Home & Garden - 2 December 2007

How many times do i need to rinse? How much detergent? When to apply bleach? Thanks. ^_^

2007-12-02 23:53:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I need to insulate my exterior facing walls in my home. They are too thin to add foam or blow in insulation to.
Instead of removing the plaster board walls that we have now and adding insulation then replacing the old walls with drywall...
I thought I could add that dense foam board and cover that with drywall.
Would that work to insulate well?

Presently you can feel the cold air blowing in from the outside because we just don't have any insulation at all in our wall.
I'm hopefull that by adding this foam board and drywall layer this will cut back on wasted money/energy trying to keep our home warm/cool

2007-12-02 23:48:33 · 6 answers · asked by nataliexoxo 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

my builders going to do it, and support with acros and steel beam ect ect

the wall above is 8 x8 feet

i dont want to be bothered with the council they take to long

2007-12-02 23:22:01 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have recently purchased some solid oak laminate flooring, my partner is going to lay it and wants to put it straight over the exsisting carpet, Does anyone know if this will be ok or will it cause problems in the future?

2007-12-02 22:28:36 · 22 answers · asked by Hannah P 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

an electricity carrying cable at the side of my garden, he has got a massive lights design, but he says not to worry as xmas
decoration power is free until the 5th of January, I`m in uk, I`m
slightly worried as my meter is whizzing round like mad, is he right?

2007-12-02 21:34:13 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-12-02 21:12:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-12-02 21:05:29 · 6 answers · asked by madiallen 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-12-02 20:27:58 · 3 answers · asked by Sandra D 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-12-02 20:25:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

It is now 5 feet tall and just coming into bloom. Is this an Xmas 'mum, I am rather confused

2007-12-02 20:22:25 · 8 answers · asked by S Lounger 2 in Garden & Landscape

It's not a lot of mould but its still disgusting looking

I would have to make sure its really really clean before I even think of eating off it again so how can I make it squeaky clean?

2007-12-02 19:16:05 · 7 answers · asked by StylishRiot ☮ 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

Well my backyard is composed of clay soil, so like is clay soil pretty much clay ? So can I use it to start molding things ?

2007-12-02 19:08:03 · 3 answers · asked by kernal 3 in Garden & Landscape

So like we moved into a new home, and I'm really into planting things like trees and fruit and stuff, but the dirt in our backyard is very poor. It's weird like clay or something, when it gets wet is all gummy and the water doesn't get very far down. When its dry which it usually is, its hard like a rock and I'm sure it's not good dirt for plants :/ What kinda of dirt is this though ? And what can I do to make it like not suck so much ?

2007-12-02 18:52:16 · 4 answers · asked by kernal 3 in Garden & Landscape

My daughters homework has a clue of garden plant with these letters S A T R E,only one more letter can be added.Any ideas?

2007-12-02 18:49:27 · 7 answers · asked by snikleback 5 in Garden & Landscape

I was told there are two type of holly plants, male and female. I bought one with berries, but don't know if that is really true or not. What is that type? Does it need another type indoors near it? I think it does outside to propagate... any info would help, I'm kind of new to taking care of plants indoors.

2007-12-02 18:17:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

In my apartment, the maintenance person badly wired an electric outlet during a repair, and when I went to switch a nearby light on, I was jolted with a full load. I was not wearing shoes for insulation (just socks). I experienced some moderate pain and tingling in the arm. Is there any chance for long term damage? Or can I assume that there are no serious problems as the pain seems to be receding?

2007-12-02 18:09:57 · 12 answers · asked by jjrousseau 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

a queen?

2007-12-02 18:07:30 · 20 answers · asked by asdfgh 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

We live near Seattle. It rains a lot. It snows on occasion, not usually hard. Rarely, there are windstorms and we have lots of tall trees that like to drop their branches during such storms. Our roof has a pretty normal pitch.

What roofing material would last the longest, require the least maintenance, be easy to repair, and really be the best damn investment into a home we plan to be in for a long time? Any articles you recommend we read?

Thank you!

2007-12-02 17:57:38 · 1 answers · asked by dryta_ld 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I live on a farm and am considering to dismantle some of my many un-needed stone walls and to turn around and sell the stones to make a decent profit, but whom can I sell the stones to? Concrete companies, gravel companies, etc?

2007-12-02 17:53:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I have two frangipani trees that I have grown from cuttings, they were planted about 4 months ago and doing well. I have been watering them every two weeks I would like to know what sort of fertilizer to use on them or should I not worry about it? Ive heard they thrive on neglect. I live in a tropical climate in the north of Australia. Thanks any other tips are welcome

2007-12-02 17:47:46 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

If you do any sewing, most likely you have a pin cushion that looks like a tomato with a little dangling bud attached to it. Does this bud serve a purpose other than just being decorative? I don't think these pin cushions are regional just to my area.

2007-12-02 17:43:16 · 10 answers · asked by Ladybug II 6 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

is there anyway you can get permanent marker stains of ivroy piano keys. bassicly i wrote in blue marker on these perices of masking tape and i stuck them on the keys so i new which ones were A, b, c, d etc. (im learning by the way) and the other day i peeled them off and there this sort of blue marker tinge to the keys now. What can i do this piano is 150yrs and a old family heriloom?

thx

2007-12-02 17:12:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-12-02 16:54:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Do you know if I will be able to get replacements easily or do I need to buy a new mixer? It's an Oster brand. Thanks!

2007-12-02 16:38:24 · 3 answers · asked by cmd0622 3 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a rice cooker which I had to partially take apart so I could clean it and allow it to dry out after putting a cup of water into it (it wasn't on when I did this) . I accidentally unplugged 2 wires (one black and one white) when I was taking it apart. I have identified where they need to go, but I am not sure which order to plug them in. One of the connectors has an L symbol next to the connector and the other has a N symbol. I think I need to plug the white cable into the N, and the black cable into the L. I am a little uncertain if I have them plugged in, so I haven't tried the rice cooker yet.

2007-12-02 16:31:21 · 6 answers · asked by Adam D 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I am looking for two small-medium size trees for my backyard. I would like something that is not too big in height (possibly around 20' tall, and 10' wide at most). I was considering Flowering Plum trees, but am told they are messy. This is a south facing yard, and they will be in full sun. Any good trees I should consider?

2007-12-02 16:30:55 · 9 answers · asked by |J|A|K|E| 1 in Garden & Landscape

where can i get something relatively small and portable to monitor ozone levels? im talking like a walk in store i dont have time to deal with any online stores and i live in phoenix, arizona.

2007-12-02 16:25:21 · 3 answers · asked by Nick R 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a DeWalt DW746x table saw that came without the 30" rail system. I need the rail system, but cannot figure out how to get it or a decent alternative.

2007-12-02 16:24:27 · 3 answers · asked by thomas m 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I went to open the garage door when it was closed from the pad and the lights blinked and popped so I thought I just blew the bulbs. Well, I replaced the bulbs but nothing happens when I hit the pad to try and make the door go up. I've also hit the 'learn' button but nothing. The unit has power so I'm not sure what is wrong. I unplugged it and then used the learn button again but same result, nothing. Also when I push the light button on the pad, I hear the click for the lights but nothing happens. The same thing happens when I push the open on the pad and I hear the click sound again. This one isn't in the manual so I'm not sure what to do.

Ideas?

2007-12-02 16:24:11 · 3 answers · asked by druen99 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I tried naptha-something (ligher fluid) and they smell good but are still stained. I'm snowed in for several days and have everything in my 72 hour kit except dishwasher detergent.

I'm not exactly in the throes of death, but I would like some clean dishes to eat off of.

Here's a list of some of the items I have that might make good candidates: Could you give some advice or recipe for detergent? (machine wash, not hand dish soap.)

1. Lots of clorox.
2. salt
3. pepper.
4. Hand soap ( several bars, some liquid)
5. dandruff shampoo, shampoo/conditoner (other brand)
6. Lighter fluid.
7. canned heat.
8. one kitten (Just kidding!)
9. Honey (lots of it.)
10. Canola Oil.
11. Peanut butter - lots of it.
12. saline nasal spray 3 ounces.
13. waterless cat-bath.
14. Foam carpet refresher - Super pet!
15. Elmer's glue.
16. Pepto-bismol
17. 650 ml of gin. (mostly commited to moe important uses.)

If you're going to be sarcastic, at least give SOMETHING useful!

2007-12-02 16:23:43 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry