Home & Garden - 22 October 2007

2007-10-22 10:03:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I need to put in a new circuit breaker in my house, from an old fuse box. Does that require us to re-wire our house?

2007-10-22 09:55:51 · 4 answers · asked by sunflower0139 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-10-22 09:55:21 · 8 answers · asked by the only booboobear 4 in Garden & Landscape

I think that a twin bed and a single bed are the same size but my husband feels differently. We need a bunk bed for our kids and my husband insistes on getting a single bed mattress one because it is smaller. Is this true>?>?????

2007-10-22 09:54:23 · 6 answers · asked by Heather 2 in Other - Home & Garden

i live in missouri and whats the best time to plant one

2007-10-22 09:38:29 · 4 answers · asked by theemover 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have two trees both are tall but not thick or huge. Just need to cut some limbs that are overreaching to my roof and the neighbors yard.Found an independant landscaper he's wants to charge $500 for trimming the trees and clearing the gutters. Is that a good price others have been telling me it's not.

Thanks

2007-10-22 09:35:59 · 11 answers · asked by utcreed 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-10-22 09:32:25 · 5 answers · asked by jenn 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-22 09:25:47 · 6 answers · asked by man5on77 1 in Garden & Landscape

Hi there,
I have just started a veggie garden and will be watering via hose or bucket (due to water restrictions). Just wondering about how long I should water each plant for? I usually put half a bucket of water on each plant is that enough? I'm watering every couple of days at the moment as I've only just put the seedlings in, however I would like to water once a week. If watering once a week would half a bucket of water for each plant be enough? The plants are eggplant, tomato, zucchini etc.

2007-10-22 09:17:36 · 5 answers · asked by Cara L 2 in Garden & Landscape

i was wondering about that

2007-10-22 09:15:57 · 7 answers · asked by kingkong9274 3 in Other - Home & Garden

I've got a project coming up and I'm trying to figure out which is better to use. My project will be a desk (for indoor use of course). I don't have a lot of expensive tools so I need a material that will already be a smooth surface (free of spliters) okay for writing. The material doesn't have to be wooden (I thought of plywood and then someone suggested OSB) but I hear alot of MDF being used on HGTV. Please help with anything you can .. thanks

2007-10-22 09:13:15 · 8 answers · asked by La Flaca 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I am willing to do many things the room is big but is all brick with a small carpet

2007-10-22 09:12:43 · 6 answers · asked by adadevoh3000 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

the leaves are growin out like a coil and then some break or weaken? Not all leaves doing this.most of them great and gettin big quick. Do i gently tie leaves until certain length,or is something wrong with it?

2007-10-22 09:10:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

What is the best way to deal with termites.

2007-10-22 09:10:22 · 6 answers · asked by Sponge B 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a second glass panel over my window that I want to open. Its attached with some rubbery plaster material. Any ideas on how to remove it?

2007-10-22 09:09:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Hi everyone. I had a question. I recently moved into this house and basically there is no landscaping. Therefore, I called out landscaping service and they basically want $2000 to put in grass. So I wanted to see if I could do it myself. Can anyone give me some advice? Basically right now, there is some soft dirt around the yard. Someone at work told me to spread some fertilizer first, rake it around, then put some sod over it, and then water like crazy. Does this sound right? I would appreciate info. Thanks!!!

2007-10-22 09:08:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

the candles i buy at wal-mart burn too fast, i heard somewhere that u can soak them in something before you light it and it will be slow burning, is that true?

2007-10-22 09:07:16 · 6 answers · asked by gurlynmgurl 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

What will be the best protective coat for my wood dog house? I live in LA where sunray is pretty strong as well as morning dew and stuff. What is your recommendation on wood trestment for the dog house to maintain fresh look for years to come?

Thank you in advance!!!

2007-10-22 08:53:36 · 5 answers · asked by trapeak 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

we're renting an apartment and we haven't had hot water in over a month now. We had our power company (who install and mantain the water heaters in our area) come in and take a look. Everything seemed fine with the hot water heater, it was turned up high enough, and the pipe leading from it was hot. The strange thing is, we get hot water in our shower if we turn on the kitchen tap. But that is the ONLY time we get hot water anywhere in the house. The kitchen tap sporadically will turn hot for 30 seconds or so then goes back to luke warm or cold. The only thing I can see that is odd is that our tap in the kitchen is opposite (it runs somewhat warm when its on the labelled cold side, and vice versa). Our landlord has apparently been in touch with our power company and he claims they just need to change our hot water tank but we've had problems with our landlord before so it may be he's trying to get out of a bigger job then what it really is. Anyone know what the problem may be?

2007-10-22 08:42:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

There is a slow drip in my basement coming down from behind the wall directly behind the Bathtub faucet. The faucet fixture is an old sears homart fixture and when I turn the water on it is leaking back into the faceplate of the faucet then behind the wall. I can tell this because the faceplate drips into the tub, and it also leaks out of the shower engager. How do I fix this without taking the tile and wall apart to change out the fixture? The nozzle doesn't really screw in tight. It finishs its turn tight only into an upright position. I think the washer behind it may also be deteriorated. Shouldnt the washer also keep water from leaking behind it? Anyway, any thoughts on the subject would be helpful. Thank you so much.

2007-10-22 08:39:13 · 2 answers · asked by kokopelli4luck 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Just bought metal doors with just primer on them. What is the best paint to use, and apply?

2007-10-22 08:36:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

i trying to remove tile off my bathroom floor but i don't want to take it all up. It was a flood in my bathroom so in order to fix it I had to break a few pices of tile. What is the best way to do it?

2007-10-22 08:33:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-22 08:32:03 · 5 answers · asked by barry c 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I live on the ground floor of an apartment building. The foundation is a concrete slab. In summer it's humid, and sometimes the kitchen floor actually gets condensation on it. I figure if that's happening on the kitchen floor, it's probably happening under the carpet too.
Yesterday I came home and my apartment stank so badly of mildew it started to make me feel ill. The apartment has always sort of had the smell, but it was just awful.
I let in as much sunshine as possible, and generally try to air the joint out as much as possible, but now winter is fast approaching, and I can't just air it out.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to #1 get rid of the stink, and #2 approach my landlord regarding this.
From what I can tell they must of had some mold troubles in the past cos the lease has all sorts of rules regarding running the fan after you shower (Unfortunately the fan doesn't suck the air outside, it just rotates it), limiting the number of house plants people have, ect

2007-10-22 08:24:05 · 6 answers · asked by ladydrae 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-10-22 08:22:48 · 3 answers · asked by Gary H 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

The tips of the leaves turn brown and then the entire leaf shrivels up and i pick it off. It hasn't flowered since I brought it home from the plant store and all the flowers that were once on it died within the first week. I tried less light, I tried more, I tried less water, I tried more. I re-potted it with miracle grow into a larger pot. It's hardley more that a couple of tiny shriveled leaves and when I bought it, it was tall and exotic looking and nice. I don't know what to do..... the people in my office laugh at my poor little dying plant. : (

2007-10-22 08:15:08 · 2 answers · asked by dandyascandy4u 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-10-22 08:12:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Can anyone tell me what kind of hammer is used for riveting and what is used to support the rivet?

2007-10-22 08:11:39 · 7 answers · asked by Lorza 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I need a 12 foot ladder to get on top of my roof, but I don't want to buy one when I'm only going to use it for like an hour. Do places like Orchard Supply, Ace, Lowes, or Home Depot rent them out for a fee? Does anyone know?

2007-10-22 08:05:50 · 9 answers · asked by Kiara 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

It looks like some of these limbs have been dead for years. If it helps I live in North-East Ohio.

2007-10-22 08:05:41 · 3 answers · asked by rv_camp 2 in Garden & Landscape