Home & Garden - 26 October 2007

2007-10-26 23:59:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

hi there i had the guy who built my pool come over today and do the hand over of all the stuff you get with a ne pool. he put 6 x bags of salt in and whithin 1 hour the pool turned green and he said it would clear up by tomorow cause the water went ito shock mode , as he said. the pool is fitted with a sand filter and a c series cholorinator , its a 6mt x 3.5mt concrete pool with tile ban and pebble create, any 1 have any advice plz
its been runing for 12hrs and is still real green when it started of blue before he put the salt and the stabelizer in .
thanks dave

2007-10-26 23:58:25 · 4 answers · asked by david b 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I don't mean over the access hatch, just over where the sewer pipe runs (1-1.5m below ground level).

2007-10-26 23:35:48 · 12 answers · asked by Quasimojo 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-26 22:34:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-10-26 22:27:48 · 5 answers · asked by rwd24 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-10-26 22:00:18 · 2 answers · asked by Kauma 1 in Other - Home & Garden

My Gerber Daisy plant is planted in a deep planter but above ground. In the NW, it's getting cold at night, and it still has flowers, and new flowers coming in. Is there anything special I need to do to protect the plant during autumn/winter months?
Thank you for all the answers!

2007-10-26 22:00:02 · 2 answers · asked by SAK 6 in Garden & Landscape

like do you put the pump into the return line to the house or into the line going into the hot water heater or a web site I can go that explans it or has a viedo

2007-10-26 21:55:46 · 4 answers · asked by jamflock 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-26 20:45:50 · 3 answers · asked by sumotextiles m 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-10-26 19:41:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

We painted the house two weeks ago. The floors were sanded two days ago. Can I wash the walls and ceilings to remove the sawdust. I was told to wait a fews months because the paint is to fresh.

2007-10-26 19:38:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

i am changing a 3 prong to a 4 prong, how do i wire the breaker in the can?

2007-10-26 19:13:04 · 4 answers · asked by Jack the Toad 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

The remaining branches look like twigs sitting on the yard (next to the house) except the branches remain rooted in the ground. Any suggestions on how to handle this?

2007-10-26 18:55:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-10-26 18:50:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

My basement is finished but not furnished and I have invited 25 couples for playing cards and dinner on nov,2nd . How can I make my basement look cozy because for cards I am renting tables and chairs and dinner I am setting upstairs. I am very nervous because there is no furniture in the basement. Please help me out. Thanks a lot...

2007-10-26 18:37:06 · 4 answers · asked by anamika s 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

I need to install plumbing in my Northern Michigan (cold!) hunting cabin, but want to keep the pressure tank outside and underground if possible. Does anybody make a tank that can simply be buried below the frost line to prevent it from freezing in the winter time? My idea is to bury a tank (if possible) and have it run to a drain-back outdoor hydrant. Then, when I want water inside the cabin during the summer months, I can hook a garden hose from the hydrant to the cabin plumbing, and pressurize the system by turning the hydrant on. When winter comes, I will simply unhook the garden hose and drain the cabin pipes. Idiot-proof way of preventing frozen pipes. And, I will still have accessible water, it will just be outside at the drain-back hydrant. My only roadblock to this "ingeniously-redneck" idea is that I can not find a underground pressure tank. Anybody know if there is such a thing? If so, are they durable enough that they don't need to be dug up and serviced every year?

2007-10-26 18:01:14 · 3 answers · asked by jake p 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Gripper Bags....is that high? What kind of bags do you use and how much are they?

btw, I have no idea what to put this under!

2007-10-26 17:49:06 · 13 answers · asked by Corona 5 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-10-26 17:39:35 · 6 answers · asked by elcid814me 3 in Garden & Landscape

My Anti-static record cleaning doesn't seem to be removing the stains.
But then it is more for cleaning a record to eliminate static.

2007-10-26 17:39:24 · 2 answers · asked by ♆Şрhĩņxy - Lost In Time. 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

Ok, so ever since I moved into my apartment (about 5 months ago) I have been having to replace lightbulbs at least twice a week. Most of the time it was in this one lamp from Ikea, so I got a different one and a new bulb, plugged it in, and viola it burned out the next day.
Now lightbulbs aren't very expensive, but a couple weeks ago, the light in my monitor blew out too (luckily it was still under warranty). I called the electric company and they checked everything outside the apartment and said that it wasn't being caused by them. So I called the landlord and they sent out an electrician who came over today and couldn't find anything wrong with the outlets and told me my lightbulb problems were just a coincidence...
I don't believe him. So does anyone out there have any idea what may be causing this?? So far I've been lucky, but if my tv or something burns out, I'm screwed.

2007-10-26 17:37:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I need a new glass cutting board, but I don't like any of the designs available & I really don't want a clear one. Is it possible to put your own design onto one of these? What is the process that the manufacturers use? I know there are companies that will personalize them for you, but I'm a "do-it-yourselfer" & I'd really like to try it for myself...

2007-10-26 17:15:21 · 6 answers · asked by dogwalker 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

We are renovating a old bathroom that has a nasty silver razor outlet that I want to get rid of. I want it covered safely so I need to know if I to shut off power to the wires or just cap them.
Thanks

2007-10-26 16:59:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

my showerhead has the pink bacteria commonly found in bathrooms on it. I don't want to use any harsh abrasives since I am pregnant. I was thinking about scrubbing it with antibacterial soap. Any thoughts?

2007-10-26 16:48:41 · 3 answers · asked by Ilovehome 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

We are building a pool and considering having the fence made of frameless glass (see link below for pictures). I am interested to hear opinions from people who perhaps already have a pool and maybe have this type of fence. Have any kids (or adults) run into the glass or hurt themselves as they have not seen it? (A bit like birds crash into windows...)

http://www.prestigepoolfencing.com.au/products-frameless-glass-fence.htm

2007-10-26 16:37:19 · 14 answers · asked by Wicked Flamef 2 in Garden & Landscape

Which would be cheaper?

1. Purchasing a lot with an older house and remodeling and updated everything in it.

OR

2. Purchasing a lot and building a new house.

2007-10-26 16:35:47 · 5 answers · asked by KC 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I run a Wednesday night children's service at my church. I need to redo the room. Right now we only have girls, but need to keep the room appealing for boys as well. The children are around 8-10 years old. Further, the pastor wants the room to be functional for adult classes in the future if necessary. I'm running short on ideas, can anyone help?

2007-10-26 15:54:35 · 1 answers · asked by Scott 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-10-26 15:52:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I am replacing elderly people's mailboxes for my Eagle Scout Project. In one area, there are three boxes on a PVC pipe over a large ditch. In order to get the boxes close to the road, there has to be a 4 foot extension from the post to the road. However, I am afraid that the entire structure will be too top heavy and will fall in towards the road. Any suggestions on designs? Thanks.

2007-10-26 15:39:29 · 3 answers · asked by shamu2 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I've heard of these but have never used them.

Are they softer than regular towels? More absorbent?

2007-10-26 15:26:31 · 3 answers · asked by gloop05 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

The old flooring (sheet linoleum) is still ok but now we want to install a new ceramic tile floor over the old linoleum but the adhesive is horrible from those self-stick 12x12 tiles from Lowes (laid down about 6 months ago and we hated it right away but lived with it till now). We used "goo gone" but it's not working well and then the guy at Lowes said oh no, don't use that, it takes a week for it to dry right until we can install the tile floor. Now, we're still worried about getting all that gooooooey adhesive off the floor so we can lay the ceramic tile. Any ideas????

2007-10-26 15:11:30 · 3 answers · asked by Cindy S 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)