Home & Garden - 14 July 2007

My mother passed away last year and I inherited everything in her 10-room home. She was a collector - big time. I attempted to contact antique dealers and estate liquidators, but nobody was interested. It seems the antique market is flooded right now and no one is taking on any new consignments. I've been attempting to sell the house contents by staging a private estate/lawn sale on weekends, but it's just too much work for me. I also discovered that people won't look through boxes - they want it out on display, so this makes a lot of extra work for me. Yesterday it took me two and a half hours to pack it up. Today I can hardly walk after the exertion of carrying packing up dishes, glassware and carrying tables and pallets around. Added to the fact that most people that come don't buy the large, expensive items, so I'm left with them to lug in and out. I don't want to give the stuff away - it must have some value. I could use the money! What is the best way for me to proceed?

2007-07-14 23:56:48 · 5 answers · asked by debodun 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-07-14 23:49:50 · 8 answers · asked by donald m 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-14 23:39:49 · 14 answers · asked by julienasfoster 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm wondering if a grey or even a black toilet seat would look fine on a white toilet. I don't want a white toilet seat. I have a bathroom that has small black & grey ceramic floor tiles. The ceramic shower tiles are white with smaller black tiles running horizontally at eye level. The toilet, tub, and porcelain sink are white. The sink counter is a greyish marble. The bathroom hardware (towel bar, etc) is silver.

2007-07-14 23:30:26 · 7 answers · asked by 🐭 cat™ 🐭 7 in Decorating & Remodeling

The underneath of my looseat has started to go that horrible yellow colour anyone know how to restore its whiteness ive tried scrubbing it...

2007-07-14 23:18:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I wonder as nothing seems to grow under the trees, even the grass has died.

Thank you for any advice

aNDY

2007-07-14 23:17:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

If it is possible to skip priming, I would like to. I am in a bit of a rush. But if it is really that important, I will do it.

2007-07-14 23:17:15 · 10 answers · asked by oneakmusic 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a 2 bed semi with 3 sloping sides to the roof and want a dorma (spell?) window putting it and the loft panelling out to be used as a bed room.

I have heard that there has been talk in the commons to scrap planning permission for thsi, does anyone know any more?

Also, my house was under pinned 35 years ago. It's fine now (structural engineers report 8 years ago). Will this effect having loft converted?

Thanks in anticipation....

2007-07-14 22:08:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Meaning, the wood fibre board stuff....

2007-07-14 21:41:23 · 4 answers · asked by The Canadian 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-07-14 20:08:10 · 8 answers · asked by lma6 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Mine at my kitchen sink need a good cleaning tomarrow, thery're the mini blinds. I'm going to take them down tomarrow for a cleaning, they're still in perfect shape so I don't want to replace right now. Any suggestions from past experience on the best way to do this, without tearing them up?

2007-07-14 19:44:47 · 12 answers · asked by Wutz it worth 2 ya? 6 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am about to get some land cleared and I need to know about how long it would take the dozer to push about an acre of trees out and push aside. Thanks in advance!!

2007-07-14 19:26:25 · 5 answers · asked by Boo 3 in Garden & Landscape

Can you?

2007-07-14 19:03:38 · 31 answers · asked by gabe 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-07-14 19:03:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Can someone tell me the measurement of saad sheet (Grass)

2007-07-14 18:57:40 · 3 answers · asked by A Friend 1 in Garden & Landscape

All help welcome and appreciated!

2007-07-14 18:57:13 · 6 answers · asked by Hollie 3 in Garden & Landscape

fly hard shell

2007-07-14 18:49:45 · 1 answers · asked by James K 1 in Other - Home & Garden

It's been 3 days but the leaves are looking dry. I have been keeping plenty of water on it. Is it just in shock from being replanting. Will it perk up soon? The base of the tree looks o.k.

2007-07-14 18:21:06 · 6 answers · asked by Luv2no is in the house 7 in Garden & Landscape

I have this extra red wire coming from the ceiling outlet. This is a new home. The instruction manual for the ceiling fan did not talk about a red wire. this is what I did...
Ceiling Groundwire to Fan Green wire
Ceiling White wire to Fan White wire
Ceiling Black wire to Fan Black wire AND Blue wire. The fan works but the lights don't.
What is this red wire for too? AM I supposed to attach the blue wire to the red one?

2007-07-14 18:00:19 · 6 answers · asked by wakefullife 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-07-14 17:52:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a number of tall straight oak trees, (about 200 feet high) and straight as a arrow. Someone told me that furniture company's would remove the trees for the lumber. Anyone ever hear of this?

2007-07-14 17:23:46 · 5 answers · asked by Mark N 2 in Garden & Landscape

... yeah

2007-07-14 16:59:40 · 5 answers · asked by staro02002 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Distance will be no longer than 200 to 250 feet, with no more than a 6 to 8 feet vertical.

2007-07-14 16:56:03 · 9 answers · asked by Wayne D 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-14 16:49:15 · 10 answers · asked by j9 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My lawn has missing spots of grass and i don't know how i could fix it. Is there anyway i could fix it without starting a new lawn?

2007-07-14 16:38:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

How do i remove a small tree that is growing through/under my fence. The root seems to be directly below the fence and parts are growing winding through both sides of the wire fence. How do I get below it to dig it out? Would it come out easier with dry dirt of if the ground is wet? These trees are about 4 feet tall with the base about as round as a soda can. I have concrete on one side so I can't dig there, but the tree is there. The other side has landscape rock and the ground is very hard. I have tried cutting it down at the base in past years, it just grows back. Help !

2007-07-14 16:38:01 · 3 answers · asked by J M 4 in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-14 16:34:10 · 16 answers · asked by jcool22 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Or would stucco be better? If not, what would you suggest to easily make wall panneling look like a normal wall?

2007-07-14 16:23:58 · 9 answers · asked by Delphine F 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-07-14 16:23:37 · 2 answers · asked by Michelle A 1 in Garden & Landscape

I bought cherries at Henry's Marketplace. They have been refrigerated.

2007-07-14 16:14:12 · 2 answers · asked by Lynn 4 in Garden & Landscape