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Heating & Cooling Contractors

Hartford & Ratliff

Michigan's premier residential, commercial and industrial "original hot water specialists". Servicing hot water heaters, pool heaters, boilers, and now plumbing, furnaces and air conditioners.

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Duct Cleaners

Safety King

Michigan's most experienced air duct cleaner. Since 1969. Veteran owned. A fleet of monster power vacuum trucks NADCA certified technicians on every job. You can trust Safety King to take care of the air that you and your family breathe.

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Basement Problems

SAS Services

Basement Waterproofing. In business over 25 years. Patented process, low price guarantee. Inside outside structural repair.

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Hardwood Floor Care book

Nothing matches the warmth and style of a real wood floor.  You can keep it looking great with Glenn Haege's Complete Hardwood Floor Care Guide.  this book covers it all , from caring for new floors to cleaning, maintaining, and solving problems with your existing wood floors. It’s free!

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Publication date: 12/14/2010  Click here for a printer-friendly version Remove old, damaged floor before installing a new one Dear Glenn: I recently had a water heater leak in my basement. Some tiles were damaged and need to be replaced. They, or the adhesive that holds them in place, contain asbestos. Should I approve my insurance company installing new tiles directly over the old floor or should I demand the old floor be removed? Dear George: Before installing the new floor, I would advise you to completely remove the damaged floor along with the adhesive. Installing a new floor over the old damaged floor will cause you nothing but problems in the future. Note: This article was accurate at the date of publication. However, information contained in it may have changed. If you plan to use the information contained herein for any purpose, verification of its continued accuracy is your responsibility.

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