Home & Garden - 13 August 2007

Have moved into a new house, radiators have several coats of paint on them- anyone got any ideas how to get them off?
thanks!

2007-08-13 09:30:13 · 2 answers · asked by sian c 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

iv always been bad with keys! but,this is the worst!

2007-08-13 09:30:06 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

My rainbarrels only hold 45 gallons and they are scattered around the house where downspouts come down, not necessarily where I want to use the water. Am interested in maybe an underground storage tank that could be connected to a pump and moved like a sprinkler to where I want the water.

2007-08-13 09:27:52 · 4 answers · asked by jmfarnen 1 in Garden & Landscape

Last nite it started getting hot, I checked the unit outside. The hose from the house to the unit was solid ice. It was working before that, what could be wrong? It is a major expense to fix it?

2007-08-13 09:15:34 · 8 answers · asked by madsfreakylea 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

The person that had previously lived in my house had put this yellow glue down on patio outside and layed down this green turf. I want to get it off but when I pulled it back, it still left the glue on the concrete patio. is there a solvent or something that can get this off?

2007-08-13 09:08:04 · 10 answers · asked by S 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

About 2 weeks ago my cucumber plants started dying. The vines are good and the cucumbers seem fine. The leaves are golden brown and filled with holes, I see no bugs. I use soaker hoses and planters paper. All other plants in the garden are doing great. Tomatoes, peppers, beans. I have a photo but I see that I can't use that here. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

2007-08-13 09:04:30 · 4 answers · asked by myakinass2001 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-08-13 09:01:40 · 3 answers · asked by Audra O 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have a bamboo plant which was cut and want to start a new one from the broken section. Does bamboo work like that?

2007-08-13 09:00:31 · 4 answers · asked by tarrat_616 2 in Garden & Landscape

I'm looking to decorate and add a little color to our small apartment, but have almost no money to spend on this. I like crafts, and know a little about sewing, knitting and cross-stitch (but don't know how to crochet yet). Any ideas about some do-it-yourself decorating? Our walls are off-white, and the only color we really have are the light and dark blues and greens of our tea towels and placemats, and flags hanging in the doorways to separate the rooms. Thanks for your help!

2007-08-13 09:00:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I'm looking for a hot glue machine like the one I used years ago while working at a bookbinding company. It was small, electric and portable and could be used on a table top. It had a long tray for the glue and water mixture - about 12" long if I remember correctly. The heat from the tray melted the glue. It had a set of rollers that sat on top of the tray. The rollers were coated with the glue and you fed paper/vinyl or whatever needed to be coated thru the rollers. You would catch it on the other side.

2007-08-13 08:59:14 · 1 answers · asked by Rjoy 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-08-13 08:52:02 · 13 answers · asked by ruth b 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-08-13 08:44:46 · 6 answers · asked by Audra O 1 in Garden & Landscape

ok.. well i am 13 years old... and i am repainting my room

(unfortunately the pics i took wont scan so use your imagination)

my bedroom is painted light blue, and i painted flowers on it about a year ago.
they are a darker shade of blue

well now that i am a bit older, i am not liking the flowers


so i painted over them with the original base color

now i am not sure what i want to go on the walls, i want something cool

please help give some ideas..

i also have a light purple but it doesnt really show on the walls

so basically the base is light blue and the other color i have is dark blue but i dont know what to paint with the dark blue


PLEASE HELP BEST ANSWER GETS 10 POINTS!!!

ty in advanced

2007-08-13 08:34:38 · 8 answers · asked by meg 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-08-13 08:32:33 · 9 answers · asked by glen g 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have a bedroom plastered with wallpaper that has a clayish kind of backing to it, that has the natural wood paneling backing. My question is.. I want to strip the wallpaper and paint my room, but I want to know, what is the EASIEST way to strip the wallpaper?! My ex said to put wallpaper remover stuff on it, but what about the back? Would it make it stick more because of the clay behind it? I need tips! lol Thanks!

2007-08-13 08:27:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a french provincial set that is too big for my house. I posted it on Craigs list and nothing... any ideas - I would like to atleast get a few dollars to put towards its replacement.

2007-08-13 08:27:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I got paint on one of my polos and a tank top. How do I get it out?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

2007-08-13 08:21:31 · 2 answers · asked by ♥Lady Dior♥ 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

i have a lawn mower i can use for an engine but i dont know how to put it together

2007-08-13 08:16:37 · 2 answers · asked by patrick q 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-08-13 08:15:57 · 26 answers · asked by hawkeye422001 1 in Garden & Landscape

What would I have to pay attention to?
What would be the best material?

2007-08-13 08:09:51 · 3 answers · asked by magiceye81 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I was also wanting to know if you could treat them at the same time. Currently they are on the west side of my home. Do I need to move them to the east side? Is it okay to have them in the back of the home? There is very little shade back there.

2007-08-13 08:08:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

So I just started a new job working with food, especially this flour mixture, when it gets wet though it clumps up and makes this paste, and it gets all over my pants and shoes, and I'm finding it really hard to get off, anyone have any suggestions? At the moment I'm washing my pants 3 times before work to get it out, and I try scrubing the shoes off with a sponge, and then banging them outside but it only gets some of it off

2007-08-13 08:05:58 · 5 answers · asked by Tom L 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

Does anyone know of any "real" flea martets around central florida or west palm beach? Ive been trying to find a good one with no luck. And im NOT talking about the -indoor open 7 days a week, low grade mall with nothing but junk- kind! The authentic outdoor ones with antiques and furniture and such that come around on the weekend?
Thanks to anyone who can help me out, Im starting to assume those kind dont exist in FL....

Ive been to some in PA and NM and those are the kind im looking for : (

2007-08-13 08:04:17 · 5 answers · asked by Flgrl2 2 in Other - Home & Garden

It gets spark and even when I shoot a little starter fluid in to it, it still does nothing. It's got good compression. The valve needles were replaced by the former owner befor he gave it to me. He didn't get it running either. Is there a timing device on this? How do I set it if there is?

2007-08-13 08:03:04 · 4 answers · asked by ? 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm installing an iron gate for my driveway. Well of course, it's about 2 inches too long (just iron strips I can cut).

Do I use a die grinder to cut through this?

It's about 1 inch by one inch square hollow iron.

2007-08-13 08:02:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Earlier today one of my mums friends put my mums best silk karen millen top in the washing machine. It is designed to be hand washed and now the bottom is crinkled and it has lost the colour.

Is there any way i can get it fixed or is it ruined completely?

2007-08-13 08:01:34 · 8 answers · asked by SwallowBird 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Yesterday i went to the haunted house in downtown sacramento. The adress is 2131 on H and 22nd street. We took 2 pictures at the same spot. Right before the second pic we heard a odd sudden noise and the picture came out with a white orb. The orb is said to come out of the window in pictures. Now i'm not much of ghost believer, but if any one has been to this house, i'd like to hear about any odd experiences.
if any one is interested in the house, i found a good website....
http://www.lonestarparanormal.com/ghoststories.html

2007-08-13 07:59:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I've repainted walls before, but I need some advice about the latest project I'm about to undertake. This is for my living room, 3 of the walls are painted a very light pale yellow (flat) and 1 wall is a dark forest green color (flat) as well. I am planning on repainting the room to a light grey color. If you want to look at the new shade go to www.glidden.com and look up fossil grey (30yy 56/060). I know that I will have to prime the green wall, but do I have apply primer to the yellow walls too? I would like to start this project soon, so any advice would be appreciated.

2007-08-13 07:57:07 · 8 answers · asked by charwants2know 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Hi, i had my mother in laws tongue in this pot for over a year and it is not producing any pups? My mother has one like mine and it's been in that pot for half a year and hers is producing 5 offshoots i don't understand why it's not producing offsets? The mother in laws tongue that isn't producing pups is mature enough to produce some how come it's not?

2007-08-13 07:55:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I planted half a dozen blood root flowers in what has turned out to be a poor location. If I transplant them now, will they have time to adjust before the first frost, which will be around the end of October?

2007-08-13 07:55:13 · 2 answers · asked by cgminime 4 in Garden & Landscape