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Month: August 2011

Easy Money-Saving Tips for Homeowners – Don’t Buy New Furniture: 4 Tips to Clean Upholstery
Upholstery Cleaning

Easy Money-Saving Tips for Homeowners – Don’t Buy New Furniture: 4 Tips to Clean Upholstery

In a home, one of the best ways to express your style and individuality is by your furniture. Whether the mood for the space is contemporary, rustic, provincial or just cozy, the items you select will detail your personality. Over time, your furniture will show wear and tear or show dirt and stains. Here are four steps you can take today to care for your upholstery, courtesy of DoItYourself.com: 1. The cushions on upholstered furniture should be reversed and turned once a week. This frequent turning will help the cushions wear evenly. Reversing the cushions on a regular basis will also help you spot any stains early, before they have had time to set. 2. Before cleaning the upholstery, brush or vacuum away the loose dirt first. This will help to avoid rubbing in any existing dirt a...
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Easy Money-Saving Tips for Homeowners – 5 Ways to Protect Your Valuables from Fire Damage
Fire Damage Restoration

Easy Money-Saving Tips for Homeowners – 5 Ways to Protect Your Valuables from Fire Damage

Here are five ways you can protect your possessions and your home from fire damage, courtesy of the Home Safety Council: 1. Blow out candles before leaving any room. It may look nice or save electricity to have candles burning all around your home, but it could lead to a disaster if left burning close to something flammable. 2. Learn how to extinguish a small pan fire. If you are cooking and your pan catches fire, be sure you know how to eliminate a grease fire and use the back burners with the pan handles turned toward the back of the stove. 3. As you get close to the holiday season, be sure that your Christmas tree is at least 3 feet away from all power and heat sources and replace all light strings that show any signs of damage or are missing bulbs. 4. Don't install smoke al...
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Easy Money-Saving Tips for Homeowners – 4 Reasons to Contact a Professional Carpet Cleaner
Carpet Cleaning

Easy Money-Saving Tips for Homeowners – 4 Reasons to Contact a Professional Carpet Cleaner

What is soft and durable, experiences lots of traffic each day and is often not replaced until it begins to wear away? It’s the carpet in your home, and it deserves your attention. Vacuuming daily and carpet freshener can only pick up surface dirt and mask smells for so long before you realize it’s time to replace the floor coverings. In today’s economy, however, most homeowners cannot afford to replace their carpet. Many homeowners that are trying desperately to sell their home may consider do-it-yourself carpet cleaning products and equipment, in an attempt to remove old stains, but this may not be the best option. 1. Many commercial stain removers actually make carpet stains worse or permanent. 2. If you use a shampooer incorrectly, you could damage your carpet fibers. 3. No...
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Easy Money-Saving Tips for Homeowners – 5 Things to Know About Air Ducts
Air Duct HVAC Cleaning

Easy Money-Saving Tips for Homeowners – 5 Things to Know About Air Ducts

It’s August…that means there are three things on the horizon: children will be back to school, leaves will begin to change color and allergy season will kick into overdrive.  If you are one of the millions that suffer from seasonal allergies, you can save money on medicines and frequent doctor visits by cleaning the air ducts in the location where you spend the majority of your time – the home. OK, what are air ducts and where can I find them? Air ducts are components of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a building. If you have central air or central heat in your home, the conditioned air is being routed to various rooms courtesy of a number of air ducts. You can find these ducts connected to air vents in your ceilings, floors and walls. How often should air...
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