Home & Garden - 9 August 2007

I'm painting most of the rooms in my house and I'm having problems with getting paint on the ceiling and trim. I am using the blue painters tape but when I remove it, the paint has seeped through or the tape pulls at the paint. Any suggestions?

I am also painting the trim and finding it very tedious. I have a drop cloth over my carpet, but it not adequate. Is there an easier way to paint it?

Any and all painting tips are appreciated!

2007-08-09 10:11:47 · 11 answers · asked by ty 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

We're renting a house and that's what we have for heat. There's an inch gap in the front across the whole heater for the hot air to come out of. He can easily stick his fingers in there and burn them! I'm trying to figure out if there's something I can buy. I was thinking of a long baby gate, but there's no walls for it to hold on to. I would have to run the gate from one side of the room to the other and block off the door. It's just not possible. Any ideas?

2007-08-09 10:08:42 · 6 answers · asked by Due Feb 25th with a girl! 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a question about Fuji Apple Tree. I have been watering it daily and been using Miracle Grow every 3 months however the leaves seem to be dry and not much apples have come out from the tree lately. Is there something that I am doing wrong and what ways can I nurture the tree back to good health?

2007-08-09 10:07:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

It's taking forever and I just dont really have the patience for it. Who would I call?

2007-08-09 10:02:10 · 3 answers · asked by mom of 3 under 4 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

Cost of toilet, pedestal sink, and faucet: around $350. How much can expect to pay for labor? I was thinking of going with the Home Depot, but would I be better off finding a handyman? I live in Atlanta, GA.

2007-08-09 09:52:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-09 09:52:15 · 5 answers · asked by Baljit D 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-09 09:40:43 · 1 answers · asked by CT 1 in Garden & Landscape

Allready pulled one off today, it was not easy. It took some pulling and tugging but finally got it to come off.

2007-08-09 09:35:59 · 4 answers · asked by college_athletic_sport 1 in Garden & Landscape

Hi all,
My new house has thistles mixed in with plants and shrubs around my house. They penetrated the mulch and I am starting to see some patches in my front lawn. I have pulled them-they grow again-I pulled and shot round up in the hole-they grown back-a little yellow-but still growing-any suggestions??? I have thought about taking all the mulch off and laying down black tarp-but I dont want to destroy the "good" plants.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated!!

2007-08-09 09:25:06 · 9 answers · asked by benchmonkey19 1 in Garden & Landscape

I am wanting to plant something in my flowerbeds and wondering if there is anything that is low maintenence yet good looking. By low maintenence I mean I dont have to water it or take care of it all year long and when it dies, it dosen't make a mess with leaves everywhere.

2007-08-09 09:11:19 · 8 answers · asked by bigboidranker 2 in Garden & Landscape

There are landscape timbers around it already, it is 5x5 and full of tall grass-not too high off the rest of the ground. How do I get rid of the grass and get it ready for a vegetable garden next spring?

step-by-step please...i am willing to read long answers!

2007-08-09 09:04:55 · 4 answers · asked by BonesofaTeacher 7 in Garden & Landscape

2007-08-09 08:55:40 · 3 answers · asked by mum 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-08-09 08:50:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I'm need a hole dug in my back yard...it's going to be 15' x 12' x 36" deep. Nothing special, just dirt...

I have one estimate from an acquaintance who's in that line of work, but it seems a bit high for 'digging a hole'.

Can someone ballpark for me what something like this should cost?

2007-08-09 08:48:49 · 5 answers · asked by a kinder, gentler me 7 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My friend and I are at my house and we saw a HUGE hornet! Now we cant find it? What do we do?

2007-08-09 08:44:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I love all wild birds, I couldnt possibly chose!

2007-08-09 08:41:09 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I have a couch that is in good shape and its really comfy except for the fact that it has a few unsightly stains. Does anyone know if Home Depot's steam cleaner works on furniture as well as carpets? Or, does anyone know of a commercial chain store that rents furniture steam cleaners?

2007-08-09 08:34:48 · 3 answers · asked by victoria 5 in Other - Home & Garden

I just found a black larvae. What now?

2007-08-09 08:28:05 · 1 answers · asked by eddie9551 5 in Other - Home & Garden

do you pay the plumber for the work too or that is thru them?

2007-08-09 08:21:47 · 3 answers · asked by Willow 5 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-08-09 08:17:29 · 5 answers · asked by R.O 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Assuming I have about 900 ft2, all flatwork, and they have to tear out the old concrete, and pour the new. By the way I live in colorado, but I would be curious to see what other people have paid (recently) in any areas.

2007-08-09 08:12:24 · 4 answers · asked by msol800 2 in Garden & Landscape

Any ideas on how to move the bees into a new hive?
I live in Miami, 5 months ago honeybees (not hybrids of Africans) took up residence inside my attic. They gain entry from a small diameter eve vent hole. (I have a barrel tile roof). The hive is in the eve and is now about 4 feet wide, hanging from rafters.
I do not wish to kill the bees. All beekeepers I have spoken to want to exterminate or cut giant holes in my ceilings. Also I cannot find a beekeeper willing to crawl on his/her belly in my attic and cut out the hive.
I was told that oil of almond (artificial acetaldehyde) deters them. I tried this, but they loved it.
I am looking for a humane (bee-friendly) method to make them leave. After they leave I will plug up the eve vent holes so they don't return, and find a very small person (possible a family of garden dwarfs, Ha!) who will crawl in my attic and eat the honey. (Then I might be writing to you asking how to get rid of dwarfs in my attic, Ha!)
Seriously

2007-08-09 08:11:34 · 6 answers · asked by walkathisway 2 in Garden & Landscape

Any ideas on how to move the bees into a new hive?
I live in Miami, 5 months ago honeybees (not hybrids of Africans) took up residence inside my attic. They gain entry from a small diameter eve vent hole. (I have a barrel tile roof). The hive is in the eve and is now about 4 feet wide, hanging from rafters.
I do not wish to kill the bees. All beekeepers I have spoken to want to exterminate or cut giant holes in my ceilings. Also I cannot find a beekeeper willing to crawl on his/her belly in my attic and cut out the hive.
I was told that oil of almond (artificial acetaldehyde) deters them. I tried this, but they loved it.
I am looking for a humane (bee-friendly) method to make them leave. After they leave I will plug up the eve vent holes so they don't return, and find a very small person (possible a family of garden dwarfs, Ha!) who will crawl in my attic and eat the honey. (Then I might be writing to you asking how to get rid of dwarfs in my attic, Ha!)
Seriously

2007-08-09 08:10:59 · 5 answers · asked by walkathisway 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

im gonna make a tower looking thing for my cat but i need wood first before i cover it with carpet and build it but im not sure how much the going rate is someone please tell me thnx

2007-08-09 08:09:50 · 4 answers · asked by kaylakutie00 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm in Florida, the pond is about 18 inches deep at the shallow end and about 3' deep at the other end with a waterfall. The entire pond gets lots of sun even though there is a large avacado tree over the shallow end. I purchased an upgraded filtration system when the pond was installed. The rocks on the floor of the shallow end are covered with a fuzzy green moss. I do have some plants in the water. What can I do to eliminate this?

2007-08-09 08:03:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Many of you are probably aware of fire ants. However, for a few years now there have been experiments with a small insect called the phorid, a type of winged insect which burrows into the head of the ant to lay eggs, I understand.

North Carolina, Florida, and Texas were experimenting with them. Have the phorids been brought out to the private sector?

http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~gilbert/research/fireants/

2007-08-09 08:00:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-08-09 07:59:02 · 5 answers · asked by Michael Lagina 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have tried bleach and laundry soaps that are for whites but it doesnt seem to work
Any help?

2007-08-09 07:58:52 · 9 answers · asked by Mama 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I like the clover better than the grass and wonder if its easy enough to make the lawn entirely clover. Any tips? I'm a gardening newbie, but I'm loving it.

2007-08-09 07:58:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I am re-doing the bathroom and they have a toilet paper holder that is inside the wall. If you know what I mean. I want to take that out and fill the whole so I can walpaper over it. Is there an easier way to do this?

2007-08-09 07:53:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)