Home & Garden - 3 June 2007

cheers!

2007-06-03 23:57:28 · 3 answers · asked by jay b 1 in Garden & Landscape

What is the best smelling candles; including brand name & where can i purchase it in New York City?

Thanks in advance.

2007-06-03 23:39:48 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

i have sugar sopaed three times, tried painting over the spots that are left with kitchen paint, and they wont be covered. What can i do to get rid of them? will i have to somehow seal the wall first before painting?

2007-06-03 23:32:10 · 6 answers · asked by Violet Ultra 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-06-03 23:24:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

So I just moved into my first home and forgot from my parent's home how many bugs are in the basement. I am finding spiders of course and other bugs.
So my questions is how do you get rid of these bugs ON YOUR OWN?
It is not a big problem where I have to get a bug exterminator involved, so if you have any home remedies I would appreciate it.
My Mom says pour baking soda down along the baseboards but I have 2 cats and a small dog and this can get messy.
So please give any ideas that would be helpful.
Thank you so much and have a great day.

2007-06-03 22:55:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

i need to clean my house. i only have less than 10 days to clean it. cant use flylady cause i have less than 10 days. can you give me a list on what to do first cause i need my house organized and i need my stuff in tact. thanks!

2007-06-03 22:55:13 · 4 answers · asked by Ruth Naomi Mariae R 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

My restroom is painted an ugly peachy color and you can see the paint has little cracks on it all over the wall. I do not know if the paint in the restroom is oil-based or water-based, but I do know that it is a flat paint because it does not have that glossy effect that latex paint has, it's just flat and its begining to show little cracks all over the walls.
I wanted to paint my restroom a bright latex white, can I do so without priming it? Can I just paint a latex white over the peachy flat, crackling paint that is there now without a problem?

2007-06-03 22:33:02 · 8 answers · asked by Jonathan M 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

My shower pipe burst and the water has wet the drywall. Someone told me it will be fine once the drywall dries up but, how do I know for sure? The person who told me this is not an expert. How do I know if I need to replace the drywall or not?

2007-06-03 22:19:04 · 4 answers · asked by Hello11 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

The vase was worth nearly £10,000 as it was a 200 year old piece of porcelin. It has been in my wife's family for 150 years and cannot be replaced. I knocked it off a shelf I was dusting and it has broken into 4 pieces with a lot of little fragments.

Should I:

1. Stick what I can back together and hope that she won't notice
2. Own up and take the earache for the next 10 years
3. Tell her next doors cat got in and knocked it off
4. Pack my bags and get out whilst the going is still good
5. Invent an excuse of your own

2007-06-03 22:02:35 · 14 answers · asked by tunisianboy46 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-06-03 21:44:16 · 13 answers · asked by vs india 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have never planted tomato plants before. My dad said somehing about powdering them? please help

2007-06-03 20:32:20 · 10 answers · asked by tamp 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-06-03 19:40:44 · 12 answers · asked by butterfliez2002 5 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I've just wallpapered my bedroom its mauve (light purple) with a dark purple feauture wall with a silver and purple border, just on the feauture wall. The furnitures mostly wooden. I can't decide what color to pick for my curtains, any ideas?

2007-06-03 19:30:54 · 19 answers · asked by adg 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

All of my squash related plants(yellow,pumpkins,zuccini) are getting white spots on the leaves. They soon turn yellow and then die. What is this and how to I stop it. It only attacks the squash, everything else in my garden is fine

2007-06-03 19:26:07 · 7 answers · asked by Tincan Navy 4 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-06-03 19:24:59 · 14 answers · asked by ES 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I need a way to prevent groundhogs and racoons from my property. I would prefer a humane way and I would guess that should be the only legal way these days. please help!

2007-06-03 18:55:49 · 4 answers · asked by demurewoman2001 2 in Garden & Landscape

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2007-06-03 18:33:00 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I live in the pacific northwest. It would be instead of grass because I am totally allergic to grass. I would like something 3 inches max that doesn't need to be mowed. I would prefer something I could buy seeds for because I have about a 4000 sq ft area to cover.

2007-06-03 18:28:03 · 9 answers · asked by Stacy 4 in Garden & Landscape

I just bought 3 emus in hopes that they will kill snakes on my 25 acre farm. I have two seasonal ponds and I have seen numerous snakes around here.

Is there antoher animal that is better at killing snakes? I have water mocassins and rattlesnakes. And 5 or 6 species that I haven't been able to identify yet.

2007-06-03 18:25:54 · 7 answers · asked by Ayliann 4 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-06-03 18:21:13 · 3 answers · asked by big bird 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

The crack is about 1/4 inch wide and about 6ft. long.

2007-06-03 18:20:00 · 4 answers · asked by Jack R 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

something i can spray to prevent them from coming in or just to kill them all? no fumagating, nontoxic would be best. Its a small room... (Seattle)

2007-06-03 18:14:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I asked about window tinting, and it may not block the evening sun. Any other suggestions? I have blinds on the lower windows, but the uppers are empty. In order to get something better for the upper windows, I would have to get something new on the lower so they would match. Help!

2007-06-03 17:53:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Where can I find a real webpage where I don't have to enter all my info or pay or go through a million offers to get a look at forclosed homes in my area?

2007-06-03 17:38:00 · 4 answers · asked by rae_lee9 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I bought it about a month ago, planted it and it was doing great. Then, I heard about the 17 year cicadas in my area and read several articles saying we needed to cover our young trees and shrubs. I covered my target plants with some tulle netting for about two weeks. Since we haven't seen a single cicada in our area yet and I've read numerous articles saying that newer subdivisions probably won't even see the cicadas, I removed all the netting. My other plants are fine, but upon removing the netting from the Miss Kim, I immediately noticed it's leaves were floppy and kind of wilted. I gave it a good long watering, but it never bounced back. Since then, despite frequent waterings, it appears to be going downhill. The leaves are not discolored, but they are wilted/shriveled/curling. The stems appear to be fine though. Any ideas on what could be happening? Thanks!

2007-06-03 17:36:31 · 3 answers · asked by Emily Dew 7 in Garden & Landscape

I absolutely hate cleaning house, but I am trying to get better. I've noticed however, that it is much harder for me to clean during the day than at night. I'm not busy during the day, but I find myself staying up to all hours of the night doing dishes and cleaning the bathroom. Is this some odd sort of insomnia? I get up reasonably early.

2007-06-03 17:32:58 · 19 answers · asked by carls812 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

My floors were installed with ceramic tiles about eight months ago. I have recently noticed that the grout is breaking out around them.Can someone tell me how to repair them? Does one just fill in the cracked out area or must I remove the old grout as best I can and just about start over again?

2007-06-03 17:31:09 · 8 answers · asked by JB4ME2UC 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-06-03 17:30:22 · 5 answers · asked by C. C 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

or your sink? The place where I am living does not have a washing machine hook up, and the laundry mat prices are rediculous.

2007-06-03 17:29:53 · 3 answers · asked by carls812 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

We believe these cups were from Germany, they belonged to my Mother-in-Law's grandmother. They have a brown stripe around the top and different fruits painted on each. The signature on the bottom has a crest, the Letter "R", and "Czechoslovakia". Can anyone identify these for me?

2007-06-03 16:52:25 · 2 answers · asked by Terri J 7 in Other - Home & Garden