Other - Home & Garden - July 2007

2007-07-06 03:15:49 · 4 answers · asked by autumntime 2

I have a lot of soil left from an excavation (driveway), and I am wondering if using this soil instead of buying topsoil is an option ? I don't know where to put this extra soil that's why using it for my lawn would be ideal! Does that work to use normal soil and add some kind of fertilisers ?

2007-07-06 03:10:20 · 1 answers · asked by Fab 1

I'm thinking small things, maybe with candles..
Do you have some ideas??

2007-07-06 02:39:24 · 5 answers · asked by You 5

2007-07-06 02:29:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am on an energy conservation page, an excellent one and they say if one installs ceiling fans, they can lower the room temp by 20 degrees which saves on A.C., BUT MY CEILINGS ARE ONLY 7 ft.and my house is only 1100 sq ft. but every penny counts, any construction type people have ideas or answers ?

2007-07-06 02:23:53 · 6 answers · asked by I Love Jesus 5

I live in Oregon and have heated with wood before,now I may have to resort to it again as I have to live on pennies on my retired fixed income and I'm sick. So why can't I just buy a do-able woodstove, get firewood which I know isn't cheap, but may be cheaper than the quadrupled nat. gas price and use wood heat. I haven't done it since 1988, so I need to be updated. I know there are burning reg. for air quality but I've been told locally in my city it isn't a problem. I know to buy wood is expensive but I can chop it down where I live. I'd like to know economic drawbacks etc. or benefits since I've been out of wood heat since 1988. I do have a place to put it,when I bought the house, they took the wood stove and their is a beautiful rock hearth and opening for the stove pipe chimney.

2007-07-06 00:57:45 · 2 answers · asked by I Love Jesus 5

The basement has those small push out windows with a wire hanging for a handle. I can't get them open for anything. They're like sealed shut with something.

The other windows I was able to stick a knife in it and push it out by loosening the dirt. Not these!

Some fresh air would be nice!

2007-07-06 00:44:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a yard made of slabs of stone and every time I look at it closely, there are these tiny, microscopic-silverfish like insects that move very fast and jump like a flea when touched. I don't think it's tick because they don't look anything like it. There are thousands of this tiny, microscopic things and they start to move much after sunset. Can anybody tell me what this is?

2007-07-05 22:28:58 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous 1

Came back from a 5 day vacation to find several little black half inch worms in my toilet water. The toilet is clean other than a little lime stains.

What are they and where did they come from???

Thanks

2007-07-05 19:40:06 · 9 answers · asked by esprcorn 2

The water in my apartment seems to have a lot of minerals in it. My hair started falling out about a year ago and my skin always itches after I shave. I am a 38 year old woman so this seemed odd to me. Would minerals in the water perhaps cause this? I am also curious of the best way to soften the water? I love the shower head I currently have but would also love the quality of my water to be better.
Thanks for your advice.

2007-07-05 19:28:11 · 4 answers · asked by Joy 6

Will Pine Sol or Mr. Clean be good or does Home Dept/ Lowes have something that's better ?? I really need to get rid of the smell on my floor. After I do that I want to put down laminate flooring.

2007-07-05 17:59:41 · 4 answers · asked by John71 3

I don't need environmentally-friendly stuff. Citrus, who cares!? I want something toxic, something that is better than my best option: burn the whole house down. Hell with this ants entering my domain! They are everywhere, even inside my PC!

2007-07-05 17:21:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm confused how people say you are suppose to run your fan in the summer. The general idea would be counter-clockwise as far as the blades spin so you feel the air blowing down, but if you're upstairs where it's generally hotter wouldn't it make sense to have the blades spinning the other way so it pulls the cooler air up and blows it around. Since heat rises, and it's hotter toward the ceiling I would've thought blowing that air down is just hot air. Help?

2007-07-05 16:43:37 · 4 answers · asked by hatchetmind85 1

I had planted a hybrid tangerine orange tree two years ago. It produced one fruit which I paid no attention to. My question is that now that it is about 3 feet tall, should I clip some of the branches in order for it to be a straight tree? It looks more like a bush right now and I don't want to do the wrong thing to it. I don't want it to become a bush and want it to be a fruit bearing tree in time. Any advice would be helpful.

2007-07-05 16:19:23 · 1 answers · asked by Boomer 5

2007-07-05 15:26:43 · 18 answers · asked by jack r 1

Im looking not to buy now --- just wondering what the AVERAGE price is!!!

2007-07-05 14:03:55 · 2 answers · asked by KiTTy 1

While attending a cook-out at a friends house, i notice that he had water in clear bags hanging around, he said they keep the flies away.Sure enough no flies !

2007-07-05 13:11:07 · 2 answers · asked by linda s 1

While attending a cook-out at a friends house, i notice that he had water in clear bags hanging around, he said they keep the flies away.Sure enough no flies !

2007-07-05 13:09:26 · 7 answers · asked by linda s 1

Does anyone know how to catch Night Crawlers. I tried almost every method and I can't find any. I have tried to go out in rain, drizzle, and even just watering my lawn before dark. I live in PA.

2007-07-05 12:51:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-05 12:28:34 · 3 answers · asked by busygrl 1

When I push the green test button on top it pops back up, like it should if it is good, but I am afraid to trust it after 17 or 18 years.

2007-07-05 10:59:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My BF thinks I'm crazy- when we drive by a house, I always look to see its "face". Dormers become eyebrows, windows are eyes, doors and porches can be mouths, muzzles, teeth, etc. Does anyone else out there also see faces???

2007-07-05 10:12:53 · 5 answers · asked by Hauntedfox 5

I have a 2" concrete patio slab. I am thinking about building a patio cover. Can I set the the patio posts on the concrete or should I dig a foundation (How deep should it be).
I need to know the formula of how wide and deep should the rafters be in regards to the distance between posts. For example, if two posts are 12' a part, how deep and wide should the rafter be.

I could use some good blue prints if anyone has any.

Thanks
Sammy

2007-07-05 09:47:21 · 3 answers · asked by zarkajordan2000 1

It has everything from toothpick holders to pet stair for your bed,, even outdoor supplies, and clips to hold up yours socks! ~ you name it they have it. I use to get it in the mail, and I forgot the name.

2007-07-05 08:58:28 · 4 answers · asked by Paige 4

my brother visited me last weekend. and when he backed up, he found out that his car's brake fluid's gone. so he called AAA to get it towed. but when AAA guy was towing his car, he crashed into one of the landload's property. the AAA told me that they;ll get it fixed, but the landload tells me that it's my brother's fault cause he parked his car there. (i think that's a bull sh*t.) my landload and AAA talked to each other, but my landload's being very picky, AAA is so mad at her for being a b*tch. now, she want ME to pay the fee to get it fixed, which is like $600. what should i do??

2007-07-05 08:44:19 · 7 answers · asked by mai k 1

I've tried letting the coals burn with the lid open, whith the lid shut and the holes ontop open and also with it closed up and the fire continues to go out and the coals begin to get cold.
I need help!

2007-07-05 08:10:58 · 4 answers · asked by Stephen 2

what i want to ask is,do decent people actually live in the basements of their houses?people i know just use basements for storage or recreation....i am from another country,have never been to the U.S...pls give SERIOUS ADVICE...

2007-07-05 07:51:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

My church is replacing the hardwood chips under the playground and wants to use the rubber tire mulch. We can't seem to find anyone here in town who uses it, so we don't know if people who have it like it. Does anyone out there have the rubber tire mulch where kids play? Does it hold up to it? Do the kids like it better? How many inches deep is yours?

This would help out a lot for our church. Thank you.

2007-07-05 07:48:08 · 4 answers · asked by Amber M 2

My husband and I went to IKEA yesterday to get some ideas. We found A LOT of things we want and I was wondering if anyone has any furniture from IKEA? What do you have? Do you love it or hate it? What do you like or dislike about it?

We are thinking about using IKEA for our kitchen re-do as well as a family room and bedroom.

Oh...and how are the dishes and pots and pans?

Thanks for any info!!

2007-07-05 07:24:02 · 3 answers · asked by Jacob's Mommy (Plus One) 6

I wake-up I feel dizzy, my nasal passage is dry, but my mouth has a gucky texture to it around the gums, ...and yes I brush my teeth.I just feel the air quality stinks and feel too exhausted every morning
is the air in basements Dryer than normal do I need more moisture in the air?

2007-07-05 05:01:48 · 14 answers · asked by ua650brad 1