I think 7% would do ok. For 65% I order it. If you do, be careful .. There are some shady companies that ship you a diluted version. A company called lab alley has been reliably consistent. A little more pricey. Otherwise you can find 65% at any hydroponics retailer. It’s used to keep the water flow free of bacteria. This stuff is unbelievably great! It has so many uses. The stronger stuff does work best. If you can get 35% that’s probably equally good if you use 1 cup… 7% I’d use a cup or 2. If you have any clothes with spots etc, you can use the bucket with peroxide on clothes first. It will remove just about any stain you have without harming fabric or color usually. Wet the clothing with the dilution and wash as usual. Stains are gone! Then use dilution for floor. When done, dump dirty water into toilet, it opens drains without harming metal or plastic. It’s also sold as a drain opener. Safe for septic with limited use. I’ve used it for years without damaging anything. Stuff is amazing.

Keyboard cleaning slime is the same as the slime kids make at parties. I think it’s made of white glue and borax.

So at least it probably need not be too expensive.

You might be able to mix up 5 gallons or so, dump it on the floor, and sort of roll the slime around with squeegees.

So, businesses that post videos of themselves cleaning floors like this seem to use a commercial, truck-mounted hot water extractor. These are ... much more powerful than anything easily available to a consumer, because they use strong detergents, near-boiling water, and very strong suction to basically wash and dry the floor in one pass.

If I was in this situation, I'd shop around a few cleaning companies that have a truck, and then see if they'd give you a discount for coming out 3-4 times a year on a schedule.... or I would look into sealing the tile with something clear but self-leveling so that you can take care of it yourself.

Damn, 65%! I have 7% for my water softener, but 65% sounds gnarly. I'll have to look and see where I can find some.

Once again I am compelled to speak of my most prized product 😆. I splurge on 65% hydrogen peroxide. Always Use gloves. Usually Safe for stone and grout. Disinfects floor as well. Hand scrub floor one time with peroxide diluted 1/2 cup per bucket of water in addition to small amt of your favorite floor cleaner. After that, then mop as needed with your floor cleaner and 1/4 cup 65% peroxide in mop water. If you don’t want to spend on the 65% peroxide, the regular brown jug 3% will work ok if you use much more of it in your bucket. Like an entire bottle or more… way worth the cost. Once dry you should see a very noticeably clean disinfected floor.

This is a good idea, but yeah... that sounds like a long project. Its a LOT of flooring to clean that way... see pics here https://imgur.com/a/xLc626W

Luckily it’s just to the brown part of the drywall if that makes sense not too deep camera is messing with it

Keep their nails trimmed too. I adopted an older cat a while back and the previous owner had gotten its claws removed which I thought was a bit extreme but I quickly figured out why. He has a habit of scratching the walls, even with no claws he still does it. I can’t imagine the damage he was doing. You can also get little caps to put over their claws too.

https://imgur.com/a/xLc626W

You can tell the kitchen got a lot more action based on the grout color there vs the other spaces, except for the bathroom off the kitchen which looks even darker.

I see missing paint, but it is hard to tell from the photo how deep the damage is. It looks like it is deeper than the paint layer, so it might be best to replace the drywall in that section because it might be difficult to smooth it out enough to apply paint.

If the surface is still fairly smooth but the paper is ripped off, you could try applying something like Gardz to seal the surface. This will make it easier to skim coat. Then prime and paint.

Edit: you can also do this without Gardz but plain brown paper will suck the water out of your compound mixture and it will make things more difficult.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I haven’t been able to find anything online, I really appreciate it. Since it’s near their food I’m thinking of just putting a back board behind it. Thanks again

Good news: Its easy enough for any homeowner to fix. Bad news: Kiss your weekend goodbye:

1.) Cut off any loose peices

2.) Skim coat with drywall compound, make sure the mud apllication extends past the torn paper at least 1 inch.

3.) Let it dry

4.) Sand drywall compound with drywall sandpaper(its a mesh)

5.) Repeat steps 2-4 until you get a uniform, even surface

6.) Paint over the new drywall compound with a primer or primer + paint. A primer seals the fresh drywall which, otherwise, would absorb several applications of regular latex paint making a long job, even longer

7.) Paint with a latex paint of your choice.

8.) Do whatever you need to do to get those cats to not do this again.

I got to wondering. Just how tall/thick is this projector? And just how close MUST it be to the wall? And how high is the ceiling and how far away will you sit?

Is there any chance it won't obstruct your view even if it is mounted to the ceiling without screwing around with joists? How does the manufacturer recommend mounting it?

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The power tool companies found at Home Depot and the like focus on construction, and that's where they put out their quality products. The more.... "homeowner" type of products, like leaf blowers and weed whackers are meant to be cheap, weak things, that just help the companies cover the market and fill all possible niches. I've seen the blowers and weed whackers offered by most of those power tool companies and they're all cheap things. If you want quality cordless garden tools, then you gotta go with a quality garden power tool company, like Sthil or Husqvarna.

That said, when it comes to construction-focused tools, the Big Three all put out good stuff, which each company being known for one trait more than the others

Milwaukee tends to be the most powerful. They also have fantastic platform integration with their clothing lines and packout cases.

Dewalt tends to be the "default" because of a balance of price and quality. They also offer flexibility with their 60V lineup and 20/60V flex batteries.

Makita tends to be the best-built. They are known for lasting forever, and taking the most abuse without breaking. This goes doubly for old makita. Any of their tools that are still made with the original all-plastic castings with no rubber overmouldings are nigh-indestructible. You can take those things to Pluto and back.

Since your only other 18V battery is makita, I'd say go with them. If you act fast you can get a drill/driver combo kit with a battery for a great price with cyber monday deals.

The more you spend, the more you will get. Each of these companies puts out three different tiers of quality, at three different pricepoints.

https://ibb.co/s2KL6vp here’s a picture. Hope this helps

At this point, I'd try some of that keyboard cleaner goo ... it would get in the crevices and then lift the dirt. It would be super time consuming though...

Ok sounds good. Appreciate the note on using fire resistant drywall, it is connected to my house.

My house does have asbestos in the ceilings. Is it possible that this drywall contains asbestos as well?

I'd like to add build in cabinets to my laundry room. I've tried looking at Ikea for options, but I'm not finding anything that will fit what I have planned. Any other options for premade cabinets that I could look at? Preferably on a budget. I have the skills needed to install and frame out premade cabinets, but not to build cabinets from scratch. Thank you!

Ya, the problem for me is that when I got all the way to the first step I quit, and just had a professional do it

> Based on the settlement agreement, each of the 13 named plaintiffs will receive $4,000, and the attorneys who represented those owners will receive more than $4 million.

Fuckers

Gotcha. The B pillar was an absolute bitch to put back together on mine anyway…damn seat belt mechanisms

That's what I did for the A pillar but for the rear camera it was just easier to go along the floor and not worry about the airbag at all

Camera in the gen 4 eyesight is flush with that glass, no interference at all.

Right in front of the Eyesight camera, nice.