Home & Garden - 2 August 2007

2007-08-02 09:55:25 · 3 answers · asked by Phil O 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have 4 bee or wasp hives that I know of around my house. Anytime I go outside I get swarmed by them and they are big.

One is in the mailbox attached to the house right by the front door.

Another is inside my bar-b-que

and there is 2 up inside my umbrella on my patio table.

My main focus right now is on the ones up inside the umbrella as I'm selling my patio table on saturday and need to get them out!

Thanks

2007-08-02 09:47:08 · 4 answers · asked by ☠ ☠ ☠ 3 in Other - Home & Garden

I live in a ground floor condo that faces north. I get great light, but not tons of light and I'd like to add more.

The walls are painted a warm white (oyster I think), which allows me to keep white walls, but not have them stark.

I was told that hiring an electricial to install light fixtures can be costly (I was considering track or recessed lighting).

I'm thinking of trying torchieres since they face up and light the ceiling. Does anyone have any other suggestions?

2007-08-02 09:46:04 · 5 answers · asked by LifesAMystery 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-08-02 09:22:31 · 4 answers · asked by christina 3 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-08-02 09:21:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Specific brand/product names would be appreciated.

2007-08-02 09:20:36 · 3 answers · asked by orazorca 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

About 3 weeks ago we started to hear a very loud and annoying ringing sound coming from our neighbor's house. My husband determined that it was coming from the heat pump when the air conditioning is running. We contacted them, but we have not received a response. It would be helpful to know what might be causing the problem before we try contacting them again. We have lived here 18 years and this sound has never occurred before, and it wakes us up during the night. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

2007-08-02 09:20:21 · 3 answers · asked by marilyn 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Hey, I spilled a protein shake on my carpet, tried to clean it out twice but the stink still remains. I[m scaring my family with the smell thats coming out of my bedroom. Frankly, when I forget that I spilled a protein shake, sometimes I'm scared to go in the bedroom myself. Help. Don

2007-08-02 09:17:50 · 6 answers · asked by donaldl0979 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

i bought some basswood in the mid 1990's, i am a woodcarver. i let the hobby go for a while now i,m back full force. i think i'm trying to carve dried out basswood. any way to restore. thanks ahead of time.

2007-08-02 09:14:14 · 2 answers · asked by slightly disturbed 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I now have a mattress cover, but this is a NEW mattress!!

2007-08-02 09:09:18 · 6 answers · asked by curious 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a rosebush I planted a few years back. It's a hybrid tea type, but I forget the specific breed. It bloomed beautiful, large blossoms the first couple of years I had it. After that it bloomed one year as though it were a floribunda type. In the two years since it hasn't bloomed at all, just grown to ridiculous heights. Anybody know why it's not blooming?

2007-08-02 09:01:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I'm a do it your selfer. I was looking into buying a used commercial carpet extractor for home use and found one for sale by an individual which was modified to also clean chimneys and air vents. He says it has microfilters to prevent contaminants from leaving the vacuum. Is this too good to be true?

2007-08-02 08:59:51 · 1 answers · asked by tonymonton 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I washed it and it became flat. I just left it and kept washing it when it needed to be washed....now i want it back to how it was....Is there a way to fluff it up???


please HELP!

2007-08-02 08:58:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I've got hundreds of metal cabinet knobs and pulls, I've identified the exact products and they tend to sell for $2 at the cheapest and the MSRP is $3.49 apiece.

They're opened and they have the screws. I'm wondering where I can sell them (at least $1.50 apiece.)

Don't say eBay because the weight of the knobs will make the shipping cost just about as much as the knobs.

I've searched online but found nothing. I'm thinking that Home Depot, Lowes, or maybe even a pawn shop may buy them but I'm not sure about how much they would pay.

2007-08-02 08:55:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I recently installed a new Craftsman 1/2 hp garage door opener. The maintenace section of the manual says to periodically lube the door hinges but says nothing about the chain. Is this an oversight? If not what should I use? Is WD-40 acceptable?

2007-08-02 08:49:16 · 8 answers · asked by gaken2000 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-02 08:46:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a block wall on one side of my back garden. It's grey and boring - what can I paint it with without having to treat it before hand? Also can I spray paint the wall? I have a Ronseal Spray machine (battery run). Ronseal recommend it only be used with Ronseal products but can I use other paint in it and I do need to water it down or something?

2007-08-02 08:45:05 · 14 answers · asked by mamie 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

how could i season fresh,"green" firewood,to make it lighter and easier to burn?(i only have about 2 weeks to do it,but my garage is super-hot and dry inside because it acts like a greenhouse)

2007-08-02 08:43:46 · 2 answers · asked by mock sake 2 in Other - Home & Garden

What's going on with my central air? When it's over 90 outside, it just can't keep up. The unit is 4 yrs. old- I've never noticed this behavior before. It usually runs about 5 degrees over what the thermostat is set at. It recovers fine once the sun sets- It cools great, but in the heat of the day, it just seems inefficient. Do I need to get it charged? New construction house, no other problems, and I've always changed the filters. Any ideas on what to ask the technician/repairman?
Thanks!

2007-08-02 08:40:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I work roofing and an ice cold beer after work is were its at.

2007-08-02 08:37:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-02 08:36:26 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I'm trying to be economical with this: I want to change the color of the stain on my wood floors but wanted to know if it was absolutely necessary to sand the floors first.

2007-08-02 08:36:07 · 9 answers · asked by medinatherapy 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

whats a fun way to do the dishes, I have to do them today and it's just boring. not that much, I also have to unload dishwasher. any FUN advice?

2007-08-02 08:30:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

There is no label stating the directions...

2007-08-02 08:29:07 · 5 answers · asked by Cheez it 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I work roofing and my god its the hardest construction job i've ever done. With this heat wave in Toronto its a killer. Tar and gravel...

2007-08-02 08:28:46 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-02 08:26:41 · 1 answers · asked by chad 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

In Summer, as the basement is cooler than the upper levels, is it okay to close the vents in the basement inorder to increase the flow levels to the ground level and above?

2007-08-02 08:23:29 · 4 answers · asked by Joe F'do 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a ceiling fan that I am installing and the light works, but I can't get the fan to work. From the ceiling there is a bare ground wire, a green wire, a white wire and a pinkish wire. The mounting bracket also has a green wire. From the fan is a blue, white, black and green wire. I have wired it like the instructions said, white to white, greens to greens and blue and black to the other wire which is the pinkish wire that I have. Am I doing this right and what do I do with the bare ground wire. I suck at electricity....help.

2007-08-02 08:22:02 · 5 answers · asked by El Guapo 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I am an amateur gardener that LOVES tomatoes. I have two tomato plants that i've been nurturing for some time now, and they seem to be doing well, however the tomatoes that i get from them (while delicious) have very tough skins. Does anyone know why this is, or how to remedy?

2007-08-02 08:19:49 · 5 answers · asked by littleboyblue 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-08-02 08:19:29 · 12 answers · asked by Daniel 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)