Comments on: House dilemmas du jour http://www.girldetective.net/?p=201 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 22:14:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: emily http://www.girldetective.net/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-2793 emily Sun, 19 Jun 2005 11:42:42 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=201#comment-2793 For goodness sake hire a professional to clean the roof gutters. It is a big big deal if these get blocked - not worth the risk. Depending on what you keep in the garage, I'd say you can probably risk it. Inspectors usually err on the safe side. For goodness sake hire a professional to clean the roof gutters. It is a big big deal if these get blocked - not worth the risk. Depending on what you keep in the garage, I’d say you can probably risk it. Inspectors usually err on the safe side.

]]> By: Jack Vinson http://www.girldetective.net/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-2772 Jack Vinson Thu, 16 Jun 2005 04:15:21 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=201#comment-2772 Girl- These buggers are annoying. They've ended up in our bathroom drinking glass a few times - much to the displeasure of the person taking a drink without looking. We've had exterminators come to spray the nooks and crannies of the house with their chemicals. This usually gets rid of them completely for a couple months, and keeps them at a tolerable level for a while. Less than one time a year. They've recommended pouring bleach down the drain from time to time. And you could always try the Borax-in-the-nooks trick I learned in college. Jack Girl- These buggers are annoying. They’ve ended up in our bathroom drinking glass a few times - much to the displeasure of the person taking a drink without looking.

We’ve had exterminators come to spray the nooks and crannies of the house with their chemicals. This usually gets rid of them completely for a couple months, and keeps them at a tolerable level for a while. Less than one time a year. They’ve recommended pouring bleach down the drain from time to time. And you could always try the Borax-in-the-nooks trick I learned in college.

Jack

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