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If you insist on not using chemicals, a pressure washer will take off paint from concrete. A power sander will also remove most of the paint – maybe not all paint.
It may take a long time and a lot of water for a pressure washer. Fine if you just have a small patch of paint.
I got a pressure washer for about $100, sander for about $50.
I wonder if a heat gun would work? I’ve used heat guns to remove tiles from concrete.
Having commercial cooking unit in a house may cause your insurance company to pull the fire coverage.
Commercial cooking establishments also have commercial venting and sprinkler systems.
The sanding can be made less time consuming if you get a sander. Just a cheap $30 to $50 1/4 sheet sander.
I wonder if a random orbit sander will work. But I don’t know since I never owned one.
The contractor told us to vacate the house before he did it. The sound tends to make homeowners cringe.
In the right environment, heavy urine smell can go away completely in 3 to 4 months on concrete. Complete cleaning, complete drying, and Heavy venting (open window) for 3 to 4 months totally eliminate all traces of the smell.
Of course, I make no guarantees as to your situation. You may have a situation where it does not work. I am just saying this so you know it is not hopeless. Many people live in converted barns.
I agree. You need a flat floor, not necessarily level. Tiles or wooden flooring don’t bend. So if the floor bends, the wood will pop up.
Tiles or wood don’t flex, so if you floor has a bulge or a depression, it will show up as gaps.
You can put them on a wall, if it is flat.
As for leveling a house, I would not do it unless it is really bothering me or really hurting resell value.
Hot moist air hits cold wall/ceiling = moisture condenses.
1. reduce hot moist air. Vent. Open the windows. Keep bathroom door open when showering (making the house AC cool the bathroom.)
2. take shorter showers. Take cold showers.
3. don’t use so much AC, so your bathroom is not so cold that moisture condenses. Keep bathroom door closed all day, let the bathroom heat up.
Of all these, venting and opening windows is what I would prefer.
How about drilling a small hole, sticking a small screwdriver (that you don’t mind bending) and cranking it?
Thank you for your answers. As always, I learned something new.
I am trying to rethink this considering the cost. If I do it, I would be cutting a solid door to save money.
I’ll let you know how things progress.
BTW, I am a first time homeowner but pretty handy with tools.
I was not trying to contradict you so please don’t feel insulted.
I sincerely hope I am wrong and you are right. Just sharing my experiences.
Acetone tends to spread the ink around some more, creating a dark splotch instead of a line (from the ink). Also, solvents strong enough to dissolve the ink can also damage finishes. Solvents can also drive the ink in deeper – so you have to sand more out.
So I advise testing on a piece of scrap wood.
If you marked a smooth plastic surface and wash with acetone, it will come off with some rubbing. However, wood is different.
And I did not say just give up. However, based on my personal (and I stress personal) experience, I would just try to sand it out. But that is just me.
As I say, I sincerely hope I am wrong.
Basically – you can’t and I am sorry to say this. If you are talking about the sharpie brand permanent marker. You can’t.
I suggest you use sharpie on a piece of scrap wood and try any solvent you have.
I have over 20 years of experience with sharpies. Once it absorbs into fiber, say a shirt or wood, it is forever. It will fade with many washes (talking shirt here) here but it will never wash out of a white shirt.
Is it deep? You may have to sand it down, route it out, and use a filler.
Of course, if you are just talking about any felt tip pen, then ignore my message. It only applies to Sharpie brand permanent markers.
Thanks for answering my question.
I’ll go and practice using the trimmer some more over the coming months.
I am trying to cut grass around the edges of the bushes. Where the lawn meets the mulch. Having a hard time. Maybe I’ll let the grass grow longer before attempting this.
My grass is very resistant to being cut – maybe I am trying to cut it too close and they are too wet. I’ll try again when they are really dry.
As for the cement, If I use the string to trim near the cement, I get these white patches on the cement. I’ll look at the patches more closely to see if it is the cement breaking off or the string disintegrating and leaving a stain.
I’ll check my trimmer to see if there is a ball on the bottom.
Thanks again
You can’t/won’t leave the keys in the lock. If you are going to do that, why not just use a single sided deadbolt? You are going to (or you have to) hide the keys. This is going to be very dangerous.
I am sorry for the situation but there has to be another way.
Try a piercing alarm that would wake up everyone. Or move.
I feel for your situation.
A door that automatically locks and that can’t be opened unless with a key sounds like a fire trap. They probably don’t make those things for liability reasons.
Maybe an alarm that rings whenever the door opens.
