Marble Floors
During the last ten years, marble floors have seen a rebirth ? a sales increase of close to 400%, in fact. Fine marble floorings were a rich man's option in the years when marble was quarried solely in Italy, but now one can get perfectly serviceable grades from quarries in China, Spain and Mexico.
The two most commonly employed kinds of marble for flooring are the white and black slabs and tiles. Both lend a unique character to the surroundings and can, under artistic guidance, be mixed for stunning effect.
Apart from the distinctive touch of class marble floors lend to a home, they are also much in demand because of the cooling effect they have on the whole house. This is because marble is essentially a dense solid with low heat conduction properties ? it takes a long time to warm up.
For this reason, marble flooring is in great demand in the tropics. In countries like India, it is not uncommon to find decorative mats and carpets as the sole pieces of furniture on such floors, since this enhances the beauty of the marble floor.
Though marble remains the connoisseur home-owner's flooring of choice, it does take a lot of maintenance. Since floors are high-impact, wear and tear is common, and white marble is an easily stainable area. Therefore, it is recommended that one employs a specialist service for marble floor upkeep. For a marble foyer, professional cleaners should be employed at least every one and a half years, and for living room, bathroom and kitchen floors.
Also, marble floors will require treatment with neutral pH breathable sealers to compensate for the stone's porosity and tendency to absorb stains.
Marble floors lend a beauty and class to your home, but remember, they require loving care to keep them looking their best..
HEADLICE(And how to get rid of them!)
WHAT ARE HEADLICE? Headlice are tiny parasites that live in human hair, feeding on blood from their host. They are a brown/red colour and have six legs with claws on them which they use to grip onto the hair.WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? Experts believe they have always been with us. Dried eggs have, so they claim, been found on the remains of ancient mummies.WHAT IS A NIT? The louse's egg, a smooth oval shape, slightly smaller than a seseme seed, attached to the hair, close to the scalp.HOW LONG DO THEY LIVE? The louse survives for 30 days and the female lays 3-5 eggs per day. The eggs take 7-10 days to hatch and 7-10 days to mature, then the cycle begins again.CAN PETS CATCH THEM? No. They can only survive on humans.HOW CAN HUMANS CATCH THEM? By direct contact, where they can crawl from one head to another.
Also by sharing towels, brushes and hats, etc.DO LICE JUMP? Lice do not have hind legs to jump, nor do they have wings to fly.CAN'T I JUST WASH THEM OFF? No. Lice go into a state...
HEADLICE(And how to get rid of them!)
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Layer Your Plantings
Part three in a seriesIn our last article, we helped you layout your new landscape. In this article we'll explore which plants to put where and what makes an effective landscape. If you think of your landscape as a stage, you can easily imagine the basics of layout. On a stage, you have a nice background or backdrop in the back. The backdrop is usually large and fills your entire view.
In front of the backdrop, you have some smaller items that set the scene. These may be small pieces of furniture. And then in the very front you have your actors?your stars. They take the front and center to get the most attention. So, looking from back to front, you have your backdrop, your accent pieces, and finally your stars.Laying out a good landscape uses the same principles: we start with a backdrop in the very back, then we add some accents, then finally, our stars!The BackdropThe backdrop can be any number of things but the basic principle is that the backdrop simply serves to show off...
Layer Your Plantings
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Heavy-Duty Auto Protection Laid By Weathertech
Interior protection for automobiles is one of the concerns that each driver or owner must consider. In every ride, the vehicle becomes susceptible to varying annoying elements and free radicals such as mud, liquids, grease, snow and grits. They do not only make the interior of the vehicle messy or an eyesore, it can also damage the auto parts, furniture and accessories incorporated in it. This fact is often overlooked by drivers and owners alike. Moreover, to create a handy solution, Weathertech upgrades its mats to bestow maximum interior vehicle protection.
Weathertech mats are made by Cannon, an original equipment provider to General Motors and other European car manufacturers.
Said mats are made of up to 16 lbs. of pliable heavy-duty virgin rubber with deeply sculpted channels and an outer rim. The channels and rims are also designed to trap water, mud, road salt, sand, etc. Its ridged design...
Heavy-Duty Auto Protection Laid By Weathertech
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Complimentary Glossary of Decorative Concrete Terms Provided by The Concrete Network
Yucaipa, CA (ContentDesk) May 17, 2006 -- The concrete industry covers a broad range of people who design, use, apply, and build with concrete. Whether it is a concrete contractor, a manufacturer, an architect, designer, homeowner, builder, or supplier, a general understanding of terms used within the industry can be very beneficial. The Concrete Network, the largest and most comprehensive source for concrete information on the web, provides a glossary of most commonly used decorative concrete terms and definitions. 
The glossary includes over 200 decorative concrete terms, and is organized by simple alphabetical...
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BioFit Introduces Get-a-Quote Online Resource
BioFit? Engineered Products introduces Get-a-Quote, an online resource for pricing seating and tables for specific applications.Visitors to the BioFit website (www.biofit.com) can use Get-a-Quote to determine costs of chairs, stools, sit/stands, footrests, cafeteria tables, other types of folding tables, and convertible bench/table systems that meet their individual needs.
Get-a-Quote enables users to price BioFit products either with standard features or customized.
The user can receive quotes on any quantity of a product.The user-friendly BioFit website makes it easy to navigate to models and options in all product lines, review product features and specifications, and select a standard product or customize a product for an application.
Clicking on a product's "Get-a-Quote" icon accesses the online form for obtaining price information by return email within 24 hours.The BioFit website presents the seating...
Childrens furniture > BioFit Introduces Get-a-Quote Online Resource
BioFit Introduces Get-a-Quote Online Resource
BioFit? Engineered Products introduces Get-a-Quote, an online resource for pricing seating and tables for specific applications.Visitors to the BioFit website (www.biofit.com) can use Get-a-Quote to determine costs of chairs, stools, sit/stands, footrests, cafeteria tables, other types of folding tables, and convertible bench/table systems that meet their individual needs.
Get-a-Quote enables users to price BioFit products either with standard features or customized.
The user can receive quotes on any quantity of a product.The user-friendly BioFit website makes it easy to navigate to models and options in all product lines, review product features and specifications, and select a standard product or customize a product for an application.
Clicking on a product's "Get-a-Quote" icon accesses the online form for obtaining price information by return email within 24 hours.The BioFit website presents the seating...
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