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By DeborahF847 at Citysearch June 04, 2012
Carpet Smart was great! I needed them to clean my Mother's carpet at an assisted living facility. My Mother is on a very tight budget and couldn't pay for the cleaning right then. Carpet Smart came over the next day and cleaned her carpet and waited to be paid a couple of weeks later. I was amazed they would do that for her. Carpet Smart did a wonderful job and made the whole experience easy for my Mother. I would definitely recommend them.......... ...read more
By hazlewood at Citysearch December 31, 2011
I would give Carpet One of Bend Oregon the lowest rating possible, We bought a carpet from Carpet One less than 5 years ago. The carpet is less than sub-standard, the service was unacceptable I would never purchase anything from them again. Very poor quality and service! ...read more
By SwankyMom at Citysearch December 29, 2011
We were pushed into using this installer by direct flooring. These guys showed up to measure without an appointment and changed the install time showing up again without an appointment. After the install we had to have a contractor come over and repair the baseboards and door from improper install. After being paid for the install the owner Greg repeadely called me threatening liens and legal action using profanity threats and personal insults. Beware of this install company (and direct flooring) ...read more
Contact us at (541) 668-7368 in Bend, OR, for top-notch non-slip bath mats. No Slip Mats Bend, OR 97702 61407 Fairfeild Drive Phone: 5417884229 Contact Email: noslipmats@aol.com Main Keyword: non-slip bath mats, bend, or ...read more
By No Slip Mats January 30, 2015
I’ve received enough questions about FSC certified Bamboo that I wanted to share some thoughts. I hope this addresses any questions you may have had. Much of the concern about Bamboo not being green because of labor practices and carbon load is based on false or mistaken information being promoted by the hardwood industry, and in particular by MFMA (the Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association). Their recent statement challenging Bamboo to become FSC-certified was full of factual errors and mischaracterizations. That being said, our distributors are working diligently with raw materials suppliers to get their plantations FSC-certified, and hope that in the not-too-distant future we will be able to offer FSC-certified Bamboo products. One of our largest plantations is already in the process of getting certified. The funny thing is, getting a Bamboo plantation FSC-certified is as easy as doing the paperwork and paying the fees, because the Bamboo is already grown under very sustainable practices given that it requires no pesticides, fertilizers, etc. Also, contrary to the misinformation from the hardwood folks, natural rainforests are not being cleared to plant Bamboo. In fact, our Bamboo all comes from drier regions on plantations that have either been there for hundreds of years or were planted more recently on previously degraded agricultural lands. The factories that we get our products from are not sweat shops and do not employ children or prisoners. They are ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 certified, modern, clean facilities with good worker safety records that pay fair market wages and offer medical benefits to their employees (to supplement state-sponsored health care). The carbon footprint of Bamboo is nowhere near as bad as it’s been cracked up to be by some of its critics. NONE of those criticisms are ever accompanied by any substantiating data. Here’s why: because of the extreme efficiency of ocean freight and the fact that the Bamboo is grown and processed close to the coast in China, the fuel used in transporting the Bamboo to one of the costal warehouses is actually LESS than the fuel used to transport domestically-grown hardwoods from the midwest or upper Appalachia (where most good quality hardwoods come from in the US) to one of those same warehouses. Ocean freight is approximately 10 times more efficient than trucking, so the longer distances are more than offset by the diesel used up on ’s highways. This whole business about the product not being green because it has to be shipped all the way from is simply misguided, unless of course you live in the midwest or and are buying from a local hardwood mill. Funny thing is, I know from a direct source that many of these same hardwood companies that are criticizing Bamboo are having their Oak dried and milled in China for shipment back to the US to be sold just down the road from the stump where the tree was cut. In my opinion, a locally-grown and milled FSC-certified hardwood product is indeed more green than Bamboo, but there are precious few people in the US who are in a position to take advantage of that combination of conditions, and in many cases its impossible for consumers to actually verify where the wood was cut and processed and how it was transported through each step in the process. I hope this clears up any questions that you may have had. Feel free to contact us if you are still skeptical, and would like more information. Thanks. ...read more
By Austin Tile Design Studio & Gallery October 10, 2008
For those of you who don’t already know, the “scare tactics” regarding granite and radon are out there once again. Basically, it’s the same old re-run from years ago: “Are granite countertops killing innocent families? We don’t know, but we’re looking into it. In the meantime, why don’t you try this alternative material?” It’s not worth getting into who is behind the latest version of this nonsense anymore, but let’s just say that there are some deep pockets involved. Moreover, the spread of misinformation is costing the stone industry a significant amount of money. Shortly after this latest smear campaign against granite, the Marble Institute of America (MIA) funded an independent study that — once again — concluded that granite is safe to use in kitchens. The study, designed to determine whether radon gas sometimes released by natural stone poses any health risk, was conducted by an independent geochemistry researcher. Included in this study were 13 of the most popular types of granites used in countertop applications, representing up to 85% of the granite countertops sold in the U.S. They include: New Venetian Gold, which is imported from Brazil. It is a medium-grained, yellow-beige gneiss with many dark red garnets. Ubatuba, also imported from Brazil. It is a medium- to coarse-grained, olive-green granite. Santa Cecilia, from Brazil. It is a coarse-grained, yellow-grey gneiss with up to pie-sized, red garnets. Tropic Brown, from Saudi Arabia. It is a medium-grained, brown granite. Absolute Black, from India. It is black basalt. Tan Brown, from India. It is a black-brown igneous rock with big, shapeless, brown-red feldspar crystals. Giallo Ornamental, from Brazil. It is a coarse-grained, brown-yellow granulite with some brown-red garnets. Crema Bordeaux, from Brazil. It is also known as Juparana Crema Bordeaux, an exceptionally coarse material that is commercially sold as granite, even though it is not geologically a granite. Baltic Brown, from Finland. It is a brown-black granite. Giallo Veneziano, from Brazil. It is a medium- to coarse-grained, ochre-yellow to golden-brown, also light pink, gneiss. Dakota Mahogany, from the U.S. It is a medium- to coarse-grained, brown-red granite. China Black, from China. It is a fine-grained basalt. Yellow Star, from China. It is a medium-grained yellow to pink granite. The results found that Crema Bordeaux, which emitted the greatest amount of radon, contributes less than 7% of the EPA's standard for action. The stone emitted 0.27 pCi/L, or less than 7% of the EPA's level of 4.0 pCi/L, well below any cause for health concerns. Tropic Brown and Baltic Brown, second and third in radon emanation amounted to only 1% of the standard for action. The other granites added almost immeasurable amounts of radon to the house. Tests were designed to measure the amount of radon each granite type added to the interior of a 2,000-square-foot home with 8-foot ceilings. However, the study did not reflect the ventilation normally found in a typical home, through windows, vents, heating and air conditioning. A typical heating, ventilation, air-conditioning system can exchange a home's air up to six times per hour. This natural ventilation would dissipate radon gas levels significantly. "Because the study does not reflect the natural ventilation typically found in homes, real-world radon concentrations are likely to be even lower than those measured in the study. The misinformation campaign is being driven through front groups that purport to be consumer advocates, but are merely trying to create consumer fears about natural stone. The intention of this article is to fight the unfounded fear mongering to reassure the public. The MIA has already invested $50,000 from the Truth About Granite Fund to stem attempts to scare consumers about granite, and that amount could increase dramatically by year’s end. It is important that we have all the legal, technical, public relations and marketing/advertising tools we need to protect the good name of granite and to reassure consumers that granite is as safe as it is beautiful, durable and practical. The Truth About Granite Fund will be a special segregated account whose expenditures will be overseen by the MIA executive committee. Contributions to the fund should be sent to Marble Institute of America/Truth About Granite Fund at 28901 Clemens Rd, Suite 100, Westlake, OH 44145. -Adam Lahley -Check back regularly for new info, or go to www.austin-tile.com ...read more
By Austin Tile Design Studio & Gallery August 25, 2008
Antique wool rugs are fragile so gentleness and care should be taken when trying to keep them clean. They do get dirty from time to time but they cannot be cleaned like most rugs. It is better to clean them yourself than a professional so you will know that care was taken to clean them. ...read more
Cleaning carpets can be a full-time career or a second job to use for creating additional income. Many carpet cleaners begin with only one cleaning machine and then expand the business once it becomes profitable. Keeping costs low until the cleaning business grows is a good idea for a new owner who is... ...read more