How to Green Your Carpet Cleaning

Bare feet on green carpet Whether it’s wall-to-wall carpeting or area rugs, your floor coverings will eventually need a good cleaning ... to be safe for people and pets. Seventh Generation Carpet Cleaner and a similar product by Simple ... . But the last thing you need is chemical cleaners.  One of the problems with indoor carpet — [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 10:46:54

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Who puts carpet in a bathroom?Assholes, that’s who.

I think maybe my Cats and Other Assholes theme this week has been a very bad idea because within about two hours of the first post, ... , sinks, and bathtubs, and say to themselves, “Hey! Let’s nail an absorbent, hard-to-clean, fabric-based ... contained brand new wall-to-wall carpet (regular, normal, non-special carpet exactly like what’ [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 21:02:31

Review Week: FLOR Toy Poodle Carpet Tiles

I absolutely hate wall-to-wall carpeting. It gets dirty easily, is hard to clean effectively and is expensive to replace. And yet, I have had carpet in every home I’ve ever lived in except for my childhood home in the Virgin Islands [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:35:44

question of the day

why do the makers of static guard put it in a metal can? just sayin'... ... coupled with wall to wall carpet. i have 2 humidifiers in my bedroom right now that help ... and air drying completely and that too will help the issue.the bigger issue for me is that anything [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 21:18:00

Want a Great Deal on a Foreclosure?

December 22, 2008 I was thinking about writing (again) about how buying a foreclosure home can be a great deal, but isn’t always what it seems ... hallways. Foreclosure homes are almost universally dirty. The carpet must be replaced. The walls have shoe ... . Is that blood on the carpet? Or is it mushed-in dog poo? The counters have been cigarette burned [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 03:00:57

Tackle It Tuesday #109

Tackle It Tuesday #109 Written by Carolyn My Tackle this week does not have before and after photos - it is also very emotional for me so ... windows, a rusty hole in my tub, water damage under my bathroom floor, and get this new one… ... broken dry wall, or the carpet, or the spider problems, or the fact that I have no gutters… My roof [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 06:55:10

How To Get Cheap Water Removal Services

If you have a case of water damage in your home, you understand that you need to have water removed from you floor, carpet, walls, furniture, ... and everywhere else. Keeping ones home saturated for more than 48 hours can result to further structural damages. Just as worrying is the possible growth of mold and mildews ... [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 11:15:02

Turning worry into weight-loss

Okay, I thought that title would be a good one for attracting people to my blog via Google searches ... . After all, many readers find me when they do a search for “something died in my wall” or “my child eats carpet fuzz,” so why not expand my search engine reach by blogging about two pervasive ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:00:18

Mold in Home ? Identify the Warning Signs

Molds and mildews enter your home or building silently without making a bit of noise or giving out the slightest of clue ... . They appear as black spots on walls, furniture surface, carpets, wood products, leather jackets and other ... your home, if haven?t already. Warning Signs for Mold Growth Humidity Humidity is the prime factor [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 05:39:29

Fixing Damages: Home and Business Mold Outbreaks

Indoor mold outbreaks can cause wall, furniture, carpet, drapery, book, and important paper document damage ... a professional mold remediation company right away to get started on clean-up. The most important tool ... quickly. There are a few steps you can take to help reduce the chances of a mold outbreak happening [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 18:53:51

Mold Consumes Newly Built Home; Health Issue For Family

From WCIV   TV Channel 4, ABC, Charleston, SC A  Daniel Island family is struggling with mold taking over their home and it’s affecting their ... like now. Mold is beneath the carpets, in the wall and its making his family sick. His 3-year-old ... this,” Allen added. Tracthousing.jpg The mold filled Allen house is relatively new and not too [more...]

Date: 2008-06-15 19:37:35

DIJober Program: Are you prepared for it?

It was April and I was talking to a friend of mine about his job in Norway ... I took every job there was. For the hotel I’ve been carpet cleaning, scrapping and painting walls, dishing, cleaning and making rooms, repairing, building wooden frameworks for the roof, driving [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 17:17:35

New in town: Davison Restoration

DAVISON, Michigan -- Rich Walton loves the feeling he has after he helps save someone's home after a catastrophe. Walton, owner of Davison Restoration, specializes in fixing water damaged homes after a disaster such as a flood or fire that causes severe damage to carpets, ceilings and walls. "I really [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 15:56:30

Of utility bills, renting and ownership

My electric bill was $150+ this month, which is not outrageous if you are living in south Texas, ... ?Then there is Mexican Catholic Woman's place, with all the mold that has now spread to the wall and carpet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 18:31:00

Flip House pictures....

I mentioned a while back that we bought a new house to flip. We've been steadily working on it. It was nasty. Really nasty ... our previous ones too. It just needed a MAJOR cleaning. We've already demo'd the kitchen, removed all the cabinets, removed carpet throughout the house, torn down some walls. It already looks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:43:00

I’m Saving Up Like Mad for a …

I remember making a post about being madly “in love” with the latest wall-mounted LCD televisions. ... Upholstery and Carpet Cleaning Woes (1) April 22, 2008 — On Hiring Helpers (3) November 22, 2008 — My Pest [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 07:36:37

House Update ~ Chronicles of a Real Estate Nightmare ~ Kitchen Part 3

These first 2 pictures are what were taken when the house was on the market. Cute kitchen and sun porch right? ... it started to flood under the side wall. After we pulled up the old moldy carpet and linoleum I sat [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 03:53:22

Glenoaks Canyon Real Estate Review

Glenoaks Canyon is a box canyon that favors a kid-centric lifestyle and/or anyone who loves a “walk the dogs at twilight” sort of neighborhood ... bungalow interior with lots of built-ins, nearly blinding white walls and clean kitchen and bath ... Reduced ! Magnificent! Great Open plan, Unique Architectural details, hardwood/stone/lux carpet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 22:59:42

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