Home & Garden - 29 May 2007

The shower is leaking around the edges of tile....bad caulking and grout job. That being said, at what point should the subflooring be replaced? While under the house, the wood was soft as I located where it was dripping. Since that time, we have quit using the shower in hopes of it drying out some, but not sure if this is the best course of action. How soft is too soft, and if I replace the grout/caulk and don't replace the floor...how long should I wait to turn shower back on and go under house again to check for leaks while my wife is running the shower?

Thanks for any responses.

2007-05-29 10:45:39 · 3 answers · asked by Jerry K 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a large population of mature slugs and grubs in my flower and vegetable garden. The slugs are approximately 2" in diameter and 4" long. The white grubs are about 2" long. I have read that predatory nematodes are effective against slugs and grubs, but am nervous about introducing a different species into the area.

Has anyone tried these?

Have they been effective?

Thank you for all your tips and suggestions. Please, only reliable and knowledgeable sources. Thanks again!!

2007-05-29 10:24:24 · 5 answers · asked by Corry 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-29 10:20:54 · 2 answers · asked by overnitmom 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-05-29 10:15:56 · 2 answers · asked by Tor K 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

So many bedsheet makers emphasize how their fitted sheets have extra-deep pockets to fit taller mattresses (like pillow-top mattresses). Yet no one seems to make the flat sheets larger, so few of them can be tucked in on the sides. Any suggestions for sheet brands that make generous top (flat) sheets so I can tuck the sheet sides in? I don't even have a pillow-top mattress!

2007-05-29 09:47:17 · 4 answers · asked by laser381 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-05-29 09:36:15 · 4 answers · asked by jake2alex 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-29 09:34:57 · 15 answers · asked by sovereign612000 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-29 09:32:47 · 9 answers · asked by Not a number 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Customer support and internet resources aren't cutting it for me. I hook up the connection as described, but when faucet is turned on, water leaks out of the connection. I've tried different seals to no avail. How can I get the facet connection to stop leaking? Link to User's Manual: http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pdfImage/86f03a6a-46c7-4044-9a81-e3ee9aaf696b.pdf

2007-05-29 09:26:19 · 5 answers · asked by olagola 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm having an argument with my wife, and we decided that YA would settle it by majority.

How often do you clean your gas grill? I mean take the grates to a sink and scrub them with brillo. My wife wants to do this after each use. I just want to scrub it with a wire brush and burn it after each use for about 10 minutes. Anyway......What do you do?

2007-05-29 09:24:27 · 6 answers · asked by mark 7 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-05-29 09:18:19 · 11 answers · asked by diamond_kursed 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am a registered childminder and have just had new boiler fitted. Very concerned as the water is scorching hot

2007-05-29 09:03:21 · 7 answers · asked by maria d 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-05-29 08:55:44 · 4 answers · asked by new home keeper 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-05-29 08:49:11 · 13 answers · asked by cubsrule0021 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I realize I can get a ceiling fan, but that won't fix the PROBLEM. It does not appear to be clogged or leaking ducts. The air does not flow out of this vent as much as the other rooms (especially on the other side of the house). I am wondering if there are some type of separate fans internal to the A/C and the one that directs the air one way is working, but the other one is not. Thanks.

2007-05-29 08:47:07 · 5 answers · asked by Tom S 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-05-29 08:46:33 · 3 answers · asked by rascoe627 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-29 08:46:31 · 6 answers · asked by Aubrey M 1 in Garden & Landscape

im planning on repainting my room blue and white, blue on 2 of the walls and white on the other 2, the room is longish rather then boxy if u can imagine, so do i paint the shorter walls blue, facing eachother and the otherwalls white? one of the longer walls has the window, which is about 80% of the wall.
also, what color do i paint the roof?
and can i paint over orange?

2007-05-29 08:42:15 · 7 answers · asked by sean.macaodha 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I'm 13 years old- i'm a girl. I want some ideas for a room that I can be happy with for a long time. I have a very small room and I know that when painted white it's supposed to make the room seem bigger, any ideas on how I should decorate?

2007-05-29 08:33:59 · 5 answers · asked by . 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-05-29 08:29:28 · 7 answers · asked by kelly J 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-05-29 08:24:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-29 08:19:32 · 2 answers · asked by Ana N 1 in Garden & Landscape

arw. my mom just left for work like a couple of minutes ago and she asked if i would clean the whole house. i have finals this week and i'm pretty busy, is there any quick way that i would clean it. i have 3 bed rooms, a living room, dining room, den, kitchen and 3 bathrooms.

2007-05-29 08:08:59 · 19 answers · asked by Jennifer 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I want to know because I am trying to decide if it is worthwhile to sew my own pillow and buy the down. Down pillows are so expensive from the store.

2007-05-29 07:57:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Typical 2-story home, approx. 2,500 sq. ft., upper Midwest climate. Some say to set fan to "auto" because running the fan ("On") when the AC is not on will cause the air to continue to gather moisture from the evaporator coils and get dank and cause the humidity in the house to be too high. Others say, yes, the air will be a "little" more humid but leaving the blower setting to "On" will keep the air in the home more evenly distributed between the lower and upper floors.

What should the fan setting be - AUTO or ON?

Thx.

2007-05-29 07:55:32 · 7 answers · asked by David M 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My husband seems to think we need a small backhoe to dig up 5 dead bushes-they are right under our front livingroom window, which bows out. We both have tendonitis in our elbow, so digging hurts and I'm not sure we can dig them deep enough. Any ideas?

2007-05-29 07:55:23 · 3 answers · asked by Sophiesmama 6 in Garden & Landscape

How would you go about deadheading daylillies? Cut the entire flower stem off? Just remove the bloom?

2007-05-29 07:42:46 · 6 answers · asked by jeepdrivr 4 in Garden & Landscape

The switch can either operate the fan timer directly (240v ac) or via a 12v dc supply.

2007-05-29 07:32:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-05-29 07:30:45 · 2 answers · asked by Christine B Sh 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-05-29 07:16:47 · 2 answers · asked by perfectshon2002 1 in Other - Home & Garden