Home & Garden - 13 June 2007

2007-06-13 23:45:30 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-06-13 23:40:47 · 7 answers · asked by partsman 1 in Garden & Landscape

I don't have laundry detergent and I have to wash clothes or I have nothing to wear. I couldn't find anything online about this.

There is a washing machine and drying machines that I can use downstairs. I just have to put in a dollars worth of quarters, which I have.

What can I do if I don't have immediate access to detergent? Can I use my bathroom soap or anything to make up for that?

2007-06-13 23:37:11 · 9 answers · asked by Telkandore 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

will any glass container do?

2007-06-13 23:19:44 · 4 answers · asked by mabarker288 1 in Garden & Landscape

As title really. I'm trying to fit laminate around a bottom stair, but its rounded at the edge. Any tips please?

Cheers

KC

2007-06-13 22:53:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-06-13 22:44:26 · 11 answers · asked by lisa 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

my new fire safe has a dual lock, i think, it has a combination and a key part. i have both but it still wont open.

2007-06-13 22:24:22 · 3 answers · asked by Jordan M 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I've been skimming huge quantities of duckweed from my pond and have added it to my compost heap. It stinks, even though I covered it with lawn clippings. Has anyone got a method of disposing of the weed that is less smelly?

2007-06-13 22:13:42 · 4 answers · asked by CountTheDays 6 in Garden & Landscape

2007-06-13 20:56:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I can't really afford the move in ready homes in my area. They are worth more than 350K for a 1200 sq. foot home. I've seen a few homes that are around 200-250K. However, they are very rundown. Often they were homes of elderly people, and are very dated. Think rundown 60's and 70's decor. Most of the kitchens and bathrooms need to be ripped out and completely redone. The carpets need to be ripped up and hardwood put down.

Right now, I have about 30K saved for a down payment. If I purchase on of these homes, how would I go about financing these projects. If do these repairs well, I could double the value of these homes.

2007-06-13 19:57:43 · 8 answers · asked by Answer Girl 2007 5 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have my room painted recently, its called Tea Green http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Green so you can see the color by following the link. I am trying to redecorate my room, I want it to be a minimalist, asian look. I am having light colored wood flooring put in and I am wondering what colors should I put in the room? Right now I have black drapes and I don't know if I should keep them or replace them. I also have a tan bedding that I would like to keep. So my question is, can I keep my black drapes, light brown bedding in my pale tea green room? And if not what should I replace it with?

My original thoughts were to use some natural wooden furniture along with some black shelving and add in a few shades of brown with pillows and stuff. I am really going for a minimal look and trying to keep it toned down and natural looking.

Any thoughts?

2007-06-13 19:52:41 · 5 answers · asked by stikynoterightr 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

years since i planted it is there anything i can do

2007-06-13 19:39:06 · 11 answers · asked by help! 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-06-13 19:08:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I live in a rural area across from a forest. The local cottontails are very cute, "mow" my lawn and nibble my plants. Lately they've been digging up all my spring bulbs...over 500 of them (bulbs, that is)! This is the 1st time I've had this problem (here for 3 years). How do I keep them out of the unfenced yard without hurting them?

2007-06-13 18:54:47 · 5 answers · asked by roseheart101 1 in Garden & Landscape

Where can i buy a screw driver with 3 prongs? Like a Phillips head has 4, but where can i get a 3 sided one to fix my nintendo things and my cell phone? My local hardware stores don't have them.

2007-06-13 18:46:53 · 13 answers · asked by John G 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-06-13 18:45:49 · 5 answers · asked by John71 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

my ac won't work even if we have the right fuses (house built in 1950's), The Thermostat is right, the Conditioner outside pluged in but it still dosen't run! almost 90 degree weather and i'd like to get this done fast!

2007-06-13 18:42:09 · 3 answers · asked by benthebug 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

We've just moved into a house which has a backyard waterfall. We have never had one before and there is no owner's manual, so we have no idea how to operate it.
We filled the pond with water and turn the switch on, and the waterfall worked fine--for a couple hours.
The water dried up in the upper part of the waterfall, and the pump (?) started making noises.
Does our waterfall have leak?

2007-06-13 18:24:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-06-13 18:07:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

We have a summer cabin, we're thinking of leaving the AC about 78 deg. while were gone to keep it cool. If we come up it can be almost 90 inside if we have it off then it runs non stop and never gets below 80 for the week were there. Were there on average 15 out of the 30 days a month. What do you think will cost less?

2007-06-13 17:58:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-06-13 17:48:24 · 4 answers · asked by Alfred Villegas 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-06-13 17:36:11 · 13 answers · asked by ashley h 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We are currently considering building an addition on our home but go back and forth with whether it would be better to just move. We are looking at converting an existing attached 2 car garage into a large rec room and building a new 2-car garage in front of the old one. We have the available space to do this. We're also thinking about remodeling the kitchen at the same time and building a full bathroom (we currently have a half bath that would then become a walk-in pantry and/or coat closet? We don't have a basement.

The next step up in homes in the area that might have a basement and are about 15-20 years newer than our current home are about $100k-$250k more in price.

It might also be noteworthy that we currently have a 5% 30-year mortgage with equity available for a home equity loan.

2007-06-13 17:31:06 · 4 answers · asked by Jozogo 1 in Other - Home & Garden

i have a trane B-80 furnace with matching a/c unit. It doesent work good at all. its only 4 years old and there is hardly any cold air coming through the vents. the blower was on high and we switched it down to med/high it has freon and it has a new filter. there is no pressure pushing the air through the vents it seem's and the air is not as cold as it should be. do you have any ideas on what could becausing this problem

2007-06-13 17:22:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-06-13 17:22:09 · 5 answers · asked by cheryle 1 in Garden & Landscape

We inherited an old grill and an old rusty looking tank. I want to get rid of both. I'm ok with giving away the grill, but I'm worried that the tank could be dangerous. Can I take it to one of those 'blue rino' places? Would they give me anything for it (if I don't want to exchange/buy another tank)? What does one do with suspicious-looking half-filled propane tanks anyway? Thanks!

2007-06-13 17:16:47 · 3 answers · asked by curious1223 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

i have a problem in my neighborhood. i live in a nice area with average homes. not poor not rich. basically ur typical nice neighborhood. houses are spread apart with enough room for pools and stuff. everybodys yard is nicely kept. however across the street are the biggest slobs. they build a skateboard halfpipe about 2 yrs ago. they never finished this project. it lays out there dry rotted and everything. it makes the neighborehood look like crap. is there a number i can call to tell them about this issue so they can go to that persons house and tell them they have to remove it from there yard? i already tlaked to them about the issue. they said it is there yard and the ydidnt care how it looked. it bugs every neighbor. what should i do?

2007-06-13 17:07:16 · 4 answers · asked by jon b 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Where can I buy this type of box?

2007-06-13 17:06:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

We have to set the dial to heat and turn the temp dial real low to turn it off. When we set it to off it still runs.
When we do have it running, if you lower the temp dial to below the actual temp, it still won't cut off. If we don't turn it off manually, it would run all the time. Anyone know a fix?

2007-06-13 17:04:50 · 4 answers · asked by ? 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

A friend's pilot light went out and the gas company sent someone to relight it. They said not to worry anout the odor, it wasn't the gas. Was this a dangerous thing to relight the pilot with the odor in the house ? Please explain.

2007-06-13 16:55:36 · 5 answers · asked by Judy M 1 in Maintenance & Repairs