nail that cover to the rafters above the treadmill and you won't have to keep putting it on and taking it off each time you want to boogie.
On Fri, 2 Jul 2010, Claudia wrote: > Thanks Dale, > > I'm making the basement my haven, for at least an hour a day, because I'm > placing my new treadmill there. > It's the best place for it, but I get a little creeped out, by the spdery > things. > I am planning to buy some kine of small tarp or cover, to place over the > treadmill, after each use, to help keep buggers and dust out. > > Thanks. > > Claudia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dale Leavens > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 2:44 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Basements Again! > > > > Hello Claudia, > > The vacuum is probably the best way to keep the dust down but if you prefer, > a wide push broom, a big dustpan or the vacuum once you push dust and dirt > into the corner to pick it up and I would recommend purchasing some Dustbane > to put down before you sweep to keep dust from rising and flying about. > Dustbane I see when looking up the spelling isn't a specific product but a > product line. What I remember about it is it's specific smell and wondering > at the janitor scattering this dirt looking stuff on the floor before then > sweeping it up. It looked to me like a make work project as an observing 7 > year old. > > There are different grades of push broom, you want something fairly soft so > the bristles don't just flick the dirt about. this is not an automotive > garage you are cleaning. I like to store my brooms upside down with the > bristles in the air to minimize them forming shape to the floor as they > stand. I have a couple I use mostly outside on the patio and driveway. > > You could also damp mop but that too is difficult. > > Your spider webs, though a little gross are a good way of keeping other > insect activity under control. There are other ways though. > > I wonder if they still make those Vapona strips. They were a flat strap > maybe three inches wide, quarter inch thick and about 8 inches long. they > were impregnated with a chemical which killed insects in an enclosed space > and probably also caused genetic deformities in future generations > particularly if you spend prolonged times enclosed with them. We also had a > timed device, a couple of batteries in a box turned a cam shaft and sprayed a > small squirt of insecticide every 15 minutes or so all summer. Used to set it > up near the cold air return of the furnace to insure whole home coverage but > you may only want it in a corner of your basement. > > The spiders and many other insects like places like your basement, it is > cool, dark and the relative humidity will be that bit higher, just what they > love. > > A dehumidifier might also help. > > If you are not using the basement a lot then the floor probably isn't > getting all that dirty. There might be some fall-out from above though, dust > and debris left over from the destruction. It might help to use the wand and > a soft brush and work overhead removing dust from the structures above so it > doesn't rain down when the kids are stamping about overhead. > > Those are the thoughts which come immediately to my mind. > > Dale Leavens. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Claudia > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 3:05 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Basements Again! > > Hi All, > > We have a large unfinished basement; the floors are concrete, and the walls > are cindrblock. > There is no insulation or drywall in the basement currently! > We had that all taken out, after we experienced about a foot of water, in > our basement, two years ago. > What would be the best way to go about keeping the basement floor clean? We > currently use a shop vac to do that, but it takes forever and a day, to get > it done. > Also, I think I asked about this before, but the basement gets full of > spiders and spider webs, and I hate walking around down there, feeling stuff > hanging over my head! > What can we do to curb some of this activity, if anything? > > Or, would some of this probelm be eliminated, once we start putting back new > insulation and drywall? > Thanks. > > Claudia > > Windows Messenger: [email protected] > Skype: claudiadr10 > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 5245 (20100702) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 5247 (20100702) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 5247 (20100702) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
