Question about getting rid of fleas...

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We have just moved into a flat for a short time while we sold one house and bought another and it's infested with fleas.

While the agency arrange it to be fumigated, I was wondering about clothes and bedding.

We clearly need to put our bedding on a hot wash and clothes that are out.

But do we need to hot wash everything that's in our drawers?

My biggest worry is bringing the fleas in our new house. It's a big house and would cost a fortune to sort out.

But we're in a tiny flat right now as don't have the space to dry every item of everyone's clothing.

Help!

Oh shit have you moved everything in?

Take it all to a launderette, the big machines are a dream for things like this and yes I would want to wash absolutely everything.

We had the same problem when we moved into a two bedroomed house. My husband used flea bomb that he rig up by jamming a spray to continually to go off in all of the rooms of the house whilst wearing a mask we vacated it while he was doing it. He left it for an hour and the aired the house and we came back In the evening. You will need to get one that kills the eggs as well. Unfortunately if you are moving it is the eggs that you need to worry about as they can lay dormant for quite some time until they feel vibrations then they hatch. I would fumigate any fabric furniture you have before you move and watch bedding. If I were you I would do the new house before you move in too.

Yeah we didn't know until we moved our stuff in.

Apparently the landlord thought it would be ok because he ripped all the carpets and underlay out and put flooring down.

So he knew there was an issue and let me discover it after all our stuff was in.

The place is disgusting to be honest.

Laundrette is a very good idea.

I will do exactly that. Thank you.

exactly the same happened to us. It took two lots of bombs. I covered sofa in the flea powder and vaccumed well and used a steamer too. Luckily the house only has carpets on hall way so steamed everywhere (including the carpets) and let the bombs do their work. It worked well

Launderette will be next to useless for a lot of items as it takes 60 degrees to kill thr eggs. Ironing will help, but ibwouldbt bother til the house has actually been fumigated you'll be wasting your time.
If they're under the flooring I think that's going to be very hard to get rid of even with fumigating.
Typically hoovering twice and mopping daily, emptying into an outside bin really helps.

I was worried about them being under the flooring.
I think the LL has shot him self in the foot.

So the laundrette won't wash at 60 degrees?

They might do which will he fine for some of your stuff but won't it ruin most of your clothing?
I only wash towels and bedding at 60.

I wash all my stuff on 60.

The agency just called.

Apparently he treated the place before the flooring went down.
I'm not sure I believe them?

Depends how thoroughly abs what with. Indorex is great. Don’t waste your money on flea bombs etc.

My local launderette does full 60degree washes in huge machines so not sure what the problem is.