Home & Garden - 16 November 2007

The lights in my apartment turn off after about 5 minutes and then turns back on after about 2 minutes. This continues to happen. Any answers?

2007-11-16 06:01:51 · 7 answers · asked by Tonia 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-11-16 06:00:31 · 13 answers · asked by Alan W 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

my maid made a disinfectant of windex mixed with bleach so i sprayed it on my black granite countertops and now the granite has lost it's shine. i immediately cleaned it with the normal stuff i use and everytime it drys it has a dull look versus the old look. what can i do to bring back the shine. is this normal?

2007-11-16 05:59:53 · 4 answers · asked by coldplayfan 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

hubby has a cordless 18volt black and decker circular saw and he says you can't cut round edges without cutting the excess off first. we made a oval table top. it was rectangular, but he cut it off in sections to make the curve, then used his reciproction saw to make the final curve cut. did he do this right, or i say , he could have just used the saw and gone straight around the curve. am i wrong or is he right?

2007-11-16 05:53:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-11-16 05:14:28 · 16 answers · asked by * SeñørITA * 6 in Cleaning & Laundry

What is the best way to lay tile so that you minimise the number of unsightly "edge-on" tiles overall?

To elaborate:

I have some 40cm, fairly thickish ceramic tile. Brown marble-effect surface, white "side profile" (i.e. looking at the tile edge-on).

To me, it seems inevitable that some of it (around the angles of the bathroom, etc), is going to show "edge on", thus exposing the white side profile of the tile.

But.

I have seen tiling jobs (e.g. in hotel bathrooms, etc.) where this appears to have been concealed somehow - the join at the angles is "seamless", and the tile edge cannot be seen (and only the faintest, thinnest line of grout can be seen.)

How do I achieve something like that?

Did they bevel or angle the join, or was it just black magic, lol?

2007-11-16 05:08:30 · 6 answers · asked by Bowzer 7 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-11-16 05:06:19 · 13 answers · asked by Climer 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

What is the best way to lay tile so that you minimise the number of unsightly "edge-on" tiles overall?

To elaborate:

I have some 40cm, fairly thickish ceramic tile. Brown marble-effect surface, white "side profile" (i.e. looking at the tile edge-on).

To me, it seems inevitable that some of it (around the angles of the bathroom, etc), is going to show "edge on", thus exposing the white side profile of the tile.

But.

I have seen tiling jobs (e.g. in hotel bathrooms, etc.) where this appears to have been concealed somehow - the join at the angles is "seamless", and the tile edge cannot be seen (and only the faintest, thinnest line of grout can be seen.)

How do I achieve something like that?

Did they bevel or angle the join, or was it just black magic, lol?

2007-11-16 05:04:46 · 5 answers · asked by Bowzer 7 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-11-16 05:02:10 · 6 answers · asked by 2craz4u 3 in Garden & Landscape

We live in an apartment (no kids, just my brother, my boyfriend, me and the puppy) and I just can't think of anywhere to hang the stockings. Our living room (where I want to hang them) is soo crowded. We have two couches that make an L and one has a wall behind it but it taken by a piece of art. One wall is pretty much entirely covered by glass leading out to our balcony, and the last wall has our long entertainment center on it and our TV (with art on the walls to the side). I was going to get those stoocking hangers and line them across the entertainment center, but, that where we decided to put the nativity! It would look horrible to have a snowman and santa stocking hanger poking into the nativity. There are also no real doorways that I could hang them. I'm in a bind. Please help me out :) I'm looking for a good creative classy idea Thanks

2007-11-16 05:00:42 · 8 answers · asked by Kelly S 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I am trying to figure out if a 5 acre pond is feasible on a 20+ acre site. Assuming the land is suitable to hold water, and not too tree-filled. I wouldnt want anything to do with damming a creek or river, just a pond in the middle of the parcel (for fishing/swimming) The spoils could be kept on site, but the digging would all be contracted out. just wondered if anyone has any experience with this. Was the cost beyond what you expected? has the pond "mucked" up. how important is the groundwater table vs runoff. Looking for property in northern michigan, but dont have it yet. Just wondered what kind of property characteristics are best for the pond. Any help would be much appreciated

2007-11-16 04:41:12 · 6 answers · asked by bigdonut72 4 in Garden & Landscape

2007-11-16 04:37:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Since living in my apartment I have had a hard time waking up everyday, and im usually very tired. I just realized that I have a huge Electrical pole with tons of wires right outside my 3rd floor bedroom windows. What can I do with Feng Shui, to deflect all that electricity coming into my room? *No sarcastic answers please*

2007-11-16 04:23:47 · 7 answers · asked by JP 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I disagree with someone because they say it is and I have a hard time believing that. To my knowledge Windex is for glass cleaning not regular surface cleaning.

Anyone know an answer?

Thank you

2007-11-16 04:18:50 · 3 answers · asked by Shawl B 1 in Other - Home & Garden

The laminate has to be removed off this paper if not I have to pay big $$$$ to replace it. I don't have that kind of money is there anyone in the Texas area that can do it?

2007-11-16 04:09:37 · 2 answers · asked by yeyita3000 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Hi I recently sanded my dining room floor and experience a number of problems. Firstly half of the rooms floorboards were rotten so we had to replace them with new ones that are a completely different colour to the old ones. And secondly we varnished the boards in a clear dulux varnish that has no replaced the dirt so our boards look permanently dirty. The room has been decorated so i want to avoid sanding again at all cost - any ideas. By the way the rest of the house is real hardwood flooring and i was considering putting that down but when i realised that it would involve the skirting boards being move i had second thoughts - Any ideas?

2007-11-16 03:23:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Should I be doing it after every time I do a....number 2, or should it be less often? Like once a week?

2007-11-16 02:47:23 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I want to glue a phone to its stand and it has to be super strong!

2007-11-16 02:37:56 · 10 answers · asked by ob1kenobi 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

A friend had had one removed and nothing has grown on that spot for three years!

2007-11-16 02:37:56 · 5 answers · asked by tim h 4 in Garden & Landscape

I preparing to sand my two rooms which total 510 sq ft. They are rather even except for a few boards any idea what grits to start and escalate too? and how many sheets i should need of each? and also are the drum sanders at home depot good use? thank you and any tips are greatly appreciated

2007-11-16 02:31:01 · 5 answers · asked by tyrone c 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I've painted the quarter round already and want to install it to finish off my dining room. I have oak hardwood floors and I am doing this myself, with no knowledge or possession of a nail gun, so I am wondering if I can do this with "No More Nails" instead. It seems so much easier to glue them on. I don't want to screw things up if the glue is going to damage the floors, but the advertising on the No More Nails product says it is designed for such usage as trimwork.

2007-11-16 02:25:54 · 8 answers · asked by nomad2224 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I'm just about to put up a 42inch LCD Tv (28kg) onto a plasterboard wall, there aren't any convenient wood studs to put it onto, can I use Heavy duty hollow wall anchors to put the tv and bracket onto up on the wall? can the plasterboard take the weight?

2007-11-16 02:20:23 · 23 answers · asked by Paul 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

i want one

2007-11-16 02:09:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Which is better, mulching the grass or bagging the grass afterwards? Can you mulch all year round or is it only for specific times? I am interested in a small mulching lawnmower but don't know whether it is better than a small collecting lawnmower.

Thanks.

2007-11-16 02:07:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-11-16 01:20:57 · 6 answers · asked by mister? 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

He says that there is a high risk of the toilet blocking. If this is true (probably is) can we do anything to mitigate the problem?

2007-11-16 01:19:59 · 5 answers · asked by Happy Us 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Whenever I turn it on it smells like something is burning....it smells horrible...like how plastic burning smells. Any ideas? We haven't used it for the whole summer....is it just that we haven't used it for so long or what? The area we live in has a lot of moisture in the air....it gets really hot during the day and really cold during mornings/nights.

2007-11-16 00:42:48 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

i am searching for a book that describe a complete process to build and house with stones. i need a book with a full description and complete illustrations.

please help me

2007-11-16 00:41:24 · 1 answers · asked by gahan78 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-11-16 00:40:53 · 10 answers · asked by Nicole G 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I installed a new compressor on a refrigerator it runs fine with no leaks but will not cool. i was told i may have to get the air out of system. If this is so how to go about doing this?

2007-11-16 00:22:45 · 6 answers · asked by Tim O 3 in Maintenance & Repairs