Home & Garden - 12 July 2007

We had a tree cut down and the stump ground, howerver, he didn't quite grind it "level". There is a small mound; I've covered it with dirt. Should I just plant grass over it? How much dirt should I put over it and will it be hard to mow?

2007-07-12 08:47:19 · 8 answers · asked by _ 1 in Garden & Landscape

Okay...so. I have my very own garden and its the first year I've planted cauliflower. I got the "self bleachin cauliflower" does that mean that I still need to try up the leaves???

2007-07-12 08:43:25 · 3 answers · asked by Just living.... 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-12 08:38:51 · 5 answers · asked by p20forlife 1 in Garden & Landscape

Okay; My sister has had her waterbed for like 7 years, and shes sick of it now ["it is SO uncomfortable"] so its now my job to drain it.
We've lost the directions, and I know it involves a hose.

Ive hooked the hose on, and ive tried pushing on the bed, sucking the end of the hose untill water came out, and that works for like 10 seconds then stops.

How do I drain it?

2007-07-12 08:35:43 · 5 answers · asked by Paris 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Well we have roses in our backyard and over the years they have gotten wild and tall, how do I go about trimming them?

2007-07-12 08:10:40 · 8 answers · asked by The Last Redneck Soxfan 2 in Garden & Landscape

My house doesn't get much light. Any ideas for some tall, indoor plants? I love the look of butterfly palm, but would that work in a space that doesn't get much natural night? Any other ideas?

2007-07-12 08:05:44 · 2 answers · asked by Sabine É 6 in Other - Home & Garden

I have lived in my apartmnent for 27 years, and I always had a few cockroaches, but in the past two years, I started getting water bugs occasionally. This summer they are getting crazy! I kill one or more a day. What reasons could there be for their increase? Will boric acid kill them the way it kills cockroaches?

I have cats, so I am very careful with the boric acid but am too worried to use professional exterminators...

Do I have any options???

THEY ARE SO FREAKING GROSS!!!

2007-07-12 07:58:06 · 3 answers · asked by aspicco 7 in Other - Home & Garden

you know after you eat chili out of a plastic bowl, and you go towash it and it looks dirty because its orange,
aargh!!

2007-07-12 07:57:18 · 11 answers · asked by spindymindi 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am constantly pulling tons of weeds out of my planter every few weeks and was wondering if I were to put a few inches of sand throughout the whole planter would weeds and grass grow through it? How many inches would I have to put down?

2007-07-12 07:41:45 · 9 answers · asked by clvrhckr 1 in Garden & Landscape

We have a natural gas line for our barbeque at the back of the house. I recently bought my first natural gas BBQ but I can't get the end cap of the natural gas line. It looks like it has been painted over. Any tips or ideas on how to safely remove this? Here is a picture of what a typical end cap looks like - www.atcogas.com/Safety/images/uncapped3.jpg .

2007-07-12 07:29:46 · 6 answers · asked by Stu B 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a 3 metre x 3 metre x 75cm pool in my garden.
Its one level, and tiles inside and out. However, it is leaking.

It has NO plumbing, NO filters, NO inlets/outlets... its just like a great big tiled box.

I have used tuffmix pool puty on some obvious bits where grout is missing, and where bubbles come up where I tread, and all seems fine, but the whole thing is covered in tiles 15cmx15cm... It would cost me about £25K to coat every joint in epoxy pool putty, so I was wondering if there is another way??

Is there some see through rubber pool paint? or a latex fluid I could coat the thing with that wont cost me my house?

It was supposed to be a bit of fun, which has turned out rubbish. So much work has been involved, and I really want a quick inexpensive solution. I cannot see evidence of where any leaks are... but there must be lots of them....

Is there something like RADWELD for pools??? That would be cool...

Any ideas folks?

2007-07-12 07:19:41 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

My fridge is collecting puddles of water and then freezing. My freezer above only has a few items in it, so it is not stuffed full. I even put a bowl inside the back shelf of the fridge to collect water and this is now one solid block of ice.. all my temp. are set to recommended settings.... please help.. and mainte. things I should do to fix.

2007-07-12 07:18:49 · 5 answers · asked by mikegcintas 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Does anybody know what charities in the Philadelphia area accept furniture donations? I'm looking for a charity that would be able to pick up the furniture. Tax-deductible is a plus, as is a charity that would be able to pick up the furniture w/ relatively short notice.

Thanks so much to anybody w/ info!

2007-07-12 07:17:08 · 4 answers · asked by anna 2 in Other - Home & Garden

the house is located in new york long island and the house it self sits on a slab so what would i have to do to get to the waste line. is this a costly project, can it be done, the garage is located about 5 feet from the house and about 25 feet from the bathroom inside the house , please any tips or advice would be great , thanks

2007-07-12 07:12:44 · 4 answers · asked by L F 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

The pain is cracking on my porch so i need to paint it so is the outside of my home

2007-07-12 07:10:34 · 5 answers · asked by Mrs.Jauregui 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm making a small firepit out of these cement blocks we bought at homeDepot. but my dad is really worried that the fire will wreck the cement "patio" that will be underneath. Is there anything that I can line the inside of the fire pit with so it doesn't wreck the cement under it?

2007-07-12 06:54:04 · 5 answers · asked by dsmaster186 4 in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-12 06:50:02 · 8 answers · asked by curious r 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a toddler and wouldn't want to use chemicals around him.

2007-07-12 06:47:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I am redoing my moms old hope chest and i may have put on the polyeurithane too early (not being too educated in this are). What complications can arise? It doesnt look like there are too many problems

2007-07-12 06:35:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

i'm putting together a saw horse and for the top i drilled a 5/16" hole to fit a bolt through that holds the braces for the legs. the bolt doesn't fit flush to the top but the instructions say to counterbore a with a 3/4" bit to 1/8" deep. am i just drilling into my existing hole with a larger bit? or is there something more that i'm missing? thanks.

2007-07-12 06:35:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

bed settee for home or to recycle

2007-07-12 06:32:23 · 12 answers · asked by cazdelight 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I saw this tree in manhattan and absolutly fell in love with it. i live in florida and was wondring if this tree would survive the harsh climate

2007-07-12 06:22:48 · 3 answers · asked by Beff M 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-12 06:22:11 · 5 answers · asked by Richard P 1 in Garden & Landscape

The chart at a garden shop didn;t show it. The little bastards - thousands of rhem - are destroying the hops.

Is there a home remedy that will kill bugs, in general, without harming the host plants?

2007-07-12 06:21:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Theres like little black spots on them what can do to clear them up?

2007-07-12 06:20:34 · 3 answers · asked by jamierty 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Or can I just hammer them in? Its not a HUGE amount of hammering, and i dont mind doing the work, i just want to make sure that there isn't a difference in the quality of work.

2007-07-12 06:12:41 · 12 answers · asked by libertyzera 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

What I wanted to do is the following... I want to drill a hole through the bathroom flooring, plug an extension cord in the outlet in the basement, and cut the other side so it is open wires, then buy a new outlet and wire that too the open wires on the extension cord. How should I do it? Any suggestions would be good. Thank You

2007-07-12 06:09:10 · 10 answers · asked by bosco_industries 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-07-12 06:08:06 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

When applying it, it tends to spread through my room's floor. VERY MESSY. Just wondering if I should worry! Thanks!

2007-07-12 06:06:25 · 7 answers · asked by oh joy! 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I think the brown things are leaves, not worms.
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2007-07-12 06:02:09 · 5 answers · asked by Kacky 7 in Other - Home & Garden