Tips on how to return your security deposit

(Family Features) from a rented apartment or a house is hard work and often shows inevitable wear of life in space. What can be even more difficult, is to restore the space to its original condition in order to get your deposit.

Before making your payment and even professional cleaning for repairs, there are several areas that you can take on your own, help to make your deposit, made its way into your wallet.

"Do it yourself projects and repairs should not be overwhelming or require paid professionals," says Bailey Kingdom, do-it-yourself and home improvement expert and blogger behind PrettyHandyGirl.com . "You just need the right tools and a new confidence in your car for optimum conditions DIY."

Bailey recommends these simple tips for repairing minor damage, which may for some tenants times refer to:

If the odors are made ​​in kitchens and bathrooms:

• Circulate fresh air through the room by opening the windows as long as possible and use exhaust fans during cleaning.
• Clean the blades of the trash and refresh the leaks by turning on a few pieces of lemon peels in the disposal of waste and tap water.

Customize and decorate the room not as planned:

• Patch small holes and cracks with 3M Patch Plus Primer applicator 4-in-1. It combines primer, filler, putty and sanding pad in a simple tool for all DIY skill levels.
• Paint the walls in their original color and use blue painter's tape to avoid splashes of color on the plate and bushings.

At the meeting a lasting impression on surfaces:

• Tackle scratches and stains wall without cleaning sprays or using readily volatile buffer and water to gently polishing debris and walls.
• Carpet stains lift by a cleaner home with dishwashing liquid, vinegar, water and baking soda.

When cabinets and countertops laminate can a facelift to use:

• Fill scratches and patches of light, the use of crayons coupled repair hide.
• Get rid of stubborn stains Polish side paint on a clean white cloth and rub the surface. (Be sure to test a small area over the entire surface taking before.)

When you are ready to close the door in your next home and new memories:

• You will be well with the owners taking out the trash and cleaning as much as possible, if all of your possessions are stored.
• Stay tuned for the review of travel and with the owner, if you expect your deposit confirmed received.

More tips DIY home repair visit www.3mdiy.com .

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