Home & Garden - 27 November 2007

...About 1/8 inch, round body, usually brown or gray with a dark head. It is usually just one or two -- never a large cluster.

Could it be termites? I live in a Northern Virginia (classified as mid-atlantic) suburb and being that the body shape isn't very ant-like & the fact that it's the Fall and not Spring. I'm hoping it's not a termite infestation...

2007-11-27 01:15:03 · 3 answers · asked by RandomQuestions.. 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-11-27 01:13:23 · 2 answers · asked by Lol A 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

We're in Shropshire

2007-11-27 01:08:34 · 7 answers · asked by Gabby Hayes 2 in Garden & Landscape

well .. almost..

i have "wood" (so i cant stick it in a bath tub or hose it down!!!)
venetian blinds.. it drives me insane trying to clean'em. (i have 26, 21 of them go all the way to the floor!!!) . vacuuming doesnt do a good job. i bought a fluffy blind cleaning gadget which was useless.. tried clean wet cloths but they all sort of leave fluff in the end. so they really dont look perfectly clean and you really want them to look perfectly clean since you have to clean 26 of them!!!! help pleease!!!!

2007-11-27 01:05:05 · 4 answers · asked by elf 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-11-27 01:04:08 · 2 answers · asked by Rene B 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

i would like to hang a curtain over the distance of 5 meters (almost). however, i would like to have it open and close from one side to the other! the curtain has rings in them so they hang from a bar (chrome or steel). the problem is this; would i be able to acheive this without resutling in sagging of the bar! coz i dont want to install a supporting hing in the middle, coz otherwise, i wont be able to open it all the way from side to side! what kind of material for the bar should i use and how should install it in order to prevent any lowering or saggging.

thanks guys most appreciated.

2007-11-27 00:55:57 · 5 answers · asked by Mo 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

One of the lights in our backyard is a lamp post. It’s the kind you see everywhere (4 panes of glass, black metal frame and cap).

The lamp post is located at the edge of our property and when we turn it on it shines on our yard as well as our neighbors. The neighbors don’t want the light, so is there a way to reflect it back onto our yard? We need more light in our yard actually, so the more light we can reflect back to us the better.

What are some ways of doing that? Could I put a reflective film on the glass panes that face the neighbors’ yard? Maybe use something like mylar film?

Or is there a material that is more light-reflective than mylar? And do I need to worry about an increase of heat inside the lighting unit?

Thanks much!

2007-11-27 00:55:07 · 3 answers · asked by S 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I had Thanksgiving dinner at my house and somebody left a hot plate on my dinning room table. Now I have a large white spot on my dinning room table. How do I remove it?

2007-11-27 00:52:59 · 2 answers · asked by aprilmyslf 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

My cousin gave me some hand me down clothes for my baby girl. I really appreciated them as they are adorable but both her and her husband are heavy smokers and the clothes wreak of smoke! We are a non-smoking family and I really need to get the smoke smell out of these clothes! I tried washing them in Baby Dreft but it did nothing. In fact, I threw in some of my baby's other non-smoked clothes, and the smoke permeated to those too! Please help! Only serious replies.

2007-11-27 00:44:59 · 10 answers · asked by sparklelove8702 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I wash dishes in a double sink and in the basin with the dish drying rack, the bubbles come up, soiling the dishes I've just washed and leaves a mildew if I don't clean it every time. Is this something I can fix or is it something I have to live with. Any answers would be much appreciated!

2007-11-27 00:38:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I bought a security light over the weekend at B & Q for just under £30 reduced to £15. I have been quoted "no more than £100" to fit it by a qualified electrician. Am I being ripped off or it that about right?

2007-11-27 00:26:21 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-11-27 00:24:02 · 13 answers · asked by kiran g 1 in Garden & Landscape