Frugal house cleaning

This article is part of an ongoing series called Money Saving Monday. Each Monday, I share tips and techniques you can use to start saving money ... for many different homemade cleaning products.  Vinegar can be used to remove mold, grease ... house cleaning products, so I thought I would share some collective wisdom I’ve gleaned from them [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 15:04:04

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of Long Days and Quiet Nights

If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I have had a bit of an adventure today in home maintenance / home repair stuff ... of water.  enough to cause mold to form just a little…about six inches upward, and about seven feet long ... ), I have no clue how long the problem existed. After the insurance adjuster left, and assured [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:38:51

Water Damage

water damage is a serious problem for home owners. If you have a water leak or even worse a flood you need to contact a professional company ... buildup after water damage occurs. Many homeowners don’t, either. They think a quick steam cleaning or drying fans will do the trick. That’s not always the case. If a carpet, baseboard [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 06:29:02

Improving indoor air quality

Moneypit.com, the homepage of a popular home improvement radio show, is a great resource for dummies like me ... , and I can already feel the effects. Maybe it’s time to check out these air cleaning products ... has been sick for what seems like forever, and a possible cause could be mold growing in his basement [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 18:26:50

House Hunting

We met up with our realtor on Sunday to check out more properties and basically try again. I had done my research and had a variety of properties that may or may not be available. That’s the one issue I have with the reality website, I can view tons of properties but not all of them are still available. Some are contingent and others are pending [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:55:00

Want a Great Deal on a Foreclosure?

December 22, 2008 I was thinking about writing (again) about how buying a foreclosure home can be a great deal, but isn’t always what it seems ... hallways. Foreclosure homes are almost universally dirty. The carpet must be replaced. The walls have shoe ... . Is that blood on the carpet? Or is it mushed-in dog poo? The counters have been cigarette burned [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 03:00:57

Water Restoration 911

Our apartment building is going through a major repiping project, the owners finally decided to change the plumbing to copper pipes ... insurance companies. Water Restoration 911 also handles mold and fungus remediation, fire ... and thoroughly cleaned. For this type of work, you must call in a professional. Water Restoration 911 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 16:35:50

Water Restoration 911

I woke too early this morning, so....while I am waiting for my son to wake up, I made myself more useful by reading the "Water Restoration 911" site ... , water damage, water restoration, basement leak or you have a broken pipe, carpet drying and fire ... , Fire restoration, Smoke restoration and Sewage & Drain Backups. If you need more detailed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 05:49:23

2009 New New Year Resolution

Man...what a day... It all started off well and it ended well but everything in between was crap.I have already made my new year's resolutions for 2009. It's all a big secret - i think that if i tell people about it then i probably won't stick to it and of course it would be less embarrassing if i didn't manage to stick to it... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 15:01:00

Oahu, Hawai'i Part 1, North Shore: Kahuku Shrimp and Shave Ice

I’m back home now from my U.S. trip, which included an unplanned, low-budget yet glorious trip to Hawai’i, Oahu to be exact, as many of you guessed. Here’s the first of my food-centric reports before the memories fade… The shave (no d! ok!) ice in the previous post was in fact from Aoki’s Shave Ice (warning: auto-playing music) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 18:38:11

Bye Bye BathroomJanuary 9, 2009

Can you believe I didn’t take pictures of the garden this week, a sin right.  Well I have good reason, I dropped my camera and it broke the lens ... I thought I would share about our lovely leak in the attic.We had a leak in the attic over the holidays which created mold and mildew and are now going to have to gut our only bathroom and the boys [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 12:00:42

How To Get Cheap Water Removal Services

If you have a case of water damage in your home, you understand that you need to have water removed from you floor, carpet, walls, furniture, ... and everywhere else. Keeping ones home saturated for more than 48 hours can result to further structural damages. Just as worrying is the possible growth of mold and mildews ... [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 11:15:02

Gatorade verses PineSol

This picture is sourced from somewhere in google images. I got it in an email from a peer. Thank you! ... in a really long time. I had no idea cleaning products went neon. I have seen the neon artificially ... like that? Neon Colored and Artificially Scented Cleaning Products? Does having purple Pine Sol make [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 13:38:21

Ghost Marks and Soot Deposits on House Walls

During my inspections, I have been asked many times about ghostly looking soot and dust marks on house interior surfaces ... growth behind the wall Ghost marks and moisture stains on house wall, possibility of mold inside ... . Since there was usually a mold concern in my clients’ questions, I’ll try to explain the ghost [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:33:27

Help Your Los Angeles Plumber Save You Money

When many homeowners call their local Los Angeles plumber about water damage, the harm has usually already been done ... you plan to keep like carpet, move it to a sunny area so it can begin the drying out process ... it and work around it; and number two, it speeds up the drying out process. This helps to prevent mold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:25:24

Madame Tussaud: Witness to the Revolution

When you mention the name "Madame Tussaud" most people think of the wax replicas of celebrities and politicians housed in the infamous tourist trap, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. Each sculpture’s eerie realism holds the key to their allure. Not only can you get two inches from a live model of Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:41:49

Mini flood. Also, when it rains, it pours. Prayers for Family.

I just had my first week of the new semester. My new composition class seems fun ... t feel wet inside, only outside. I was puzzled. A few days later, I was walking across the carpet ... ? Was the apartment flooding? I didn’t know. I got a towel and tried to dry the carpet…then a second [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:22:00

Twisted, Sister

Twisted, Sister January 2nd, 2009 · No Comments Here’s a unique approach to a front wall. [ ... twisted fence columns curb appeal bad MLS photos ugly home house Phoenix real estate A horrible attempt at sponge painting.  Makes it look like there’s tons of mold and mildew in the bathroom [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 18:25:12

4 bedroom with Fiished Bsmt in Saratoga Woods Louisville KY

4 bedroom with Fiished Bsmt in Saratoga Woods Louisville KY Posted by Daren Bailey under For Buyers, General Information Very nice 4 bed, 3 ... great room with built-ins, ventless gas fireplace and crown mold and surround sound, and formal dining ... and additional access tops storage. The basement has pergo type flooring in the game area and carpet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 23:26:19

Andrew Dice Clay, Dennise Rodman among the "celebrities" on Trump's next Apprentice

One thing NBC programming chief Ben Silverman managed to get right last year was a reinvention of NBC's Donald Trump-led reality show the Apprentice as a showcase for B-list celebrities. So Trump-haters everywhere will be glad to see the network may have even found a way to screw that up in 2009, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:29:08

Use natural products for cleaning

Busby SEO Test We are using cleaning products which are in point of fact polluting the nature and many of these so called products say they are ... Products Having an natural cleaning mixture takes care of both the killing of the black mold as well as the prevention method. Since mold symptoms are ever-increasing in the United States [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:23:59

FEMA Report from Iowa

I received this from a reader last night via email: ... . I lost carpet/pad and ended up cutting drywall up 2 feet to prevent mold/mildew from starting. My loses ... in the garage an inspector called me on cell phone to set up time for home inspection. He wanted [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 16:06:10

Water Restoration 911

Have you ever had an experienced where you have stepped on wet floor in your home or even in the place where you are working? Wasn't it debilitating? ... , If you ever need a company that will help you with water damage, water restoration, Wet Basement, basement ... to act fast! Water damage in your basement is a serious problems and if not treated molds [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 05:49:38

Hot Water?

here is the culprit: the rusted hot water pipe leading out of the hot water heaterHere is the first hole cut into the wall to try to find the problem.Well, the "Water Abatement" team came out today to test the walls and floor for dampness ... -y and our lips are cracking... but there will be no mold growing under OUR house! De-humidifier with tube [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 06:42:00

Moss carpet by Nguyen La Chanh

Is it just me, or is moss everywhere these days? I love all the new applications designers and artists are finding for the lovely green stuff. Like this prototype moss carpet by designer Nguyen La Chanh. The base is constructed of a foam called plastazote, which is soft and retards the growth of mold. Each piece of moss sits [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:30:15

How to sell your home fast in a buyer’s market

As everyone should know by now, the housing market has tanked. The down market is discussed on the news, in our local and national papers, and is a popular topic for personal finance and investment blogs. A quick search of pfblogs.org returned more than 1,400 results for “housing market” [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 09:00:05

New Year Do-Over

So we are 18 days into the new year. I am already ready for either 2010 or I want to start over 2009. Between the header in the shower, my cat becoming psycho, and a financial snafu I was sort of tired of the year already. Then last night I discovered that my water heater is leaking into my bedroom again [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 21:14:45

The Scorching of Georgia

The events described in this article took place in late August, 2008. Last month Russia invaded, occupied, and de-facto annexed portions of Georgia. During that time it was difficult, if not impossible, for reporters to see for themselves what was actually happening [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 08:41:40

Beach Wedding Ceremony Ideas

Your BEACH WEDDING is going to be one of the most important days of your life, not only that - to have a BEACH WEDDING IS ONE OF A KIND, ... wedding mold. Here are a few great ideas to help make your beach wedding ceremony extra ... with rose or flower petals, why not create a thick, lush carpet of petals that will make you feel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 10:00:00

Water Damage

water damage is a bad and sometimes a real serious problem for home owners ... after water damage occurs. Many homeowners don’t, either. They think a quick steam cleaning or drying fans will do the trick. That’s not always the case. If a carpet, baseboard, or underlayment gets [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 05:57:00

Mold Inspection & Removal Basics

Mold Inspection & Removal Basics Due to the recent bad weather and storm surge related to Hurricane Ike, Galveston mold removal services have become one of the most in-demand needs in the area ... by workers pretending to be mold remediation experts. Learn how to protect your finances, … Cars [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:01:06

Posts about Home business as of January 19, 2009

Nigerian, how much are you being paid? - adeolakayode.com 01/19/2009 <!– /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:”Cambria Math”; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family: … of most notable was Fela Durotoye,one of Nigeria’s finest Public Speakers and business consultant 3 Video Segments: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:12:48

Leaf Mould

Autumn brings a carpet of leaves, which take a long time to compost. I have been recently making Leaf Mould (or Mold) ... , with a rake!This pile was gathered up on 25th November.Why do I want to make leaf mould? Why ... can be used in the same way as compost.It is very easy to make leaf mould. The best method is to gather large [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 21:20:00

Encapsulation Carpet Cleaning - Gets Results Like Absolute Magic

Encapsulation Carpet Cleaning - Gets Results Like Absolute Magic Carpet manufacturers and carpet cleaning technology have made tremendous advances ... advances in the chemicals used to clean as well. Too much water in your carpet can cause mold and ¶ Posted 07 January 2009 † Jim Thornton § Home ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: carpet cleaning, Dry carpet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 06:10:25

Short Story Competition: Fourth Batch Is Open for Voting!

Here are ten more short stories for your delight. This is certainly the most creative batch we have had so far. Some curious ideas and formats have been used by the writers. Anyway make sure to read them and cast your vote to the story that you want to see featured on the grand final. ( [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 18:34:45

Wood Flooring Just Needs Love

by Noel Wortinger When you are dealing with your own floor you need to be sure that you know exactly what it needs. For example if you have a carpet and you have no vacuum cleaner you are really asking for trouble ... of mold and other gross things that need to be taken care of straightaway. Wooden Floor Is Good [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 09:56:25

Hard Wood Flooring Needs A Shine

by Noel Wortinger When you are dealing with your own floor you need to be sure that you know exactly what it needs. For example if you have a carpet and you have no vacuum cleaner you are really asking for trouble ... of mold and other gross things that need to be taken care of straightaway. Wooden Floor Is Good [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 09:09:05

Foreclosure photos...

Last week I made mention that I would be following up on the post about the foreclosure sales data and would have done this a bit sooner but I was ... and negatives... much like any home on the market right now.Backing up for just a minute I want to share [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 21:21:00

Essential Oils Blends and Uses

Better Living With Essential Oils Practical formulas you can use in Personal Care and Your Environment Personal Care - What Essential Oils can do for Your Skin: l Penetrate lower skin layers to work on moisturizing and healing. l Stimulate and regenerate skin cells, to heal skin damaged by sun, burns, wrinkles, or injury [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:51:18

Ypulse Interview: Lin Dai, CEO, Kiwibox

Before Tom Anderson launched MySpace (and when Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was still in junior high), Kiwibox surfaced on the web as a social network for teens before the buzzword "social network" even existed. Ten years later, Kiwibox is still thriving. CEO Lin Dai explains the site's success and staying power on the web [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 15:32:45

Water damage restoration services

Here is a nice review about the best water damage restoration services provider ... extraction, sewage clean-ups, crawl space drying, structural drying, basement drying, dehumidification ... , wind damage and mold remediation. This company is also offering the cleaning service that will handle [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:29:14

today i’m a blockhead

faerie ferns. hopefully they will spread out into a lush carpet of ground cover in my hosta bed, which sits squarely in the shade ... s the kind of weed that grows back instantaneously upon removal . . . and i do mean that. i have spent whole [more...]

Date: 2008-06-15 20:00:29

Love is in the air…..Or IS it???? Healthy Air = Healthy Hearts

www.normangitzen.com FEBRUARY………….Love is in the Air………….Or IS it??????? heart mheartmheart When one thinks of February, one thinks of matters of the heart…. LOVE IS IN THE AIR! Are you aware that what is in YOUR air can affect your heart? Most of us know that air pollution health affects are far reaching… [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:56:33

PR Agencies That Survive Will Be Inbound Marketing Agencies

PR Agencies That Survive Will Be Inbound Marketing Agencies Posted by Rick Burnes on Fri, Dec 12, 2008 @ 07:38 AM digg it | ... in all kinds of areas. Mold removal, what to do after a fire, carpet cleaning ... all that content ... media success of Carrara Companies, a PR 20/20 client that sells cleaning and restoration services [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 07:38:00

Reasons to choose hardwood floor as your floor covering

Busby SEO Test There are many reasons to choose hardwood floor as your floor covering. · Wood doesn’t trap fumes or dust like carpet ... of wood. Busby SEO Test Once you’ve made the wise choice to add wood flooring to your home ... . · Mold and staining are not problems for wood, like tile grout. · You can easily and cost [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:50:20

Savages: Welcome to Desire

End of Chapter 4 Walking back to my home, I took a moment and looked upon the stars or the heavens, to be more dramatic about it ... but I don’t care. I feel desperate and alone. I feel as though my insides have grown covered in mold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:44:56

OBAMA, RICK WARREN, PROGRESSIVES, GAY RIGHTS, AND SOME PROVOCATIVE INSIGHTS FROM DON CHARLES

As you undoubtedly know by now, President-Elect Obama is having Rick Warren give the inaugural prayer at his inauguration. Rick Warren has said that "...homosexuality is a sin and Jews will go to hell...."In John Cloud's December 18th article, he states the following: [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 08:10:00

Basement Waterproofing In Indiana With ICE Guard

Leaky basements and problems with crawl spaces occur almost in all houses ... always lead to cracked walls and weak foundations, with black mold and carpet mold growing in the crawl ... the basement or crawl space can be done in many ways, some of which are technical and some are manual [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 12:39:56

Choose Wisely

Choose Wisely Posted by Stephen Green on June 10, 2008 at 12:08 pm I’ve said that Obama is “impossible not to like.” Well, I’ve been wrong before ... ? Look. McCain has promised to appoint more Supreme Court justices in the mold of Roberts and Alito [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 18:01:33

The Lure of Freedom

"So Ruth, do you like vacations?"It was 10AM on a Sunday and the beginning of a very long "90-minute" presentation about an "exclusive club membership" at a place called InnSeason Resorts (to be referred henceforth as NEVER InnSeason Resorts.I don't even know where to begin [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 23:47:00

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