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A Whole New Look With Tile & Grout Cleaning Hamilton’s Tile and Grout Restoration Division Grout is porous and allows dirt and other contaminants to be trapped below the surface. Your tile isn’t clean until the grout is clean. Dingy, dirty or stained grout is almost impossible to get clean using home methods. We have the equipment and knowhow to restore your tile and grout surfaces to a beautiful appearance. Tile & Grout Cleaning As a homeowner you know that cleaning your tile and the grout area between can be challenging. The dirty, dingy or stained grout lines between the tile are very difficult to get clean on your own. Normal mopping of a floor leaves dirty detergent residue in the grout lines. Our extraction cleaning system incorporates cleaning agents, vacuum and a high pressure rinse to remove the dirt that homeowners can’t. Clear Grout Sealing When a tile floor is installed it’s not common for a grout sealer to be applied. Grout is porous, and if left unsealed, dirt, cooking oil, grease and detergent residue become embedded. Once it’s embedded it requires professional cleaning to remove. After professional cleaning, we recommend an application of a Clear Grout Sealer which makes the grout lines easier to maintain between professional cleanings. Grout Re-coloring When your grout has deeply embedded stains and dirt that won’t come clean or perhaps you just want to change the decor in your home, Grout Re-coloring can renew the look of your tile and grout surfaces without the costly expense of replacement. “Your complete flooring specialists” • Ceramic Tile • Porcelain Tile • Natural Stone • Granite, Marble & Glass Tile • Carpet & Vinyl Flooring • Laminate Floors • Mirage Hardwood Floors Sales & Installation Hours: Mon - Wed 8 - 5:30 Thu - Fri 8 - 8 Sat 9 - 1 621 Rothesay Ave. Saint John N.B. E2H 2G9 Phone: 506-634-7777 Fax: 506-634-7642 E-mail: hamtile@nb.aibn.com www.hamiltonscarpets.com 38 HOMES Greater Saint John Spring 2012
You Are Unique.... and your furniture should be also! Nothing dominates a room more than a sofa. If it's a mistake, you are sure to notice it every time you enter the room. Nothing can deprive your family of comfort more easily than the wrong choice in a sofa. You have to consider the style, type of cushion, tailoring, scale, manufacturer's reputation, and your budget. A good sofa is an investment that will last a long time. The reason you want a quality piece of upholstered furniture is because the sofa that is built with quality materials will still look as good two, six, or ten years from now as the day you bought it. Most of what makes a good sofa is invisible to the consumer so here are some of the guidelines that you can follow to help you with your decision. Many people make the mistake of not measuring, of not knowing which measurements are crucial or buying a piece of furniture that's the wrong scale for the room. You don't want an oversized, overstuffed sofa in a small room. If the sofa you are looking at isn't the size you have in mind, ask if it can be ordered in a custom size. With custom furniture, it can be made to order. A designer can assist you with these decisions by providing a furniture plan for your room. Another important consideration is the cushions. Do you want a tightback sofa or one with loose cushions A tightback sofa with loose seats may be appropriate for families with children. The best cushion filling for you depends on whether you prefer a firm or soft seat. On a sofa of good quality, standard fill is a polyfoam cushion wrapped with dacron polyester; it sits firm, and doesn't need to be fluffed when you get in and out of the seat. Insist on high-density or high-resilience foam. Another cushion option is encasing the foam in down, which gives a softer feeling. Also, there is an all-down option which is soft and fluffy, but will give a lived-in look. Lastly, there is spring and down which consists of springs inside the foam and then covered with down. There is no need to constantly fluff up the cushions. It is not that one is preferable to the other..... it is a question of what the person wants to sit on and what style the furniture is. A designer always asks how the room is going to be used in order to help you make your cushion choice and can assist in decisions such as seat and back combinations. The frame on your sofa should be made from kiln dried hardwood that is screwed, glued and never nailed. The heavier the wood, the better it holds up. Corners should be doweled and corner-blocked to keep the frame from wobbling. The frame should carry a warranty by the manufacturer to the consumer. Beneath the seat should be 8 gauge, fatigue tested, no sag springs. The idea is to hold the springs in place by tying them to one another and to the frame. The decks should be upholstered with white bonded sisal pads and two layers of felt padding. This makes it so that when you sit down, the cushion sinks comfortably and you don't feel as if you are perched on top of it. Choosing upholstered furniture based on the color or look of a fabric is a mistake that many people make. Fabric may represent only about 20 percent of the cost of the sofa, but it elicits more than its share of the errors in judgement. You do, however, pay for good tailoring in a sofa and this is where a company's reputation counts. You don’t want to have loose buttons or threads and you want the fabric tailored well to the frame. Durability in your fabric selection is important and it is something you need to take into consideration. Silks fade in a sunny window and linens will wrinkle! . There are many fabric and style combinations available and the choices can be overwhelming. A designer can help you choose a fabric that is durable and a design that is ”uniquely yours”. Renee Godin is owner of Interiors By Renee at 28 Pettingill Road in Quispamsis. She will be showcasing her new line of custom upholstery "Collections By Renee" on April 14th and 15th at the upcoming Valley Expo at the Q-Plex.
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