Home & Garden - 25 June 2007

I have them in my house and they come out and eat my dog's dry food. They are so fast it is hard to try to get them. I hear them in my bedroom under my bed. It freak's me out, I just hope they can't get in my bed at night. HELP! Hope someone can help me.

2007-06-25 03:36:13 · 3 answers · asked by mamabear60 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-06-25 03:27:27 · 4 answers · asked by BRK 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I just got a leather couch from a friend that smokes. At his house I never noticed, since the whole house smelled like it. Now I moved it to my house (non-smoking) and my living room smells like a cheap motel. We’ve sprayed under the cushions (the cloth part) with Febreeze several times. It is probably a little better, but not enough. Is it even possible to get rid of the smell of stale cigarettes, or am I just SOL?

2007-06-25 03:22:28 · 17 answers · asked by L. A. 2 in Other - Home & Garden

explain? please
and why is it so strong?
i know there is more thc in it, but why?
thanks

2007-06-25 03:21:46 · 4 answers · asked by l0wmini05 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-06-25 03:20:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Painting a playroom for my son. any ideas on colors i should choose. MLB doesn't use the home depot "team colors" brand. Dodger blue is the same color so maybe there is a dodger paint? please help

2007-06-25 03:15:12 · 6 answers · asked by Steeplechaser 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

My bedroom is very broing. The walls are white, but I am painting them light blue soon. After I paint the walls, I want to do some simple decorating on the walls. I want these to be fun, simple, creative, and HOMEMADE; but still look nice. I like the colors light blue, light pink, light purple, and light green. Please also keep in mind that I am 14.
Thank you! ♥ Emily

2007-06-25 03:13:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

At the moment we're looking into buying some property in France in the village of St. Croix, near Villefranche de Rouergue. There is a large barn(which we would renovate into a house) and quite a bit of surrounding garden and the price is very reasonable. I'd just like to know of other peoples experience of buying houses(or preferably old buildings and renovating them) in France. We already have someone who is an architect and would like to take on the project so thats something we don't have to worry about. What kind of questions should we be asking,or what things should we be doing? We're in good contact with the person who is selling and have visited the property several times. We live in Ireland for most of the year,so one of the things would be how to manage the property while we weren't living in it. Any advice and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

2007-06-25 03:12:21 · 3 answers · asked by Bridgeridoo 5 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-06-25 03:11:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

What is your favorite room in your house/apartment/condo/townhouse?

2007-06-25 03:11:26 · 18 answers · asked by pisces02 4 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-06-25 03:10:22 · 5 answers · asked by flowersandbuds 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a Bissell vacuum cleaner, but I think it's just like any vacuum cleaner. I didnt notice the bag was full and of course I kept using it and it caused a clog in the hose. Does anyone know how to removed the clog? I dont know if it matters but it's mostly clogged with dog hair. I've tried taking a wire coat hanger and pusing it into the hose. I put a curve in the end but all that happened was I pulled out a straight hanger, no hair.

2007-06-25 03:10:22 · 14 answers · asked by rdnkchic2003 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

I went on the roof to do a routine inspection, and found that there was a small hole (about 3/4 inch to an inch) going through 2 (overlapped) shingles, and I believe it went through the roof. I'm not sure of the best way to attack this. Is there some repair kit at the home depot or something that I can pick up? Thank you.

2007-06-25 03:09:46 · 5 answers · asked by mercutio545 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

We have 3 poppy plants in a small garden. I want to plant more using the seeds from the pods we have.

2007-06-25 03:09:01 · 3 answers · asked by Harvey H 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have a few random flowers growing around my house. I have been seeing holes in the plants. I am assuming it is from a bug? BUt How do I stop them from eating my flowers. (first time ever planting) Also I am growing Pumpkins for my kids and they are flowering do I have to take the flowers off or the stem when they are dead like other flowers? Please help. Thanks

2007-06-25 03:06:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Hi. I love strawberries, but they're not readily available here in Tobago. I can't get seeds, nor the plants, although I can buy strawberries (occasionally!). Can I grow a plant from an existing strawberry, and if so, how! Thanks in advance for your help!

2007-06-25 03:03:15 · 1 answers · asked by LeeBee 3 in Other - Home & Garden

i recently ran out of papers for rolling a joint, so decided to use the very fine pages of my mums bible, i tried to lick the paper but it wouldnt stick. i then tried prit-stik, but it didnt burn, hence it side burned all the way down. any suggestions.
ps, all you brainwashed bible bashers out there need not answer.
just folk who appreciate the real products of this planet.

2007-06-25 02:59:30 · 9 answers · asked by techno mentalist 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a walking/crawling infant, two rowdy cats and a husband. It seems my house is always in disarry, though I try to keep it tidy. I'm really not looking for advice, more than this is just for fun. So, Y! Answerers, what are your best kept secrets, tips and strategies to a pristine home?

2007-06-25 02:54:44 · 203 answers · asked by Wildflower 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

Any gift idea for housewarming for a cousin??

2007-06-25 02:49:47 · 5 answers · asked by prit 1 in Other - Home & Garden

don't use plastic bags.
make smoke free air.

2007-06-25 02:47:53 · 7 answers · asked by narayana_lakshmi 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

what is the easy veggie to grow.
i have never had a garden at all and hope to start one soon, but, i don't know a thing about growing a garden, so what to start with and what to do?
can you tell me thing to do with it and how to make it the best i can have?
let me know
thanks my friends and have a GREAT DAY!!!!!

2007-06-25 02:44:14 · 7 answers · asked by DENISE 6 in Garden & Landscape

I have installed a light fixture with a transformer and it is making this loud buzzing noise.

1- Did i install it wrong? (But the lights worked for a while.. when i did the final installation it stopped working.. may be a wire got loose or something? Would the lights work if the installation was wrong? Buzzing continues even though the light does not work. I shut it off for now to be safe...)

2- Is it normal for a transformer to make a loud buzzing noise?

3- I bundled up all the black cables(4 wires going into individual branches) from the fixture and connected to what i thought was black cable into transformer and i bundled up all white wires(4 wires) and connected to white cable into transformer. I made sure no black wires touch black wires...If i connected the wires wrong terminal into transformer.. wouyld that contribute to loud noise??

4- How would i know if the transformer was damaged by a faulty installation?

Thanks alot.

2007-06-25 02:34:58 · 3 answers · asked by isworldflat 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

What's the quickest and easiest way to break in low thread count sheets? I just bought some and they are very stiff. Have any suggestions?

2007-06-25 02:29:19 · 6 answers · asked by bfoy624 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-06-25 02:25:30 · 7 answers · asked by ghettoco 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I bought a saucepan (non stick) and on the first use there are burn marks in it. Will this really work or will i be wasting my time?

2007-06-25 02:21:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-06-25 02:20:45 · 6 answers · asked by baby_luv 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

Occasionally my dogs have an accident on the kitchen linoleum, and when I clean it up it leaves a bleached like spot. How can I clean my floor so i don't have spots all over the place? I never realized their urine would be so strong as to strip floors!
The linoleum is old and I've tried bleach, Pine Sol and other cleaners of that nature to no avail. It doesn't smell, just spots! Help!!

2007-06-25 02:18:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

If you go to a garden centre and buy a tomato plant, the soil has these little white balls in it. What is it? I've gotten conflicting information whenever I've asked someone. One person told me it was styrofoam, another said it was gypsum.

2007-06-25 02:05:13 · 7 answers · asked by star_lite57 6 in Garden & Landscape

I would like to install a bowling alley or some lanes in my basement. What is the best bowling alley/lanes company that you know of?

2007-06-25 02:02:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-06-25 01:58:10 · 9 answers · asked by seaturtle36 6 in Garden & Landscape