Home & Garden - 12 June 2007

2007-06-12 09:11:38 · 7 answers · asked by RayRay 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We do live in a rural area, we each have 200 ft of frontage and all our lots are at least 5 acres. So when my neighbor started putting up a fence around their front yard I didn't think much of it. They started with round posts and now they are putting up T posts! I can't believe it. We have NICE homes. The home my neighbor lives in is older and is probably a $200,000- home. The house right next to her is newer and is probably about a $500,000- home as is mine. They certainly aren't mansions but t posts? I run a boarding stable from my home. I am very cautious and make certain things are kept very nice. I don't do anything (not even to the common fence) without first discussing it with my neighbors and then I do everything I can to make things nice for all of us. Granted, I have more at stake than anyone else. Would you be upset too? I wasn't upset when I thought she was putting up a nice wooden three rail fence or something similar.

2007-06-12 09:02:56 · 11 answers · asked by Barn Babe 3 in Other - Home & Garden

I am container gardening in zone 7. I planted 3 calla lily bulbs, and only one is producing. Same with one of the cannas--lots of roots, but after many weeks, that's it. The ones that made it are flourishing. Should I dig up the others and store them until next year, wait until the end of the season, or what?

2007-06-12 08:59:49 · 4 answers · asked by lei 5 in Garden & Landscape

2007-06-12 08:51:01 · 9 answers · asked by Random64 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I expect this has been asked before but my garden is full of them. All the bulbs have been eaten, all the leaves on the plants have holes in them, I crunch over them down the path - the snails. At night I could not believe it the lawn is a sea of slugs. I cannot put pellets down because I have a dog and am worried she will eat them.

I have had a hedgehog staying in the dog kennel recently and the results have been slightly better but over the week-end he/she has moved next door and I really could cry there seems to have been an almost dramatic mass move into my garden. I need a solution - fast, please can anyone help?

2007-06-12 08:44:12 · 15 answers · asked by MADDY 4 in Other - Home & Garden

Should I do it like Am when its dark?

2007-06-12 08:38:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I just want it shiny - with no regard for the musical functionality of the instrument.

2007-06-12 08:34:57 · 2 answers · asked by shambo 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Full sun, lots of water, like roses, or part shade, or dryer conditions, like lavendula?

2007-06-12 08:34:13 · 1 answers · asked by IMS 3 in Garden & Landscape

The light that i have bought has an earth wire but the cable from the ceiling is two core(no earth)

2007-06-12 08:17:46 · 7 answers · asked by Brian O 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

i really want to clean my house like never beofre. how can i get rid of the dog/urine smell and the smell of cigarette smoke? something that works 100% and that i have easy access to. no expensive products please.

2007-06-12 08:15:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Ok my water heater just started leaking from the hot side where the pipe is screwed into the heater itself on top Im not sure if i should be worried or not.
It is corroded with rusty yuck around the big nut or whatever that is. Its gotten worse and Ive been wrapping a towel around it. Not sure if thats safe or not its six years old.

2007-06-12 08:08:52 · 11 answers · asked by tooteebug 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Especially if you have a RoS hedge. Thanks.

2007-06-12 08:04:16 · 6 answers · asked by Jed 7 in Garden & Landscape

Are they the thugs of plant life? What is the point of their existance other than to bully us?

2007-06-12 07:48:28 · 12 answers · asked by Rachael H 5 in Garden & Landscape

I have looked all through the truck and cannot find a nest. As soon I kill them the next day they come back 3-10 at a time.

Please help I cannt find any answers on this. Do Moth Balls help and are they dangerous to put in a closed air conditioned car? Thank You!

2007-06-12 07:34:27 · 3 answers · asked by howlinwolf86 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-06-12 07:30:48 · 9 answers · asked by Vanessa W 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My washer is in the back of the house, there are toilets in the middle and front part of the house. When the water is draining the wash, both toilet water will bubble then drain. Any idea what could be causing this. I had a plumber run a smake from the front toilet to the street about a month ago. Thanks

2007-06-12 07:15:42 · 7 answers · asked by timer 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

i need to remove wallpaper fast and easily. I need it to be resonable in price also.

2007-06-12 07:08:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-06-12 06:58:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

The stovetop works ok but only the broiler setting works in the oven. Therefore I am unable to bake things. We have told him this from the first day we moved in and always promises to have it fixed, but more than a year later he still has not gotten it fixed. Is he required by law to have a working oven?

2007-06-12 06:52:49 · 12 answers · asked by jmichalski01 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

it wrinkles theres this white cement like stuff that wont come off for nothing, and he just says im not doing a good job. So.., WHAT IS IT, AND HOW CAN I GET RID OF IT???

2007-06-12 06:39:48 · 2 answers · asked by Willowjac 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

The chairs are very comfortable and are in great shape. (This is the first time they have really been used) I do not want to cover them with a slipcover, But we have recently bought a used couch from someone my mom knows ($50) it is in great shape but is kind of dirty ( it is beige) I was wondering what color slipcover I should get for the couch?
apple red? or chocolate brown? ( remember that the chairs are avacado green)

2007-06-12 06:39:04 · 11 answers · asked by sky 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-06-12 06:37:51 · 8 answers · asked by LOST_fanatic:)! 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

So to tell you a little about my room; the furniture is either going to be medium brown wood or beech (light) wood. My bedding is navy blue. So what colour do you think I should paint my room. I like a soothing, modern look, and don't want anything too dark.
Thanks for your help.

2007-06-12 06:37:16 · 10 answers · asked by who-wants-to-know 6 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-06-12 06:28:05 · 4 answers · asked by peezpad 1 in Other - Home & Garden

hi guys, i want to keep a plant/small tree in my living room and kitchen in big pots. There isnt much sunlight in these rooms in my house. Infact i shoud say there will be no sunlight at all. It wont be dark too, the daylight comes in though in the daytime. I want you guys to help me out by giving me names of some plants/trees that are, beautiful to look at, perennial, sold in Toronto, and are which dont need any sunlight at all and grow well indoors. You can help me by sending me links to the plants too.

2007-06-12 06:10:12 · 6 answers · asked by wachie 1 in Garden & Landscape

I need to have my AC replaced and I would like to buy the one that is the most energy efficient, but I hae no idea where or how to look. Any advice would be nice.

2007-06-12 06:08:41 · 3 answers · asked by Green Me 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

We have HUGE Wolf Spiders around our house. We live in the country. I have 3 children. I've been told they aren't poisonous. I thought all spider bites were poisonous, should I be concerned?

Thanks,
Gabber
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2007-06-12 06:03:47 · 0 answers · asked by auctiongab.net 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I am planning on laying some tile today but not sure when it can be walked on. Also, can I lay some today and start again tomorrow? It is in a small bathroom.

2007-06-12 06:03:03 · 8 answers · asked by frozenfun 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I am doing a makeover in my room and I want it to be Audrey inspired and I need help with colors and things...

Any Ideas?

2007-06-12 06:02:35 · 6 answers · asked by epcheerleader09 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

ScareCrow from Contech keeps animals out with a wide spray, too wide, and that would prevent my cats from enjoying their own yard. I just need to route the sprinklers around the perimetry of the wooden privacy fence so when the motion sensor(s) detect them approaching the fence they will get dowsed at about 3 to 4 ft in from the fence and go back into the yard and stay home. I have contacted irrigation companies here in San Antonio but no reply yet on the motion-sensory activated part of what I want, just the sprinkler/irrigation part. I have seen motion sensors that turn on lights, open garage doors, close curtains, but other than ScareCrow I have not seen any information about tripping a sprinkler system. I have even thought about the produce section misting systems that come on intermittently. Any ideas would be very welcome.

2007-06-12 05:57:15 · 5 answers · asked by Catherine L 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)