Home & Garden - 16 October 2007

2007-10-16 10:17:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

If I am not wrong Solid hardwood is one piece hardwood, engineering is multiple peice sheets glued on top of each other and Laminated is just plastic. Please correct me.

Here is my situation. I just purchased townhouse, which has ceramic tiles installed and I want to replace it with hardwood. I will be staying in this house for approx 5 years and I want to install something that look good for these 5 years, which can also help me in selling after 5 years and does not require me to spend couple of thousand dollar every couple of years to maintain/polish it or change it.
Total area I am considering would be around 400 sq ft including living room and common area and does not include dining or kitchen.
I don't want to spend lot of money but also don't want to get something that look cheap (now or after couple of years of use).
http://www.epinions.com/Pergo_Laminate_Flooring/display_~reviews
this site says that laminate has problem of scratches too.
Please suggest among these three types.

2007-10-16 09:52:32 · 8 answers · asked by sam 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

......you paint the interior of your home?

I love splashes of color!

2007-10-16 09:48:13 · 12 answers · asked by Kim 6 in Decorating & Remodeling

I need a new kitchen has anyone experience of IKEA and would they reccommend them, are the units well made and easy to assemble and fit, or is it better to get a fitter in?

2007-10-16 09:35:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

So this is probably the weirdest question I've asked...but...

My man appreciates a clean, tidy house and I like to do that for him, but one of the things that makes are place "chaotic" is his desk area. I'd like to clean the area, but I don't want to rearrange his stuff to the point where he can't find it....

... and normally I'd ask him, but he'll just say "oh don't worry about it."

So my question is this, as someone who does this professionally for other people...what do you do to make a desk area neat and clean without "disorganizing" the person's chaos... we're talking piles on the floor, around the desk, under, on... etc

HELP!? :)

2007-10-16 09:34:40 · 3 answers · asked by ladylove 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

I was in an office and all the electric outlets and light switches were red. What does that mean? It was not for decoration.

2007-10-16 09:26:42 · 6 answers · asked by David B 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am a stay at home mom of 3 kids. My oldest is 4, and I'm pregnant with #4. I'm at the point in my pregnancy where if my kids would let me sleep all day long, I would. I'm tired, and unmotivated. I try to keep the house clean, but it seems like as soon as I finish one room, and move to the next, the first one is a disaster again. I have no clue as to solve this problem. I also would like someone to help me with a scedule that isn't too scary for me. I need a schedule that I can do. I've tried a schedule before, but couldn't stick to it, because it was waaay too specific. If someone out there knows what I'm talking about, please help me.

2007-10-16 09:15:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-10-16 09:04:09 · 9 answers · asked by cavatelli2002 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Due to the width of my driveway and slope of the street, I am installing a steel frame gate. Each gate will be approx. 8.5 feet wide. The post will have to be 8 - 8.5 feet above ground. Will a 5 1/4 inch post do or is it over kill? At 8.5 feet above ground, how deep should the post go in the ground, I am thinking 4 feet minumum set in concrete.

2007-10-16 08:50:21 · 4 answers · asked by smd6169 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have 1 pendant I want to polish up and clean so I don't want to buy a whole thing of silver cleaner just for that. Are there any common substances you can use to clean it (its silver plated) that I might have around the house already?

2007-10-16 08:49:10 · 11 answers · asked by stardustlost87 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

My last washer never worked in my unit I am moving from. They fixed it once almost a year later it worked for 1 month and broke again. Still left unfixed. So im kind of use to the laundry in huge mounds. Should I get the washer and dryer in the next place that I move into? The price difference is 140.00 more a month for the washer and dryer. I have two small kids under the age of 3.

2007-10-16 08:42:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Our council is going to run a pilot scheme to collect garden waste, this will save it going into lanfill and will be composted.
I compost my own but some people dont.

2007-10-16 08:38:27 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

What is the best way to remove a wallpaper border? There is a hidious border on the masterbedroom/bathroom that will have to go before we move in, but it's a rental so I can't mess with the paint under the wallpaper...any help?

2007-10-16 08:36:07 · 7 answers · asked by TMama 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The freezer is part of a refrigerator/freezer combo (upright/separate doors) Subzero brand about 15 yrs old.

2007-10-16 08:31:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

After washing and drying them they smell sour. Why? What do I do?

2007-10-16 08:26:41 · 21 answers · asked by Kat 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

my battered and bruised fingers are in dire need for a solution to this simple, yet not so, act of hammering.. any tips???

2007-10-16 08:24:28 · 17 answers · asked by chunkee monkey 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

in a room in my basement there is a wall that i want to put cabinets on, but right smack dab in the middle of the wall( concrete block wall) is a outlet. it drops down from the ceiling about halfway down the wall and is obviously in a metal pipe thingy. im thinking maybe i could bend the pipe and just have that outlet near the ceiling, which would actually work well in that area. can i do it do you think? or should i call an electrician. im pretty hands on so i would like to try.

2007-10-16 08:22:08 · 7 answers · asked by dali333 7 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

a naptkin on fire just went on a carpet thing in front of my sink and now there is a black spot on there from like the carpet hairs burning how can i get the black out?

2007-10-16 08:18:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I am allergic to bleach and pregnant and concerned about hurting my baby by poisoning our food with harsh sprays. However, I do not want to risk getting food poisoned or ill with bacteria. Our fridge is brand new and has dirt inside it from the maintenance men who installed it. Any help would be highly appreciated! I was wondering if antibacterial dawn dish soap would work followed by vinegar. Thanks. :)

2007-10-16 08:15:53 · 10 answers · asked by Ilovehome 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Im not sure of the name, but its small tulip flowers are creamy pink.

Thanx

2007-10-16 08:14:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

hi, I live in the Los Angeles area (Culver City) to be more precise. I am looking for someone (like a contractor / handyman/ plumber ) to install a new bathroom sink, faucet and mirror. Does anyone have any advice on where to hire someone for this job? I was thinking about going to the local hardware store and asking the workers for suggestion; but I like to know what you all out there think.

thanks in advance for your responses.

2007-10-16 08:11:11 · 4 answers · asked by guyincognito2 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Not such a fun job ;) I do have pledge multi-surface (and please remember to keep room well-ventilated when using any type of cleaning or other solvents) which, thankfully, does not have as much of a noxious odor as other disinfectants, however, I've been putting off cleaning my bathroom and have not gotten out to do my errands as of late. Perhaps just writing this can help me get up and moving :) While I'm out doing errands, I should purchase some vinyl (don't smell so bad like the latex and some people are allergic to latex anyway, just fyi :) gloves. Cvs sometimes has a box of 50.

2007-10-16 08:07:29 · 4 answers · asked by jannsody 7 in Cleaning & Laundry

singer 5528

2007-10-16 08:05:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have an old case garden tractor with a kolher 10hp engine but i cant find i serial number on the tractor to find out when it was built? Model and year unknown by me. thanks Don

2007-10-16 07:53:33 · 1 answers · asked by myabby1515 1 in Garden & Landscape

My wife want the living room rugs out & laminated wood. Problem is, I have 2 sets of stairs one going up with carpet, wood rail on one side & wall on the other but these are the kind you can see through, (called "no risers") I think & the other steps to basement, carpeted but Full risers or normal kind, are the steps hard to laminate with fake hardwood, I have some basic carpentry skills. If it's real hard & more expensive should I just leave the steps carpeted. I was wondering what goes on the sides, where the step meets the wall part?
Thanks
jamie

2007-10-16 07:51:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My husband and I are designing the layout for our new home now, and we have everything just about settled. If you designed your own home's layout, what would you have done differently... or even if you bought your own home, what would you change?
Thanks!

2007-10-16 07:41:40 · 10 answers · asked by amber 18 5 in Decorating & Remodeling

Air freshner
Febreeze
Scented candles
Incense
Oils...?

2007-10-16 07:39:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-10-16 07:31:35 · 8 answers · asked by **Roded** 1 in Garden & Landscape

I live in a terraced house in the countryside. Want to give my house a name, any sensible ideas?

2007-10-16 07:24:18 · 15 answers · asked by liverpoollass 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

It worked fine until last night...suddenly all suction is from the hose only (up by the handle)...very little suction with the floor brush. Normally this happens when it is completely upright (suction automatically goes to hose) but suction at floor brush all other times....Now..none at floor any time.

2007-10-16 07:01:14 · 3 answers · asked by Greg M 3 in Maintenance & Repairs