Black Water

That’s what poured from the catch bucket of the Rug Doctor - black water ... a carpet cleaner at Big Lots. We have worked all afternoon on these carpets dumping bucket upon bucket ... our house is. It’s disturbing to think my children play on these carpets. I have got to start deep cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 02:09:20

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DIY Flooring Home Improvement Projects - Basic Carpet Care and Repair

Spills happen. Carpets get stained. Even everyday use will soon enough create a carpet that needs to be cleaned ... . Everyone sometimes runs out of commercial carpet cleaners just at the wrong moment. Using sponges ... from a pile rug can completely eliminate the problem. In most cases, the damage is a larger spot [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 20:14:19

Penelope Cruz Stumbles Into Celebrity Vortex By Mistake

We love this story. Spanish senorita Penelope Cruz is at the London Film Festival, promoting her Woody Allen movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona, ... up, and she’s reduced to flogging carpet cleaner, perhaps? Shudder. Photo: Getty Images ... and has dazzled the crowds on the red carpet with her beauty and class. Squeezing her A-list self [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 11:46:27

Finding the Best Business Services

There are times when a business has to get in touch with other business for help ... have grabbed a directory and search under ‘C’ for Carpet Cleaners or ‘L’ for London, which ... for your business, be it carpet cleaning in London or catering in Edinburgh. It used [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 09:33:25

Entertaining This Holiday? Tips to Help

This holiday season, many people will choose to entertain at home in an effort to save money, but may not know where to begin! ... spent preparing and make more time for celebrating, Donna Smallin, organizing and cleaning guru ... up a room like clean carpet and rugs. A great way to clean them yourself is with a carpet cleaner [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 14:55:22

Is it worth it to buy a steam cleaner for the carpet? (pfblogs.org)

Steam cleaning the carpet is not my favorite thing in the world. I’ve rented the little Rug Doctor type machines before, and while they work great, shampooing the carpets is a lot of work. Did I mention a LOT of work? So sadly, we almost never [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 15:59:28

Get Your Carpets Cleaner!

Is it that time of year again? Dalworth Clean provides carpet cleaning, marble polishing, and much more ... Mattress. Another great service they offer is duct cleaning. It is important to get those air ducts ... Clean will clean your mattress as well. Their powerful steam cleaning process uses hot water [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 11:06:50

Alex the Desert Dog

I have an Australian Shephard I adopted from the pound five years ago. He is an amazing dog and as a companion, you could not ask for better ... quantities of water dumped on the floor when he attempts to escape. But it's cold outside. And Alex ... fear - I have carpet cleaner especially for these embarrassing moments. After carefully covering [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 00:54:00

What would I refuse to do without?

Robbyn of “The Back Forty” has tagged me for a meme that has been bouncing around ... of the “normal” cleaners and home materials (i.e. carpet, paints, air fresheners, etc.) could very ... with a belief that we do live in a time of change. I/we believe that our typical industrial system [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 21:25:32

Stuck In A Tube

There was a to do about the vaccum.   Polly Pocket thought that it would be a good idea dive head first in the vaccum hose ... feeders of our appliances.   They clean but the floor or the carpet is never really clean; upon inspection you can always find a hinden dust ball or a corner of something. Often mop or carpet cleaner [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 21:34:00

Housekeeper Husband Reviews: BISSELL PROdry Carpet Cleaner

This is a picture of the great room in our very first house. Notice the carpet. It’s incredible - no spots, no stains, no dirty streaks. Just pure cream-colored softness. Fast-forward to today. We have tile in our whole house, except ... products and it allows the user to clean carpets without the equipment of a professional… [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 15:40:47

Unconscious Mutterings or Can she get any stranger??

Luna Nina hosts a weekly feature called Unconscious Mutterings. I've seen it before, but have never actually jumped in. This week, I thought. ... so these are all straight off the top of my head!):Luna Week 308 - Damama Week 1Luna says ... and I think ... ?Carpet :: Cleaner (Yep, Hubby got on another cleaning tear today and we had our monthly house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 02:35:00

Compare Many Vacuums To Find The Right One

A vacuum cleaner is an electronic item that utilizes air suction to remove dust and other unhealthy debris from your carpets, making them cleaner, allergen free, as well as the air healthier to breathe. Vacuum cleaners with HEPA filtration ... it will last for numerous years if given the right periodic maintenance. Comparing vacuum cleaners [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:14:56

Features versus Benefits in Internet Marketing

Let’s face it, humans are irrational beings and they don’t typically use logic as much as they should when making decisions ... of a product or service instead of simply listing the features. Take a moment to think about vacuum cleaners ... , dust, and debris in carpet or on the floor and catch it in some sort of container.  At a [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:23:12

Beating Upholstery and Carpet Cleaning Woes

My mother is obsessed with fixing house interiors. So is my brother and it seemed this obsession has rubbed off me ... carpet or upholstery cleaner. Related Articles April 22, 2008 — On Hiring Helpers (3) September ... is still key. I mean with upholstery stains. :) Spills on furniture especially on those covered [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 00:03:45

Window cleaner removes grease stains

Funny About Money has hit upon a super-thrifty solution to getting grease stains out of laundry ... , when she remembered an old household hint: that window cleaner lifts grease from carpets and furniture. So Funny dabbed some rubbing alcohol (the key ingredient in commercial window cleaners) onto her tablecloth, let [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:17:44

Piss & Vinegar

October 14, 2008 at 6:41 am | In drivel, everyday frustrations | “What happened to you right there? ... before the carpet cleaners arrive. And the vacuum wasn’t just over 6 months old. So after three floors ... ! I managed to get a very nice customer service agent at the AT&T store (hi Callie on Broadway) who hooked [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 14:41:02

Survival Tips for the Parent Slash Writer

By Heather Moore“How do you write novels with four kids?” I’ve been asked that question many times at book signings and author events ... the hour.4. Carpet Cleaner. What? Recently while I was in the shower (not writing, so there is no guilt ... up a mess on the tile faster than the Bounty hunk [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 22:19:00

In Which Carpet Man Tries to Take Me to The Cleaners

The carpet guy shows up, tells me they’ll use rock salt and non-scented organic cleaners to pull the smell out. He then proceeds to hand me an estimate for 25 square feet. “Uh, that’s 12 square [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 22:35:21

27th Birthday.

November 30, 2008 in Uncategorized Proof that I am old: I went out several times with friends this weekend, but each night I left first and was in bed by midnight. I eat a LOT of oatmeal and spinach. My gift of a new carpet steam cleaner excited me WAY too much. I have wrinkles on my forehead. Lots [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 23:44:03

Martha Stewart’s new puppy

Martha Stewart’s new puppy Because of my extensive domestic proclivities I am often compared to Martha Stewart. OK ... for her enterprises. She wrote: Host Dry Carpet Cleaner Shaker Pack. This all-natural product is made ... , we just sprinkle the sawdust-like material over the stain and gently brush it in…. I’ve used Host Clean [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 18:02:25

Spend a little to save a lot

photo by webg33k Many frugal folks buy items that pay for themselves over time. For me, this includes compact fluorescent bulbs, a cooler, a cappuccino machine, a battery charger, low-flow shower heads, a rechargeable shaver, a thermos, a TiVo, quality cookware, carpet cleaner [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 02:32:19

Can Carpet Cleaning be Green or Eco Friendly?

A little bit of a departure from my usual spiritual musings, but an important topic none-the-less ... the last week, I've called the rental office back to inquire about the carpet cleaner and was told it was a small business that cut the complex a good rate for a standard carpet cleaning.OK, something [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 23:53:00

True Confession

I spilled a significant amount of red wine on our white carpet last night. Not a party foul, just an accident ... that spilled.Thanks to 409 carpet cleaner, it all came out. Miraculously. Clean up on Aisle 6 continues...I forsee needing to buy a steam cleaner in our future. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 18:09:00

We Get Our New Home Today: I’m A Basket-Case

On Friday my wife Cat and I went The Escrow Office, ... install guy, then the painter, then the cleaners, then the carpet cleaners. Then comes we. Us. Whatever [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 16:41:13

Chilly Toes and Catching Up

It was 4° in the holler this morning. FOUR. And I had the bright idea to run outside to fire up the truck in bedroom slippers ... to The World O' Wally for a few groceries and to purchase me, myself and I a spiffy new carpet cleaner. It's an upright but it's small and perfect for trailer sized rooms. The carpet carnage resulting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:01:00

How Many Carpet Cleaning Companies in Pensacola?

How Many Carpet Cleaning Companies in Pensacola? December 30th, 2008 So you’re worried about trying to save money? Of course you are ... of their truck, and call themselves carpet cleaners. No joke. Out of the 70, possibly only a dozen of them ... your questions and give you a friendly advice over the phone. As well, we have a dedicated rug cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 22:46:18

Every single year

Yes, every year. It’s not like they keep moving Christmas around so I never know when it’s coming (Surprise! We picked March 11 this year!) ... so carpet cleaners can work their magic on… Tuesday: When you might hear “Seriously, our carpet [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 02:45:00

Appliance Wars

By Annette Dashofy My house has a serious case of “bah humbug ... television. But at the time, there was nothing wrong with it.A week ago, my vacuum cleaner’s carpet attachment went POOF, accompanied with an acrid odor. The machine is at least twenty years old [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 09:35:00

Monday-Trashed Rental Update

I didn't get home until almost 10 tonight. I am ready for this to be over but there is still so much to do ... to rent large carpet cleaner for 2 days-$50, and try cleaning. Most stains came out, red ones did ... carpets. The guy said $400 but he can't guarantee the red stains will come out. Recommends carpet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 04:58:00

Those darn spots!

Howdy folks. I’ve been busy… and have dealt with a sick child all last week and the other one is sick, tonight ... a carpet cleaner from WD-40 but I did know that WD-40 was an awesome product that I keep in my house… ... out and use! =) If you’re house is like mine - random spots show up in the carpet. I never know how [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 00:01:32

Cool websites

I had fun picking out the photos for Carolyn’s Birthday bash yesterday! Teal/aqua is my favorite color! ... out the deep carpet cleaner machine and did the Oriental rug we acquired from Brian’s dad. This gorgeous rug was stuck under the dining room table at his dad’s house on top of wall to wall carpet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:25:43

Everything You Need To Know About Oreck XL Ultra Carpet Cleaners

by James Boehringer It is extremely important to control all allergens in your home especially if there are people who suffer from allergies ... floors, especially a hypoallergenic vacuum cleaner named the Oreck XL Ultra. With a two bag filtering ... in your home. There is a disposable dust bag found in the Oreck XL Ultra and it was designed to capture [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 06:40:05

One’s wellness starts with cleanliness

December 12, 2008 After a long and tiring day at work, we hurry to reach for our car key and head home ... products sold in the market - natural rust removers, natural carpet stain cleaners ... products is undeniably increasing. The obvious reason for this is that most commercial cleaners contain [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 10:44:06

More Cakes Capers - Or - How to Drive Your Mother Completely Insane in Just 3 Short Days

For the last several days, Cakes has made it her mission to make life as difficult for us as she possibly can ... the steam cleaner up from the basement, and spot treated the stains, but before I had a chance ... warily. My husband walked over, fished out the empty carpet cleaner spray bottle, and held [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 12:05:00

Tip: Borrow a Roasting Pan (or Lend Yours Out)

A while ago, Emma asked about buying the best roasting pan for holiday cooking, and it made us think, " ... : How Are You Cooking Your Turkey? (Image: All-Clad Stainless Steel Roaster with Rack, $199.99 ... borrow one when you need it, like renting a carpet cleaner or a moving van. And if you've got [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 10:00:00

Pet Advice - Pet News - Pet Stories

Dog Training: Frequently Asked QuestionsBy: Susie AgaI frequently get asked the same questions by different clients all the time ... it they can't chew or eat it!How to get rid of urine smells in carpet?There are many different products ... days to see if the color changes. The professional carpet cleaners sometimes guarantee [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 14:01:00

Carpeting 101

by Qandishah Brown Carpeting can be a popular choice for the home or office. It can instantly make any room feel cozier and is warm as well ... your carpet professionally cleaned and maintained does not have to be difficult with upholstery ... with outer banks carpet cleaner. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:41:40

Tips To Clean Carpets

By using detergent which attracts dirt. This is why it’s important to rinse out any cleaning solution thoroughly. This is another reason why hot water extraction gets carpet cleaner than the “dry” methods ... one of those portable machines, at least get the water as hot as you can. Dry the carpet quickly [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 12:04:14

Putting The House Back Together

Here's a short run-down of the progress on my trashed rental. -Neighbor scrubbed the oven all day ... but it does a good job. -Tried my carpet cleaner. First 3 rooms cleaned up pretty well but now they smell like wet dog and pee. Some stains won't come out (looks like Kool-aid?). Carpet guy will give [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 04:22:00

Cleaning Your Tile

Cleaning Your Tile Filed under: Advice, Anything Goes, Home Improvement, Misc, ... and my sanity, she had me read the article, “Tile Grout Cleaning and Sealing.” It was a great article ... Women A friend of mine who is a cleaning lady for Orange County carpet cleaners recommended [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 20:53:54

Things That Must Go (and a Warm Biscuit Giveaway!)

The good news is that Warm Biscuit is sponsoring this weekend’s Things That Must Go Giveaway by offering a $50 ... , consider the drum set. And if your husband happened to get you, say, a carpet steam cleaner for Mother’ ... the kids, in addition to their regular cute, vintage bedding, curtains, furniture, jewelry [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 06:22:58

Grateful, yet Longing

We had the most beautiful Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. Roast duck w/ rye, apple, prune & pecan stuffing. Tangerine & walnut braised green beans ... that would decorate the carpet and me pulling out the steam cleaner at the end of the meal. (Why in the world do people put carpet in dining rooms?)Last night I checked a few blogs and discovered new [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 17:01:00

Removing Cigarette Smoke Odor From Couches

Dear Home Ec 101, I recently purchased a sofa and loveseat from a lovely couple who listed the furniture on a popular online auction site ... , but you can’t Kilz a couch, sadly. With a couch, it’s going to take some work. If you have a carpet and upholstery cleaner, good deal. Use it to clean the couch with a mixture of about half vinegar and half [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 15:07:14

Wanting to clean what exactly?

December 6, 2008 Seems there is a new scam in the neighborhood.  Okay, not the n’hood itself, but in the surrounding area. Nice young lady and man come to the door with carpet cleaner in hand.  “Let us demonstrate our product, we’ll get credit with Kirby and you’ll get a nicely cleaned floor.”.  Let them [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 02:28:01

McDonald’s, Whatever Happened to Food, Folks, and Fun?

(www.sass-pants.com) — When I was a kid, we frequently recorded movies off of television and watched the tapes over and over and over ... , Sylvan soft white bulbs, Bill Cosby and Jell-O Pudding, and a creepy face in the carpet selling some kind of cleaner (Resolve? Scotch Guard?) to remove stains left by the red wine people spilled [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 05:13:18

The Weight of Smoke

I quit smoking five days ago. I guess you could say it was a late start to a New Year's resolution ... to Goodwill. Still on my to-do list is renting a steam cleaner for the carpet and painting ... spent a few hours in the tub. By the second day I was on a cleaning frenzy getting the smell [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:44:00

Cheap Carpet Cleaning 5

RIP-OFF 3: UNSUPPORTED CLAIMS. “THIS CLEANING METHOD IS THE BEST.” You’ll read this in almost every ad ... that takes a long time to dry isn’t the best for you. So before you choose a carpet cleaner, identify ... only hot water extraction cleaning used by firms that are City & Guilds Certified. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 20:09:06

Knowing How To Choose Your Flooring

by Qandishah Brown When it comes to our homes it can be easy to ignore the flooring that we choose; ... cleaning outer banks. Such things take the hassle out of carpet cleaner outer banks and allow ... a mix depending on the area. A great option for flooring that is cheap and easy to maintain as well [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 10:48:07

Daily List Of Freebies For 9/11

Free Samples: Betty Crocker is offering a free sample of Warm Delights Mini’s when you sign up to receive the newsletter ... . US and US territories. Take a short survey to see if you qualify for a free in-home test of Capture Carpet and Rug Cleaner. Free Books/Magazines: Request a free 2008 Leanin’ Tree catalog (it comes [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 13:56:13

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