Home & Garden - 26 September 2007

How do keep rats, bugs, insects, spiders, etc from coming in my house. I have farm land, and I don't know too much about the "bugs" and "spiders"---Im from the suburbs. Tell me some ways to keep up my farm.

2007-09-26 12:10:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

In response to my earlier question, the town was not in a high risk flood prone area and it hasnt happened since ! Our government and our taxes are for this purpose, insurance or not !!! FEMA dropped the ball on this one. I am aware that our STUPID Governor and mayor are idiots and bought a new stadium but irregardless there should have been some help. We are picking up and moving on, I just wonder if there is anyway to recoop our loss...but it appears there isnt. We could not get an insurance company to insure the home because of its age. Beware though that FEMA is just a joke and are not dependable.

2007-09-26 12:09:58 · 2 answers · asked by iamjimstone@sbcglobal.net 1 in Other - Home & Garden

please give good reasons and websites for help

2007-09-26 12:03:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

How do you keep a clean farm? I want to know:
-How to keep grass nice and green
What materials do I need to keep the grass beautiful
- How to make my yard look like I'm rich, ....... "cheap"
If you don't know, can you give me some useful websites, thanks

2007-09-26 11:56:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

If you put a regular stamp on one side of an index card along with an adress (like a postcard) would you be able to mail it? Almost like a homemade postcard. Would regular postage be fine? Is there anything special you would have to do with it?

2007-09-26 11:48:25 · 7 answers · asked by ? 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

We are doing a Bio project were we need to grow raddish seeds...we want to know the right amount of water these 25 seeds need daily. They are in about 15 grams of soil.

2007-09-26 11:33:22 · 2 answers · asked by ▼Brian Likes Art▼ 4 in Garden & Landscape

Lots of big green heirloom tomatoes but the weather is changing and I need them to ripen NOW.

2007-09-26 11:20:49 · 6 answers · asked by thelarsman 1 in Garden & Landscape

them. I live in los angeles, california. Anyone know a good place? please give me the site or phone number, as well as prices. thank you. =]

2007-09-26 11:11:34 · 3 answers · asked by ViVi 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

the blower fan stopped turning. My husband took unit out and put 3 and 1 oil in the oil plugs on it and put caps back on. Put it back in windowe and it ran great for two days, them did the same thing again. should he take it out and re - oil it or is there something else wrong. It is doing the same thing it did the first time.

2007-09-26 11:03:32 · 8 answers · asked by arleen d 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-09-26 10:50:49 · 3 answers · asked by lieya 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

it's expensive to add a liner and I am hesitant to believe professionals who want the work....

2007-09-26 10:50:16 · 6 answers · asked by Dylan P 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

ive seen a lot of pictures of them, and there soooo pretty, i was just wondering if they were real or not. anybody know???

2007-09-26 10:46:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-09-26 10:44:29 · 5 answers · asked by Trisha D 2 in Other - Home & Garden

i have a reversible so it can be white and then turn it inside out and its black....so i was wondering what temperature it should be on my washer cold/cold water? warm/cold water? warm/warm water? or hot/cold water?

2007-09-26 10:44:12 · 6 answers · asked by purange 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I removed the toilet to get rid of a clog, and when I did so I noticed a rusted toilet flange. So I purchase a 4" flange, but it will not fit around the pipe running to the toilet. There is a gasket of some sort that appears to be connected to the pipe that needs to be removed prior to installing the new flange into the floor. Any ideas on how to remove this gasket?

The gasket is cone shaped and around the outside it says "4x3" "Ring must be fastened to floor". It looks like if this was removed, the flange screwed into the floor, and then this gasket slid back into the pipe through the flange it would mate perfectly.

2007-09-26 10:38:19 · 7 answers · asked by ? 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

For the past week or so there has an abundance of stink bugs coming out of the "wood-works" (so to say) and they are everywhere like on the outside surfaces of the houses and buildings, coming into an open car windown, crawling along window sills and doorways and sneeking inside. They freak me out. I'm pretty sure they don't bite or sting, but I've always wondered how they earned their name? Do they like spray smelly liquid or gas? or do they smell if you sqwash them? What's the deal?

2007-09-26 10:35:46 · 2 answers · asked by Janet S 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-09-26 10:35:40 · 8 answers · asked by SUSIE A 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-09-26 10:31:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I've got a woodpecker trying to make a hole in the side of my house, how do I get rid of him. I don't want to hurt him, is there anything that I put on the wood to keep him away?

2007-09-26 10:28:56 · 2 answers · asked by Ryan G 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a small hole in one of my shirts and i just wanted to put it back together, but i dont have any sewing needles but i do have the thread.. Is it possible to fix it without the needle? If not any ideas, help is greatly appreciated...

2007-09-26 10:28:56 · 3 answers · asked by ♪ladida♪ 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The instructions for my new laminate floor says to leave a space around the perimeter of the room and cover it with quarter round.
The only problem is that on one side of the sunken living room there are brick steps. So how can I attach the quarter round to that? I was thinking some kind of glue.

2007-09-26 10:25:31 · 10 answers · asked by LILOLEREDHEN 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

They cut open the belly to release a lot of water throughtout the home and now are repiring it by putting in new insulation and screwing a piece of scrap paneling to the boards. Under the paneling is exposed insulation.

2007-09-26 10:21:43 · 4 answers · asked by madsamrd 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

just finished cleaning out my car, and I found a flip flop that has gum on the bottom of it. So, I was wondering how to get the gum off.

2007-09-26 10:20:56 · 7 answers · asked by 21dahlly 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

hi um... will the paint in paitballs stain

2007-09-26 10:18:38 · 4 answers · asked by pretty'n pink 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

We varnished our floor and now it won't dry, it is still sticky,and it has been three days. HELP

2007-09-26 10:16:22 · 7 answers · asked by karen 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have been told it's call a FortLeavenworth Oringo
It looks like it has razor wire on the top and its purple.

2007-09-26 10:12:31 · 4 answers · asked by Stodd4 1 in Garden & Landscape

why is it that my boiler decides to break itself just when the weather has become officially cold here.
it was fine for the last 8 months and hardly used.
first time i actually need it - guess what.
perhaps im missing something here.

2007-09-26 10:02:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Oak, 15-18ft

2007-09-26 10:01:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Can't find them on Wickes or B&Q website.

2007-09-26 09:59:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I rent an old house that still has the wooden framed windows and they just let the drafts right in. What is the best way to put plastic up? I must have not done it right last year because my gas bill was like $400 a month in the winter for a 2 bedroom rowhouse that is vey small. Also, I would turn the thermostat all the way off when I left for work in the morning and turn it on when I returned in the evening. Could this have also contributed to the high bills? I just didn't feel safe letting it run all day with no one home. Any serious heating energy saving tips will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

2007-09-26 09:52:06 · 7 answers · asked by rjh5417 1 in Other - Home & Garden