Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Best Place to Find Cheap Carpet

Nearly everyone at some point in their life will have to buy carpet. If money is no object, then it is simply a matter of going to one of the finer retail interior design stores in town and picking out a quality carpet. However, many people need to watch every dollar they spend. For these people is a delicate balancing act to find quality carpet at the cheapest price possible. However, there are a few places where you can find some very good quality carpet at discount prices.

 

One of the first places to shop when looking for new carpet would be the big box retailers. Stores like the Home Depot and Lowe’s have become some of the largest sellers of carpet in the country. Most of these stores will carry a very large selection and will have discounted installation available also. If there’s not a Lowe’s or Home Depot in your area, these stores will often deliver to surrounding areas for very reasonable prices. You could always have the carpet delivered and find someone local to install it.

 

Carpet warehouses have been popular for years because of their rock-bottom prices and large selections. Stores like Carpet Atlanta will save on overhead by operating no-frills stores with bare concrete floors and even carpet displayed in roles out on the floors. These stores are usually where you’ll find some of the best prices available for cheap carpeting.

 

Another great place to find cheap carpet which is often overlooked is on sites such as Craigslist. Often times, you’ll be able to find brand-new carpet at very reasonable prices on sites like these. There are a variety of reasons why someone would sell new carpet on sites such as craigslist. Sometimes people just change their mind and go with something different and are stuck with the other carpet. Also, some people will pull carpet that is in very good shape in favor of new carpet. Often times this carpet may look just as good as new. All it might take is a few minutes with a backpack vacuum and most people won't be able to tell the difference between them at all. 

Take the time to do your research and it is sure to save you money in the long run.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Home Improvement Habitat

Howdy readers! I wanted to tell you that I found a new home improvement site that I would like for you all to go check out. The site is pretty new but from what they have up so far it looks like it could be a nice resource for even more home improvement information. I love our blogging community and have found that the people who start sites in this area tend to be terrific folks. Oh before I forget let me give you all a link to the new site: Home Improvement Habitat . Now I'd be interested in knowing what you all think of the info that is presented over there. So when you get a chance, drop me a line and let me know. Thanks!

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Toilet Parts and Sewage Pumps

I recently had to help a friend with a major repair in his basement. Unfortunately his waste-water system(better known as sewage) had pretty much failed him completely. His basement smelled awful and it was clear that there was a buildup of fecal matter all over his bathroom and basement flooring. Now this repair was a candidate for that Discovery Channel show, "Dirty Jobs". Now when it was time to handle the problem I do what I always do when I am dealing with odors of this nature, I grabbed my mask and went to work. Now just so you know I use a professional style mask. This isn't one of those "germ-protecting" masks like you see in hospitals or medical facilities. This mask looks more like the gas-masks you would see in the military. It does a very effective job at keeping odors at bay. So with my mask, coveralls, and elbow and knee pads I went to work. We realized that the source of this problem was an unbelievable mistake made by the "so-called" plumber who installed the basement plumbing. This idiot connected a sump pump where a sewage pump should have been used. Now without getting into too many details, I will just say that a sump pump is designed for water or liquids, while a sewage pump has mechanisms to handle more solid waste products. The reason why the bathroom had clogged was this moron had installed the wrong type of pump. Now of course the toilet hadn't been able to flush properly because of this and we had to pull it up from the floor and replace several toilet parts, like the wax ring that seals the toilet to the floor. Now all in all the job took us about 4 hours and my friend was extremely grateful for my help. Its always nice to help a friend and I'm glad he can start to use his basement again. Just let this be a lesson to anyone else out there, make sure you check out anyone coming into your home to do any kind of plumbing work. There are people out there passing themselves off as plumbers that don't know the first thing about plumbing so be careful!