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Friendly Village Edition Volume 14 Issue 8 ● August 2019

DO - IT - YOURSELF
Handy Mobile-Home Tips
HINTS and TIPS

Tips by Randy McDonald space 83
Questions: home.makeover.guy@yahoo.com 562.631.9102

It’s Summer and we get outdoors more often! Spring has gone and headed out of
sight until next year. It's not just time to get out into the fresh air -- it's time to let it in
as well.

In the morning when its cool Open up the windows and let the fresh breezes flow
through the house. While temperatures are warmer, it's a good time to give the
outside a cleaning.

RANDY’S
Another way to make the house fresh and clean: clean the carpets. Rent a carpet
steamer or call in a professional.

Paint interior rooms you've been meaning to. The temperature's warm enough to
keep the windows open. And rooms will feel fresh and revived. It's also a good idea
to give your front door a fresh coat. Clean carpets and new paint, imagine the fresh

feeling.

ANTS ANTS ANTS… Its that time again!

Black ants are one of the most common home invaders at this time of the
year. While some people find the idea of ants in their kitchen repulsive,
they’re more of a nuisance than anything else. They don’t bite, sting or spread
diseases. Relax. Ants are clean. Ants are not important distributors of

microbes or disease-causing agents,” Raupp says.

These critters go into homes in search of food and if they find some, more are
sure to follow.

They will set up a trail — they lay down a scent trail, this invites the other
workers into your home and the trail becomes very, very active.

I suggests disrupting the ant trail using a household cleanser on countertops.
Then go after ants at their source. Follow the trail.

Put some ant baits where they enter the home both inside and out and that
will help disrupt the trail and eliminate the problem.

SECRET WEAPON: in the kitchen 409 and some other spray cleaners kill
ants instantly without the use of poison.