I hate my house. Do you.

By on November 8th, 2008

old, ugly, lead paint, asbestos, laid out wrong, kitchen needs more cabinets and counter space, old, nasty bathroom, no closets, small closets, no sunlight, no drafts for nice windy days, no ceiling lights, bad lighting design, over 70 years old, mosquitos, swamp, mice, big roaches from time to time, small ones too, gnats, small, dark, etc

Need a counter top idea for remodeling.

By on November 7th, 2008

We are making a half wall in our condo kitchen and would like something unique for the counter top that will be there. Something you wouldn’t see every day. Something inexpensive if possible. Something rough maybe, unfinished. Any ideas. we will be putting shelves underneath it and it will be kinda a half wall that opens into the entryway dining room and living room.

Some DIY blokes who did our wooden flooring, staircase and kitchen tiling broke some of my stuff .

By on November 5th, 2008

At the time I was in my room, they also did a LOT of painting - which mean’t the staircase was blocked a lot, so i didnt go down much incase I disturbed them. ( i stock piled grub upstairs that time ).

One day I heard a load ’smashy’ noise, like something got dropped.

They finished the job 3 days ago. Stuff was disconnected, moved around etc etc.

I plugged in one of my pc’s , a desktop, 2004 dell model (we have 4 desktops and 3 laptops) and noticed that the chasis was busted, the fan making horrible whirry noises and the dell monitor with a 2 inch crack in it , in the top right hand corner.

Also, our internet broadband filter thing - was busted - this was fine until they arrived. Turns out they must ahve moved our tv across and smacked it into it.

So thats 2 things damaged. Wait theres a 3rd too.

A ‘New York’ souveneir plate, mounted on a piece of bronze was shattered in 3 pieces, and thrown into the ‘rubbish’ - i found it and was shocked to see it like that, luckily I used glue and mended it together.

I know who is responsible for this damage, but they did a spanking good job with the DIY stuff - i mean really good job. but they damaged some of our stuff. Too late for me to do anything about it . or should I get in touch with them and ask them to resolve this for me . my damaged items . where do i stand legally .

how would you enter a contest that remodels your kitchen for you. like on HGTV.

By on November 3rd, 2008

i WOULD LIKE TO ENTER MY MOM IN ONE OF THOSE CONTEST ON HGTV BUT I DONT KNOW HOW. SHE REALLY WANTS A NEW KITCHEN, SO IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO ENTER THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

I have the weirdest odour coming from the inside of my house. any ideas.

By on November 2nd, 2008

It is the weirdest smell. I thought it was my fridge CUz my fridge smells funny. (i have to change the deodorizer) I cleaned the fridge out. My whole house was smelling weird. i opened all the windows and doors. The rest of the house smells better but my kitchen is soooo off. I t doesn’t smell like the sink . I used backing soda too tr to clear the smell. My garbage isn’t full and it doesnt have anything smelly in it. What could it be. My house is clean, no rotten food hidden any where as far as i know. It smells almost like pooish .lol

ps I have no animals and no smoking

Home/bathroom remodelling websites.

By on October 31st, 2008

Does anyone know of a good website that shows different layout options for rooms in the home, ie kitchen and bathroom. Or any websites where it gives you the floor space and you can put things in to see what different layouts look like.

Best way to tackle a messy kitchen.

By on October 28th, 2008

Hello I have a little story for you.
I do co-op at a 60 year old womans house, she teaches yoga. In return for basically free classes, I help her organize her things and clean. She is very messy and I am her gear to change. She tells me that she hasn’t been in her kitchen in seriously a year, and that there’s even mice in there. I am not being asked to do this, but her house is gorgeous so I have this weird knack to clean it. I need your ideas on tools I’m gonna need and maybe some techniques you can think of that would help me tackle this situation.
Thanks.

I had a Dream about Vampires, Mountain Lions, Horses, and peoples Death. Help.

By on October 27th, 2008

ok so this is how my dream goes.

i started at my riding stable on a sunday morning. i was leading my horse up a large grassy hill to where the cross ties where in between two large trees with a large dense forest infront of it. i turn around and my riding instructor tells me to come to her. so i tie my horse to one cross tie. but as i do it, i get this terrible feeling, almost overpowering, that something bad would happen. but i tie him anyway and start down the hill. when i was half-way down the hill, i turn around and see this huge mountain lion jump out of the trees and gouge out my horses right flank (or his thigh) and my horse screams in pain, breaks away from his cross tie and limps down the hill heading toward his stall, with the mountain lion chasing him. and so i start chasing after them and when i go into my horses stall i suddenly appear in my room. with these two huge vent on the wall. and suddenly i hear mountain lion growling on the other side of the vents, and so my older brother appears and together we push furniture infront of these vents. and so i turn my back to the vents and start to talk with my brother when he says “vampire” and so i say “what.” then he repeats “vampire” then i turn around and see the furniture pushed out of the way and one of the vents were open. so i leave my room and i am suddenly in my kitchen. with my school classmates all around me. and then they all vanish and i am left alone with my brother, i believe my dad, and this guy from my class, who happens to have this long necklace with garlic cloves. so we each get some of the garlic cloves and then i turn and see this girl from my class dressed for school with a lunch box and a backpak standing in the hallway. i say to her “hurry and get some” and then she turns and her face is very pale and her eyes are blood red and she shrugs at me before she disapears. then one of the vampires appear. and he is somewhat tall, bald, pale, and ugly. dressed in black. for some reason i touch a piece of garlic to his hand and i ask him “does that burn” and then he touches his hand and says no. then i am suddenly outside sitting at a picnic bench with my brother, dad, and the guy from my class. my dad says we have to kill these things and says that we need to do it in a cathedral and that he knew just the place. but then a vampire appears with a gun, places the gun on the ground, points to my dad and says fix it. (my dad used to be in the military) so my dad reaches to pick up the gun, and i suddenly get the feeling that something bad was going to happen, and i wanted badly to scream and stop him, but i couldnt. so he picks up the gun and it explodes, and all i could do was stare even though i wanted to go to him.

and this is when i wake up. please can anyone help me. this dream disturbed me very much and i am desperatly wanting to know what it means. please. even if you only know something about a certain part it will be appreaciated. im sorry it was long but i couldnt help it. thanks in advance.

How do I lay tile in my “foyer”.

By on October 26th, 2008

I have a small area in front of my back door that I would like to tile. I recently ripped up the old linoleum and all I have now is a sub floor. It’s hard to keep clean, and looks gross.
My husband keeps saying he will tile it, but never finds the time. I do not want to hire a handy man since times right now are tight. And this is not an emergency. I have done other home repairs and remodeling without his help.
I have a wet saw for tiles, and all the other tools I believe I might need. But i am looking for someone who can give me step by step instructions on how to lay the tile down. How to measure, where to start, how to put down the tile glue, etc. My knowledge of construction is quite limited. So if explained in a simple manner would be appreciated. And a list of the items needed to complete this job.
The tiles I will be laying are 12″ ceramic tiles (already purchased) and the area is approximatly 3′ x 4′ . There are doorways on each side. Basement door, outside door, bathroom door, and an entry way into my kitchen.
Thanks in advance.

glitter spray on glass table.

By on October 25th, 2008

ok i was decorating my jeans for halloween. well, i used some spray on glitter meant for hair and body on them. it worked well on the jeans, but it went through the sheet i had placed on the table and got on the glass. it washed out of the sheet fine, but we can’t get it out of the glass and wood. we have tried glass cleaner on it 5 times but no luck.

how do you get this stuff out. my mom might be mad if she sees her table covered in glitter.

note: i wanted to do it on the floor, mom said do it on the kitchen table but put a sheet under it.

also, it’s in parenting because generally moms know the most about removing glitter from furniture from having little ones.