Home & Garden - 9 December 2007

love , life some thing on that line if u know can u plz help me

2007-12-09 23:56:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

we have the curtain, the inner sheath rod, and the top canopy rod. The windows have about a 2 inch frame inside. the curtain rods we got that should fit are too small. and how far out to we extend the curtains?

2007-12-09 23:51:54 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My wife is demanding a new dish washer but the one we have is less than 7 years old.
The problem is that it doesn't clean very well ( and my wife claims it just throws the food around ). When we have a cup that collects the water it usually will have a lot of grit in it that resembles sand. It also leaves a pretty hefty haze on everything. We have tried different soaps, different settings and additives. I usually run the garbage disposal and the hot water prior to running a load.
Other issues we have is that our water softener does not work but we have city water (with a water treatment plant in our city) and we don't have much water pressure on our hot water.
I just want to make sure it is the dishwasher and not something else or that the hose is clogged.
I have a lot of young children who like to be right in the middle of any project I do so my wife has to take them away and I would prefer to not waste time chasing theories. Does anyone have a suggestion?

2007-12-09 23:35:53 · 9 answers · asked by butnozzle 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-09 23:26:03 · 2 answers · asked by shelly 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Whenever I wash my machine-washable down comforter it sheds. I take it out of the dryer and there are feathers poking out and stick all over it.

2007-12-09 23:14:49 · 3 answers · asked by shugeradog 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I am wanting to buy a silverware set with cowboy boots, ect..... on them. i really need yalls help to help me find this. Pleas put a picture and the address so i can look at it. Thank you all soooooo much.

2007-12-09 23:08:25 · 2 answers · asked by Country Grl :P 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-12-09 22:53:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

4.5cm dia x 10cm long course sanding sleeves

2007-12-09 22:44:26 · 3 answers · asked by Errol F 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

will look good on my walls?

I'm planning to paint the walls by the entrance purple and the rest of my dinning room green, how do you feel about it...

I'm definetly using green, could you give me any other suggestions?

2007-12-09 22:11:56 · 14 answers · asked by ele 5 in Decorating & Remodeling

I want to emulsion the walls in my front room
At present they are wallpapered.They are in good condition.
Can I emulsion over the paper. I understand I cannot paint over vinyl. How do I know if the paper is vinyl?

2007-12-09 22:03:10 · 1 answers · asked by mickymo1 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-12-09 21:05:49 · 3 answers · asked by shinert1 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

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2007-12-09 20:04:58 · 9 answers · asked by cucumis_sativus 5 in Garden & Landscape

2007-12-09 20:02:10 · 4 answers · asked by krtwhite 2 in Garden & Landscape

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2007-12-09 19:58:27 · 4 answers · asked by cucumis_sativus 5 in Other - Home & Garden

I'm hoping someone can help us.
We will have just closed on our first house 2 weeks ago Monday. We had a full house inspection done, which showed low water pressure and the inspector recommended the "well" pump be replaced. Now, we hired a guy to replace the well pump. He checked the well pump and said it wasn't bad, but the foot valve to the well itself needs to be replaced. The problem is.We can't FIND the well! And no, we're not idiots! There is more than an acre and I really don't want to dig up every single inch of land to find it. I called the County Courthouse to see if they had maps of the property on record, and their records only go back to 1977, the house was originally built in 1945. We've tried following the water out line from the well pump in the basement, dug down 6 feet, and still nothing. We've tried having someone "witch" it, dug where they said, still nothing. We tried a metal detector and picked up all sorts of things but haven't found the well. Any suggestions?

2007-12-09 18:35:55 · 8 answers · asked by Rushell T 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I live in a house built in 1950, I have not had it sweept since I did not want to waste $$ if it is something else. The smoke comes in the room some and smells up the room and makes the front of the fireplace black so I do not use it.

2007-12-09 18:23:24 · 18 answers · asked by GabbyGal 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

I was wondering if anyone knew of a good size refrigerator. It has to be big and be able to fit alot of food My Grandma runs a day care and has alot of food stored at her house at one time so the biger the better. Althought I said that the refrigerator has to be big, PLEASE keep in mind that I do not have that much money for it. My family is all throwing in and we only have about $500-900 so please help me if you can by giving me some name of refrigerator's and I will look them up. If anyone know whare I could get a refrigerator at this price that would be helpful to. Thank for you help

2007-12-09 17:22:34 · 2 answers · asked by Missy 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

Every time the water is disposed from the washing machine their is no proper outflow , the water flows outside the pipe .The same connection is there for the kitchen drain & the drain water is flown out to the kitchen ....plse let me know if there is a solution to clean the drain pipe.

2007-12-09 16:49:25 · 5 answers · asked by vrathika h 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Ok so, my dog chewed a wire in half so I tried to connect it again and when I plugged it into the wall in my room, everything in my room went out and now nothing in the room will turn on and none of the outlets work. Does anyone know if this is a permanent problem or can it be easily fixed? Also, my tv was plugged into the wall so is that completely gone now? or is it just not working in the outlets? Please help!!

2007-12-09 16:48:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have used Toyostove Kerosene heater for many years to supply extra heat in the winter. I simply wouldn't ever want to be without it because of the wonderful heat it gives. It cuts my house heat in half each year. I was wondering how prevalent they are and how many other people use them as a means of supplementary heat, or emergency heat if the power goes out. Do you own and use one? Do you like it? does it save on your heating bills as it does on mine? Just wondering.

2007-12-09 16:46:50 · 6 answers · asked by GasLight 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

what is the diffrence between ply wood and laminated wood?
Thanks,

2007-12-09 16:17:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I am interested in learning to make easy canvas paint and put them on the wall but it may sound hard for a beginner. I want to start from abstract painting. But where do I find those tools (like painting tool, canvas, frames)? Does local store sell these stuff (what are their names?)? Is there any online video that i can learn from?

I also want to develop some poster-size digital pictures and maybe I can frame them and put on the wall. Any suggestion how to develop?

2007-12-09 15:55:07 · 3 answers · asked by phillymm 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

we are building a pool what are the common mistakes? so we dont make them

2007-12-09 15:25:18 · 1 answers · asked by lisirm 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I'm not very knowledgeable about what all kinds of things can be grown in USDA hardiness zones, but I know what they are. I have a few questions. Please only answer if you're VERY knowledgeable about USDA hardiness zones.

I live in a Zone 5 climate about 15 miles north of the Zone 5/Zone 6 border, could I grow Zone 6, and even some Zone 7 plants if I was willing to risk the occasional year they might not produce?

Can you grow tropical plants in a Zone 7 climate? Tropical plants like oranges, bananas, papayas, guavas, mangos, etc?

I know that northern Minnesota is Zone 4, Fairbanks, Alaska is Zone 3, and Barrow, Alaska is Zone 2, what would a Zone 1 place be? What can be grown in Zone 2 and Zone 1 climates with maybe only a dozen or so frost-free days?

What is the highest hardiness zone? Would it be Zone 11 or is there a Zone 12?

What's the coldest growing zone. Is there a Zone 0?

Thanks in advance to whoever can answer my question.

2007-12-09 15:07:19 · 4 answers · asked by Matthew V 7 in Garden & Landscape

how would it help a community?

2007-12-09 15:01:46 · 7 answers · asked by Tesline T 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

With my old school ways I was about to start digging and filling sono-tubes. Then I discovered these helical piling thingies. Don't know yet how many needed or how expensive to install, but apparently they go in extremely fast. Somehow I get the impression that many will be needed for the same job, so the cost is probably higher considering the shmancy twisteroo required to put them in. Apparently they conform to Nat. Build Code, but nobody seems to use them locally--What's up with that.

2007-12-09 15:01:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-12-09 14:38:52 · 3 answers · asked by fordfan444 2 in Other - Home & Garden

Want to lengthen a 10 ft wide room by removing an end wall which is under the gable end in a bungalow. The gable end is also 10 ft wide. Would like to maintain the full width between walls after opening---so also wondering if jack studs for the header can be built within the framing of the existing side walls.

2007-12-09 14:32:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My sump pump stopped draining water today. The motor kicks on, humming, but does not expel any water. What could be the cause? Should I try and fix it, or just get a new one?

2007-12-09 14:30:38 · 4 answers · asked by punchy333 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

I will have laminate flooring installed in my house this weekend and I am required to disconnect and reconnect my gas stove. The installers will not do that part for me. Is there anything I should know or have to prepare properly for removal and re installation?
-thanks

2007-12-09 14:30:05 · 5 answers · asked by poonod 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)