Home & Garden - 30 December 2007

2007-12-30 17:28:30 · 8 answers · asked by zipperleg28 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am using Taubmans Duraclean in cream and am finding that I need to use an undercoat and 2-3 coats of paint to cover a very light blue/grey wall. The paint goes on fine and gives coverage then seems to lose its volume upon drying, exposing the previous colour. I have never had this kind of poor coverage before...is it me or the paint.

2007-12-30 17:18:55 · 3 answers · asked by plbk 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

please help!
about 22 hours ago i folded up a damp paper towel and placed it in a DVD case with a seed in it. its in a dark place and is recieving room temp water. however i havent seen the root start at all yet! please help!

2007-12-30 17:10:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

if a and b together can finish painting a house in 3 days and a can can paint it alone in 8 days, how long will it take b to paint the house alone?

2007-12-30 17:09:52 · 2 answers · asked by Shannen 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

My drier is only a year old and all of the sudden it stopped drying my clothes completely. It takes about a cycle and a half to dry them. It still gets hot and spins. Anyone have an idea of what else it could be?

2007-12-30 17:07:18 · 6 answers · asked by jazebro 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I colored my hair using a red hairdye, and stupid me, some of the dye got onto the linolium bathroom floor. The linolium is mostly white. I didn't catch this until bit later in the evening. Will using a clorox cleaner (already has bleach in it) work in getting the stain out, or would it be better for me to use regular bleach? I'd like to have the stain totally gone before my roommate comes home in a few days.

Lesson learned: ALWAYS wear old clothing and cover the bathroom floor and sink with old towels or newspaper.

2007-12-30 16:59:05 · 19 answers · asked by jfluterpicc_98 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

that i can buy online, both accurate and strong, cause a lot of damage

2007-12-30 16:48:00 · 1 answers · asked by Bryan 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I bought my flytrap two weeks ago. Its traps are turning black now. I dont know what is wrong with it. I used rain water and bottle water for the plant. (The rain water have been there for a long time and is not very clean...)I keep it under the sun for about 10 hours per day. Please tell me what to do to save my plant. Can you give me some tips for growing venus flytrap?
PS: I live in New Zealand

2007-12-30 16:35:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Our house has no insulation in the exterior walls. Just wanting to know our options.

2007-12-30 16:34:27 · 8 answers · asked by MaryMary 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm not really sure if this is the place to ask, but I'm wondering if someone can help me out and tell me what type of butterfly this is? It's black with yellow stripes, but is not a swallowtail. The picture was taken today in a park in Florida by a river, if that means anything.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15490912@N04/2150103439/
There's a picture of it, and there is another picture in there of the underside of the same type of butterfly.... it has some red markings on it. Thanks!

2007-12-30 16:21:29 · 4 answers · asked by dani_d20049 1 in Other - Home & Garden

It is a reasonably established plant, about 6-7 years at least, and has always flourished in the past, flowering well every spring etc.
However, just over the last 2 or 3 weeks, the leaves have started turning brown at their bases, quickly spreading through the leaf and the plant looks really sick! We have been suffering a drought for some years now, so it might have got too dry, but all the other plants around it look okay - fuschias, a bouvardia and a couple of small conifers.
What should I do? Grateful for any green fingers advice anyone can offer...

2007-12-30 16:05:57 · 8 answers · asked by Duchess of New Town 4 in Garden & Landscape

hi. i have delt with this for awhile and now i just can't take it. my living room is badly designed. and my parents had just rearranged everything and now it looks worse than it is.

i have tried time and time again to tell them my 2 cents but of course they dont listen.

any way i can help make my house look better ? heres a layout of what it looks like now.

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg246/jessiicuhx3/livingroom.jpg

2007-12-30 15:58:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Just asking:)

2007-12-30 15:58:03 · 10 answers · asked by wowthisisgay 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

ok I know that this sounds weird but I have a staff made out of bamboo that seems to be growwing larger as time goes on, when i got it it was 6ft, but now it looks more like 7ft. I know this sounds weird but please no bad comments, also the bamboo is changing color from green to brown, is this normal?

2007-12-30 15:49:17 · 1 answers · asked by Tony 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I was changing the garbage disposal with the switch off and power wire hit the ground wire and sparked. This is when I knew there was a wiring problem at the switch. The power went out on the circuit(as it should). I reset the breaker but can't get power to the kitchen outlets. It is supose to be a GFCI ciruit but there is no GFCI outlet on that circuit and the breaker is not a GFCI breaker. There is power leaving the panel but no power at the outlets.
If the answer is yes they will all fail. How do I find which outlet is supose to be the GFCI to install one? And how do I find the bad outlet?

2007-12-30 15:44:32 · 8 answers · asked by j h 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

How much per sq foot should ceramic tile installation cost? I would like to get my kitchen and connected bathroom (260 sqft) done. I plan on spending 2 per sq ft on the actual tile.

2007-12-30 15:40:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

My dog digs holes on occasion when he's left in the yard. It happens when there's mud or he thinks he sees something moving in the dirt or grass.

Now we have several pretty deep holes and lots of smaller ones in the yard, and I'm afraid if I fill them with dirt he'll just be enticed to dig there again. I'm trying to train him to stop this but that's a separate issue.

So does anyone know an effective way to fill in these holes so that no one will break an ankle in my yard? Thanks!

2007-12-30 15:40:43 · 8 answers · asked by philasophos01 3 in Garden & Landscape

great room and the other half is a straight staircase. The walls are currently off white and there is nothing on them. What can I do for that huge plain wall next to the stairs? I have sage green carpet runner on the stairs with wood edges. Help?

2007-12-30 15:33:55 · 5 answers · asked by carol ellen 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

My son has 2 cherished plush stuffed animals that are in need of cleaning. I wipe them off regularly, but they really need thrown in the washing machine.

The tags say surface wash only. One is a WebKinz the other is TY brand.

I thought I could try using a delicate cycle on washer and perm press for the dryer.

Anyone have experience or suggestions.

2007-12-30 15:30:07 · 7 answers · asked by ? 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a new wood stove but cant seem to get the long hot burns I want from it. Its rated for 7 hrs burn time, does that mean the coals will burn out after 7 hrs or the heat will drop at 7 hrs? If there is no flames just hot coals is the firebox is that what I want or do I want the lazy flames? All the research and my manual say to burn 500-600 degrees but I cant keep it there. I have tried with a large bed of coals and I have tried with raking all the coals to the front and it really makes no difference. I have been burning old locust fence posts and seasoned maple, from my understanding 2 of the top woods to burn!!! please help me before I lose it!
thanks in advance!!!

2007-12-30 15:29:43 · 2 answers · asked by declaar 3 in Other - Home & Garden

We've only lived in our brand new home for 1.5 years, and our carpet already has light patches! The carpet is that annoying tanish color that stains way easily, and it's stock manufactured home carpet, so it's not so great to begin with.

A few weeks ago, I noticed a light patch in an area that would hardly ever be stepped on, even by our dogs. I don't think I've ever had to shampoo that area, except for in the summer when we had a guy shampoo the whole house.

I decided to shampoo our carpets during Xmas break, and I'd barely begun when I noticed 2 more light patches! I highly doubt it's from our carpet cleaner. We use the same stuff the carpet guy used, and we've used it dozens of times without any problems. I decided to just let our carpet be dirty rather than risk any more damage, just in case.

Ever had problems like this? I read a little about carpet dyes. Any experience?

2007-12-30 15:27:57 · 1 answers · asked by stephgilbert1 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-30 15:20:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

If no hot water has been running, I turn on the faucet and have to wait several minutes for hot water. The heater comes on immediately, I've observed that, but the water comes out tepid, then ice cold, before finally getting hot. Once it's hot it stays hot indefinitely.

2007-12-30 15:20:15 · 6 answers · asked by jumpinggrendel 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I was wondering if you can put a pink and black striped sweater in with a dark pair of jeans [ they are both new]? Also, can I put a lighter pair of jeans in with a darker pair? I only washed my own laudry one time, and I always forget what my mom tells me to do. Thank You.

2007-12-30 15:20:05 · 8 answers · asked by ♥ Nichole[never gives up]♥ 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

i am very fond of knies and got a winchester knife set for christmas. the single locking blade knife (my favorate) was slightly duller then the others.i usually sharpen my knives with a metal weel thing that gets them nicely sharp but i wanted my knife realy realy sharp. so i perchased a 2 stage knife sharpener and i think it ruened my knife because i cant even sharpen in on the weel sharpener now. i dont know if i should buy a different sharpener or if the knife is defective....
please help :'-(

2007-12-30 15:13:18 · 5 answers · asked by jo 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My tree will be up till the 2nd and we will take it down.
I hate it when the tree actually realy startys to smell like pine at the end.

2007-12-30 15:10:07 · 20 answers · asked by TTFN10000 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

I got a sewing machine for Christmas because I want to take up sewing clothes. Theonly problem I have is that I have no idea where to begin! I went to the local fabric store and was so overwhelmed! Could someone please tell me a good beginner pattern to begin with, a list of basic sewing supplies I will need and any tips you may have for a beginner!! Thank you!

2007-12-30 15:06:00 · 6 answers · asked by Melissa 1 in Other - Home & Garden

okay iunno what i do wrong! i have alot of clothes i put them in the washer then the dryer and they always kinda shrink ALWAYS and my t-shirts with like sayings or graphics, the graphics shrink!
can someone help? and sometimes i dont put it in the dryer theres alota lint!

thanks!

2007-12-30 15:03:55 · 9 answers · asked by SKaulitz 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

I get many blossoms and lots of tiny oranges. However before they set most fall off. The last two years I've had 1 orange mature and both years it was as sour as a lemon. This year 2 oranges matured. I picked the first one last week and it was very sweet. Today I picked the second one and it is very sour.
How can that be? A sour and a sweet from the same tree? My neighbors all have wonderful orange crops with very little care except watering. I have fertilizeted but on a somewhat erratic basis and it gets regular water. I am in the central valley of California. Any ideas?

2007-12-30 14:59:27 · 5 answers · asked by shirl 3 in Garden & Landscape

I have a room in my house that is used as a home office and music room. I am wanting to redecorate and am thinking about the shabby chic style. I can't decide what color to paint the walls. I am leaning towards sage green, pale pink or pale aqua. I am wanting to buy a white desk and accessories. I want to promote an atmosphere of calm and confidence. Additionally, I hope to resell my house within the next year. So, any suggestions?

2007-12-30 14:57:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling