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STURDY Toddler Gates for Older Home
Asked by M.O. from Chicago
on July 27, 2008
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Hi! I live in a Chicago Bungalow and my walls are uneven- the house is 80 years old. I am in need of a sturdy baby gate- I would prefer a pressure gate that I don't ha...
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- They sell a baby gate at Target and Babies R Us that is pressure mounted. I don't have it yet but once my little one gets miving, I will be buying it again--I had it ...
- We had a similar problem at the bottom of our stairs and ended up buying this gate that we screwed into the walls. It has three panels and can fit in an odd space: ...
- I use several retract-a-gates. You do mount them but the clips can be used on your wall rather than molding. They were the only thing I could find that worked in my ...
Cats Scratching on Doorways
Asked by L.H. from Indianapolis
on December 28, 2008
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Hello Ladies!
I have 2 cats that live inside and outside. They go out to potty and they come in to sleep. When they want out, they scratch the wood on the doorways....
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- I know this is also late, but basically the scratching is not on the furniture a a basic instinct, it is only their way of communicating to go outside - so, I would su...
- Sorry this is late, you may want to install a kitty door & show them. Cats are smart but sometimes they need to be 'shown' where things are & what they do. My cat didn...
- We used sturdy clear packing tape. We just made a loop, and put it up. It didn't take longer than a week or two. It keeps them off our counters too. Every time they fo...
Top of Stair Gates
Asked by J. from Minneapolis
on September 15, 2005
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We just moved into a house with stairs that we need agate at the top for our nine month old. We don't want to put screws in the wood work on the staircase though. Th...
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- In a few months you will have a toddler who will stand and shake that gate, so you really need one that screws in. Could you mount it to the wall (in a stud) on the t...
- They have "top of stair" gates that will screw into the sheetrock. Have had one at my house for 10 years and it's still in the wall. M.
- Hi J., I'm not sure if I exactly understand what you need but I needed a gate at one time for the top of a staircase that had (newell) posts on either side and did ...
Remodel on the Cheap?
Asked by A.B. from Naples
on August 2, 2011
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The cabinets and countertops in my house are original to the house and pretty beat up. We can't afford real wood cabinets or solid surface counters and aren't interest...
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- See if there is an IKEA near you. They have really stylish cabinets you can install yourself (really!). We are not very handy, and we were able to rip out our old cabi...
- Consider repainting cabinets. Refacing is good, but repainting is cheaper and can look fantastic. I moved into our last home, and it had cheapo fake wood cabinets with...
- Tedsmommy hit the nail on the head. Lowe's and Home Depot both have a large and varied selection of cabinets and countertops. I redid two kitchens with new cabinets, s...
Kitchen Cabinets - to Refinish /Reface or to Just Buy New?
Asked by B.R. from Columbus
on October 26, 2010
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We have kitchen cabinets that are probably original to our 1966 house. Kinda beat up and not very modern. We also would like to add cabinets to an area near our kitc...
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- refinishing is a huge job, whatever size the job, any defects mismatching of staining is very noticeable and you won't like living with it.If you are going down that r...
- Well, you could try refinishing them yourself and if you don't like it, then go for all new stuff. If they ARE real wood, all you'll need to do is sand down the exist...
- I did refacing once and it was a waste of money. It didn't last, it was pulling up, it was awful - never again! At my mom's house we repainted the cabinets and got a n...
Framing a Mirror?
Asked by T.L. from Dallas
on August 8, 2007
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Hello Mamas~
I have a mirror in one of my bathrooms that measures 54"x42" and I am wanting to add a frame to it...to update it and also to hide a small corner that I ...
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- Buy crown molding that you like at lowe's or home depot, and finishing nails. Paint the crown molding whatever color you want before you hang it, don't forget to paint...
- I saw mirror frames in Home Depot and Lowes by the mirror section.
- You could use crown moulding. The only tricky part is if your husband can miter (sp?) the corners. Also, check Hobby Lobby for pre made frames when they put them 1/2 ...
Drafty Fireplace
Asked by K.P. from Seattle
on November 15, 2011
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Hello all!
I live in an apartment that has a fireplace in our living room. I have been noticing that the house feels like a window or something is open, and I figur...
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- There should be a lever or handle up inside the fireplace opening to open/close the flue. Make sure it is closed. Putting something in front of the fireplace opening...
- I have a friend with the same problem and she put a board in front of it so it is snug against it. She painted it and made it look pretty. Also, I think she put some...
- Yes, the damper is the first issue then check the seal around the the glass and the external parts for the front of the fireplace. You can put some insulation tape to ...
Desmoking a Home
Asked by A.B. from Chicago
on February 23, 2009
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My inlaws are heavy smokers and for about the past five years have smoked exclusively outdoors. They are just now starting the process of "desmoking" the inside of th...
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- We went through this process a few years ago when we had to prepare my mother-in-laws home to put it up on the market to sell it. We had to paint all the walls because...
- Try using Amonia. I have been told that if you warm ammonia and leave it in the center of a room, it will take out the smell of smoke out of the curtains and furnitur...
- Unfortunately there is no way to remove the smoke from wall paper-- it will have to be removed. Murphy's Oil Soap is great for whiping down furniture/walls to remove s...
Screen Replacement
Asked by T.F. from Oklahoma City
on March 14, 2009
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I need help on how to make screens for my windows from scratch. I have to build the frames.
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- Try Ace Hardware. They have rescreened frames for me when the screen is ripped - quite cheap. Perhaps they can build frames - or have sizes in stock. At the Ace on ...
- you can try to building wood frames and mount them to the outside over the entire window. tools you will need: -drill -hammer -staple gun -philips head screw bit -...
- You can buy everything you need from Lowes or Home Depot. They have the aluminum frames that can be cut to any size. Once cut you just slide each end into a corner p...
What Color to Paint a Room???
Asked by M.W. from St. Cloud
on March 14, 2011
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Hi Moms,
Our daughter just picked out a black and white bedspread to go in her "new" room. (It's technically white with a pattern of black flowers, stems, and vine...
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- My daughter has leopard print everything. Her room is Pepto Bismol pink with gold shimmers in the paint. It looks much nicer than it sounded when she wanted to do it...
- watermelon pink (like a hot pink)
- I am doing my room in black and white, and my accent color is red. I also considered orange and red, hot pink and light pink, lime green and purple, lime green and aqu...
