June 29th, 2009
Attic is a storehouse for your old belonging. Many of your belongings have an emotional feeling and so you don’t dispense with it. But often it gets stale and defile the attic environment. Thus dirt and muck spreads fast in the attic before you realize. It is anyway ignored due to no practical use.
For safety purposes, you should take out the content of your attic every two month. Then clean the walls with disinfectant. Get rid of cobwebs and molds. Then see if you can throw some of the belongings. Try keeping it less stuffed. Place a halogen light in the attic to ensure that it does not become a rat’s den. Keep naphthalene in the corners to scare away little insects. Don’t let your pets enter the attic.
It is also advisable to place an organic plant pot inside. This way, the attic gets fresh and recycled air and keeps clean.
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June 28th, 2009
Water is a renowned disease-carrier. It allows breeding of mosquitoes and they are plainly lethal. You should ensure that your house is kept from leakage. Keep checking the house from outside and seal any burst pipe or leaking drain.
If the leaking is an inside issue, check the walls with a knife. Any vulnerable spot should be plastered or fly walled. If you have acoustic ceiling, and the flakes are coming out, carefully remove the ceiling part-by-part.
Use sander and spray paint in case of ceiling. Paint-tape the edges between walls and also those between the walls and the floors. Check the alcoves and see if they have become a reservoir. Keep your aquarium clean and budding with fresh water.
Use a thick entrance mat on the outside and a thinner one inside. They not only welcome guests but also keep the external water from seeping in. Don’t keep the house damp under any circumstance.
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June 27th, 2009
Your window is the mirror of your house from outside. They need thorough treatment even if it comes at an expense. Go for Malaysian curtains or Roman blinds to give it a classy look. You can have them in rectangular panes and arched grills. You can even stick up a cornice for the desired effect.
Bay windows are great showpieces if you have a ground floor house. You generally find them in mansions and bungalows. They allow a vital range of sunlight in. Venetian blinds look good on bay windows.
For windowpanes, you can get artistic. You may try colored panes, distorted glass or round glasses. Thy come in colorful varieties and make windows acquire a great look. You may also go for paper cloths or screen made of waste materials. Use of chimes or ornaments on the windows also looks gracious. Keep your windows smiling and the sun smiles at you.
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June 26th, 2009
Japanese style bathtubs have a mannerism of spa. It is quite small but deep and you have got to sit with folded knees in it. The traditional way is to keep the water hot, and sit in it. There is an in-built seat to make you comfortable even in folded posture. You let the water soak yourself and just stay for 10-15 minutes to get a feeling of massage.
Japanese style bathtubs are quite renowned to make the most of short spaces. If you have got a small bathroom, you cannot do better than choose a Japanese bathtub. You may condition the bathtub temperature. They are generally made of wood, as Japan is prone to earthquakes.
You also get ceramic and marble tubs to get stylish. Contemporary Japanese style bathtubs have certain installations to make bathing more interesting and enjoyable. Invest in a Japanese style bathtub and have a wonderful bath.
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June 20th, 2009
Bathroom is the most ignored place in a house, when it should be most attended. The reason is that it ensures an array of diseases if kept dirty. It is your duty to keep the bathroom clean.
Bathroom mats should be shrugged and vacuum cleaned every other day. The commode should be treated with disinfectants. Bathroom tiles should be cleared of any muck lest it settles down. You should also bleach the stains with acid. It is better to have discoloration than dirt in bathroom.
Shower stalls and mats need proper attention and should be brushed off in two to three days. Muriatic acid is a fervent company for bathrooms and should be amply used in cleaning bathrooms. You should have a laundry bag to keep dirty clothes and not keep them dispersed. It is better to keep the bathroom relatively empty. Wash the tubs daily. You take your bath in it after all.
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May 18th, 2009
You should ensure cleanliness in house. But often, you neglect the unseen bacteria and virus that settle in your house. It is prudent to clean your house with disinfectant once every fortnight.
Hydrogen peroxide mixed with vinegar is a great disinfectant. You need to brush the floors and walls with it. There is danger of discoloration and so the whole process has to be conducted carefully. It is also necessary to treat the kitchen ends and bathroom edges with it.
Bathroom commode is another area that breeds diseases. It needs to be washed with antiseptics, phenyl liquids and detergent every once in a while. Another strong disinfecting method is bleaching. Acidified bleaching in the middle and corner of the house makes it clean and clear. You should do it with gloves on. The kids should be dissuaded from the place at least for the period of operation. Water leakage should also be sealed.
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April 12th, 2009
Houses are prone to leaking and molding. This happens mainly at the edges. There are many edges in the house. Wall-wall, wall-floor, wall-ceiling, wall-door and wall-window are just some of the edges.
Check whether the lining of these edges is doing fine. If they are seeped in water, you should use tapes. Placing cornices or ledges at the edges also help. You should see if certain edges are vulnerable and within eyesight. You can place an ivy creeper alongside. It soon takes succor in the edge.
Another way to avoid edge flaking out is by using an extra layer of cement or mud on them. You can be adventurous and make the edges existent by creating round drawing rooms. Edges also are susceptible to cobwebs and you may make small insertions or a symmetric indentation at the wall-ceiling edge.
The process may well be called edge closeting. You can beautify the window edges by adding wooden frames.
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March 14th, 2009
Your home should not get damp in any condition. You must have proper heating equipments to ensure that. They may be placed strategically or hidden within the plastered wall or acoustic wall.
Propane and butane heating system are very handy. They keep areas from kitchen to living room hot and comfortable in winter. Even your basement and attic should be kept heated. This keeps bacteria away as prevention against diseases. They are cheaper option to air conditioners and you may maintain the home temperature with thermal instruments.
A natural way to keep warm is by installing an Inglewood or a fireplace. Place rocking chairs by the coal-laden fireplace and be warm on cold days. But you should also be aware of the carbon emission and thus get the chimney cleaned by professionals at specific intervals. Else there may be methane explosions. A properly heated house is a healthy house and gracious to live in.
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February 8th, 2009
Roman blinds are a bit expensive but they are classy without a doubt. They fold into little places, and when opened, give an impression of serrated tiles. They are generally meant to cover bay windows and inner partitions.
They come in many colors but look the best in white. Then they make the rooms look brighter evenB at nights. They are acute reflectors of the room lights and carve your windows into seeming masterpieces.
They also come in electrical fittings – known as electrical blinds. They ca be remote controlled to close or open and offer a unique look of elegance to the interiors. Their prices can be ascertained through many online stores floating their quotes.
They tend to get dirty soon and so you should be alert in not letting spots emerge. Though you have got options to decorate windows with screens or normal curtains, none can match the veritable beauty of windows.
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January 10th, 2009
So you have a bathroom that is remotely functional and even less good to look at. Well don’t lose your sleep over it, there is a lot that can be done and in no time, you would smile at the peace you draw from these spaces of private comforts.
At the surface level, never go for replacement or substitution. Covering the place is regarded a better mantra. If the joists and walls are rotten deep down to the base, then there is perhaps no better way to do a remodeling than changing the entire look.
Adding bath cubicles and shower panels with high-force water drills is believed to be great. Diffused lighting and accented walls in neutral colors also speak a beautiful language, try de-cluttering the space as much as possible and also compartmentalize various regions of the bathroom. Bathroom remodeling shall be done keeping in mind your personal preferences, as it is not for the outsiders to judge this area seeped in privacy.
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