Home & Garden - 28 August 2007

I was cleaning my tub with bleach...left it on..and where there appeared to be soap scum..it turned a light orangy, brwon color...and it looks streaky down the sides. What happened what can I do and how can I prevent this?

2007-08-28 13:30:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Looking to buy family friendly reclining sofa - haven't good luck with LazyBoy in the past.

2007-08-28 13:23:01 · 5 answers · asked by jasminesmom 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I'm really not looking for long answers, just some ideas...I really would like a couple of websites that have some good pics of different ideas how I could paint my walls, like...
sponging, rag rolling, featherdusting, stripes in any form, sqaures in any form, top half of the wall one color and the other another color....any ideas???

2007-08-28 13:20:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

"bring back" a dieing white birch tree?

2007-08-28 13:14:59 · 5 answers · asked by allmightytiny1 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-08-28 13:14:07 · 5 answers · asked by z 2 in Garden & Landscape

I dont want a lighter spot on them! =/

2007-08-28 13:10:29 · 4 answers · asked by Q T 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I work many hours during the week and don't have the time to give to a high maintenance yard and especially not to a design it yourself flowerbed. Are there any companies that you would recommend where I can purchase a ready designed flowerbed pattern (as in insert plant five here) for a half-way decent price? What other recommendations do you have?

2007-08-28 13:02:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I dont know what will be the most durable or least expensive. I heard staining concrete is kinda hard, the floors now have tile and carpet which is very stained. we would have to scrape up the tile just to make it work. help???what do you think??

2007-08-28 12:58:48 · 7 answers · asked by cutiepieme 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-08-28 12:56:16 · 5 answers · asked by timothy v 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We have a lot of deer in our suburban area. I saw two bucks today. Their antlers were developing, but still covered with velvet. When is the time they start rubbing antlers against trees to remove the velvet? What are your recommendations how to protect tender bark on young trees.

2007-08-28 12:53:40 · 8 answers · asked by greydoc6 7 in Other - Home & Garden

I live in western Tennessee. Some people around here plant flower seeds in their flower beds in the fall that bloom in the early spring. The winters here are fairly mild, but we do get a few spells in the winter with below freezing temperatures. Can anyone suggest a few types of flowers that would do well planting under these conditions?

2007-08-28 12:49:19 · 6 answers · asked by lawndrnot 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-08-28 12:40:21 · 13 answers · asked by D F 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-08-28 12:34:55 · 4 answers · asked by John 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Watching deer in a field drinking sobe 3g green tea and all I can see I own. and I have 2 days off.

2007-08-28 12:32:31 · 4 answers · asked by Jeff G 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-08-28 12:12:50 · 7 answers · asked by daddydalliance 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-08-28 12:04:36 · 10 answers · asked by kjb131313 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

i have a huge banana tree. i believe its called an abbysisian banana tree but I am not sure. basically there's this huge red flower coming out of it and its beautiful, however it drips sap on the concrete. And i clean it up almost everyday to find out the next morning theres more on the floor. if i were to chop it off would my banana tree die? please help. and bees are loving the flower too. what should i do about that too?

2007-08-28 12:00:54 · 3 answers · asked by Ana 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I live in California and there are lots of flies around my neighborhood. If flies can hurt humans, how? What species can hurt us?

2007-08-28 11:56:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-08-28 11:52:45 · 15 answers · asked by Raechel 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

They are only around in late July-August and make huge webs at night. The spiders themselves are nickel sized and brown/black mixed.

2007-08-28 11:49:46 · 2 answers · asked by B.Woorley 3 in Garden & Landscape

I'm looking to find the name and maker of a good quality galvanized elastomeric coating that will bond with rusty metal and be able to cover over and fill holes that have rusted into the metal.
I would like to find one that carries a warranty.

2007-08-28 11:48:42 · 1 answers · asked by zen522 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm looking to find the name and maker of a good quality galvanized elastomeric coating that will bond with rusty metal and be able to cover over and fill holes that have rusted into the metal.
I would like to find one that carries a warranty.

2007-08-28 11:48:26 · 3 answers · asked by zen522 7 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have moved to an older home in the last month and a water softener system is installed in the house. It is an Aquafine Model # NA-20 and I was trying to find operation instructions on it's operation and wasn't able to. Does anyone know how this unit works and how to set the controls or where I can go to to get instructions on how to use it.

Thanks Paul.

2007-08-28 11:41:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

The other day I was mowing my lawn and all of a sudden the engine started to sputter for about 5 seconds then started working fine again. Now about every 30 seconds, the engine will sputter then run fine. I've replaced the filter and the spark plug and still have the problem. Any other tricks i could do?

2007-08-28 11:36:04 · 3 answers · asked by Cameron S 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Hand-washing doesn't seem to get my bras as clean, but in the past, my machine-washed bras became lumpy and incorrectly shaped.

2007-08-28 11:26:48 · 25 answers · asked by Nea 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Ok I know alot about plants but this one has me stumped.My tree is losing leaves( I suspect sun scorched) as we were moving it had sit in filtered sun several hours.I watered very well and repotted it,now it has filtered bright light and will have to adapt to that spot,its moist but losing tons of leaves.Need advice.Thanks.

2007-08-28 11:20:48 · 5 answers · asked by peppersham 7 in Garden & Landscape

I am thinking maybe there is residue from putting the key in and out all those times. Maybe a simple air can will suffice. Or maybe there is something I could spray my keys so that it will fit in the key hole properly. I don't know.

2007-08-28 11:18:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

If you have a return heating pipe of cast iron that is beginning to rust because of a moist location, can you sand and paint it? Or is there anything else you can do to stop the rust and protect it from moisture?

2007-08-28 11:11:05 · 6 answers · asked by Pascha 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-28 11:07:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Could it be the air vent on the roof is clogged? The rest of the bathroom is not affected. There is no sign of leakage - it just happened all at once. Anyone with plumbing experience have a clue?

2007-08-28 11:02:37 · 3 answers · asked by T J 2 in Maintenance & Repairs