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Anyone Use Empire Today?
Asked by K.A. from Washington DC
on January 28, 2009
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My husband and I are thinking of replacing the carpeting in our house. (2 levels and stairs of a 3 lvl townhome) We don't want to spend a fortune! I'm wondering if any...
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- Our experience with bringing Empire in for a quote was similar to one other post.....very pushy and when we told him what the quote from Lowes and Home Depot was for t...
- Hi -- I don't know about Empire Today, but we used Max Beck at Pro Floor last year for hardwood and carpet and were really happy. Good price, and he came to our house...
- Hi - I think Empire is fine but when I got a quote from them, it was MUCH more than the quote I got from the local carpet store. I went back to Empire and told them a...
Carpet Recommendations
Asked by D.B. from Boston
on April 1, 2009
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Hi All - I'm itching to get new carpeting in our home. Can anyone recommend a good company to go to? I have read horror stories on Nationalfloors direct and the box ...
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- Look for low-to-no VOC emitting carpet, especially if you have kids.
- We love Earle's Carpet Cleaning & Upholstery in Rehoboth MA. ###-###-####. We've had them do both installation and carpet cleaning and they are great. Prices are rea...
- I have used J. Brian Day for all of our rug cleaning and they do a terrific job at that, so if they also install floors, I'm sure they're good for that as well. They d...
How to Get Nail Polish and Mak-up Out of Carpet
Asked by D.M. from San Francisco
on July 28, 2009
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Does this suck ladies or what!...I have a nice bright pink nail polish stain on my cream burbur (sp?) carpet...and recently aquired a nice brown eyeliner streak on the...
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- I tried nail polish remover on my rug with bright red polish.. no luck.. So, I used Clorex cream bleach. Poured it right on it and people couldn't even remember where ...
- Hi can you cut the stains out? that's what I've done before! good luck!
- Try "Goof Off". You'll find it at your local paint store and perhaps Home Depot. It comes in a small can and removes just about anything (including dry enamle base p...
Empire Carpet
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on February 28, 2008
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Has anyone had carpeting put in by Empire? I want to get feedback on how good/bad your experience with them was.
Thanks!
MC
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- I had Empire put wood flooring in my kitchen, and doors on my laundry area. My kitchen is huge - 16 x 33 (big family, we live in our kitchen...*grins*). I had it put...
- We were going to have our basement and basement stairs done. Big basement. They didn't bring many samples to choose from. The girl that came out measured wrong, so ...
- I had them come out and give us an estimate. We even made an appointment for them to come out and install the carpet we choose. We immediatly called and cancelled wh...
Re: Getting Vaseline Out of a Carpet
Asked by I.C. from Chicago
on August 21, 2006
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hey everyone,
i just put in some new berber carpeting in my basement, only to find that my 2 year old spread vaseline all over herself and it one night. does anyon...
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- Make haste to hire a professional! My son smeared A&D ointment all over my cream colored sofa and even the professional had trouble getting it out. He had to come ou...
- Be careful using soap because dirt will stick to the residue. Maybe try laying down a thick towel and ironing so the grease will melt and absorb into the towel? Renti...
- Have you tried goof off? A friend of mine said it worked with shoe polish, so it might work with this too. Try calling a carpet cleaner or a berber manufacturer. Good ...
Vacuums
Asked by C.V. from Grand Rapids
on November 4, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
Simple question here. We have blue carpeting (I hate it). It was here when we moved in and it's throughout our house. We are slowly getting new carpet b...
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- Is that the robotic one? I was at a workshop Saturday, and one of the ladies was saying that the robotic vacuum has changed her life! She said you have to give your ...
- Hi C., I have been out of the loop for a couple of weeks, hopefully it is not too late to respond to your question. I had to write because I also got blue carpeting t...
- another late response - but hey! Merry Christmas everyone!! We have a dyson and I am working my way thru my third one. It works better for me than any of the others...
Flooring or Carpet in Basement?
Asked by S.M. from Chicago
on December 3, 2008
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Hi Moms,
Back in September our finished basement had flooded. We had to rip out all the carpet and padding to throw out. My husband has given me the task of getting...
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- When we finished our basement the guy who did it suggested we get berber carpet and rubber padding. This way, if the basement floods all we have to do is suck the wate...
- S., I second Cathy's advice about berber. Our finished basement has a (cheap) berber with a very thin rubber padding. We have not had flooding but did have a wate...
- We had our basement finished a few years ago and had put it off because the basement had flooded in the past. we just didn't want to deal with the possibility again! W...
Carpet or Tile Throughout House???
Asked by M.O. from Phoenix
on July 11, 2009
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Hello,
I am about to be in the market looking for a new home to buy (my first home purchase). I currently rent a home that is all carpeted except the front door walk...
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- I have lived in homes that have both and also have family that has tile throughout. I much prefer tile throughout a home. It is clean looking, easy to clean and ...
- Tile for sure! I love tile no messes, very easy to clean. I have two dogs and two wild boys and the tile holds up against their chaos. It is not that cold in the wint...
- Another plus for tile/hardwood is the gross factor you may see when you pull up the old carpet. When we pulled ours, you could see all the dust, hairs and anything el...
Help Cat Advice
Asked by M.S. from Chicago
on July 11, 2009
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I have three cats. One of my cats keeps peeing in the same spot on my carpeting. The wierd thing is that she is peeing about one foot away from the liter box! Anyon...
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- First thing I would do is to have her urine tested to rule out any illnesses. If it isn't illness it could be behavior. Have there been any major changes in the house?...
- hi do you have litter box with a top on it? Does your cat need to have it changed really often? I found these two things to be a reason the cat changed her habits....
- I have heard that when a cat gets a urinary tract infection, they won't use the litter pan. Another reason could be that she does not want to share. Cats sometimes do...
Where to Buy New Carpeting
Asked by M.K. from Chicago
on July 13, 2007
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We are looking for new carpeting and don't want to spend a fortune. Can anyone recommend someplace that has nice carpet and a good price in the Lombard area.
Thanks ...
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- We were actually surprisingly really pleased with Home Depot. We got carpeting from them after our last remodel and the carpeting was nice and bought on sale, and the...
- I am not sure if Carol Stream is too far. We found this carpet store on St. Charles road( by Augistinos Deli) caled Carpet Brokers. We had our whole basement done (wit...
- try georgia carpets on cass avenue in westmont. they don't charge for a lot of the extras (pulling carpet up, bundling it, etc.) and prices reasonable.
