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Need More Heat
If not, there are a variety of options for insulating them, although this is not a small expense. We priced getting foam insulation blown into our walls, ...
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- It sounds like you need more insulation. We had our attic filled with blown insulation and it cut our heating bills down by more than $100 per month (we have a large o...
- Raising the humidity often help make the room feel warmer even though it isn't. Getting a humidifyer for the room you are in most often would likely help.
- Valerie, all the advice you have gotten are good ones. If your house is older, you probably don't have enough insulation. the attic is the place to start with this,...
Help with Drafty Closets in Old Home
We took up the quarter rounds (trim along the floor) and put in foam insulation (cannister type). It is not perfect but it worked a bit. ...
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- We have the same problem. My kids closet is off of the frontroom and it gets cold. We took up the quarter rounds (trim along the floor) and put in foam insulation (c...
- We also have an old home (1915) and our closets basically used to be dead space in the house, so they are not well insulated or able to be better insulated, so they ge...
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Help. There Are Lizards in My House!
Oct 22, 2009 ... Get steel wool or the spray foam insulation in a can (GREAT STUFF?) and fill in the areas where you think any critters may be getting into ...
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- In a lot of cultures, lizards are good luck...you may want to google animal medicine and see what message they are trying to share. And you may just want to ask them ...
- If you mean the little ones that change color. I have them and they are harmless. If it's the big scary things. Call the exterminator. They will take care of the pr...
- We used to have them to! after we had rearranged the living room furniture, we finally found how they were getting in. The previous owner had drilled a hole for the ...
Winterizing the home..any Suggestions?
I grew up in a house that did not have insulation when we moved in. ... We used foam weatherstripping on the door itself. That gap is gone. ...
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- In addition to using the clear plastic on the window directly you can build a seasonal removeable frame with the window plastic. Door draft stops are easy to make a...
- We use the window plastic on our older windows and it makes a big difference. All you need it the kit and a hairdryer. For a big window if you buy the outside kits th...
- I try to wait until a cold windy day and then I feel around for drafts to see where the cold air is coming in. I think my windows would be called double hung and ...
Childproofing Question
We used foam pipe insulation that wraps around a water pipe for around the glass on our coffee/end tables. It works great because it goes on/comes off ...
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- With regards to cords, if you can hide them behind furniture or something, that would be best. We have only 2 cords out in plain view and of course, my daughter is dra...
- With my babyproofing I just made the cords as short as possibly to the wall and took a twistytie and bundeled them up. With everything else I just put any knick kn...
- One Step Ahead is a great place to start, and then from there I found what I could at Target and Babies R Us. I still ordered some things that I couldn't find in store...
Help Needing to Make a Spider Costume for Daughter Kindergarten Play
Method 1) the arms are made of foam pool tubes/floaties that I've ... Go to Lowe's or Home Depot and they will have black styrofoam insulation pipes. ...
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- Get a black (for Charlotte, or brown for other type spider)outfit, sweats would great, but any black long sleeve shirt & pants would work. Get some black materialand m...
- I haven't seen your other responses, but this is what a friend used for a halloween costume, and she said it was very easy and CHEAP! Black leggings and a black long...
- I found this link online http://www.ehow.com/how_###-###-####_make-spider-costume.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art It doesn't look t...
Squirrel in the Attic
Get it gone asap so it doesn't tear up insulation etc. in your attic! .... foam insulation · vinyl flooring · flooring vinyl · trapping ...
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- I have the same problem and have recently asked for the same help on another site. The answer that everyone seemed to have is fox urine. You can get it at Wal-Mart a...
- Hi J., Go to a feed store, there is one on Ave. K in Plano, and get some fox urine (yes! you can buy urine in a bottle!) Anyway, just squirt some of the urine on s...
- ok, I just had an exterminator here because of ants I can not get rid of. He told me to go to a feed store and get fox urine. You put some on cotton balls and his dad ...
SIDS Worry
Our apartment at that time had no insulation so during the winter we would ... There are memory foam pillows made especially to help their little heads be ...
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- Lose the "pillow" blanket. With a young infant I would sleep with both bedroom doors (yours and hers) open, so that you can hear her breathing when you wake at night, ...
- It IS scary, but try not to let it worry you too much because you don't want it interfere with all the joy you are feeling. Yes, there is the rare SIDS case, but most...
- Hello K., Congratulations on becoming a mommy! Yes, blankets are a risk with a baby. There are several other ways to keep them warm. The potato sack sleepers are...
Star Wars Theme Birthday Ideas
May 27, 2009 ... We made light sabers with foam pipe insulation tubes and duct tape, and I used Star Wars rings to decorate cupcakes. When he turned 7, ...
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- Z., I have gotten the BEST cake with a Star Wars theme at Dairy Queen. It is an ice cream cake, but the guy was able to take any picture like a plate or napkin and pr...
- We're planning the same type of party for my soon to be 6 year old...I got a few great ideas from the Star Wars kids page: http://www.starwars.com/kids/do/. The websit...
- Card factory outlet has a lot of varities,you can have a look there ..
Twin Boy and Girl Birthday Party Ideas
You could buy pipe insulation tubes at Lowes for 1.oo each (or so) and ... You could have the boys make foam swords and the girls make foam princess crowns. ...
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- What about knights and princesses? You could have the boys make foam swords and the girls make foam princess crowns. I know I've seen foam crowns at Joann's. I have...
- How about a castle theme, with princesses and knights. It could be a dress up party. You could buy pipe insulation tubes at Lowes for 1.oo each (or so) and cut them ...
- It's been so long since we've had any around that young, but you can always go to Freecycle to find decorations, once you pick a theme. You know, to help save money. ...
