For the past 10 or so years, John Wheeler and all the associates at Petrie’s Quality Topsoil have been willing participants when the time comes to support the town of Oakville in their holiday endeavours by supporting the growing Santa Claus Parade. “This region, the town of Oakville specifically, has been wonderful to us over the years supporting all we do in our business. While it’s true that Oakville benefits from our services every … [Read more...]
Choosing a quality, energy-efficient central air conditioner represents the first step in cementing a long-lasting relationship with home comfort. But to ensure a truly prolific and peak-performing product, even a little maintenance will go a long way. Even though you should entrust most maintenance to a reliable, qualified technician – to keep the warranty intact, optimize performance and reduce chances of costly emergency service down the … [Read more...]
This concludes our year-long series of blogs. Throughout these twelve posts we’ve attempted to share with you the knowledge gained in over 60 years of business. We’ve offered informative insight into the manufacture, sale, history and art of area rugs. We’ve shown you how to custom make your own area rug, how to choose between machine or handmade and how to maintain your rugs. We’ve provided you with tips on how area rugs can help sell … [Read more...]
In our often unpredictable southern Ontario climate, there are many who will not switch tires as temperatures begin to drop and then again as new growth appears on trees and things start to warm up. Why is that? We already know tires are probably one of the most important safety features of your chosen method of transportation. Yet something so obvious is often blithely ignored. Can we make our vehicles even safer during the winter … [Read more...]
A dry cleaner can be a great friend to your clothes. And a great dry cleaner, with professional and knowledgeable staff, can be a savior. They can remove mysterious stains, repair unnoticed rips and get garments back to you within one day. Alla Bogatyreva, owner of Neat Dry Cleaner in Oakville, will go to great lengths to serve her clients. But there are some ways in which her clients can help themselves and by doing so, their clothes will … [Read more...]
If you’ve ever found the most comfortable nook in your bed or that perfect movie watching position on your couch, then you know the annoyance of realizing you forgot to close the blinds. You can either be on display for everyone who walks by your home, or you can try to resume that comfortable spot again once you’ve shut the blinds. If only you had a remote control in times like these. The good news is that … [Read more...]
Atkin’s, South Beach, Weight Watchers...there are countless diets out there, but how do you know which to choose, or better yet, which works? Look no further - there’s a new diet craze that is easy and works! It’s called the HCG Diet. What is it? HCG stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, the hormone naturally produced by the placenta in expectant women in the early stages of pregnancy and which controls the metabolic function … [Read more...]
There are times when you may find it difficult to hear sounds or speech in a noisy atmosphere, or in a public setting such as the theatre, church or classroom where the speaker is far away and where background noise gets in the way. Even if you don't have trouble hearing in other situations, or if you already wear a hearing aid, an assistive listening device (ALD) can help improve your hearing in these settings. What's an ALD? There are … [Read more...]
If your lawn is beginning to look the worse for wear, you may want to learn how to top dress it. This simple process is best performed in the fall when the nights are cooler and rain is in the air. Start by aerating your lawn. This process removes small plugs of soil from the ground and allows new nutrients, soils, air and water to get to the roots of the existing grass plants. Next, assess what type of soil you have. A heavy clay soil … [Read more...]
Modern indoor-air-quality products have the potential to offer relief for millions of allergy sufferers. Before turning to medication, consider the many different home comfort options available, including air cleaners and whole-house furnace filters. Despite claims to the contrary, traditional furnace filters won’t do much for indoor air quality; their job is to protect the furnace itself. Only air cleaners or specially designed filters can … [Read more...]