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Carpet Companies
Read all 9 responses: "Hi! We are looking to replace carpeting in our family room, living room, hallway, and stairs. Has anyone had any good experiences ...
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- Hi J., I recommend using Superb Carpet and Flooring in Wheaton. They are located at Gary Avenue and Geneva Road. Wonderful staff that provides great service, selecti...
- We just purchased a home in Long Grove and had to replace the majority of carpet. We used Empire. They gave us a great price and they did a wonderful job! We are not o...
- Stay away from Luna, very pushy sales people, they will make you sign the deal right when they come for the estimate. I kept telling my sales person, that I wasn't rea...
HELP! Gatorade Stain on Carpet
Read all 17 responses: "Mamas please help, we have a large orange Gatorade stain on our beige carpet. I have tried Resolve and Oxyclean and neither even ...
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- Can you forward me your email address and I'll send you a brochure of what I use? My friends used this same 3 in 1 cleaner to remove paint from the carpet in their h...
- Hi G., I recommend a product called Sol-u-Mel, it's manufactured by a company called Melaleuca. I have been shopping from Melaleuca for environmentally safe cleani...
- Try to use Spot Shot this always works for stains in my beige carpet. Its gotten red juice,pop,other spills,make up,vomit,and mud out of my light carpet.
Smelly Basement
Sep 23, 2009 ... Hate to say it but you might have to get rid of the carpet, ... Friends of ours had to replace their basement carpeting after a clean-water ...
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- Do you have any windows in the basement? If we get a DRY hot day, leave them open for a while, but mostly I would recommend running a dehumidifier down there. It sound...
- Here's some ideas: I have lived through flooding where it is a really bad smell. Did you try a dehumifier? I like Febreeze, that smells pretty good Did you call a ...
- Damp Rid has made our seepage-prone basement a livable space. My main closet is in the basement (we have an old house with minute closets and I always keep one going....
Advice & Referrals on Hardwood Vs. Laminate Flooring
My daughter's doctor has STRONGLY recommended we pull out all the carpeting in our home due to allergy issues. I'd like something that's durable, ...
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- A., we have been looking at this issue for awhile, too. I would love to do real linoleum, Marmoleum, but it is way too expensive for us. we know a harwood install...
- I too was thinking about the same thing with my new house. In my old house we used laminate to save money and it held up to computer chairs, dogs & kids. I also helpe...
- Please DO NOT go with laminate. Due to our "budget" I talked my hubby into laminate. A huge win since he is a carpenter (timberframer to be exact). But a few years aft...
Foundation Crack Repair - Seeking Someone
I woudl love to get wall to wall carpeting down there, but am terrified that basement will flood again. Need someone who can find the leak and repair it. ...
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- We used permaseal. they are a little more expensive, but very well known and do a great job.
- Hi D., Back in November you asked for recommendations for someone to repair your foundation. I checked previous posts and found that you requested what I was going...
- We used Desert Dry because they have a lifetime warranty. However I would not recommend having wall-to-wall carpeting in the basement. We had carpeting in the basem...
Need Cleaning Advice
I feel pulling up the carpeting is the most effecient way to really sanitize ... With that in mind, I would definitely rip up all the carpeting and padding. ...
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- Hi, It sounds like you are going to have a lot to do. I'm sure it will all be worth it, what an exciting time. However, I would seriously consider replacing the carpe...
- Hi J.- I would call the department of Health as ask a specialist what they would recommend. You can probably call an agency that deals with animals and ask them as w...
- I think all your ideas are great. With all those animals, you might just want to rip out all the carpet because you don't know what lies underneath, especially if the...
Musty Smell in Basement
Sep 15, 2009 ... moldmildewdehumidifier can help with that If you have carpeting consider replacing carpet pad because you can have the carpeting cleaned but ...
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- Have you tried a dehumidifier? It makes a big difference in our basement. Get one that can drain into your basement drain so you don't have to empty it. Good luck.
- Dehumidifiers make a huge difference. Also, if you have a crawl that has gravel, you may want to consider having concrete laid or resurfacing it. Check any sewer gas p...
- I don't know if this makes you feel any better, but we just bought a house and have the same smell in our basement! We've done a few things... the gas meter was replac...
Real Estate
If your carpet is beyond the point of a good cleaning then I would replace that ..... What we've done is instead of new carpeting, (which they may not like ...
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- I watch a lot of the DIY shows and every one of them talks about upgrades that yield the greatest return. They will tell you the kitchen and bathrooms are the ones th...
- As a real estate agent, I of course would suggest having an agent over to look at the house for you. Agents are the ones who do this day in and day out in your local ...
- Hey S....I'm not one to ask for what to do to the house; however, if you need help finding a new home for your family, I know of an amazing realtor - she helped me fin...
House Making Me Sick?
I know this is not a fun idea, but you may need to remove all carpeting, .... You may need to have the carpets professionally cleaned and the central heat ...
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- Find out what kind of airconditioning system you have and call a reliable airconditioning company to come out and clean and check your system. Buy 12 filters and repl...
- to help clean the air, you could look at the uv lights that can be put in your a/c duct system (it is similar to what has been used in hospitals for years, but is now ...
- Could be mold..look around attic, basement, take a good look at walls.. E.
Do You like Your Dyson or Meile?
We have a lust for a Meile - so beautiful - but we have almost no carpeting so really can't justify it. We do have lots of hardwood, and a dog and cat and ...
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- We have the Dyson Animal. We have had it for 3 years and haven't had any issues. On top of the great job it does with our dogs hair it also does a wonderful job pic...
- Hi! I had an Oreck for 3 years and it was awful - light, but only until I vacuumed and it filled up. I researched vacuums and ended up buying just the regular Dyso...
- Hi! I just recieved the Dyson DC-17 for Christmas (I am a bit of a clean freak, so it was an awesome gift! :-) ) Anyway, I LOVE it! I also have a big hairy dog...si...
