I might be able to borrow a handheld steamer from a neighbour. I'll see how it goes.
Yeah, you have a point there. The landlords haven't done any maintenance on the building since we moved in, I've had to do stupid shit like fixing the loo and some of the flyscreens myself. They're absolutely dodgy enough to whatever grubby tricks they need to avoid giving back the bond.
And I'm annoyed bc I think I have more (empty) notebooks than things to hold them (magazine files), and that means even adding one or two will mean they don't match or align. ;-/
Can you borrow a wet/dry vac? They have stronger suction than the home-grade carpet cleaners. Spraying shit on top of shit isn't going to solve anything. I'd re-wet it with something that can cut the greasy tar resin that's making the stink. Ammonia in water? Then I'd suck that out with the wetdry vac. You can get a $45 ozone machine on amazon to get rid of the cologne/bongwater stink in the rest of the room. They are more powerful than you think, I killed a tank of guppies by accident by running a really small ozone treatment in a really big room. (it did work for the cigarette smell).Beaker style bottom shape bong tipped over on brand new carpet and soaked into the sub floor padding and since no one caught it at first it sat soaking in my brand new carpet while like an idiot I blasted the heat all night (a main duct is right there) and essentially "baked" it into the floor/padding/sub foam liner. I scrubbed and I scrubbed but to no avail. Aside from ripping it up any ideas on what to do? I've just been spraying Frebreze and my bf's cologne on it all week.
And it's in a main area of my apartment. And it fucking reeks big time. Burning weed smell can easily dissipate but week old spilled bong water? No such luck!
HELP PLZ! ANY ADVICE?
Grout refresh is made for exactly this problem, since it's just a cosmetic annoyance and you're renting. If you poke around on the "recommended" on your e-commerce site of choice, there are cheaper versions of the same idea, smaller amounts or no-name brand or pen-based.
I have them stacked flat in a box for dust protection now, but I used to store unused picture frames standing on a shelf, with bookends holding them up. That was probably a better system, honestly: stacking them means shuffling when I want a specific size. You need a tall enough shelf, though.
How not fold flat?? If the bottoms are taped, you gotta steel yourself, slit them along the tape line, and trust you can always re-tape when you need them again. It's like the Norse god Thor and his goats.
Wrapping paper doesn't have to be portable--how many tubes do you really have out at a time--so I'd do it and free up the floor space. The problem I've had with hanging things on the back of a door is they thunk around every time you open the door, unless you go to annoying lengths to secure your mop like you're taking it on the space shuttle. Wrapping paper is light enough not to fly off, sturdy enough not to mind a little whacking.
I really like those magnetic holders for kitchen knives and such. Perhaps magnets are the answer. A metallic or partially metallic mop handle seems reasonable. Could apply to other items too.
Those are great! Back when Harbor Freight mailed out coupons, they'd sell little magnetic strip holders (about 12") for $2 now and then.
I used to do that, too, in long underbed boxes (under a bed) but same issue with having to unpack every time I want something. Plus, I'm better with things I can see. I do have a shelf tall enough for most of them (I have a couple of basic pine Ikea Ivar open shelving units with adjustable shelves in the closet, and my purging has cleared out space). Bookends are a good idea - I might have some around so wouldn't have to buy anything else.
Uhhh, a lot because I like spontaneous inspiration...and I like to wrap on the floor - office is wood, so I usually ho to a thick-carpeted room (I use one of those big folding cardboard cutting boards for a wrapping/ cutting surface). And I am absolute chaos when wrapping. I suppose I could be more disciplined....
But having them all down a door would give me that visual better - maybe do my planning there then go wherever to work.Agree on that and was brainstorming about how to secure the bottom of things, because the swinging and clanking (for tools) will annoy me. I don't want to drill into the doors, though. So I'll see what I can do...but thank you for the confirm that the door isn't a stupid idea!
A fair point! And I'm doing some of that (purge). But I love art supplies and paper, and I really like having supplies in general whenever I want to do some thing, no frustration or expense. I have accumulated a lot of supplies and things over the 20-some years I've been in my house and years before (including some specialty things you only need once every 2 years, but if you don't have them, you're buying them again). I have the space, and I love optimizing it - and I am naturally chaotic/ distracted when putting things down (and cleanup after a project is SO boring unless everything has a place to go) things down, so "a place for everything, and everything in its place" is critical for me to find anything. Like ironing, I also find it therapeutic to organize, and that the result is worth it - it brings me calm to be in an environment where things have a logical, convenient, intuitive, and aesthetically pleasing order. Tl; dr: I am not a creature of habit naturally, but I function and feel best in order, so structure saves my sanity. I do tend to research, plan, and engineer
Ahh, my own wrapping method is more NOW IT IS TIME TO WRAP, and pick one or two coordinating rolls for the job. If you have all your rolls hung up and displayed, maybe it would be like having a wall full of immaculate Nippon steel so you can theatrically select the blades that call to you, before your glorious duel.. And I am absolute chaos when wrapping. I suppose I could be more disciplined....
When you're done, toss those balls into your next dryer load and Skip the dryer Sheets®!
You’re looking at a slopshit job in the pic. Get a friend or two to help. You’ll need to remove the bolts, pull up the toilet and put down the flooring. Use a new wax ring or the blue silicone upgrade to replace the toilet. With your helpers it’ll be a fast and clean process.
Never seen anything like it, but it looks like some DIY easier to install linoleum like thing. Usually with linoleum you have to seal it all around the edges.
What about a heat gun?
You can bleach that out using benzoyl peroxide pimple creme (get the strongest one) and sunlight. You probably can't get the sunlight part of the equation in the right place but maybe try hair bleach developer 40 soaked into some paper towels and maybe covered with saran wrap so it doesn't dry out too fast? That's what I'd do (if I wasn't going to just ignore it).
