Home & Garden - 1 September 2007

Hi, I need to clean our wooden deck.. the problem is I need a home solution since our cats are hanging around beneath the deck all the time and bleach can be dangerous for them. I would also like to avoid a power washer.

2007-09-01 12:12:55 · 4 answers · asked by BentleighGirl 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Are there different kinds of vinegar?

How should I dilute it to mop, and clean.

How do you clean with baking soda?

2007-09-01 12:12:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Turn your house into a pest repellant force field!
I have a lot bugs in my house and i tried everything, so i am thinking to buy this.
does anyone ever tried this? if you did, did it work?
if it does not work what would be the recommendation 4 cockroaches.

thanks

2007-09-01 12:09:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

seaweed extract
soil builder 5-5-5
miracle-gro
nitrogen
phosphorus
cow manure

2007-09-01 12:05:32 · 7 answers · asked by Chris B 1 in Garden & Landscape

It has never been affected by otherucets being used. I thought something in shower head was bad, so I bought a new one and it didnt help. Water pressure was fine 2 days ago and for past 20 years? Any ideas what to do?

2007-09-01 12:02:04 · 5 answers · asked by bill43352003 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

We had an electrician come to our house and mention that using compact fluorescent bulbs could damage a home's electrical system. I doubt it, but I wanted to find out if anybody has some evidence proving that they do cause damage?

2007-09-01 11:55:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

just got brand new dryer about 2 month ago. it was working fine at first. now the dryer is not producing enough heat. there is electric plug and there is a gas hose pluged to the back. did i run out of gas or what can it be? its a kenmore 800 series.

2007-09-01 11:53:38 · 4 answers · asked by bigginizm 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Hello, I have a window in my room which is a standard single-hung window that slides up to open. The problem is that the window is set in a corner of my room and is about waist level high. I have my chest of drawers in front of the window and that is the only window in my room so it gets horribly stuffy and hot, almost like a sauna, even during the winter! If I could flip the window upside-down so it slid open from Top to Bottom then the opening would be above my chest of drawers. Can a person install a winow upside-down? Or do they sell windows that slide open downwards? Thank you.

2007-09-01 11:50:11 · 5 answers · asked by cunamo 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

k,I love any thing exotic that remind's me of hawaii and i love pokadotts !What should i do???PLZ HELP!!L:)
PS:My favorite color's r blue ,green and purple and turquiose

2007-09-01 11:47:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Have an old house with ceramic tile on floor of main living room. Just bought house few mths ago and just now noticed some cracks in floor. What's concerning me is that it seems to run through center of room ie. its all on the same line of tiles. Not every tile in the center line is cracked although the crack does run through a few tiles at points whereas in other areas only one single tile is cracked. Anything to worry about? Appreciate everyones input.

2007-09-01 11:46:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Thanks for your info.

2007-09-01 11:41:53 · 2 answers · asked by Jess 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a home intercom sistem that was installed about 19 years ago and has since stopped working... sort of. The music works on all the speakers, except for the one on our patio. My main problem is that the actual intercom doesn't work, i.e. we can't communicate between rooms. Someone told us it may be one of the doorbells, but I took the front door bell apart and reconnected the wires to no avail. The back doorbell is disconnected due to someone trying to hammer it. I am a good Do-It-Yourselfer and it was I who fixed the music portion.

Does anybody know what I can do to fix the doorbell/intercom?

2007-09-01 11:40:36 · 4 answers · asked by uga dawgs 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

We got a used fridge and when we cleand it my hubby used a water hose to wash the exterior and some of the interior. Now we plugged it in about 3 hours now and it doesn't seem to be cooling any. What are some suggestions. The owners said it works great. and you can hear the motor or whatever soon as you cut it on. Is there a certain way i should do anything?

2007-09-01 11:21:47 · 6 answers · asked by eliza t 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Any help?

2007-09-01 11:17:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

if you say yes please tell me how you know this. I always thought they were now i heard they are not and i have found 2 in my home. I have a baby crawling around and i have had orkin come and spray 4 times in 2months. wejust moved in to this house also we live in az.

2007-09-01 11:17:07 · 3 answers · asked by hi there! 4 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-09-01 11:15:15 · 4 answers · asked by Jess 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

we are trying to shampoo our hall carpet, but someone had spilled quite a bit of laundry soap awhile ago and it doesn't seem to go away. Does anyone know a better way to get rid of this big blotch of soap on the carpet?

2007-09-01 11:12:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

starting last week our house has been swarming with flys. They are on the ceiling mainly but some hang out on the blinds. I should say we have a puppy but it only poos&pees in one part of the house and I clean up after him everytime...help!

2007-09-01 11:09:26 · 8 answers · asked by LeXi25 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

to hang up my posters and pictures without frames, what should i use? tape, little nails, tacs, ...

2007-09-01 11:06:53 · 5 answers · asked by yeah yeah- 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

List four and give reasons.

2007-09-01 11:04:51 · 6 answers · asked by lightbias 1 in Other - Home & Garden

We live in MN, have 1950 square feet to use, and would like to do whatever neccessary to plant in the springtime. I think we are supposed to first remove the grass and then till the soil, but when should we do this, and what should we add to the tilling process? Thanks.

2007-09-01 10:59:34 · 12 answers · asked by Tim H 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have a barely new air conditor in my house. it builds up alot of condistaion. it leaks alot and it soaks the floor does anyone know what is wrong, also the pipe that drains it is fine.

2007-09-01 10:51:07 · 6 answers · asked by crimsontideboy3 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have been growing tomato plants indoors for 3 years now (new plant every year). I noticed this year that the top of the plant started to die back as usual, however i noticed alot of new growth starting at the bottom of the plant. I live in PA so days get pretty short over the winter. How long do you guys think this plant will live if i keep it well maintained? THANKS

2007-09-01 10:43:15 · 4 answers · asked by trssho1991 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-09-01 10:36:23 · 4 answers · asked by P & J S 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-09-01 10:35:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

So, when we bought our house, it was seeded and we has some nice bermuda in the backyard. Then we got dogs....*sigh*... long story short our yard went completely bare. We started keeping the dogs indoors all day, we tried reseeding, sod, just about everything and had given up short of calling a landscaper. Then, after a few months we noticed there was something green growing in the backyard. It was crabgrass. Now I know it's not something beautiful to look at and it won't make a golf course yard, but if it will grow there....it has to be better than nothing right?

As a special note, we live in the south, it's 100+ degrees here right now, and our front yard is fine...no weeds, nice bermuda growing there without problem. I'll admit that my husband and I both are far from yard experts. Is having a backyard yard of crabgrass that bad?

2007-09-01 10:26:51 · 8 answers · asked by cartoon queen 2 in Garden & Landscape

I have to prime my mower before I start it, it starts but it stops after about 5 seconds. Is it a gas problem? It has fresh gas, and I have been using it all summer. The spark plug is good, I have only had the mower for a yaer.

2007-09-01 10:13:27 · 3 answers · asked by rozzell j 3 in Garden & Landscape

I can't find schooner glasses in any of the high street chain stores or even the charity shops, and ebay is a dead loss for them too. They are small delicate port/sherry/shot glasses, illustrated here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-PONY-SCHOONER-GLASS-BEER-MAT_W0QQitemZ300141997937QQihZ020QQcategoryZ35723QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
They seem to have gone out of fashion to the point where you can't find them at all. Does anyone know where I can buy some inexpensive ones? I don't want to have to steal them from pubs.

2007-09-01 10:12:14 · 3 answers · asked by Rotifer 5 in Other - Home & Garden

i want to build a large custom desk to put to 2 large flat screen monitors on. what's the best type of wood for the top, desk part? I've looked at several sheets at home depot and don't know what to use. i plan on using some 2 x 4's to build the support legs. i of course know to have most of the supports in the area where the monitros will be sitting.

2007-09-01 10:06:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have plenty of land in my backyard and was looking for suggestions on what I need to get started and what I could use to set up my own course.

2007-09-01 10:05:21 · 1 answers · asked by McGibblets 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)