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Kathleen

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  • Wet and Forget Shower is  a good cleaner because it uses surfactants instead of noxious chemicals 3
  • Untreated grout became discolored and reddish (familiar?)
  • Treated grout remained clean over the 11 weeks.
  • Great side by side comparison. The left wall was treated and the corner/right wall were not.
  • Our glass shower door remained clean on the right and the left side (although not real apparent in this photo) had soap scum film.
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Shower Cleaning Made Easy without the Use of Noxious Chemicals

Shower cleaning has to be one of my least favorite chores.

The tight space combined with cleaning solutions is just flat out aggravating. ...»

Plus, if you have mold or mildew sometimes you're forced to use chemicals like bleach or ammonia (which I try to avoid since my wife has asthma & allergies!!).

All these things persuaded me to try Wet & Forget Shower because it uses surfactants instead of harsh chemicals to clean.

Plus, I did an 11 week experiment to see if it really would work. One half of our shower walls and doors got the Wet & Forget while the other half didn't.

The most striking result was the elimination of the red or orangish film that forms in grout lines. Wet & Forget did an awesome job at stopping this from happening.

Mildew and mold were also prevented in the treated versus untreated area. This is good news for anyone who can't bend down to get to these hard to reach places.

The only kind of surface that you shouldn't use Wet & Forget Shower on is natural marble because of its porosity. I checked this out before using it :)

And finally, the soap scum formation was halted on our glass shower door.

In case you're interested I shared a video of my results along with other tips on my blog. And there's a special surprise for anyone who reads to the end of the post!! So don't miss out. Here's the link http://www.homerepairtutor.com/wet-and-forge...

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Home Repair Tutor
Home Repair Tutor Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Before I came up with the simple solution - I was one of those people chipping away and cussing out loud! This way takes forever! you get slivers, its a MESS!
  • Laying the towel down.it Was a very thick towel and dripping wet when I put it on the pieces
  • one or two test runs in the morning reveals - very little muscle power at all and it was peeling right off!
  • Slicing through that crud like a hot knife through butter!
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How to Strip Veneer - no fumes, no power tools, EASY!

So simple, so easy! I have been trying to tackle the messy job of chipping veneer off pieces to re finish them and what a pain in the hiney! I thought of an idea, and while I was testing ...»
the theory, I asked our lovely facebook followers their favorite method. Well, pretty much everyone said either using a wet towel and an iron ( which wrecks both the iron and towel) OR use a heat gun - (which would then have the fumes from the adhesive floating up in your face - or house and then requires use of masks and such) SO Here you go. Very easy - SOAK a towel so it is dripping wet in a mixture of half water and half vinegar. Place it on the veneer. Have a girls night out and let it soak over night. Make sure it is SOAKING wet. I even went back later and used a water bottle and just poured it right onto the towel to make sure it was soaked! Come back in the morning and use a putty knife or chisel and it will peel up like butter! #StrippingVeneer

To see more creative ways to tackle repurposing projects - visit us at http://www.facebook.com/gypsybarn

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  • Mix half liquid dish detergent with half vinegar in dishwashing wand. 2
  • Scrub, rinse, done! Easy to maintain. 1

Shower and Tub Cleaner

This is a quick and easy way to keep your shower clean in just two minutes a day.Just get a dish washing wand and fill the dispenser half with vinegar and half with liquid dish soap. Keep ...»
it in the shower. That way everything is ready to go. When you get in, wet the sponge, and scrub away. Next, well, take a shower. That's it. I do a little section of the shower each day and work my way around the whole area about twice a week.

If the mixture gets thick, just add a little water. Also, I would caution that it is important to rinse well, and keep out of eyes as you would any cleanser.

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How to Remove Urine Smell From Carpet

I had an incident where my cat urinated on a small piece of my rug while we were out of town. Here is the solution that worked for me. This was a small rug so I was able to remove it from ...»
the room and take it outside where I flipped it over and sprinkled it with baking soda. Then using vinegar I saturated the piece of carpet and let it sit for an hour. Find out my results below.

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    Commented on Dec 23, 2012
    We use "Dumb Cat". The formula works on an enzymatic level. Works great!
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Selecting Lumber for Best Results

We all know to avoid lumber with large, loose knots, and twisted, warped, split, cupped or checked lumber... but how do you tell which boards will most likely do those bad things AFTER ...»
you buy them and use them? Here are some photos to show you what to look for and what to avoid. The pieces on the left are desirable and those on the right side of the photos are to be avoided. This is based on how wood behaves depending on ring shape, density and orientation. The last photo shows you what the pith looks like on the face rather than end of the board.

Brian Campbell, Basswood Artisan Carpentry
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  • Kathleen
    Commented on Oct 23, 2012
    Thanks for the tutorial. this will help a lot. I didn't know what to look for, but now I do!
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Home Maintenance & Repairs: How do I tighten the slats on my plantation shutters?

One of the shutters in our house has loose slats -- they won't stay open. (I have the same problem with one of the AC vents in my car.) is there a way to adjust them or tighten them?
Kathleen
Kathleen Antioch, CA
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    Thank you to Steve and KMS Woodworks for your help!
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  • White is a non color and has contradictory interpretations.  In Western cultures it symbolizes innocence and purity, cleanliness. White means safety, purity, and cleanliness. White is associated with light, goodness, innocence, purity, and virginity. 15
  • Green is the color of nature symbolizing growth, harmony, freshness, and fertility. Green has strong emotional correspondence with safety and is believed to have great healing power. It is the most restful color for the human eye--can improve vision. 14
  • Red is a very emotionally intense color. It enhances human metabolism, increases respiration rate, and raises blood pressure. Red is the color of fire and blood, and is associated with energy, war, danger, as well as passion, desire, and love. 6
  • Blue represents peace, tranquility, and calm.  Just the opposite, it also represents reverie, sadness, and melancholy.  Blue also represents the sky, heavens, and the sea which is non ending, therefore it is often associated with depth and stability. 6
  • To the human eye, orange is a very hot color. Orange is associated with joy, sunshine, and the tropics. It represents enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, creativity, determination, attraction, success, and encouragement. 6
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How are the color of your walls making you feel?

Science cannot explain why each person perceives the same color differently, due to this fact we all have different emotional associations with colors that is what makes it personal and ...»
individual. Which of these colors is your #1 pick for your bedroom?

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    I like the first bedroom. I like the "non-invasiveness" of the muted beige/white. I can dress ...»
    up the rest of the room however I wish -- I usually choose blues and dark greens.

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All votes that we get on the SawHorse facebook page and on hometalk.com will be tallied and if we get the most overall votes we will win a free green bathroom makeover. Visit www.uglybathroom.info for more information.
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Hi Hometalkers,

Time for the Great Flooring Debate! When it comes to kitchen floors, there is usually no middle ground: You either love your floor or you hate it! Where do you "stand" on these five types ...»
of flooring? What do you have and more importantly, do you like it?

* Cork

* Bamboo

* Hardwood

* Tile

* Vinyl

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    We have hardwood and while it is beautiful to look at it's a bear to keep clean. In order to ...»
    keep the floors shiny we use a steam cleaner. Love to know of an easy, quick way to clean them!

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