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   phantom1
   

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   Posted 1 year ago
   Fri Jan 23 2009 11:01:29
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   has anyone dealt with old (and cracked) wood floors? I am planning on filling in the cracks on mine and then sanding and urathaning. it's been recommended that I wait until about 2 weeks after the second PCO treatment. Does this sound right and does anyone else have experience with this?

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   Cantfindthem
   

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   Posted 1 year ago
   Sat Jan 24 2009 20:42:46
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   I used to live in an apt in NYC with a severely old wooden floor in every room except the kitchen. I remember trying to vacuum between every single lat. I can honestly say it took no less than four hours to do. However, I do not know about the timing of when to refinish your floor(s).

   On a more general note... it's amazing to think of all the hiding places these little suckers actually have in a room/apt/house.

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   IKILLEDTHEM
   

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   Posted 1 year ago
   Sat Jan 24 2009 23:20:36
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   Sounds like a good idea, depending on how big of an area u need to do. I educated myself after having a useless pco treat my APT. For wood floors I filled in the cracks and applied DE before that, I sealed every baseboard and applied DE in the walls and under the baseboards. I sealed every radiator and pipe providing heat to the Apt, this is a good way for them to travel. I sealed every spot where there was a possibility of them entering my apt, and applied DE.(proior to sealing) I used Bedlam on the matress and boxsprings and sealed them. I cleaned anything and evrything I could imagine that they would hide in. I used Dforce before sealing everything also. Actually i sealed any spot that I could imagine that they would enter from., I put myself in there eyes.(If thats possible) I washed and dried everything , I checked furniture ant treated it also.(Even though I did not see any in furniture I had a bite once). I put myself in the zone and it was an all out war, at first I was upset after being eating alive and I saw what apoor job the pCO did. I figured if this guy cant do a better job, I can, and I did. Electrical outlets u name it, I did it. After having them for 2 terrible PCO treatments and they couldnt be seen but were biting me almost every 3 days like clock work, I got rid of them on my own. Its all about being persistent and doing the best u can to make sure they cant reenter ur home(Apt). So far for me its been 6 months, I know for a fact the tenant above me has them! I have still managed to keep them out! For the Heat risers I sealed it with silicone, after I replastered. i personally thk this has been a saving grace.

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   Posted 1 year ago
   Sun Jan 25 2009 4:25:31
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   Ikilledthem, when you were using the DE/Dforce especially, were you wearing a resperiator? DE is a very dangerous substance if inhaled. The only time I use it is in the form of Pressurized silica with pyrethrin in an aerosol dust that is controlled and sticks were applied. I read a lot of nasty side effects from breathing in that stuff, hope you were careful but congradulations on the war won!! You should defenatly purchase coveres for your matteress and boxspring even if you won the war. Don't purchase the plastic ones for they rip. Did you find the harborage or an area which contained a large cluster containing eggs as well? How bad was the activity?

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   Posted 1 year ago
   Sun Feb 1 2009 7:47:17
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   I was dealing with the same problem with the floor/baseboard cracks.

   I have layers of old self sticking 12" X 12" tiles that had not adhered or been placed properly and I was able to lift them up somewhat and exposed many cracks. I strongly believe this was the source of entry as many of these cracks were running along the baseboard directly beneath where the bed is. I also noticed a sickingly sweet odor coming from beneath the tiles.

   What I did was I first sprayed the Bedlam into the cracks, then after one night, I began to apply DE with a brush into all the cracks. (Wear a mask, because this stuff goes airborne very easily and is hazardous to breathe in.) I then sealed the perimeter of linoleum between tiles and baseboard with duct tape temporarily until I could purchase the proper caulk to seal the baseboards. I left the duct tape on for two months and just checked to make sure the tape was still adhering to the wall/floor. In the meantime, I'm closing holes, inspecting furniture and spraying. Every day I would take an area and inspect it for holes and bugs. If I could seal it, I did. This included electrical outlet boxes and pipes.

   I recently bought Elastometric latex sealant (it's waterproof when dry.)I applied this all around my baseboards and sealed out the perimeter of the old tiles.

   If you seal out all the holes, you are eliminating entry points into your place, then you can focus on eliminating any that are inside.

   Persistence is key to winning the battle. I have been fighting them since November and have not seen any live ones since Jan 16.

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