Home & Garden - 22 December 2007

2007-12-22 23:45:02 · 5 answers · asked by michael b 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-12-22 23:36:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

New sump placed in the basement has drainage holes all around the perimeter extending down to the bottom of the crock. This is a ridiculously wet area and the pump runs fairly often.. perhaps every 12 minutes even when not raining. When it is wet though I think since the holes go all the way down it makes it hard for the pump to keep up. Should some of these holes on the bottom be plugged? Am I trying to pump a stream since the holes are so low?? I think that must give the neighbors pump a good respite. The water in the pump crock is not from the drain tiles but from these perforated holes.

2007-12-22 23:24:31 · 3 answers · asked by Mmm 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

Someone took some cash from my wallet, and it was someone in my home.
How get I get the prints?

2007-12-22 23:20:02 · 6 answers · asked by Marco 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

please let me know the best techniques to grow sugarcanes ?

2007-12-22 23:19:38 · 3 answers · asked by nad 2 in Garden & Landscape

As lucky bamboo grow do they get thicker or just taller? My lucky bamboo has a 4 inch tall trunk. How thick do they get?

2007-12-22 23:11:14 · 5 answers · asked by Okole 2 in Garden & Landscape

As I am on a budget I will have to fit this myself (and maybe just get a CORGI registered plumber to fit the gas pipe and commission it) which model is best for simplicity of function, reliability and ease of fitting

2007-12-22 22:56:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

my husband spilled alot of wax on our wall and now im trying to get it off, any advice??

2007-12-22 22:51:41 · 10 answers · asked by sandra b 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

plumber saw the valve and said thats too big for a residential system (low pressure) so i replaced it. what happens if the valve is too big? one thing i know for sure is that valve never once had steam come out, whereas our other furnace has steam come out every so often.

2007-12-22 22:49:04 · 1 answers · asked by imosh.com 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Trying to raise the humidity from 24%.

2007-12-22 22:27:19 · 7 answers · asked by Okole 2 in Other - Home & Garden

It's ancient, discontinued and about ready to fall off the door. I haven't been able to find a replacement that fits. Everything I've found so far is off by fractions of an inch.

I need one 11x15 inches. That's the size of the flap itself, the molding is another inch all around.

The whole doggie door can't be replaced because the door it's in is also ancient and discontinued. I'm afraid that cutting into it will make it fall apart. I'd have to have a custom people door installed, then cut the doggie door, and that's just too expensive right now.

I need clever ways to rig a flap that keeps out the weather, but allows the dog (Lab mix. 65 pounds) access.

I live in Northern California, so no snow. The door leads out into a covered patio. I'm mainly concerned with having a gaping hole in my door, (mid winter) and letting in insects and other undesirables.

Any ideas would be great, thank you.

2007-12-22 21:40:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-12-22 21:27:17 · 4 answers · asked by speelseegel 4 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-12-22 21:26:24 · 2 answers · asked by speelseegel 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

this may be a stupid question and im not usually the supersticious type of person, but I recently found a four leaf clover in my grandmothers backyard and was wondering, would i be able to keep it alive? Any tips?

It is currently wrapped in some glad wrap. It has even already brought me luck. i found another 4 leaf clover the next hour...lol!

est answer gets best answer

2007-12-22 21:15:52 · 2 answers · asked by Lucy 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I have been having wasps in my bedroom for months now, a few each day. Someone came out and looked at the outside of the house, and said there are not coming from the attic, as none were seen coming and going from the outside. But where else could it be. I've been in the attic too, and cant see anything obvious. I'm sure the nest must be somewhere in our bedroom, could it be under the flooorboards? If there is a nest, and they are obviously still active, will it be a bigger problem in spring? How can I get rid of it, if I cant see it?

2007-12-22 21:15:38 · 6 answers · asked by tipping the velvet 3 in Other - Home & Garden

can i plant it outside now ? amount of light? fertilizer?

2007-12-22 20:49:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Have an Astracast tap, which has flexible tail pipes fitted underneath, and has a thin bolt with a nut screwed on to it hold the tap onto the worktop. The nut has become loose and I can't work out how to tighten it up as the flexible hoses are in the way. Is there a type of socket you can buy which will allows you to tighten the bolt without removing the flexible pipes

2007-12-22 20:45:57 · 9 answers · asked by Rob 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The bathroom fan vents through the loft and out of the eves of the house. The tubing is 10m long and water condenses in it and drops back out the fan (which can't be a good thing!) I think I need to install a water trap close to the fan -does a commercial product exist? Are there any better ideas?

2007-12-22 20:23:03 · 4 answers · asked by Kevin S 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Our Kohler sink needs a bigger hole than cut in the tile due to the sink clips. (The hole was cut assuming only caulking would be needed.) We're looking to see if there are special sink clips that also work as "expanders", if we should cut the tile somehow (yikes!), if we should just try to find another sink with (somehow) the same dimensions as the hole, or if there's any other solution.

Countertop is 1.5" plywood (two layers) and ceramic tile set in mastic (no Wonderboard etc.)

Thank you!

2007-12-22 19:57:36 · 3 answers · asked by Cyn B 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

my bedroom is downstairs and is directly under my parents bedroom, i have one of those air filter things will that be good to hide the smell? could they smell it if i blow the smoke out my window cause they have a window directly above mine. p.s please dont tell me to not smoke i know the dangers and i know what im putting in my body

2007-12-22 19:53:34 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

For nearly 2 years the local residents have been objecting to indiscriminate rear garden selling and saturation building in Bear Cross, Bournemouth area. With the help of local Councilors we have already won 3 times against the same developer. But we are now fighting his fourth application.The developer is unfortunately well known in the area. The area he is building on decimates two rear gardens in a peculiar shape. The 5' boundary fence is only 27 inches away from it's nearest property. i.e. a large bedroom window and a rear door, The building application says a bungalow and integral garage, but the plans show a two storey building. 3 Bedrooms and two bath rooms upstairs and Diner,Kitchen, Lounge and Study downstairs. That is a house? The residents are determined to fight on, but fear we may lose because our Central Government (Labour) is forcing local authorities to indiscrimately build.The Oxford Dictionary says that a bungalow is a one storey building?

2007-12-22 19:48:54 · 2 answers · asked by hutters 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I strolled through a sewing website and saw one. I wondered what a dammit doll is. Please explain. Thanks.

2007-12-22 19:12:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-12-22 18:40:42 · 5 answers · asked by Lilliputians 1 in Garden & Landscape

Hey. I am a 13 year old girl. My walls have paneling and my floor is wood. I wanted to add some color to my bedroom, besides the bed. What is some DIY (do it yourself) ideas for a blue curatain? It it really long. I could get another color curtain but I like this one...but wanted something cute to add to it. It needs to be easy and like a few hour job at most. I can buy supplies...and my mom and I know how to sew...if you have any ideas of something to add to it. I also have a hot glue gun if that helps any. Please describe it and do it step by step, and a picture would help (url).


Thanks in advance!

2007-12-22 18:07:56 · 5 answers · asked by Kyndell. <3 5 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

yeah i wanna know how can i make my own ceramic gloss
from srach scratch

2007-12-22 18:04:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I am wondering if it would be possible to mount an exterior heater that would use wood and would heat a home BUT by having it used outdoors you would elimate some of the ash and smoke that comes from using an indoor wood heater. I would not want to heat water ONLY the interior temp of the house.

2007-12-22 16:26:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Ever since the water co. worked on the lines on my street, my pipes have had air in them; I can't get rid of it. I've tried letting the water run, but it doesn't work. What else can I do to get the air out?

2007-12-22 15:59:32 · 4 answers · asked by not the real me 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

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2007-12-22 15:55:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

You don't have a cellar, just a big ol' slab of concrete. I want to do this up here in the northeast, and people say I can't because of the winter or something. What's the explanation to all this?????????

2007-12-22 15:55:32 · 13 answers · asked by headcheese 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

My toilet back up and I tried to plunge it and it came up in my bathtub, sinks everthing? i tried to put draino down the pipe that didn't work, then i tried to snake it. that didn't work. So i think that my main line is clogged. Where would I find the main line under my trailer? Please HELP ME?

2007-12-22 15:52:44 · 3 answers · asked by star19825812 1 in Maintenance & Repairs