If you have spent any time reading the Steve's Carpet Care blog, you know that we spend a lot of time emphasizing the dangers of the dryer vent and the need for dryer vent cleaning. We're serious about this issue because every year, more than 15,000 house fires in North America start in the dr...
Home centers, hardware stores, and other outlets are more than eager to rent you a machine to shampoo your own carpets. They tout how easy it is to do, how great it is to take back control of home maintenance and, especially, how much money you'll save by not hiring professional carpet cleaning se...
The ducts are the respiratory system of your home. They deliver air to the furnace or air conditioner, filter impurities from it, and then redistribute that warm or cool air throughout the house so that you can live in comfort. Air ducts and electricity are what separates the modern home from the...
Lots of people like to take the bull by the horns and do their own home maintenance. And in a lot of cases, they do a great job. Replacing tiles in the bathroom, hanging new light fixtures or hanging a new front door are all projects DIYers typically excel at. The most important thing about the do-i...
There are few other things that have as much potential to cause damage to your home as large volumes of water. If you are unfortunate enough to live in an area that is severely affected by some kind of natural disaster, it's vital that you contract a specialist contractor with the knowledge and eq...
There are a bunch of signs you can look for that indicate your dryer vent has become clogged. But before we get into those let’s look at some of the reasons why the vent is getting clogged in the first place. Because if you are aware of the cause you can often times prevent the problem, reduce the...