How Loyal Are Your Customers?
I have to confess - I love a bargain. I'm one of those shoppers who head straight to the sale rack to see what deals I can find there ... , but he's great at carpet restoration (and cleaning nearly any surface), My carpet is rescued AND looks ... that experience for me are Les Schwab and JRP Carpet Care. When I pull into Les Schwab with a leaking tire [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 18:04:27
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of Long Days and Quiet Nights
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I have had a bit of an adventure today in home maintenance / home repair stuff ... me that it was in no way, shape or form covered, I then received visits from a restoration company and the measuring dude from the carpet company. The restoration guys spent two or three hours at the house, cutting [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 04:38:51
Carpet Restoration 101
If you are dealing with an older carpet that is stained and unsightly, but your budget doesn’t call for replacement, ... to traditional cleaning methods. After you have determined the origin of the stain, it’s time to start spot ... or not a stain is organic (pet, food, drink) or chemical (ink, cleaning fluid, oil). Once [more...]
Date: 2008-10-14 13:52:01
Contractor with 50 Years of Reconstruction Experience
After a loss occurs to an existing structure, selecting just “any contractor” can create more damage than it remedies ... Data Recovery for Damaged Computers Furniture & Upholstery Restoration Structural Cleaning Fire ... , Water, Smoke Restoration Deodorizing & Odor Removal Carpet Water Extraction & Cleaning [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 13:48:07
Manufacturer Takes Aggressive Steps To Make U.S. Plant More Efficient
U.S. Products, manufacturers of professional floor, carpet, restoration, and auto detailing/ cleaning equipment, ... , the Advantage Series of extractors and hard surface cleaners. The line includes many of the features ... development. About U.S. Products a Nilfisk Advance Company U.S. Products has been manufacturing carpet [more...]
Date: 2008-07-07 13:32:00
Water Damage Restoration: Dealing With Carpets
After a flood occurs, a family will be most concerned of drying and disinfecting all surfaces affected by the water ... . This can be a painstaking task and needs to be done at the soonest possible time so damage is kept at the minimum. Adding to this are the furniture or fixtures that may need special ... [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 06:25:04
New To Market: A Gregory Ain in Mar Vista
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Gregory Ain fans, rejoice ... . Renovations: -Complete interior cosmetic restoration, including removal of previous carpet and asbestos ... . -Renovated garage into office/den/family room with new drywall, carpet. Meanwhile, what we liked [more...]
Date: 2008-07-08 19:31:38
Water Damage Restoration When The Carpet Looks Like A Lake
A sudden summer storm brought the magnolia tree down on your roof, and the resulting water has left your furniture and carpeting soaked and soggy. Your first step should be to call your insurance company so that they can send an adjuster as soon as possible to assess the damage and issue a check. Although [more...]
Date: 2008-11-22 14:50:03
What You Need To Know About Hardwood Floors
by Alix Montoya Hardwood floors possess great beauty when it comes to options for floor types. In truth, more houses are hitting it old fashioned style and installing hardwood floors in their homes. Even people who own very old houses are literally stripping off their carpets and restoring [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 09:04:31
Prevent Further Fire Damage
Fire is one of the most devastating events a family can suffer ... Safety Barriers, Sanitizing Structural Cleaning Fire-Water-Smoke Dry Ice Blasting & Thermal Image ... Generation Deodorizing & Odor Removal Move Out Restoration Services Carpet Water Extraction & [more...]
Date: 2008-08-08 19:01:54
BELFOR Property Resoration serving York & Lancaster Counties
Restore and repair almost everything in your home by calling BELFOR Property Restoration ... ; Odor Removal Carpet Water Extraction & Cleaning Emergency Services & Board Ups Foundation Leakage Repair Document Water & Smoke Restoration Commercial Air Duct Cleaning Dry Ice [more...]
Date: 2008-09-18 00:03:04
Call in the Restoration Specialists who Expect the Unexpected
Because disasters are almost always unexpected, ... Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning - Emergency Service Crime / Accident Scene Clean Up Furniture/ Home ... it is paramount to have a cleanup service available to come as quickly as possible to keep [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 14:07:21
Water damage restoration services
Here is a nice review about the best water damage restoration services provider ... , odor control, sanitization, disinfecting, carpet cleaning, debris removal, emergency board-ups, wind damage and mold remediation. This company is also offering the cleaning service that will handle [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 02:29:14
Water Restoration 911
I woke too early this morning, so....while I am waiting for my son to wake up, I made myself more useful by reading the "Water Restoration 911" site ... , water damage, water restoration, basement leak or you have a broken pipe, carpet drying and fire ... . The wet basement service is not the only one of the water restoration service [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 05:49:23
I can empty that basement in 3 seconds! Ok, empty that basement!!
When told by Mr. Flood Restoration that we could salvage our carpet if we acted asap, but that a serious cost would be moving our furniture and stuff (fyi, TV is not stuff!), Grizzled [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 06:18:18
SEO Company Hired to Boost The Steam Team Online Visibility - PR.com
Dallas SEO 1 Services has been retained by the leading carpet cleaning and restoration firm in the DFW area. The Steam Team aims, with the move, to i 1 Vote(s) [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 10:44:52
Barry Minkow returns from the Dead
With the fourth post of the day, there must be something in the air! ... a bell? In the early 1980’s, Barry Minkow (16) started a small carpet cleaning business in California. This developed into an insurance restoration business. Eventually, in 1986, Barry became [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 20:55:25
Trident and Taj tower reopen today
Mumbai, Sunday 21 Dec 2008: Patrons of the Zodiac Grill can tuck into camembert souffles once again as the Tower wing of the Taj mahal Palace and ... at a precise opening date. Keswani said the restoration team had tried to make the Trident appear ... International, a carpet shop in the Trident’s shopping arcade, had been broken while the hotel’s front [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 03:33:42
carpet cleaning in sydney
Dry Tech is a premium Sydney quality carpet tile upholstery sofa and Leather lounge cleaning water damage restoration services. we promise to clean your valuables safely, quickly and professionally [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 11:43:06
Bluegrass History
In the early years after WWII, a small intra-state airlines, Bluegrass Airlines, was created by the Stuart family of Bowling Green, Ky ... the original routes. We've chosen the Spartan 7W Executive as our magic carpet to the past. It just so happens that GVA has an excellent restoration of that great airplane in its hangar. Check out historic [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 22:20:00
Ike victims get Texas tax relief, too
Residents of and businesses located in 88 Texas counties that were declared disaster areas as a result of Hurricane Ike are eligible for certain ... bill. The state never imposes sales tax on labor for residential repairs. Services used to restore storm-damaged property, including dry cleaning of clothing and draperies; rug and carpet cleaning [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 19:10:13
Permanent Link to
January 6th, 2009 · No Comments Restore your premises after a flood! Call Water Restoration 911!!! Restore your premises after a flood! ... be extensive Water Damage that can affect your floor, carpet, walls and all parts of your home ... a wide array of vaccuums, dehumidifiers, air movers, scrubbers and dryers. All these equipments are HEPA [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 18:51:39
Corvette Set Ablaze By Fireworks, Project Car Hell Comes To Life [Car Accidents]
Rich Szatkowski really loved his 1989 Corvette project car ... steering wheel and stereo. As a final touch, he washed the carpet and left a roof panel off ... in the day was the final stage of that restoration. Because Rich wasn't currently driving the car [more...]
Date: 2008-07-11 18:00:00
Mardi~Déjeuner
The Scheme: them thats got and them thats not - the monopoly game (Chapter 6 qui tam) ... ' help finance Louisiana wetlands restoration?~David Winkler-Schmit~Editilla Notellas~Nola'rillas ... to end," Pitt said.Yes! That is a Red Carpet in New Orleans, with Real Movie Star Ass & Smile [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 11:00:00
The Handpost
I like the way things change and stay the same.This first picture shows The Handpost in one of its earliest incarnations ... well have turned down. It had a blue carpet that fluffed blue dust with every step and a kitchen ... Williams. He had the air of a Restoration rake and drove a white van for a paint company based in Pill [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 13:20:00
Don’t Let Fire and Water Damage Take Control of Your Life
When fire and water take control of your life, SERVPRO will help you take it back - Like it never even happened ... cleaning carpets, upholstery, air ducts, drapes, walls, ceilings, and biohazard situations ... Cleaning Mold Removal and Remediation Sanitizing Services Document Restoration Commercial Disaster Clean [more...]
Date: 2008-08-13 18:47:27
Do It Yourself Home Improvement Is Easy
Home improvement is a term that has broad meaning, covering most projects related to the home ... restoration or repainting a room. Another small or low-cost project can be replacing the linoleum or carpet [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 22:01:15
What I might do...
Yesterday was great fun!! There is really no wrong answer well, ... treatments. I have two rugs on carpet in my home right now and love them both. Since you don't ... of these rugs are from Restoration Hardware} I get mine cheap from Tuesday morning, Lowe's Home [more...]
Date: 2008-07-25 14:15:47
Carpet Cleaning Machines
Carpet cleaning machines for do-it-yourselfers are designed to help individuals remove stains and dirt from and restore the appearance of their rugs. These machines range in style and purpose [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 13:57:45
Ecologique: Super-Styling by Kelly LaPlante
Check out what Kelly has to say about the Lexus Hybrid Living Suite she decorated in Washington, D.C.’s Fairmont Hotel ... rug made from recycled and recyclable carpet tiles), and the themed eco-cottages in Venice Beach ... and vegetable-dyed area rug, and Michael Rappaport’s restored junk-store ‘tombstone chair’ which finishes off [more...]
Date: 2008-08-14 15:57:12
Tuesday’s Mini-Report
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Reuters: “Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday defied mounting pressure from both inside and outside ... carpet. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s much-hyped return to the Senate after dropping out of the presidential ... that environmental groups said would be the largest ecological restoration in the country’s [more...]
Date: 2008-06-24 21:30:04
Water Damage
water damage is a serious problem for home owners. If you have a water leak or even worse a flood you need to contact a professional company ... buildup after water damage occurs. Many homeowners don’t, either. They think a quick steam cleaning or drying fans will do the trick. That’s not always the case. If a carpet, baseboard [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 06:29:02
Water Restoration 911
Our apartment building is going through a major repiping project, the owners finally decided to change the plumbing to copper pipes ... she was very very upset. Water damage affected all her furniture, her walls, her carpet – her place was definitely not livable at that moment. Water damage should never be taken lightly, it is a health [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 16:35:50
TECH: BACKUP, Backup, backup. Fail at your own peril!
http://cli.gs/7q2rBv Back Up Your Computer to Save Time and Money Saturday, 25th October 2008 (by J.D.) ... , you have to test the restoration. My story was entertaining. Since it was a test! If it’d had been “for real” ... they saw no reason why a test was absolutely necessary. So, I was called up on the carpet. (It was a very [more...]
Date: 2008-10-26 13:13:34
The Godfather?
Pope Benedict XVI gives his weekly general audience on November 19, 2008 at St Peter's Square at the Vatican. By Christophe Simon/ AFP/Getty. [ ... Coppola Restoration. Sorry I have to say it, and in the presence of Il Papa yet: It's frickin' gorgeous ... . The restoration work supervised and approved by director Francis Ford Coppola and cinematographer [more...]
Date: 2008-11-23 16:41:00
Guide to Antique Car Insurance
Masni Rizal Mansor asked: An antique car can be a huge investment in both time and money, but for many it is a dream come true ... carpet, and new glass and so on. These cars may not qualify for antique car insurance with some companies. Of course there are also agencies that understand about restoration and that you can’t always [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 15:00:23
The Resort on Mount Charleston Changes Name and Owners
The Resort on Mount Charleston Changes Name and Owners The nearly six acre mountain resort located on Mount Charleston on Kyle Canyon road has new ... . The hotel is one of two places that have lodging. Look for future restoration as a face-lift ... . Only a 30 minute drive from Las Vegas! Renovations include major cosmetic work on carpet, paint [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 22:26:09
The 3rd Most Life Changing Book of 2008 is...
The 3rd Most Life Changing Book of 2008 is...The Listenerby Terri BlackstockI happened upon this book by accident and am so glad that I did. It is a true gem. It is simple, easy to read and short, but it is packed with so much amazing food for thought that is will make your mind swirl... What if I could hear the deepest cry of a person's heart? [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 21:30:00
Boyd Theatre: Carpets to return!
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Friends of the Boyd are excited to share with you color drawings of the gorgeous CARPETS that were made for the Boyd Theatre http: ... palace IF the restoration project begins again! We had black and white photos of the original carpets ... carpet with a French Art Deco design in an ORGANIC pattern. Its colors were found from a [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 15:58:11
Fuego!
…An hour or so after the shooting a dead-wagon from San Juan de Dios Hospital took Rizal’s body to Paco Cemetery…Rizal had been wearing a black suit which he had obtained for his European trip, and a derby hat, not only appropriate for a funeral occasion because of their somber color, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 00:10:27
Water Restoration 911
Have you ever had an experienced where you have stepped on wet floor in your home or even in the place where you are working? Wasn't it debilitating? ... , If you ever need a company that will help you with water damage, water restoration, Wet Basement, basement ... to act fast! Water damage in your basement is a serious problems and if not treated molds [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 05:49:38
Cheap Carpet Cleaning 12
Four Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing a Carpet Cleaner MISTAKE 1: Choosing a Carpet Cleaner Based On Just a Telephone Call ... a Money-Back Guarantee. We feel strongly that every carpet cleaning company should be fully ... 4: Not Choosing a Carpet Cleaner Who is Certified by the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 07:58:21
Blu-ray Review: The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration
If any trilogy was going to get a large group of folks buying Blu-ray players I can't imagine the Godfather trilogy not being the one to do it. Fully restored and as I already pointed out before the picture has been completely color corrected to represent the warm, almost golden palette originally intended [more...]
Date: 2008-09-23 05:50:44
This is possible only in a ‘Hindu’ land
This is possible only in a ‘Hindu’ land January 6th, 2009 · No Comments I have been closely following the recent Mumbai terrorist attacks and its aftermath. The terrorists who obviously hailed from Pakistan held the billion-strong nation hostage for 60 hours and were finally decimated by the valiant security forces [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 17:44:47
Wear Green on St. Patrick’s Day - Go Green All Year
Wear Green on St.Patrick’s Day - “Go Green” All Year! March is the month of Green. Green shamrocks, green clothes, green food and green drinks. We all love to “go green” and be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, some even dye their hair green in celebration! [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 10:58:37
Solution For Water Damage
Owning a beautiful home is not easy in this present economical situation prevailing throughout the world ... . In order to preserve your home from Water Damage, contact the toll free or hotline number of Water ... you may have leakages in your pipes and water stagnant on the roofs and the garden. To come [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 08:54:26
Owner
Compulsory Clean-Up and Restoration Nancy McConnell www.compulsorycleanup ... i. Pressure Washing f. Yard cutting, Edging and Pruning 5. Remodeling a. Flooring Replacement ... 4. Full Service a. Full house debris removal b. Wall, Door and Window cleaning c. Carpet, Tile [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 02:01:35
Interview: John Lasseter
Earlier this week, I have th great oppurtunity to talk to Academy Award-winning animator and chief creative officer at Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, John Lasseter. While the phone call was primarily about Disney’s new release Bolt, we went off topic a couple of times and talked about IMAX, 3D and Blu-ray. /Film: Hi, John [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 19:53:11
Water Damage
water damage is a bad and sometimes a real serious problem for home owners. If you have a water leak or even worse a flood you need to contact a professional company ... after water damage occurs. Many homeowners don’t, either. They think a quick steam cleaning or drying [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 05:57:00
Contest Round-Up - 11/22/08
If you have any blogging giveaways that you would like included on this page, please fill out the submission form on the ‘Contact’ page. If you have any questions, you can e-mail me at deb(at)momstakeonthings(dot)com. Thanks! Don’t forget to check out my Contests page during the week for even more great giveaways! [more...]
Date: 2008-11-22 16:30:41
