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When You Visit
Fantastic Floors You Become An Expert In Flooring |
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Ron Pedneault, owner of Fantastic
Floors, located in the
Valley
Bingo
Plaza
in Val Caron, is shown giving one of his
customers a lesson in how to apply molding to the edge of a new laminate
floor display that he is preparing for his showroom.
Since opening his door Ron hasn't looked back, “It has been a
fantastic experience at FANTASTIC FLOORS. In fact it has been
everything we had hoped for and more.”
Ron,
with his vast experience in flooring is able to help everyone from homeowners to
homebuilders in the selection of the kind of flooring that is suited to
both their needs and their lifestyle. People have found that FANTASTIC
FLOORS has everything you would want in terms of flooring options.
But
perhaps the biggest reason for the success of FANTASTIC FLOORS is the fact
that Ron goes that “extra step” to make sure that everyone who comes
into his store is properly educated with respect to the options that are
not only available, but more importantly the options that are suitable for
their particular needs.
One
thing Ron has clearly demonstrated is that he intends to be
in this business for a long, long time. “I am not going to sell you
something that you will not be happy with in a few years,” Ron
reiterated. “I would rather lose a sale than sell you flooring that is
not suited to your lifestyle or your needs. I’ve come across too many
unhappy people in my life simply because they were allowed to select the
wrong type or quality of flooring. When you speak about FANTASTIC FLOORS
some time in the future, we want you to speak positively about both the
service and product you received.”
To that end, Ron will spend as much time as it takes to make sure
that you know what you want and need when it comes to installing flooring
in your new or existing home. “The flooring is the last designing touch
that makes your house look its best, so it is important that you take your
time and select the kind of flooring that will match your furniture, your
wall colouring and your lifestyle. When you are building a new home it is
easy to put up the shell, but the flooring is the dressing that everyone
notices the instant they walk through your front doors.”
It is not unusual for customers to take as long as six weeks
deciding on their flooring when they are building a new house. That is why
Ron encourages all residents who are planning on building this summer to
stop by during the next couple of months to begin the process. “I know
from experience that it will mean many trips back and forth to the store.
It will mean taking samples to match with your cupboards and your
furniture. It will mean going over all of the various options in terms of
styles and cost. It will seem like you’ve taken a whole mini-course in
flooring by the time you are finished. But it is all worth it when I see
the look on your faces when you set foot in your new home and you are
completely satisfied with your flooring.”
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New Studies Showing That Carpeting May Actually
Help With Air Quality In A Home |
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A new study by the German Allergy and Asthma Society proves that
indoor levels of airborne fine dust are reduced, dramatically in
some places, by the use of carpeting. This goes contrary to the
popular belief that carpeting is a breeding ground for allergens.
Actually, mold and mildew exist only where there is excess moisture
and dirt coupled with poor cleaning and maintenance habits. It is
not necessarily going to appear in carpets.
Many customers approach Ron Pedneault of Fantastic Floors with
concerns about how their carpeting is creating unhealthy conditions
in their home. However, Ron reserves judgment until he has had a
chance to take a look at the carpets for himself. Recent research
shows that carpets can actually improve the air quality in a house
by filtering allergens and dust particles.
So before you make any final decisions on whether to replace your
existing carpet with laminate, hardwood or vinyl, make sure you come
to Ron for some good advice on what will be best for your home.
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Young Boy Inspires Father To Enter
Marathon
In
Ireland
For Team Diabetes |
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Ron Pedneault, owner of Fantastic Floors
in Val Caron, is shown on the far left of the above photo. Beside him is
11 year old Cole Szanto, Andy Szanto and Dawn Brown, Development
Coordinator of the Canadian Diabetes Association for North Eastern
Ontario.
On
October 25, 2008
, Andy Szanto, Northern Ontario Beverage Specialist with Mother Parker’s
Tea and Coffee, will be on the starting line in
Dublin
,
Ireland
, waiting for the signal to begin the grueling 26 mile run as a member of
the Canadian Diabetes Association Marathon Team, otherwise known as
“Team Diabetes”. He will
be the only person from
Northern Ontario
in the race for which he began preparing last October.
Andy’s
inspiration is none other than his son, Cole, who was diagnosed with Type
1 diabetes at the age of 22 months. Cole has learned to live with the
disease while taking up to four needles a day. Today, he is fortunate to
have the use of a computerized pump, which has meant an end to needles.
The pump feeds insulin automatically into his body as needed. Cole, who
served two years as the Northern Ontario Junior Ambassador for the
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, has been able to take part in
virtually all of the activities of any normal boy, including playing
hockey, but he feels as if the
pump has given him a whole new world of freedom. “When I was on the
needles, I had to take them at the same time every day. That meant that I
couldn’t sleep in and I always had to make sure I had my supplies with
me. Now the pump does all of the work. I can even be sleeping and it feeds
me the insulin.”
While
training for the biggest race of his life, Andy has lost over 62 pounds
and feels so good about the experience that he is even considering
entering the Canadian Ironman event in
Vancouver
in 2009. For now, however, Andy and Cole are busy generating the $6100
needed for him to get over to
Dublin
to take part in one of the major international fund-raising events of the
year for the Diabetes Association.
Ron
Pednealt was so inspired by the work being done by Andy and Cole that he
decided to become a major sponsor by donating $2500 to help out with the
expenses. In fact, Ron has even decided to adopt the Canadian Diabetes
Association as his company’s official charity and will be helping Andy
raise the money he needs to attend the Canadian Ironman Competition next
year as well.
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Local
residents were able to meet Andy and Cole to find out more information
about the Diabetes Association on
Saturday,
June 28, 2008
at the Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre where he accepted donations to help
him raise the funds needed for the trip to
Dublin
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Grill
Marks Bistro, Golf & Conference Centre, which is located at the former
Clearview Golf Club, has donated $300 worth of green fee passes to be
given out as gifts to three different people who make a donation. Each
will win a pass valued at up to $100 that will entitle them to free golf
for up to four people. The names of the winners will be drawn at Fantastic
Floors on the same day the Olympic Marathon is being held at
Beijing
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If
you didn't have a chance to buy a ticket at the shopping centre, you can
always pick one up at FANTASTIC FLOORS, which is open Monday to Wednesday,
from
9
a.m.
to
6
p.m.
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open late until
8
p.m.
on Thursdays and Fridays, and; open until
5
p.m.
on Saturdays. In the photo above, Ron and his son, Jesse Pedneault
will be only too hapy to offer you a chance to donate to the cause |
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Andy and Cole also appeared on a local Radio Talk Show on
CKLU 96.7 FM out of Laurentian University on June 14, 2008. The Learning
Clinic is on every Monday Night from 6 to 8 p.m. and is hosted by Robert
Kirwan |
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