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Re: Well Lupine Send a noteboard - 26/02/2010 04:03:47 PM
It's still a home since you live in it :| It's just not a "house" ;)

True, I guess :P

Sanding and touching up the paint on the walls will probably work fine. For the floor, you can maybe fill it with some wood filler and then paint over it. Assuming you can't take a sample to the paint store to have them match it, get a couple of paint chips and lay them on the floor to get the closest match (you can even do tiny samples of actual paint now to test them out). Worst case scenario, yes, you can absolutely just repaint the whole thing and if it's close enough in color the landlord probably won't even notice.

*nods* I actually have some wood putty laying around, so that could work.
Re: the paint color: it's quite ugly, really, so if I do repaint all of it, I would probably go for something completely different. :P I don't think they would mind, since they actually painted some walls in a color of my choice last summer (they needed repainting anyway, but they let me choose a pretty blue instead of just white). Will run it by them first, of course. But it could be a good project to do right after the cats leave, because it might be another way of reducing allergens.

Well I've never dealt with this issue myself, but I seem to remember that Macharius had kitties and an allergic SO...maybe he can give you some advice.

That's a good point... I hope so.

I would say you should wash with water and bleach any areas where it's safe to do so...walls, floors, etc. Launder or dry clean any fabrics you can, and vacuum the hell out of those you can't. If just getting all the hair and dander up isn't sufficient you can try one of those powder cleaning products that you sprinkle on and vacuum up.

*nods* Good suggestions, thanks :)
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Need help with some home* /maintenance-y things. Lupine - 26/02/2010 03:29:06 PM 584 Views
Well Sareitha Sedai - 26/02/2010 03:44:59 PM 534 Views
Re: Well Lupine - 26/02/2010 04:03:47 PM 527 Views
Maybe not. Macharius - 26/02/2010 08:03:02 PM 357 Views
Re: Need help with some home* /maintenance-y things. damookster - 26/02/2010 03:49:44 PM 377 Views
Re: Need help with some home* /maintenance-y things. Lupine - 26/02/2010 03:57:39 PM 379 Views
Re: Need help with some home* /maintenance-y things. lyringlas - 26/02/2010 08:12:23 PM 384 Views
Steam cleaners are a dream... Missa Sedai - 26/02/2010 04:03:30 PM 376 Views
Fortunately I don't have any carpet right now (seriously, thank god for that). Lupine - 26/02/2010 04:07:28 PM 387 Views
Sort of on-topic... Lupine - 26/02/2010 04:09:02 PM 428 Views
Home Depot can match your paint color random thoughts - 26/02/2010 04:10:10 PM 378 Views
well i don't know how to FIX the floors...but I'm good with cat fur LadyLorraine - 26/02/2010 05:17:12 PM 402 Views
Re: well i don't know how to FIX the floors...but I'm good with cat fur lyringlas - 26/02/2010 08:08:34 PM 373 Views
it does work well for spot clean LadyLorraine - 26/02/2010 08:23:39 PM 379 Views
Re: it does work well for spot clean lyringlas - 26/02/2010 08:43:20 PM 367 Views
there's time between vacuuming days? LadyLorraine - 26/02/2010 09:19:48 PM 366 Views
Here's an underhanded trick for you. TaskmasterJack - 26/02/2010 05:47:02 PM 380 Views
Re: Need help with some home* /maintenance-y things. lyringlas - 26/02/2010 08:05:56 PM 467 Views
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