Other - Home & Garden - August 2007

Recently replaced older UPVC windows with new ones from Anglian Windows. When the sales man came up to visit we advised that we were looking to get new ones as we live on a main road and the current windows were letting in heaps of noise. He said that we'd really notice a difference. Now they are in, they are no better than the older ones!! I've complained till I'm blue in the face and I'm now in the position of having to get them replaced (again!) by another company. They're chasing for the balance of the payment and I just wondered if installing windows which do not cut out the vast majority of noise contravines the Sale of Goods Act?

2007-08-08 02:00:23 · 3 answers · asked by vars26 2

2007-08-08 00:35:09 · 8 answers · asked by Cool 2

We built a new house and moved in a year ago. Throughout the house I have noticed these tiny insects, usually white in the kitchen & brownish on furniture. They move very fast and are tiny, i usually only notice them on the black worktop or black tiled floors in the kitchen, bathroom & utility room and on the wooden furniture throughout the house. They seem to develop wherever dust/food particles have been left for more than a day.I seem to need to clean every single day to prevent these insects running about. What are they, i am paranoid I am keeping my house clean enough.is there anything else i can do to get rid of these things and is it the warmer weather that makes them seem worse?

2007-08-08 00:29:02 · 1 answers · asked by atlantic2006 1

Does anybody know of a website which offers a guide with illustration on how to remove them. I tried to cut between the puppies and the main plant straight down, ( I thought I could get a little bit of roots) but it did not come with any roots just the stock. I planted this without root and it died. I am a soldier in Germany my banana plant is winterhard or so the nursery said. Now I have a mother with about 6 babies. Can someone help tell me how to cut and replant these.? Any ideas how I can take extra precaution by protecting the plant leave for the winter, how about canvas over the plant like a tent .?
Thank you all in advance

2007-08-07 20:53:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi there, I am located in Southern California - Orange County. Do I need to get a permit to have my central air conditioning unit replaced?
Do you know how I go about getting this done?
The unit was actually installed already but the rumor on my block is that our home owners association is after me for a permit... The unit was installed last month... I have no clue what to do here...

any ideas?

2007-08-07 17:43:59 · 2 answers · asked by Jennybobenny 4

I have a bug that I took a picture of. I want to know if anyone would be able to tell me what it is. At first i thought it was a cockroach, if so, i would not have moved into this apartment. At first my landlord agreed, later disagreeing and saying that it was a flower beetle. I would like to send the picture to someone or post it somewhere so that they can look and see.

2007-08-07 17:27:31 · 3 answers · asked by mmm 1

2007-08-07 13:47:18 · 2 answers · asked by morna21 2

Is it a sump hole? What is it for? There's small rocks in it? Just moved in to my first house...

2007-08-07 11:08:50 · 6 answers · asked by CpprJnk 2

Does anyone know the best way to secure a fence gate to the house? The walk way in our yard follows along the side of the house from front to back. Being we are only putting up a fence in our back yard, it makes sense to place the fence gate across the walk way. However, we are not sure how to secure the gate to the house. We want the gate to open on the house side, so we will put hinges on the fence post across from the house. Do we just attach the latch of the gate to the house directly, or do we need to anchor a post to the house somehow? (we can't sink the post into the ground as the walkway is there and is made out of concrete).

2007-08-07 10:34:18 · 8 answers · asked by Dolly 1

Hi, I heard that furniture is oftentimes sourced and made in North and South Carolina. I was wondering how to go about finding reputable wholesale dealers that could ship furniture to me for a home.

Thanks.

2007-08-07 10:32:20 · 3 answers · asked by A K 1

2007-08-07 09:59:28 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-07 09:53:09 · 2 answers · asked by Alex 1

I'm looking for a roommate, but I'm not sure how I'll find living with someone I don't know. If you have a roommate,could you give me some pointers on how to deal with roommates and tell me your roommate experience? Thanks. =)

2007-08-07 09:34:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well i am looking mostly for indian roomates in memphais ten, thank you a lot!

2007-08-07 05:35:35 · 4 answers · asked by ohhh lalalala 4

Has anyone used one of those sound emitters to rid their yard/house of mice? I've been using glue boards, but really don't want to pick them up to throw away (have caught about 3 so far this year). I've seen those sound emitter things and was wondering if they work and how far will the sound carry (if I put it in my garage, will any mice in the yard run away too)?

2007-08-07 05:09:44 · 4 answers · asked by traderbayz 2

i know copper is best.. but both of these are 'tri-ply' so is it really going to make that much of a difference??

http://www.kohls.com/products/product_page_vanilla0.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=408655057&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=440616031&bmUID=1186498025819#productSelection

http://www4.jcpenney.com/jcp/ProductsHOM.aspx?DeptID=25439&CatID=45744&CatTyp=DEP&ItemTyp=G&GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=10bcc96&ProdSeq=2&Cat=copper+tri-ply&Dep=Housewares&PCat=Cookware&PCatID=25864&RefPage=ProductList&Sale=&ProdCount=8&RecPtr=&ShowMenu=&TTYP=&ShopBy=0&RefPageName=WindowSolutionHOM.aspx&RefCatID=25864&RefDeptID=25439&Page=1&CmCatId=EXTERNAL|25864|45744

2007-08-07 04:43:05 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have a tree in our backyard and its root system is starting to mess with our pipes.

2007-08-07 02:42:31 · 4 answers · asked by MR. Tumnus 3

I have a entertainment center with three closing doors-and at the moment units in our building are being renovated (is the cause) we never had this issue before. But the roaches seem to love the entertainment center everytime the come back!!!!! They only come when there is a move out and a renovation and right now we have 3 going on in our building. Any ideas?

2007-08-07 01:41:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-07 01:20:46 · 5 answers · asked by KClare 1

2007-08-07 01:01:42 · 4 answers · asked by wagmar2 1

just moved into my GF's apt and her current rent for the smaller room and public bathroom is $810. The person in the master bedroom is paying $875. I honestly think this isn't fair at all but i can live with it. The only thing that i can't agree on is that the person in the Master bedroom (which has a walk in closet and private bathroom) wants a discount on the rent bc i'm there now. Her offer was $840 for her rent and $855 for our rent. I've gone as far as measuring our the sq ft of each bedroom and divided the % of the total sq ft. I don't want to be fickle about things like that but since she raised the issue and wanted a discount I had to look into it. I came up with some figures and it shocked me when i found out that the master bedroom should cost $973 to be exact and $722 for the small room with public bathroom. I offered to take the master with my GF for $1000( i would even go up to $1050 just to be fair) and $695 for the small room and she doesn't want it. Am i being unfair?

2007-08-06 19:50:49 · 9 answers · asked by tekn0drew 1

2007-08-06 18:57:30 · 6 answers · asked by kimberly 1

I have a somewhat cheaper treadmill that runs manually as opposed to by a motor. I live on the second floor of an apartment building and the treadmill makes noise and vibrations that can be felt/heard from the people living below me. Is there any way I can 100% make the sound/vibrations go away? It needs to be pretty much 100% since the people living below me won't be content with even a little bit of sound/vibration.

2007-08-06 18:56:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is in Organic Dirt? Have you ever noticed that if you pour water into potted plant that has organic dirt it just sits there for several minutes BUT if you use real dirt it goes right down to the roots immediately. WHY?! And what's in the Organic stuff?

2007-08-06 18:24:31 · 3 answers · asked by darcyaf1 3

How do you change the needle on a singer sewing machine? Or, do you know where i can find a download-able manual online? Thanks!

2007-08-06 17:08:59 · 3 answers · asked by theacademyis_3OH!3 2

okay, so i had a plant and cut of the roots & planted the roots in another pot.
would it still grow?

2007-08-06 17:01:57 · 7 answers · asked by Krystal 2

Is it possible to build a quality 3000 square foot house on a 700 square foot lot? If so, what is the mean price for constructing such home in Arlington, MA or any towns near Boston?

2007-08-06 16:45:03 · 2 answers · asked by dave s 2

my alarm has an audible beep anytime one of the doors is opened in the house. how do i disable that feature ?

2007-08-06 16:40:13 · 2 answers · asked by Ralph C 1

I have this magical gnome that lives in my basement. He keeps threatening to burn my house down. Other times he pees in my shoes, just to be an a**hole. I have asked him to leave a few times, but the jerk won't go. He won't even split the utility bill. Anybody out there know how to kill a gnome? Or at least make him leave my house????

2007-08-06 16:14:33 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

i don't want too light that it will move while sewing. easy to thread and not too fancy.

2007-08-06 14:51:17 · 4 answers · asked by adin 1