Home & Garden - 14 July 2007

We can't have a gas grill at our apartment. We love to bbq. Don't like Foreman grills. Is there any alternative to a gas bbq grill?

2007-07-14 09:23:50 · 1 answers · asked by Swanny 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Hello
I am going to make curtains to cover the fronts of some open clothes shelves. The areas to cover are about shoulder high and 40" wide.

My plan is to make panels in a pale cream colour (I know, boring! but it's a very small room) and my question is this -

Will the panels look odd hung on a plastic rail, being as they will be flat, without the usual gathers that curtains normally have?

I would have liked to use a wooden pole, but it would have to be a really small version, ie as thick as your thumb and not the usual size. I don't think they come that narrow (not where I live anyway!).

2007-07-14 09:19:33 · 6 answers · asked by Gardenclaire 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-07-14 09:16:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Looking for good drain stuff that is easy on your pipes.My shower drain is slow so I need something to pour down and open it up without hurting the pipes.

2007-07-14 09:13:48 · 7 answers · asked by leadfoot 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I got a black tire stain on the purse. The purse is from target and it is pink and with polka dots. How do I get the stain out?? Please help me!!

2007-07-14 09:12:36 · 8 answers · asked by :) 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

If a house is shuttered up and vacant for an extended period of time will the water in the various sinks' traps eventually evaporate and allow sewer gases to back up into the house?

2007-07-14 09:07:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I planted 7 aloe thraskii seeds in a pot then after two weeks i noticed sprouting then after another week they got two more leaves but what i wanna know is when will the leaves plump up? i can reasure you that they are aloe seeds because i polinated them and started seeds.

2007-07-14 09:05:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-14 09:01:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-07-14 08:59:51 · 8 answers · asked by onehardmuscle 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-07-14 08:59:29 · 2 answers · asked by bridgett h 1 in Other - Home & Garden

It's on the spinners, and on the inside of it. It also leaves some on some of the dishes after they're washed.

Is there a way to clean the inside of the dishwasher?

2007-07-14 08:53:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

My son is going off to college and his dorm bed requires extra long full/double sheets. I have found tons of XL twin, but very few full/double extra long. The ones that I have found thus far are pricey. I am looking for solid colors for boy at reasonable price. Thank you for suggestions.

2007-07-14 08:52:53 · 3 answers · asked by marcofglory 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

what kind of stain or tough cleaning project did you have, that you never thought would get clean?

what kind of cleaning product (or homemade/household product) did you use to get it clean??

i am just looking to find out what kind of cleaners are great that i would have never thought would get out ____.

2007-07-14 08:46:24 · 12 answers · asked by Coltsgal 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

What kind of adapter will be needed? How to proceed info will be helpful.

2007-07-14 08:40:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I do to grew it into a healthy Lemon tree.? I live in Utah but our desert heat lately is like a tropical heat weave. What must I watch out for to get it bigger and healthy into a tree? Should I already re plant it or leave it til it get's stronger?

2007-07-14 08:40:19 · 3 answers · asked by angelikabertrand64 5 in Garden & Landscape

I have this old dresser that was kept in a closed house for a number of year. Now the dresser smells old. I don't want to removed the origial finish so how would I remove the smell. I have an aunt that said to sand what's not finished and then use Murphy's Oil soap. Is that a good Ideal?

2007-07-14 08:27:19 · 13 answers · asked by Sarah N 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I need to buy a power-washer to wash the siding on my house and clean my deck before I stain it, what is the best brand?

2007-07-14 08:25:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-07-14 08:20:22 · 7 answers · asked by eric c 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-07-14 08:15:40 · 4 answers · asked by Danielle 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

It is difficult to get underneath the machine. What is the recommended method?

2007-07-14 08:11:10 · 2 answers · asked by confused gardener 2 in Garden & Landscape

I just bought this house and i have been here for alsmost two weeks, today i woke up and my house smelled of mold and eggs. I left and came back home a few hours l8r and the house smelled of urine as well. so what could it be? and my bathtub is not draining ... thanx in advance!
Jessi

2007-07-14 08:10:10 · 6 answers · asked by jessi n 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

There was this wierd plant that was growing on my house. It was like a really frail vine and then it had little hands with small pink suction cups that kept it to the wall. This is out in Florida, do you know what plant it is or where I can learn what plant it is?

2007-07-14 08:07:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

i had a grease fire on the stove how do i get all the black off my walls??? and when there is a greas fire whats the saftest way to put it out?? i put a cover on it and it shattterd

2007-07-14 08:06:33 · 3 answers · asked by tristy 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-07-14 08:03:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I hope I describe this properly. Out in my back patio, there's an outdoor faucet/hose connection and a cleanout plug coming out of the stucco right next to it. I want to add an outdoor sink/tub for dirty cleanups without having to reenter the house. I can tap into the garden faucet and run cold water fairly easily. My question is whether I can open the cleanout plug and run the drain pipe into a T attached to it? If so, do I need to run a vent pipe up above the roofline? Also, where do I connect this vertical vent pipe (between the trap and the cleanout T plug)?

2007-07-14 07:48:21 · 3 answers · asked by Henry L 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I'm talking of about two feet out from the wall. It gets too DAMP inside; and I don't know if I should put tiles, gravel, cement, moss, conifers, chips, succulent plants....
What do you suggest to keep that soil dry as possible? (It hardly rains here, but being a desert on a beach, much moisture comes up at night, and there is much moisture as one digs deeper into the ground, as well.)

2007-07-14 07:46:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

what is the best tool for cutting them

2007-07-14 07:43:14 · 12 answers · asked by nigel h 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I'm about to move into my dorm and bought a dry-erase board to keep myself on top of schedule. Is there anything sturdy and sticky enough to hang on my wall? I don't want to use nails and a hammer.

2007-07-14 07:22:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My next door neighbours are always out partyin and drinking in their back garden. I cant sit in mine without them all staring at me. We have a 1m high mesh fence separating our gardens and i want to put something up to block them out!

I dont want to put up a big fence because it would cause alot of agro, and i cant put up screening because she has loads of climbing plants weaving in and out of the mesh fence.

I have bought climber plants to put on my side of the fence, but i want something better and quicker - preferably up to 6ft high.

I was contemplating nailing some trellis to the fence so my plants can climb up high, but if anyone can think of something better then i'd really appreciate it.

Thanks

2007-07-14 07:21:55 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

and I am unable to get it clean because the dirt gets into the cracks. It is white.

2007-07-14 07:19:34 · 3 answers · asked by jean 7 in Maintenance & Repairs