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		<title>Tips on Selecting the Right Floor Covering For Your Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Weinheimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It can be challenging for homeowners to choose which type of flooring will work best in their home. Each type of flooring comes with pros and cons, and in choosing which type is right for your situation there are several things you need to consider.
You need to take into consideration your budget, aesthetics, tastes and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carpet Pooling, Water Marking, Pile Reversal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Weinheimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Terry Weinheimer, The Weinheimer Group LLC
Pooling and water marking are forms of shading and pile reversal that the pile of a carpet can experience. Pooling and watermarking are one of the most aggravating and most understood problems in the carpet industry.  Pooling can truly result in rapid ugly out of carpet. To pool [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IICRC Provides Expert Counsel to State Legislatures</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Weinheimer</dc:creator>
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IICRC Provides Expert Counsel to State Legislatures
 
May 14, 2008 – VANCOUVER, Wash. – The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification’s (IICRC) Government Affairs Committee, established in late 2007, has recently assisted in educating state legislatures considering new bills governing the inspection, cleaning and restoration industry. In doing so, it continues its mission:
 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carpet Delamination: Top 10 Alarms</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Weinheimer</dc:creator>
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By Terry Weinheimer
The Weinheimer Group LLC
 
The delamination of carpet backing is one of the most misunderstood complaints in the carpet industry. Delamination claims usually start out as concerns with seam appearance, a buckled or rippled carpet, fraying at room edges or fraying next to hardwood, ceramic, laminate or other hard surface floor. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Five Most Common Carpet Installation Mistakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Weinheimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top 5 Installation Mistakes and how to avoid them!
#5 &#8211; FAILURE TO SEQUENCE ROLLS BEFORE MAKING ANY CUTS
Many jobs are cut at the warehouse without consideration to floor layout or installation sequence.  This is a huge oversight, which can lead to bowing, skewing, dye lot variations and pattern match problems.
There is a dye lot number, [...]]]></description>
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