a lightweight and sturdy and low-cost ironing board?
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Comments (15)No, the Riccar RSL series you can not turn the brush roll off. This was not a concern for me as my mothers house is 3/4 carpets. As far as I know, none of the light weigth uprights have a brush roll stop option. They are mainly designed to clean carpets with a quick linoleum/tile vacuum if needed. I would not use one on hard wood floors. If you have mostly hard floors, I would look at getting a light weight canister vac. Then you can go from the hard surface to carpet pretty easily. The Miele S5281 Callisto has an electric powerbrush that can be turned off right at the handle. So does the Riccar Pizzazz Compact, and both of these units are in the $500-$600 range. The Riccar Supra Quick is just a small canister with a floor brush. It even has a shoulder strap to help carry it. I would go down to your local vacuum store and try out a few models. Go with what will be easiest to manuver and use. A caniter can be bulky, but there is very little strain on wrists while vacuuming....See MoreBuilt in Ironing Board - Have one?
Comments (17)I'm remodeling my (b. 1948) house and thinking about the current built-in ironing board ... well, the hardware for it. No board. I assume the bracket is what a board was supposed to be attached to? And the metal base is for storing the iron? (Though at 3.5" in depth, I can't see many irons fitting there now.) I'm contemplating trying to keep it. There's no space for storing a full height ironing board here. It has to be stored somewhere else so it would be nice to have something close for quick jobs. If I keep it, I'll replace the casework. Thoughts?...See MoreLow (I mean LOW) chairs for tanning ledge
Comments (13)Angie...yep...these chairs are cheap but brutally effective for their purpose. They are suprisingly durable and lightweight for moving in the water easily. We've had ours for 4 years now and love them. They're always in the water year round and we sit in them year round, even during the winter. When the sun is shining, the 4" deep water is still warm and it's relaxing for soaking your feet. We have expensive furniture on the deck, but those never go in the water. These "beach chairs" are also available around here in many different colors so you can coordinate with your deck chair easily. And, at this price, if you get tired of one color, simply get a different color to add a little variety every few years. Hope this helps!...See MoreWhere do you keep your ironing board?
Comments (36)Perfect Post since a friend was here and was helping me with my laundry room to neaten it up and told me my ironing board behind my door was too low on the wall blocking the central air and the central heat and I need to not be using a tennis racket holder for it but get something more sturdy. In my other place I had it not secured on the wall but leaning on the wall behind the door and when I leaned on the door to get better hold of a big storage box, the ironing board sprang open. It knocked me down. I gave up that night working and thought that was a sign to go to bed. went to bed with the worst headache. I got up in the middle of the night and passed out hitting my head so hard against the floor! I had a concussion and had to get a Cat Scan. My headaches lasted for over 6 months and they were bad headaches. So now I have string tied around the ironing board making it difficult to take on and off as well as having it secured in this racket holder. I need to iron my wrinkled clothes but I hardly ever use it now. It is old, so maybe this is a perfect time to buy a smaller one that closes easier and a better holder for it and then maybe I will iron again. :) I will update everyone. Thank you for this post!...See MoreMarilyn Sue McClintock
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