Home & Garden - 22 October 2007

It's very difficult to keep the grouts clean, what kind of material can replace the tiles and still be waterproof.

2007-10-22 04:10:56 · 4 answers · asked by cc 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-10-22 04:10:03 · 2 answers · asked by lalalaaa 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Do I have to stick with white? There is no natural light or window; the lighting is an incandescent light bulb, and I'm not sure what effect that will have on color. It's a small bathroom with a high white ceiling. The floor is white tile.

The rest of the house has dark blue carpeting and blah light beige walls. Right now our big room (living/dining) is painted yellow, but we're planning on painting that white.

Thanks in advance!

2007-10-22 04:04:57 · 10 answers · asked by 1selkie 6 in Decorating & Remodeling

We are a childless couple and live in a small apartment. It's a 2 bedroom apartment with an open concept living room/dining room and a small kitchen. I study from home and my husband works from home, so we've managed to cram 2 computers in our place, and a whole bunch of my husband's other stuff. Since he started working from home, he had to empty his office and all of his office stuff came home. We've already filled up our storage locker, his office (that's the second bedroom) and there's even stuff in the living room. We don't know what to do. Ideally, we feel like we definitely need to move in a house, because once we have kids, we're going to have to. But, in the meantime, what should we do? I'm thinking maybe rent a public storage space, because I think we definitely need one.

2007-10-22 04:03:01 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-10-22 04:01:06 · 6 answers · asked by planaction 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

The guy in the store told my cousin to leave it running to avoid having the compressor seize. It costs money to leave it running and I said - well in Florida, we have a power failure nearly once a month during the summer and fall, so how much better would this be than leaving it off for 8 months ???

2007-10-22 03:58:21 · 10 answers · asked by charlie k 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We have typically had thousands of those awful little pests in our house in the past few winters. But we had a really bad drought this summer and have yet to have a hard freeze this autumn. We haven't seen a single one, yet this fall...and this is typically when they start showing up.

I read that they thrive in warm, WET summers. Do you think the beetles will be as big a problem as usual?

BTW, If you have had them, what do you do about them?

2007-10-22 03:49:57 · 2 answers · asked by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a vacuum I bought 5 months ago with receipt but no original packaging that quit on me. Can I take it back? Also, I cheeked their stock and they don't carry it anymore...so I guess I have to get a different one? Anyone know the return policy? I'm in a small town and don't want to call and ask about returning a vacuum and them say "no" and then they'll know it'sme if I go in again.

2007-10-22 03:44:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I have a pile of pans and baking dishes that went unwashed for long enough that the vegetable oil/grease/etc. on them has oxidized into a sticky mess that doesn't respond to hot water and detergent. When I try to rub it off, it's like trying to rub off glue. Does anyone know how to get this stuff off? (Never mind why the pans and dishes went unwashed!)

2007-10-22 03:40:39 · 4 answers · asked by Nellie Nobody 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-10-22 03:35:08 · 1 answers · asked by ces l 1 in Garden & Landscape

Light switch at bottom of stairs, One at top of stairs. Controls 2 lights, one at the top of stairs only controls the top one. Changed bottom light switch as its faulty,

Want to know what wires go where... PLEASE!!

2007-10-22 03:23:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-22 03:22:42 · 2 answers · asked by lisa s 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Almost all of my indoor plants are going brown on the tips of the leaves. How do I prevent this? I have a spider plant (Chlorophytom) Peace Lilly , and an Aluminum plant.

2007-10-22 03:17:37 · 5 answers · asked by catluva 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-10-22 02:51:36 · 10 answers · asked by lamarlafong 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

And who is this Philip anyway? It's not me!
Does he still make money from these screwdrivers?

2007-10-22 02:48:36 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a deck on my house... well, the house I'm renting.

For some reason, the person who decided to build the deck didnt install any outdoor lighting...so its literally pitch black at night.

Since I'm renting (and I'll only be living here a few years), I dont want to install actual electric wiring or anything. I just want something to put outside to create a little bit of light. Any ideas?

2007-10-22 02:44:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I want to make a large bookshelf... I want to be able to put up books, but also use it to set up knick-knacks, pictures, etc.

I want to do something simple, but large (like 6ftX6ft, but only like a foot deep)

I'd like to just go to Home Depot or something and buy regular wood and just put it together myself. But all I want to have to do is just nail the pieces together...

Is there a type of wood that is offered that can just be stained without having to do much preparation (like tons of sanding or things like that)?

Also, should I just get a nail gun to put it all together or should I get a drill to hold it together with screws?

I dont have a shop with tons of tools (I dont have a saw either, so I want to purchase the wood ready to go)

Any answers? Thoughts? Advice?

Thanks!

2007-10-22 02:42:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I own a property which I just discovered has some asbestos ductwork as part of the HVAC system. It is largely intact except for the return air duct which looks like it was roughly cut-back in the 1940's to fit over it's opening.

I just had a new HVAC unit put in which replaced (believe it or not) the original one from the 1940's. The new furnace seems to blow air out harder than the old and I'm worried that some old asbestos dust could be now circulating through the air of the house due to the increased air flow.

Is there a way to collect a sample of the air in the house and have it analzyed? I"m thinking maybe of vacumming the house and sending the air filter to a testing lab. Or??????

Thanks in advance for your help on this....

2007-10-22 02:39:07 · 5 answers · asked by Dave LaP 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm very new at gardening but my rose tree (not bush) is doing very well and I want it to stay that way. What can I do to keep it safe from the winter weather?

2007-10-22 02:35:09 · 7 answers · asked by uwishuwereme 2 in Garden & Landscape

how do we figure out how many bags of blown insulation we are going to need?

2007-10-22 02:27:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The stains have been on the pants for a few weeks...help!

2007-10-22 02:04:22 · 6 answers · asked by yaniv c 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

does it need sunlight? iwas told it did not.....i trimmed some dead leaves but how can i get it healthy again

2007-10-22 02:03:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-10-22 01:46:11 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-22 01:32:03 · 8 answers · asked by ananomys 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

must lift 1200 hunderd pounds

2007-10-22 01:02:21 · 1 answers · asked by bebegould 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-10-22 00:59:20 · 2 answers · asked by lalalaaa 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My grape vine has been growing well for about 5 years, but never had any fruit, or even flowers. Is this because I haven't yet pruned it? What should I do?

2007-10-22 00:49:12 · 3 answers · asked by Beth S 1 in Garden & Landscape

For many reasons using any other method - felling, ringmarking etc etc are not options. What I'm looking for is a strong root killer.

2007-10-22 00:32:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape