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Brian B asked:


You Should Know Before Using Carpet And Upholstery Cleaners

When you invest the money to purchase new carpeting or furniture, you want your investment to look as new as possible for as long as possible. Unfortunately, dirt and dust begin to accumulate on your new acquisition almost the minute you have it installed or bring it home from the showroom. If you have kids or pets in the house, this process is exponentially expedited.

The good news is that with a little know-how and some preventative care, you can keep your carpet and your upholstery in top condition for many years to come. The first step to effective carpet and upholstery cleaning occurs when you make your initial purchase.

An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure

This old adage is invaluable to the care and cleaning of your carpet and upholstery. Regular maintenance can significantly cut down on the amount of deep cleaning you will have to do, and light, frequent cleaning can extend the life of your carpet and upholstery. Vacuum your carpet and upholstery often, and clean up spills and stains as soon as possible after they occur.

There are many good choices for stain removal that are both commercial and handmade varieties. The key is to find the proper solution for the particular substance you are trying to eliminate in your carpet or upholstery clean-up.

When Spot Cleaning Is Not Enough

When you have tried vacuuming and stain removal, and your carpet or upholstery still doesn’t look clean enough, it may be time to haul out the heavy equipment. You can choose to buy or rent your own carpet and upholstery cleaner, or you can hire a professional to do the job for you. Carpet and upholstery cleaners are available for rent at a number of locations, and can be fairly inexpensive to use. Often the machine itself is the least expensive part of the process - the larger cost comes in when it is time to fill it with cleaning solutions.

Most rental systems use the steam cleaning method, where steam is used to extract dirt from the carpet fibers. It is generally considered a fairly effective means of cleaning carpets and upholstery. The only drawback to DIY machines is that they require some furniture moving and elbow grease to get the job done. Most will agree that the result is worth the effort however, when you have a cleaner carpet and upholstery for minimal cost.



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labourer asked:


My cousin recently asked me to renovate an apartment for her. Unfortunately, her husband began removing the linoleum with a floor scraper before he was informed that the underlying adhesive had asbestos in it. All the tile is gone now and most of the adhesive has already been stripped away, but there’s still quite a bit that’s exposed and half scraped away. What should I do? Do I need to pay the loads for a professional to come in and finish the job or can I just lay carpet over all this asbestos?

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kirk_wood_04401 asked:


One thing to ask!

Why is home improvement so awful especially on an old house?

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Brian B asked:


Is Your Car’s Interior Dirty And Ugly?

Constant riding in your car can leave the carpet and upholstery looking old and worn out. Especially if dirt or mud from your or your passengers’ shoes gets on the carpet, it can begin to look really dirty and ugly. If you eat in your car, you can get grease, crumbs and more on your carpet and upholstery. This leaves your car looking like a rolling dumpster before too long. That’s why it would be a great idea to take your car to a carpet and upholstery cleaning service.

These professionals do much more than simply vacuum the interior of your car. They go into great detail to make your carpet and upholstery looking as if you just stepped into a brand new car.

In fact, some carpet and upholstery cleaning services are so good, you won’t even recognize your car when they’re done. You’ll be glad to hand them the money they deserve when you see how they can literally transform your car. With many people having such hectic lives, we often spend more time in our cars than any other place. This leaves our cars filled with fast food bags, crumbs, dirt, spilled drinks and more. Not only does this leave your car looking nasty, but it can get to smell pretty bad, too.

This can affect your mood and can make it so that you no longer want to spend any time in your car. Also, you can forget about giving anyone a ride. You’ll feel too embarrassed to let them see the inside of your car.

After a carpet and upholstery cleaning service, however, you will invite anyone in your car. You will love the way it looks and smells inside your car and you’ll probably want to drive everywhere because it will feel as if you just got a new car. So, stop spending time in your rolling dumpster and get yourself to a carpet and upholstery cleaning service. You won’t regret it.



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Captain Kid asked:


There are many alternative energy sources out there, but none that are readily available, cheaper then gas, and easy to retrofit on an automobile. Electric cars are great but have you seen any recharging facilities near your home? No.
Joe Cool- Yes I have seen a wall outlet, but you need to research electric vehicles. A regular 120 wall outlet will take about 10 hrs to full charge a SMALL car, 4 to 5 hours to charge with 240.

They do have magna-charge inductive charging paddles which are the “facilities” that I am talking about, and take a few minutes to fully charge a car. How many of those have you seen?

I dont think that electric vehicles are economical at this point, because electric cars energy is definitely cheaper then gas, but an electric cars range is about 50 miles on the liberal side, before you have to charge it for 5 hours. You cant go on a road trip with an solely electric car, unless your stopping constantly and recharging which is an inconvenience, and the opportunity cost definitely outweighs the benefits.
Joe Cool- I think change will occur, when consumers drive demand for these alternative fuel vehicles. Right now hybrid vehicles are more expensive then regular gasoline cars.

And also as you suggest the charging times takes a few hours, which is for a small euro car which typical americans dont want. And even if they did, how many americans take road trips? No one has time to take in the local flavor and spend more time and money to wait 4-5 hours to charge their vehicle just to drive a few hours and repeat the process. Typical Americans wont go for that unless there are “facilities” that are readily available.

Change wont happen, until consumers drive demand that forces businesses to put out alternative energy vehicles that are more economical and efficient then gas. So I ask my question again. Also what do you all think of biofuels and biodiesel?
Lazez Faire- Mile per gallon on an electric vehicle is not applicable to that vehicle, there is no gallons of anything in electric, it all depends on charge. Unless you show me a source, I highly doubt that a person can ge 100 miles off of one charge. Also you make it seem like electric cars are cheap and most American families can buy another car to drive, to offset their gas counterpart. So if it is so economical and cheap then why dont you have one? Also those batteries you talk about, cost a couple thousand dollars to replace, and you need to replace them every few years.

Dont get my wrong, I believe in electric cars but I dont see the efficiency in them. I drive over 80 miles a day and once a month I drive 500 miles round trip for business trips. I dont think electric cars are viable at this point in time. A company needs to come along and make an efficient electric car, with networks in the US to charge these cars within a few minutes.

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Sal asked:


I am to receive a chunk of money back from the IRS, out of the following things, what should I use it for:

1) Radon mitigation (I do have a radon problem)
2) Water softener, acid reducer (I do have hard, acidic water)
3) Garage floor repair and water sealing (I have cracks, and a lot of moisture during spring/summer months).

thx

PS If anyone knows how much this stuff will cost, I’d appreciate that too.

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UGG asked:


We just had our old roof (layers) taken off and a new one put on. When I went up into our small attic crawl space I noticed some black dust and small pieces of wood. I knew it was from all the banging while installing the new roof. I am guessing it is quite common. My question is: Do you think this is a type of black mold? If it is how would I know? Wouldn’t there have been instant health problems if I went up there with no protective mask etc.? Now I am neurotic. I was looking all over my house for other signs! Please help!

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quintscafidi asked:


My next door neighbor is replacing the asbestos roofing tiles on her 45 year old back house. The men doing the work are wearing gas masks. The dust and particles from the removal are flying over my six foot fence which sits about three feet from the structure. My two year old twin daughters were playing in the driveway adjacent to the work area. Is it safe and customary to remove asbestos tiles without some kind of tenting to prevent the dust from blowing into adjacent living areas? If we have been exposed to carcinogens what are the risks? Is it possible my children will contract asbestosis?

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