Mothballs are used to provide protection against a moth infestation in fur coats. But the pesticide smell may linger in the outerwear after it settles deep inside the fur. Although baking soda or talcum powder normally absorb odors, placing these substances on the coat may damage the fur.
Remove mothball smell from a fur coat with fresh air. Simple yet effective techniques can rid your fur coat of the mothball odor.
Baseboards, the molding along the bottom of a wall, typically collect dust and debris. Cleaning these boards can be a chore, especially for homeowners looking for "green" cleaning solutions. A simple vinegar solution helps keep baseboards dust-free.
Benefits Cleaning with vinegar not only helps homeowners break their dependence on chemical cleaners, but it also has many benefits. Vinegar can clean up and remove mold, bacteria and germs.
Vinegar Cleaning Solution For cleaning baseboards or any type of wood paneling, make a vinegar solution with 1/2 cup of white distilled vinegar, 1/2 cup of olive oil and 2 cups of warm water.
Hardwood flooring planks fit together with a tongue-and-groove locking mechanism, and when you install them, you usually blind-nail them through the tongues to hold them securely. This installation system produces a secure surface free of visible nails, but it makes replacing a damaged plank somewhat tricky. Nevertheless, there is a standard technique for performing this procedure, and if you use this technique with care, the job shouldn't take too long.
Ready made PVC blinds are constructed of sturdy and durable hard plastic, which is easy to clean and costs less than real wood or fabric blinds. Faux wood PVC blinds look like real wood and won't fade from the sun's ultra-violet rays. Ready made vertical and horizontal blinds come in standard sizes, but you can shorten them to fit your window, if necessary. Vertical and mini blinds are shortened in different ways.
Squirrels are fun to watch but they can be very destructive. Damage to your bird feeders, bird houses and other garden ornaments can be costly and frustrating. If you have a feeder, bird house or other ornament installed on a four-by-four post, a squirrel baffle made of sheet aluminum, installed with common tools, may help prevent squirrels from invading. In addition to preventing damage and saving both money and frustration, you will ensure that your feathered friends won't have to compete with squirrels for their dinner.
Table of Contents Breaker Fuse Wire Damage Settings Disconnection During a thunderstorm, your house might lose electricity, causing all currently running electronic devices, such as a Kenmore dishwasher, to turn off. After the power is reinstated, the dishwasher might fail to turn back on. There are a number of reasons this might happen after an outage.
A pellet stove burns primarily pre-fabricated pellets of wood. Pellet stoves became increasingly popular in the 1970s, due to the costs of heating using fossil fuels that resulted from the oil crisis of that era.
How a Pellet Stove Ignitor Works As oil prices increase once more, and environmental concerns become more prevalent, the pellet stove is experiencing a resurgence in popularity.
Pellet stoves burn compacted pellets of wood to produce heat.
GE manufactures appliances for home and commercial use. The company is well known for producing home appliances such as washers, dryers, freezers, refrigerators, ovens, microwaves, water heaters, garbage disposers, trash compactors and dishwashers. GE dishwashers offer a variety of feature-innovative technology, such as an anti-bacterial cycle that sanitizes dishes. Another unique feature found on some GE models is a clean indicator light. This light is designed to indicate that the wash cycle is complete and your dishes are clean.
A media theater room in your home offers the ideal place for decorating with themed movie posters. Or you can share your enthusiasm for your favorite college or professional sports team by hanging pennants. Posters of artists' paintings, travel destinations or rock bands are enhancing decorative touches in a man cave, den, family room or bedroom. Special hanging tools, adhesives and methods can keep you from damaging favored pennants and posters and protect your walls at the same time.
Sonotubes are tubular, concrete forms made of very heavy paper. Concrete forms are a way to “cast” fluid concrete into shapes in the same way that foundries cast fluid metal into shapes using molds. Sontotubes are used to cast columns. The tubes come in standard 12 and 20 foot lengths.
Concrete is cast into innumerable shapes using forms. They can be filled all the way to the top without bursting.