http://www.calfinder.com/blog/siding/what-to-do-when-you%e2%80%99re-feeling-antsy/ CalFinder Remodeling / Home Improvement Blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:05:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.calfinder.com/blog/siding/what-to-do-when-you%e2%80%99re-feeling-antsy/comment-page-1/#comment-3644 CalFinder Remodeling Blog » Putting Off Minor Repairs? Here Are Some Tips for the Meantime… Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:27:02 +0000 http://www.calfinder.com/blog/siding/what-to-do-when-you%e2%80%99re-feeling-antsy/#comment-3644 [...] you have an infestation of ants in the home, getting rid of old wood piles next to the home and cutting down over hanging tree limbs can drive [...] [...] you have an infestation of ants in the home, getting rid of old wood piles next to the home and cutting down over hanging tree limbs can drive [...]

]]> http://www.calfinder.com/blog/siding/what-to-do-when-you%e2%80%99re-feeling-antsy/comment-page-1/#comment-2839 Ignacio Arribas Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:19:25 +0000 http://www.calfinder.com/blog/siding/what-to-do-when-you%e2%80%99re-feeling-antsy/#comment-2839 At some point during the year, mostly late summer and fall, we always have ants running along the exterior of the house but never had a problem inside. That was until last summer when I found hundreds of them crawling on my kitchen floor. Not wanting to use any of those chemical sprays one can buy at the local stores, I decided to try something different. I filled a plastic spray bottle with white vinegar and started spraying the floor around the ants. The ants refused tro get their little feet wet, so they didn't get out any further onto the kitchen floor. Then, I started spraying the small opening on the floor from where they were coming. That stopped other ants from coming in. Then, after spraying over the ants on the floor, I used the vacuum to clean it. I kept spraying the small opening on the floor on and off for a couple of days and never saw another ant. Then, I checked under the house and was not able to find any other ants. It seemed that ants don't like white vinegar. And the wine vinegar did not damage the wooden floor either (as long as you wipe it out and don't let it sit there for more than a couple of minutes. Now, whenever I see ants around the house, I spray white vinegar and it keeps them outside. And the vinegar is environmentaly friendly and non poisoning. Ignacio Arribas Author, The Happy Remodelers www.happyremodelers.com At some point during the year, mostly late summer and fall, we always have ants running along the exterior of the house but never had a problem inside. That was until last summer when I found hundreds of them crawling on my kitchen floor. Not wanting to use any of those chemical sprays one can buy at the local stores, I decided to try something different. I filled a plastic spray bottle with white vinegar and started spraying the floor around the ants. The ants refused tro get their little feet wet, so they didn’t get out any further onto the kitchen floor. Then, I started spraying the small opening on the floor from where they were coming. That stopped other ants from coming in. Then, after spraying over the ants on the floor, I used the vacuum to clean it. I kept spraying the small opening on the floor on and off for a couple of days and never saw another ant. Then, I checked under the house and was not able to find any other ants. It seemed that ants don’t like white vinegar. And the wine vinegar did not damage the wooden floor either (as long as you wipe it out and don’t let it sit there for more than a couple of minutes. Now, whenever I see ants around the house, I spray white vinegar and it keeps them outside. And the vinegar is environmentaly friendly and non poisoning.
Ignacio Arribas
Author, The Happy Remodelers
http://www.happyremodelers.com

]]> http://www.calfinder.com/blog/siding/what-to-do-when-you%e2%80%99re-feeling-antsy/comment-page-1/#comment-2614 CalFinder Remodeling Blog » Is it Time for Your Deck to Retire? Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:01:55 +0000 http://www.calfinder.com/blog/siding/what-to-do-when-you%e2%80%99re-feeling-antsy/#comment-2614 [...] termites and carpenter ants. Subterranean termites and carpenter ants usually invade wood from the soil along the foundation, entering wood that has been directly [...] [...] termites and carpenter ants. Subterranean termites and carpenter ants usually invade wood from the soil along the foundation, entering wood that has been directly [...]

]]> http://www.calfinder.com/blog/siding/what-to-do-when-you%e2%80%99re-feeling-antsy/comment-page-1/#comment-1760 Green Methods to Control Insect Infiltration Into your Home » Remodeling Blog Thu, 29 May 2008 17:35:39 +0000 http://www.calfinder.com/blog/siding/what-to-do-when-you%e2%80%99re-feeling-antsy/#comment-1760 [...] days come the insects: creeping, crawling, and biting their way into our lives. When you see that ant trail streaming across your kitchen floor, or that fresh outbreak of baby spiders, you just want them [...] [...] days come the insects: creeping, crawling, and biting their way into our lives. When you see that ant trail streaming across your kitchen floor, or that fresh outbreak of baby spiders, you just want them [...]

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