Home & Garden - 1 July 2007

we have tried goo-be-gone, vinegar, bleach, toilet cleaner, laundry soap, rubbing alcohol, and baking soda

2007-07-01 23:43:55 · 9 answers · asked by nut4jc 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

The wallpaper is pretty uniform and difficult to remove, so I'm checking here at Yahoo Answers how lazy it is to even be thinking of painting over wallpaper.

2007-07-01 23:37:20 · 10 answers · asked by homer742 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

Hello,
A while ago I saw an ad in a daily newspaper for an anti-mould stick. You could simply apply it on your bathroom sealant, and it would prevent mould for a number of years. Now, I can not remember what it was called or where to get it. Any help?

I am looking for this stick - NOT for sprays/bleach/sealant etc.
Many thanks!

2007-07-01 23:35:09 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

We have recently purchased and installed a new bath, however we are finding that when we stand in it it makes alot of noise (creaking, groaning) and it feels like it's going to collapse!! Not sure if we're just being a bit paranoid but I wondered if anyone else has had this with a new bath and if we should be worried? Any advise/ comments would be much appreciated.

2007-07-01 23:26:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

This chairs where made of a round tubing frame with a green canvas cloth seat and back. These chairs look like a shorter version of a directors chair. The arms where wrapped in foam for padding and the newer ones had a piece of green canvas cloth wrapped around the foam. Some also had a green canvas cloth wrapped around one arm that dropped down and had two pockets on it. One pocket was a beverage holder and the other was square which could hold a magazine or other misc. items. I'm looking for about 10 of the chairs. I would be very grateful for any help finding this.

2007-07-01 23:24:38 · 1 answers · asked by John F 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-07-01 22:40:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

We have a large bathroom which also serves as a clothes washing room--washer and dryer, bathtub-shower combination, and a toilet. Which is safer/better for the FLOOR: vinyl or tiles? Right now we have vinyl flooring. It is somewhat slippery when wet. What about tiles, are they more slippery? We are on the 3rd floor. Do tiles leak? I'm thinking the cement stuff will eventually leak, especially if the wash machine over flows or something. We never had leaking with the large vinyl floor we now have. Cost is not a concern--lots of sales going on right now! Thanks for any input!

2007-07-01 22:19:12 · 2 answers · asked by Alea S 7 in Decorating & Remodeling

Maybe after diluting with Water? I have marble flooring.

2007-07-01 21:35:55 · 1 answers · asked by ravish2006 6 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I'd like to create a few new flower beds. There are areas on my property that I'd like to plant perennials but are now full of weeds and brush, including a couple areas of grass in my front yard that a herbicide won't kill. I found a "recipe" using salt and vinegar that is supposed to kill anything. How long after applying this concoction can I plant my perennials? Or will I have created a desolate wasteland?

2007-07-01 21:31:05 · 6 answers · asked by cat4thcb 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have a possum in my tree outside that my dog barks at all the time. How do I get rid of the possum, it only comes out at night. I have no guns.

2007-07-01 19:37:15 · 8 answers · asked by Daniel 2 in Garden & Landscape

A couple of hours ago, a loud, high-pitched noise (sounds almost like the ringing of a tuning fork) started up and has been constant since then. I tracked it to what seemed to be the two air vents in the master bedroom, but when I shut the power off completely (circuit breaker), the noise stopped all together. When I walked outside, the noise seems to be coming from underneath the house, which is a crawlspace foundation. Any ideas as to what this could be? Thanks in advance.

2007-07-01 19:33:13 · 5 answers · asked by nievetay 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

How often should the bathrooms be cleaned, sheets be changed, curtains washed, floors mopped, entire house be dusted and carpets shampooed? Please be specific like how many days, weeks, months etc.

2007-07-01 18:58:10 · 20 answers · asked by lovelyandcarefree 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have many cucumber beetles in my garden (vegetable and flower). How can I get rid of them? Introducing lacewings and lady bugs did not work.

2007-07-01 17:52:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I'm going to buy my boyfriend sheets and he wants silk, but I don't have the money for them. I searched online and when I looked for Silk, it brought up Satin... Satin is cheaper than Silk, I just need to know if it will feel the same.

2007-07-01 17:42:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I am doing an assingment for school and I am researching the grwoth of different grasses. First, I dont know anything about grass so could you tell me the types of grass these are. If you know the growth rate or any other imformation could you tell me. The grasses are in my front and neighbours yards on the East Coast of Australia, Sydney. When giving you answer please write it like this.
Grass 1 is this and something.
Grass 2 is this one.
The picture are at http://caleb999.blogspot.com/
they both have the number on them, (Grass 1, Grass 2).

2007-07-01 17:32:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I had Sod installed on February 9th. Since then it has grown nicely even though there are a few (3) brown patches remaining. I just mowed the lawn last Thursday and cut it to approx 3.5 inches (3" from ground). However, I noticed underneath the beautiful green grass is appears brown. Is this normal? if not, how do I treat it?

2007-07-01 17:26:01 · 3 answers · asked by Bre n 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

It isn't a banging noise. It's more of a howling, whining noise. I recently replaced the entire valve assembly in the toilet tank. But why would that make a difference? Nevertheless, I opened and shut the valves for the toilet and the house supply. Is there air in there? The noise is coming from the house overall more than near the toilet. Thanks!

2007-07-01 17:17:29 · 4 answers · asked by gpaltrow2001 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

My brown, dry lawn doesn't grow anymore. I want to have it dug up. Who do I call for this?

2007-07-01 17:16:11 · 3 answers · asked by salmonella_jr 3 in Garden & Landscape

I dont have any privacy and the door knob doesn't have a lock. So how do I close it without a lock?

2007-07-01 17:15:51 · 16 answers · asked by ♠lAUGhTERZ 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-07-01 16:59:53 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I have a pair of slip-on keds that are gross and nasty. I want to wash them, but I don't know how. I want to wash the whole shoe.

2007-07-01 16:51:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I have tried Spray and Wash at the time that I take the clothes off of him and wait less than a week to wash clothes, but after the first wash, they still did not come out. Help!

2007-07-01 16:47:35 · 7 answers · asked by KristaHein 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

There was a fire in my town once and all the person's stuff and furniture was strewn about outside

2007-07-01 16:47:05 · 6 answers · asked by Kylie 4 in Other - Home & Garden

When I took off the wallpaper there was no paint and I could see black mold on the drywall.

2007-07-01 16:41:08 · 2 answers · asked by John71 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-07-01 16:38:04 · 4 answers · asked by luv2bnrn 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We burn our trash and I need something that will burn everything down to ash, I don't mean cans and glass, cause those can recycle, but like plastics that don't melt all the way down, and some of the stuff on the bottom that doesn't get burned and damp items. I have tried using gas and disel but it doesn't burn long enough, to burn everything down. Any other suggestions?

2007-07-01 16:34:38 · 5 answers · asked by unhappyinin 4 in Other - Home & Garden

hi, i have developed a leak in my hot tub and I'm not sure I know where it is coming from. However, there is one jet that appears to be broken because the center of it is very loose. So, I suspect that this is the problem...

i am reading about a product called "Seal-A-Leak". Has anyone had experience or used this product? I may think about trying it.

help please, I' at a loss right now... thanks

2007-07-01 16:30:37 · 2 answers · asked by SLink 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I needed a couple of small lamps for the house, but I didn't want to spend much. These lamps were super cheap, but look nice. The only catch was, that they are limited to 40 watt bulbs. I had the bright (ha ha) idea that maybe I could use those flourescent bulbs that replace your normal lightbulbs, because they are only 23 watts. At the same time, I get the same light output as if it were a nice 100 watt incandescent bulb.

Then, I started wondering if I might be running a fire risk anyway.

Anyone have any idea about this? Is it safe? How does the heat output compare? Flourescent is more efficient than incandescent, and if a 40 watt incadescent is ok, then a 23 flourescent should be too, no?

I'm kind of sure about this, but I'd rather pick other minds than start an electric or lamp shade fire in my house.

thanks
Kevin

2007-07-01 16:29:25 · 7 answers · asked by Kevin 6 in Other - Home & Garden

I have 2 zone sprinkler system. it has worked fine as of two weeks ago. Only one zone now works. the other does nothing like it is a power issue. I checked timer and appears to be fine. How do I check solenoids for problems (do I need to open them up and if so, how) They look like hard plastic with two wires coming from each. i have three solenoids. is there something else I should be checking also?

2007-07-01 16:27:33 · 7 answers · asked by professor 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

We live in MN if that makes a difference?

2007-07-01 16:27:22 · 4 answers · asked by msmicki7777 2 in Garden & Landscape