First bed bug treatment preparations

There is a GREAT deal of preparations one will have to go through to have the apartment ready for bed bug fumigation…

Basically, you would need to empty your apartment, as if you were to move out, only you are still going to live there somehow.

1. You would need to EMPTY ALL drawers, closets, boxes… EVERYTHING. The only place you are allowed to store your belongings is on the table, kitchen counter or the bathroom. Lucky if you have a balcony.

2. All clothes, plush toys, bedsheets, duvets, etc need to be washed at a very high temperature and dried for at least 1 hour.

Now. Seville apartments are greedy and 1 washing cycle costs a whopping $3.50 (only coins, no cards accepted!), and there are about 10 washers in the laundry room. I had to use all of them at least 4 times. I’ll let you do the math…

For the clothes that can’t be washed in hot water, I was left with a 300$ dry cleaning bill.

3. All washed items need to be stored in sealed plastic bags (space bags, for instance) for 2 weeks after the treatment.

4. You can’t clean your floors for at least 2 weeks after the treatment.