Home & Garden - 12 October 2007

What is your ideal home looks like?
What changes do you make to bring more cosiness?

2007-10-12 23:00:55 · 6 answers · asked by Blue jay 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-10-12 22:57:04 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

We have a newer zoned oil furnace hot water baseboard heat. We never turn on the upstairs or basement only the main floor. I put up plastic sheets going up stair and to cut off the kitchen area. The thermostat stays at 62 for the entire winter day and night. If we go away I turn it down to 58. We use a kero heater in the livingroom and basically spend our winters in this one room. It is so cold in the bedrooms literally you can see our breath. When doing dishes the water hurts my hands because its so cold in that room. We spend about 100 dollars a month on heat between oil and kero. This is too much, we need some other way to save money? We can not afford to get new windows ( they are older but do have storm windows ) we have insulated every thing we can, the house is old (1862 ) plank built there is no way to insulate the walls because of that. What other hints or ideas can we do to survive another winter. Money wise its hurting us.

2007-10-12 22:30:47 · 5 answers · asked by darcymc 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

Tried all sorts of fertilizers, any suggestations

2007-10-12 22:15:52 · 7 answers · asked by Martin M 1 in Garden & Landscape

I'm using a scrap piece to hammer the boards together for a tight fit but obviously I can't do that with the last few boards up agains the wall. I also can't remove the tongue because the boards need the support (38mm shed flooring so not too strong).

2007-10-12 22:08:40 · 8 answers · asked by NotQuiteNorm 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

It's such a cute hog, with a cute pink snout, and I can't make myself to break it! And it's full.

2007-10-12 21:27:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-12 21:05:16 · 6 answers · asked by ih8spam 2 in Garden & Landscape

when do you know when a macadamia nut is ripe or not

2007-10-12 20:54:43 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

she needs 2 kill the roots whats the best way n not so expensive any ideas r welcome

2007-10-12 20:08:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-10-12 20:07:30 · 21 answers · asked by John D 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-12 19:32:40 · 13 answers · asked by Mystical Gal 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

My nephew and his 3yr old sister(both children are okay and no one is hurt , I was @ work when this all happened.) let the bathtub overflow. There is a tons of water everwhere. On the side where the bathroom is located the water had soaked the carpets in the closets and at least a foot of carpet is soaked into the rooms across the way from the bathroom area. I don't know what to do? I have removed part of the carpet and have purchased an area carpet to cut and replace a least a spot of the carpet but I don't know what to do? I pulled up part of the carpet to keep the subfloor from becoming extremely damaged by the water. My mother told me that water from the 2nd floor was leaking into the kitchean/dining room thru the light fixtures. I can not afford to have someone come out and asses all the damage( I live in a small off the way town that it cost a fortune to get people out to repair things.) My sister advises me that her insurance will not cover this type of damage.

2007-10-12 18:32:56 · 7 answers · asked by calmlikeatimebomb 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

Is anyone else allergic to it? (The 20 mule team borax powder) If so, do you get rashes, sneeze or what? I just started using it last week in my laundry, and have been breaking out ever since...I think that's my problem, but I love the stuff....It is the only thing that gets the pig poo and smell out of the b/f's work clothes...and my whites are really white again....any other suggestions?

2007-10-12 18:28:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

The plumber said to not use it and only depend on it to use with the dishwasher. Any good advice out there?

2007-10-12 17:27:30 · 10 answers · asked by Lorraine L 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

So are strawberries. And watermelons are berries. Is this true?

2007-10-12 17:12:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

We have sone serious issues with our landlords and tonight was the final straw when one of them screamed and yelled at me calling me a "f-ing fat stupid white trash hippy piece of sh#t. They have hired contractors who have deficated in our yard, called a neighber a f@ggot; illegally disposed of asbestos by dumping it in our yard (we called the EPA for that one); put holes in our walls, floors and ceilings; let the dogs in the building out; left our bakdoor open numerous times; come in while I'm in the shower; have never givenus notice let alonw 24 hrs notice; let a gas leak go unattended for 2 wks until the fire department had to come out; cut through our pipes so that we have been without cold water, hot water or either for as much as 3 days; people have gone through our things and we don't have any heat! I have contacted Community Housing and attorneys (as have the other 8 tenants in the building) but we always get different answers. Can someone please help us?

2007-10-12 17:11:11 · 13 answers · asked by Puppy Owner 2 in Other - Home & Garden

How does the coffee help the plants? what kinds of plants? anything you can tell me!! and please tell me the exact link of were u got the info! thx i need it for my science fair project!

2007-10-12 16:35:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-10-12 16:15:46 · 4 answers · asked by Arika 1 in Garden & Landscape

when you eat the food is not for no thing it does something nice or harming to your body in your daily life.

2007-10-12 16:00:42 · 4 answers · asked by tylaina 1 in Garden & Landscape

I tried fishing it out with a magnet tied to a flexible wire - I caught two bobbie pins but not the twist tie.

2007-10-12 16:00:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anne Teak 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

What is the easiest way to grow Basil?

2007-10-12 15:44:59 · 4 answers · asked by Margastar 6 in Garden & Landscape

I am moving. I have three options. An apartment, A travel trailer, or A house.

An expensive high lined apartment with all the bells and whistles.
A travel trailer fairly new (the kind you go on the road with, option to buy it within a year and own a vacation home !).
A house as a rental, kinda old style, simple, not very snazzy.

Which would you choose and why?

I'm actually torn right now, the apartment is fun, the house is economical (maybe?), the travel trailer I would OWN.
The apartment is possible to lease longer but has no value after a year of payments, the house a possiblity to buy (long commitment.) therefore gaining with the payments but slowly, and travel trailer would be small and cramped but owned and capable of being used for ten more years as a vacation on wheels!

2007-10-12 15:42:19 · 6 answers · asked by lithuim 3 in Other - Home & Garden

i was wondering if by covering a plant ' loosely ' in plastic when the temps dip to 36* at night if that plant generates some sort of heat to actually make it warmer in its tent than the actual air temparature ...i have a cactus i like to leave outdoors as long as possible since the days are still quite pleasant..( and he is a bear to move around)....so i cover him on "frosty" nights with a huge plastic bag and uncover him in the AM to let him enjoy the sun.. i was just wondering if the plant can make his heat in his little plastic "tent"...

2007-10-12 15:24:15 · 2 answers · asked by ? 5 in Other - Home & Garden

some are from 1800s very rusty mostly wish to display for decorating wall above kitchen cabinets

2007-10-12 15:20:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

There are no labels in the cushions to advise me.

Thanks

2007-10-12 15:14:58 · 7 answers · asked by pulldeplug 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

Two years ago we put in a well on our property up north. My husband was running the generator for the well when the generator blew up. He bought a new one but now the water pressure is gone. Is there anything he can do or will we have to call in the experts?

2007-10-12 15:10:32 · 3 answers · asked by bonnie d 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am a female; 14. I am allowed to redo my room finally!. It has been pink sunset with barbie sheets for 10 years. I am able to do whatever I want. Finally, I think I know what I want. My favorite colors are buttery yellow, light blue, and light purple; also black. My main store to get things will be walmart. I love penguines and dots. I found the perfect sheets. Also, I found purple curtains. A black and white blanket, too. I plan on painting my room the yellow and painting my door with black with purple and blue polka dots. Right at the top of my wall I am going to put cute quotes and my favorite quotes. "Life's a sandbox; dig it" and other qurky sayings. My furniture is all white. I have a twin bed, white night stand, and a bookcase. My room is 9x9 +/-. Any suggestions? I plan to seperate the quotes with a circle. Thanks.

Lilly September, Buddy, Riddle, & Junior

<3

2007-10-12 15:09:55 · 12 answers · asked by LilliSeptember 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

My GCFI circut that my deep freezer is plugged into. I didn't have this problem when I moved into my home. Now the circut is tripping off. Do I have to change out the circut braker at the main box, or change the GCFI outlet? There is double 15amp braker in the main box. Can I change to a lager braker such as a double 20amp, if theres such a thing. How can I solve this problem without bringing in an expensive elect guy. But If I have to so be it. Please advise. Thanks

2007-10-12 15:06:16 · 7 answers · asked by all41_0357 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

it is a concrete floor i already ripped out the carpet

2007-10-12 15:02:49 · 7 answers · asked by tristy 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

My question is with all above as well as electrical and plumbing needing to be replaced entirely, is there any way that it would be possible to not spend $30,000 on it. We have some rooms with no studs in the walls, all ceiling are puckered from waterdamage, as well as most walls, termites, and the lack of slab,(unsafe and not structurally sound is what the last builder called our quaint river bed rock? foundation)We also desperately need windows, and siding is a biohazard(a.).I would be willing to do whatever we could do on our own if these things I mentioned, or any advice would be appreciated, we are in southern
Va.

2007-10-12 14:57:23 · 9 answers · asked by tishajan72 4 in Maintenance & Repairs