How to Ruin Your House Without Even Thinking About It

Wear Shoes Inside The House – Most people can understand the need to take off one’s shoes when entering someone’s house. It could of recently rained, which would leave the ground muddy and shoes wet. We would not want to track mud on the carpet now, would we? My roommates and I were too cool to abide this law, being college-aged party animals, and I eventually discovered how wearing shoes inside the house can lead to problems. Shoes mixed with any liquid at all is a recipe for disaster. Proof is found when you’re mopping the floor after a party you threw on a rainy day, and no one was cool enough to take off their shoes. Simply put, wearing shoes inside the house perpetuates the need to wear them by tracking mud and debris onto kitchen linoleum and living room carpets.

If you’re having a lot of people coming over, try to contain it in the back yard, or setup some cool lights in the basement and chill there. That way, you do not have to sound like the shoe police to keep your floor clean.

Smoke Inside The House – True, it may be illegal to smoke indoors in certain states, but sometimes you’re too much of a fiend to want to step outside. Or your favorite movie is on TV and you do not want to miss the best part. In my house, every room had its own ashtray. So I can tell you about the risks with smoking indoors. If the “cherry”, the burning tip of the cigarette, falls onto a couch seat or carpet, it’s causing permanent damage. Hookah coals were notorious for finding the floor in my house. The rug doctor cannot bring back burnt carpet. Smoking indoors can also lead to a faster build up of dust on table surfaces and TV screens. It has also been known to clog the air conditioner in my living room.

Try to designate an outdoor smoking spot with a bucket for the cigarette butts. That way, people cannot lie and say they did not see the ashtray, as they flick their cigarette butt into your bushes.

Leave The Windows Open – In my house, some windows were old and broken so it was like they were constantly open. Other than thieves, bugs love open windows. The flies find a way in to grab a taste of watermelon rinds in the garbage. Mosquitoes fly inside, in awe by the light affixed on the ceiling. One time I had to battle a giant wasp in my living room. Having open windows can ruin the house because it makes it more susceptible to intruders. I left half an onion in the kitchen overnight, and by morning it was covered with fruit flies. If you have open windows, you cannot make these mistakes.

Make sure all your windows can be closed and locked. In some neighborhoods, the thieves see it as a “green light to steal” if you leave a window open for long enough.

Get A Lot Of Pets – Having a bunch of dogs does wonders for the carpet. My house came with a brown trail on the carpet that led from the front door to the kitchen. My roommate had an iguana that required a pretty big cage. He should of required potty training too, because he would pee through the cage and onto the carpet. Pets are famous for ruining houses. I know of cats that are famous at couch shredding. My friend’s sofas were covered with white sheets to protect it from their cat’s scratching tendencies, which in turn made sitting on the couch weirder than it should of been.

Pets will act like babies unless you train them. The more pets you have the more dirty your house is inclined to be.