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Vee
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02-23-2004

Sunday, November 21, 2004 - 4:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yippee!! That is good news...a whole lot easier that's for sure. Good luck with it, Jan.

Tishala
Member

08-01-2000

Monday, November 22, 2004 - 6:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I used the pin brush on my rug today (finally). It worked really well! Thanks Landi and Kitt.

Danas15146
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03-31-2004

Monday, November 29, 2004 - 1:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have noticed last year that my daughter's one wall was getting mold on it. Rubbed it down with clorox and sprayed with lysol. When we redid her room - we got a mold-repelent type thing added to the paint at Home Depot. Now I am still noticing that the wall seems to sweat. It is not getting mold - but the carpet under and around feels damp???? Any suggestions???? Would insulating the wall help?

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Monday, November 29, 2004 - 1:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
to me sounds like the room is too air tight...is there a cold air vent going into the room. May be check in the basement and see if there is any and it is covered up. They are easily put in if there is none. Our rental house was like that and when the tenants from H*LL moved out, the mold was out of control. We made sure that there were vents put in place. We also put some sort of vents in the attic that were not there before too. We also made sure the d-humidifier was set to stay on at all times and it drained right into the sump pump to take the excess moisture away from the house.

We have had the same tenants there for over a year now and they have not complained of any mold problems.

Hope this helps.

Danas15146
Member

03-31-2004

Monday, November 29, 2004 - 3:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
There is a cold air vent in the room and we have a dehumidifier that is attached to our furnace - but maybe I need to see about getting one just in that room. Her room is also freezing cold - winter or summer. The sweating only happens during the winter though.

I have not checked the basement to see if anything is clogged but I'll head down there this evening! Thanks!!!!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 8:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dana, there are small, single-room sized dehumidifiers for under a hundred dollars, if you find that you must go that route. Hope you find the source of the problem, though, because that would be the best solution.

Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Thursday, December 02, 2004 - 11:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have a strange cleaning question. I have these speakers for my stereo that are covered in a grey fabric. Apparently,one of them got wet,cause now it has a brown water mark stain on it. Anyone have an idea on how to clean it? I'm afraid if I rub it,it'll just look worse. And,I don't think I should spray anything on it.
No biggie,it's just kinda ugly looking.

Secretsmile
Member

08-19-2002

Thursday, December 02, 2004 - 11:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hippy, from here it's hard to tell what fabric is covering your speaker but I had the same thing happen to one of our speakers, I was able to remove the covering, and hand washed them both, the water spot went away, I'm ashamed to say it was more of a less dusty spot than a stain.

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Friday, December 31, 2004 - 9:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sometimes one can spot remove stains like this by spraying a cloth with windex and dabbing it on the spot repeatedly. I would wipe the entire area as well just to avoid having a clean spot. Also, test first! This works on carpets as well.

Hootyhoot
Member

12-18-2001

Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 8:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hope someone can answer this for me ... One section of the grey roof of my house never gets any sun. It's just a small area ... a triangle of shade maybe 10 feet long created by a dormer. That section is turning black. It seems like it must be mildew. What should I do?


Prisonerno6
Member

08-31-2002

Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 9:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
If it is mildew, you might be able to get it power washed. The house I just bought has a similar problem (but it's more like a light green moss on a black roof), and that's what the inspector told me to do. It is, however, far down on the list of things that need to be done... :-)

Hootyhoot
Member

12-18-2001

Saturday, January 08, 2005 - 3:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Prisoner, I did have it power washed about three years ago but it is back again, as black as ever. I wish I could make it go away and stay away!