Posts tagged “apartment”

Is there a good way to remove water stains from wood?

Recently my apartment flooded. I own two unfinished oak bookcases which were on wet carpet and absorbed water into the base along the front and sides. There is a watermark and some greenish discoloration of the wood. One bookcase has about 1" of water staining and the other 3" +/-. Most of the damages is [...]

How Do I Fix Bleach Stain On Carpet? PLEASE HELP!! :-O?

I just moved into my apartment about 2 months ago, I was cleaning my vacumme cleaner tank out with bleach cause it had mold in it and as I was pouring the bleach, some got into the tube that has no bottom and spilled threw the cracks of the table onto the floor! The carpet [...]

How to remove stains from wood counter top?

I have wooden counters in my apartment. My landlord is cheap and never put any type of sealer or whatever to protect the counter surface. So the counters are just bare wood basically. Not sure on the type of wood. So as you’d imagine over the years some substances have come to stain the wood. [...]

How do you remove the smell of wood stain from your home?

I stained a bookcase and now can’t get the smell of the stain and polyurathane out of my apartment. I’ve tried candles which only mask the smell. I can’t keep doors or windows open for too long since it is cold where I live. Does anyone know how to get the smell out?

How to get rid of a bleach stain in carpet?

After leaving my laundry bag, with the bottle of bleach in it, on my beige carpet, I came to notice bleach leaked out and left a yellow and white stain in the carpet. I live in an apartment so any suggestions that would save me money in the long run would be appreciated!!