Pointe Claire Carpet Cleaning has been in business since 1990. Trained by Eaton Home Cleaning, they learned the strictest guidelines and proper cleaning techniques. They can clean:

– carpets
– area rugs (in your home or take them off premises)
– leather sofa and chairs
– dining room chairs covered in fine fabrics, such as cotton and silks
– pet odors and stains
– mattresses
– car interiors (complete cleaning, getting rid of salt, sand, smoke odors, etc)
– water/flood damage (don’t hesitate to call in the middle of the night); can arrange contractors to renovate and restore your home
– commercial and office cleaning – with employees sitting on chairs for years, they really need        freshing up
– cooking odors in your home
– fabric protection

You may not realize that when you buy a mattress, within 10 years, it may weigh 30% more, due to sweat and skin cells accumulated. They have a service which kills dust mites and removes sweat stains and urine accidents. The mattress can also be disinfected and deodorized.

Area rugs can be re-fringed, repaired and they can take care of moth damage.

Many times it is the owner/operator doing the work so customers get all the attention they need. They are fully insured and can be left alone in your home. They have been trained to never look at the time – just do each job till it’s done right, the first time. 

Phone: 514-693-3232

Besides, getting a house inspected before you buy, you may need to get one inspected before you sell, so that you can have all the defects fixed. It is also a good idea to get  periodic inspections to make sure all is okay with the most expensive item you will ever buy – your home.

Real estate agents quiver when they hear that Mr. Charney is doing the house inspection, because they’re afraid he’s too thorough. His findings have lost some sales, but some vendors are willing to negotiate about the necessary repairs.

This Harvard graduate is an architect with 43 yrs experience, and can work across N.A. He provides an estimate of what it would cost to put the house into a good state of repair, including  photos of the defects and how to fix them.

At $250 per hour, typical inspections run at $1250 for a verbal report, $2000 for a written report and $3,000 for a printed report with enlarged photos illustrating the defects. All reports are customized narratives, no check lists.  It’s money very well spent for one of the largest investments most people will ever make.

Tel: 514-937-5100
www.morrischarney.com

There must be many diving nuts around frozen Montreal, to keep Total Diving going full blast all year round. If you plan to go diving this summer, ask about their learn-to-dive in one weekend course.  This water sport specialty store has a pool to give you proper instruction in scuba diving and snorkeling. The regular course lasts 6 weeks; each lesson, you spend 2 hours in class and 2 hours in the water, and the cost is $289.

Everything you need if you want to take the deep plunge can be found here – tanks, regulators, buoyancy control devices, snorkeling items and wet suits, all made by the major manufacturers (Atomic, Sherwood, Aqualung, Mares, Beuchat, XS, OMS).

Location: 6356 Sherbrooke W., N.D.G
corner: West Hill
Phone: 514-482-1890
Hours: Mon-Fri 12-8, Sat & Sun 9-5
www.totaldiving.com

Ste-Catherine St has been Montreal’s shopping street forever. It’s time to re-learn shopping on the street and give these local merchants our community support.

This weekend the Ste-Catherine St.  sidewalk sale will be happening Saturday and Sunday. The street sale begins at St. Marc and goes all the way to Bleury.

Dates: July 13 & 14
Time: Sat 9-7, Sun 9-6

If you are looking babies and kids clothing (up to 7 years) in irresistibly cool looks, head right over to Faon Prices are always reasonable here but starting  July 11th, their summer collection will be on sale at 50% off.

Expect wowie brands: Hatley, appaman, Petit Lem, Deux par Deux, tea, see kai run, Robeez, mayoral, noppies, Zutano

You may come across baby and kiddie accessories by: Skip Hop, Boon, 3 Sprouts, Franck & Fischer, Iplay, les portes-bébé Ergo et Chimparoo.

Faon is a family business run by the parents of three young children.  Quality and good advice is included with every purchase.

 Location: 4334 rue St-Denis
corner: Marie-Anne
Hours: Mon-Wed 10-6, Thurs & Fri 10-9, Sat 10-5
Phone: 514-904-1313
www.faon.ca

Cream Soda is the spot for some of the best deals on designer clothing for the men.  You all know these names: Sean John, DKNY, President Stone, Bill Blass, Kenneth Cole, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors. Some are being sold at this warehouse location for only $75. A limited quantity will be a mere 2/$100. Jack & Jones clothing will be 50% off.

Ladies will like the prices of $5, $10 or $15 for Covet, Vera Moda, Only, Vintage Havanah

Location: 353 Chabanel, suite 200
corner: Jeanne-Mance
Phone: 514-387-2591
Dates: July 11-26
Hours: Mon-Sat 10-5

Mega Vente d’Entrepot always comes up with the most amazing prices. This time new arrivals will start at $2.85.  Now whoever lives on the South Shore, will have an opportunity to find out. They have 3 warehouses so no matter where you are in the city, you are close to their deals.

Men’s suits including a tie is only $59.85. Men’s dress shirts are $7.88. Sox for the family, 3 pair for $2.88

For kids’ outfits (12 mos.- 18 yrs) , in 2 or 3 pieces, the price is only $4.85. While women’s blouses, capris and pants are the same $4.85. Men and women’s sports clothing for yoga, jogging or kangaroo tops and the same $4.85

Brossard location:  7503 Boul. Taschereau
Phone: 450-926-1234
Hours: Lachine:  M-W 10-6, Th & F 10-8, Sat 10-5, sun 11-5
Free parking.   Bus: 17 & 39.  Stop: corner of Laurentides and Saint Saens
Other locations: 120 Boul. St. Joseph, Lachine QC H8S 2L3 (514-637-1116);St-Leonard, 8235 Boul. Langelier (514-223-0510)
www.megaventemontreal.com

It is hugely confusing to try to pick a paint color from the enormous selection that you are usually given at paint shops. Even if you take the teeny strip home, for most people it is hard to visualize what it would look like on a whole wall. How many of you had to repaint a wall or a room because you just could not live with the paint color when it dried?

Benjamin Moore has a solution. You can buy large squares (18″ x 18″) of the color from their designer collection series (CC) for only $4.99. Put it up  and move it around to different walls in the room to see how the color will look in the morning or afternoon light.

If those colors are not what you were considering, then you can buy little (236 ml) tester pots in any of the colors for the same $4.99. Paint it on, let it dry and see if you like it. Easy.

In their line of paint with the low VOC rating, you can ask for any of the colors to be made up in a larger sample size (500 ml.) for $8.99. This size is perfect for touch up years after you’ve done a room.

Tester colors are always provided in the egghell finish.

There are also tester pots for Arborcoat deck and siding stains which are also a low VOC line.

For those of you who loved oil-based paint (which have been discontinued),  you can buy the new Advance line waterbased alkyde interior paint which comes in a pearl and high gloss finish . Like oil-based paints used to be, it is very very scrubable and more durable for those areas that need this.

You can pick up these tester swatches at  the Hub, a paint and hardware store that has an old-timey neighborhood feel outside and inside it reaffirms what shopping should be. Sure it’s a hardware store (some plumbing, gardening too) with personalized service but the raison d’etre these days is the bubbly decorating consultant who offers you a cappuccino and steers you through any decorating dilemmas (can even come to your house if needed). There’s Benjamin Moore paint, tons of wallpaper books, fabrics for curtains, blinds & shutters, Richelieu hardware, supplies to do the project, or even her little black book of experts to do it all for you.

Locations: 441 boul. Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield (514-695-3389); DDO, 3460 boul. des Sources (514-421-1454).
Hours: Mon-Wed 8:30-6, Thurs 8-8, Fri & Sat 8-5, Sun 12-5
www. hubhardware.ca

Les Textiles Goldtex has always been the go-to store for deals on baby and kid’s gear and clothing. You have to go out of your way to find this superb outlet hidden amongst the factories, but it’s worth it.

Right now they are having a stroller special. Baby Jogger City Versa which is usually $429.99 is on special for $249.

With summer formal events coming up, girls in sizes 7-20 will find fancy party dresses here. Boys can pick up tuxedos if they need them.

The multitude of brands in every day clothes might be: Gusti, Krickets, Mon Cherie, Sweetie Pie, Nike, NBA, Jordan, Dickies, Levis, Perry Ellis in sizes from newborn to 16.

You can pick up hooded bath towels for only $3 and sleepers 4/$12. The upper mezzanine has fancy outfits for communion, baptism, suits, tuxedos,  and a school color (navy) code section.

There’s Perlimpinpin and Bananafish bedding and lots of bottles, hats and shoes at the front. Baby accessories are by Safety First, Graco, Avent, Dr. Brown and Medela and cribs and strollers by Graco, Safety First, Baby Cam and Perego. Have a look at their dance wear, which includes ballet and tap and jazz shoes, all by Mondor and Leo’s Dancewear.

Location: 8875 Salley, Lasalle
corner: boul. Dollard
Phone: 514-365-9699
Hours:  Mon-Wed 10-5, Thurs & Fri 10-6, Sat 9-5