying it.

2007-05-22 17:35:24 · 16 answers · asked by Maria Gallercia 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

Hi - I'm wrinklefree's husband. Let me add some details and bring the Q up to date:
There is actually a very difficult junction just past the cleanout, but the plumber was told about it before starting. Twice while he was rodding my wife came in and said that it sounded like he was coming up in the toilet. The third time she told us that it was broken.

The toilet itself was 50 years old, and was 5 gallon flush. It had actully saved us on a few occasions by pushing stuff through the tree roots by pure volume. EPA regulations say we CANNOT replace it with something equivalent, but must go to a low-volume flush toilet, which will present more problems in the future, not less. The solution to the root issues will cost many thousands of dollars, which we cannot afford at this time.

The plumber came back and replaced the toilet with a new/cheap one that is smaller and does not fit well into the space. It sits 2.5" away from the wall.

We have not yet paid - now what should we do?

2007-05-22 17:29:43 · 10 answers · asked by WrinkleFree 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

Okay, it smells like bread...Really..but I cannot find what it might be to get rid of it whatever it is. I was thinking that maybe something fell under the stove or behind it so I checked everywhere and found nothing. I am a very clean person so this is baffling me. I am beginning to think that it is my imagination here. Do you think I am smelling mold or something?

2007-05-22 16:59:25 · 14 answers · asked by me 4 in Other - Home & Garden

If I put fuel directly into the fuel filter the engine will start and run but when that fuel is gone the engine shuts down. I checked the fuel line it is clear and fuel runs through it fine.

2007-05-22 16:51:49 · 7 answers · asked by who am i? 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-05-22 16:50:20 · 9 answers · asked by Amber S 1 in Garden & Landscape

My wife came home with cotton sheets for the bed, but I'm thinking that's just way too hot for summer. I am always feeling like it's too hot for me to sleep, even with the air conditioning and a fan (we live in Texas) and in the summer it is unbearable.

What bedsheet material absorbs the least amount of heat? I want sheets that feel coolest to the touch.

Thanks!

2007-05-22 16:44:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I used sulfuric acid to clean out the drain in my tub. It was very clogged. The drain runs fine now, but I have brown stains virtually all over my tub now. I don't even know how it really happened because I tried to be careful to just get the acid in the drain only. Is there a way to remove the stains? I've tried normal cleaners and S.O.S pads. So far nothing has helped.

2007-05-22 16:25:06 · 5 answers · asked by Tanya K 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

some nights i have hundreds of these slimey critters on my outside walls, and sometimes they come under the doors. HELP!

2007-05-22 16:20:48 · 10 answers · asked by iamahairypotter 2 in Garden & Landscape