#house cleaning service in McKellar

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House cleaning is a long and tiring work. No matter what the property size is, getting it cleaned regularly or opting for an optional deep cleaning can make you completely exhausted. The most important problem lies in the fact that homeowners fail to manage the time required to bring an effective cleaning results in the house. Hence the best decision here is to invest in a professional house cleaning service in McKellar for the job.

What Are The Top Reasons To Invest in Professional House Cleaning?

Here are the top 9 reasons to invest in a house cleaning service explained:

1. You Get More Free Time

When you hire experienced house cleaning services, the trained cleaners conduct the work in a fast and effective manner. They have the proper tool and product to complete the task which would have taken longer. Hence a professional service enable you to enjoy more free time to spend with your loved ones.

2. You Are Free From Stress

The professional house cleaners near me in McKellar adopt a systematic approach to cleaning your entire household in a specific time period. Regular house cleaners clean your home routinely and take care of all the dirty chores while you relax on your couch.

3. Your House Cleaning Is Achieved Using High-end Equipment

Professional house cleaning service in McKellar make use of heavy-duty equipment and industry-approved cleaning solutions. The cleaning experts visit your premises with all the necessary supplies, saving your effort and extra expenses.

4. You Can Invite Friends And Extended Family Without Hesitation

Sometimes it also happens that we feel hesitated to call our friends and acquaintances to our house due to its dirty condition. With regular house cleaning service or cleaning for a special event, you can get rid of such embarassment and proudly call your guests who would be impressed at the clean and aesthetically pleasing house.

5. You Can Welcome A Healthier Environment

A dirty home is a shelter for airborne bacteria and mould build-ups that are very harmful to people with respiratory issues. It can even trigger conditions for any healthy person and can especially cause allergies to family members who are prone to it. It is best to hire a house cleaning service in Canberra to create a healthier environment.

6. You Can Set A Schedule To Get The Work Done

A reputable house cleaning service in McKellar remains flexible to your availability and custom plans your requirements, too. These services are convenient and available on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly schedule. The cleaning professionals ensure dusting, vacuuming, mopping, and sanitising of all parts of your home and enhance the aesthetic appeal of the house.

7. You Can Get Rid Of Pest Infestation (If Any)

Pest infestations are common in households that remains dirty and filth. Pests contaminate your food and can cause major illness and put the health of your family at risk. To get rid of such unhygienic living conditions, it i best to get in touch with professional house cleaners whose regular cleaning will help to avoid pest from taking shelter in your house.

8. You Can Save On Repair Expenses

When you have a lot of appliances at home, it is inevitable for these items to get girty and accumulate grease and grime. If ignored, the dirty conditions can lead to their malfunctioning or damaging. With regular house cleaning service in McKellar, you can make these appliances work better and longer.

9. You Get A Professional Level Of Service That Is Impossible To Achieve Otherwise

Professionals can conduct all that which is impossible to achieve by common people. For example, the cleaning experts can clean the ceiling fans, the small crevices, scrub everywhere without causing water damage. Also, they use safe and mild cleaning solutions that cleans gently and effectively. Abrasive cleaners that you get in the market can be harmful for your health and belongings.

Looking for a professional house cleaning service to invest in? Look no further than Call The Cleaners. Get in touch to get a deeper insight of our price and services.

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Residential Snow Plowing & Removal for Ottawa ON

When it comes to removing snow accumulation around your home, fast isn’t always best. Thorough is better and worry free is best. We leave your fences, your yard and your house intact after we leave, just as we found it, minus all of the snow. Snowplow services in Ottawa that offer quick plowing deliver on one promise – speed. At B&C Landscaping and Snow Plow Services, we deliver a consistent, reliable service built on many promises. And we deliver. Just ask our clients…here.

  Your Property is Important

For most of us, our homes are the single largest investment that we make in our lifetimes. Many of our customers have hired us because their previous snow removal service provider knocked over fences, chipped stairs and corners and crushed shrubbery while executing their quick, fast, speedy snow plowing service.

    No Big Rush to Finish

Our teams are dispatched from a central location ensuring rapid and efficient coordination of snow shoveling. Our extensive fleet of trucks, plows, bobcat’s, salters, sanders and snow shovelers follow a dispatch driven route. They are not rushing from one job to the next, because that is when accidents happen. And when accidents happen it’s your fence, your home or your yard that get damaged. That is why at B&C Landscaping and Snow, we take our time and ensure that your property is clean of snow and ice before moving on, in a timely fashion.

  Peace of Mind

When it’s 20 below and the snow is accumulating, making a warm beverage is all the work you want to do. We understand. We don’t mind being outside in the weather, clearing the streets, shoveling off the sidewalks and salting the entranceways, because that is just who we are. So, let us handle the flurries and you can handle the kettle.

    We Know the Snow is Coming

Plan ahead, because we know it’s coming. If it doesn’t, then we will have bigger problems. But meanwhile, we are already getting calls for commercial snow removal services. It usually starts in June and rises right through to the New Year. Those property owners and companies that lock us in early get the best pricing.

We sincerely hope that you at least give us a call and get a quote. Some of our competitors are very cheap, and around the second big storm of the season, you discover why they’re prices are so cheap. Shoddy workmanship can leave your driveways, steps, parking lots and sidewalks as a risk to visitors. We are very competitive in our commercial snow removal pricing, and with over 25 years of experience, we do not let our customers down.

  Sincerely,

Sylvain

  Neighbourhoods We Service in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario

Hampton Park, Highland Park, Hintonburg, Kenson Park, Island Park, McKellar Heights, McKellar Park, Mechanicsville, Lincoln Heights, Ottawa West, Queensway, Terrace North, Michelle Heights, Qualicum, Queensway, Rideau View, Redwood, Tunney’s Pasture, Westboro, Woodpark, Woodroffe North, Whitehaven, Nepean, Bayshore, Fairfield Heights, Bells Corners, Briargreen, Centrepointe, City View, Navaho, Ryan Farm, Craig Henry, Crystal Beach, Davidson Height, Rideau Glen, Ashdals, Fisher Heights, Skyline, Graham Park, Qualicum, Convent Glen, Convent Glen South, Cyrville, Edwards, Elizabeth Park, Ficko, Findlay Creek, Gloucester Glen, Hiawatha Park, Honey Gables, Johnston Corners, Kempark, Leitrim, Limebank, Manotick Station, Pineview, Piperville, Ramsayville, Riverglen, Riverside South, Rothwell Heights, South Gloucester, Victory Hill, Windsor Park Village, Central Ottawa, Byward Market, Centretown, Downtown Ottawa, Havenlea, Winding Way, Heart’s Desire, Chapman Mills, Jockvale, Knollsbrook, Leslie Park, Longfields, Manordale, Meadowlands, Crestview, Golden Triangle, Lebreton Flats, Lower Town, Old Ottawa East, Old Ottawa South, Sandy Hill, Castle Heights, Robillard Quarries, Quarries, Forbes, Lees Avenue, Lindenlea, Manor Park, New Edinburgh, Overbrook, Rockcliffe Park, Vanier, Viscount Alexander Park, Airport-Uplands, Alta Vista, Billings Bridge, Confederation Heights, Ellwood, Elmvale Acres, Greenboro, Parkwood Hills, Borden Farm, Stewart Farm, Fisher Glen, Pineglen, Merivale Gardens, Grenfell Glen, Country Place, Stonebridge, Strandheard Meadows, Tanglewood, Trend, Arlington, Orleans, Avalon, Bilberry Creek, Cardinal Creek, Chapel Hill North, Chapel Hill South, Chaperal, Chateau Neuf, Chatelaine Village, Orleans Wood, Convent Glen, Convent Glen South, Eastridge, Fallingbrook, Hiawatha Park, Mer Bleue, The Glebe, Hawthorne Meadows, Heron Gate, Heron Park, Hunt Club, Hunt Club Chase, Hunt Club Estate, Hunt Club Park, Riverside Park, Riverside South, Riverview, Hunt Club Woods, Mooney’s Bay, Sheffield Glen, South Keys, Ambleside, Bel-Air Heights, Bel-Air Park, Braemar Park, Britannia, Carlington, Civic Hospital, Carleton Heights, Central Park, Copeland Park, Courtland Park, Glabar Park, Notre Dame Des Champs, Notting Gate, Orleans Village, Queenswood Heights, Queenswood Village, River Walk, Kanata, Beaverbrook, Bridlewood, Glen Cairn, Harwood Plains, Kanata Lakes, Kanata West, Kanata Estates, Katimavik, Hazeldean, Lakeside, Malwood, Marchhurst, Marchwood, Morgan’s Grant, South March, South March Station, Strathearn, Kanata Town Centre, Gloucester, Beacon Heights, Beacon Hill North, Beacon Hill, Blackburn Hamlet, Blossom Park, Carlsbad Springs, Carson Grove, Cedardale, Chapel Hill, Chateau Neuf in Eastern Ontario.

Source: http://bandclandscaping.ca/ottawa-residential-snow-removal/

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The Hallmark Channel is defying every trend in media by owning Christmas

Starting this weekend, the Hallmark Channel is rolling out 33 original Christmas movies. These movies have helped it defy industry trends that are hurting rival networks.

The company's formula allows it to crank out movies in three weeks for roughly $2 million each.

Most of the films are shot in the summer: "I’ve gotten used to being really hot and sweating in my boots," says Lacy Chabert, a recurring star.

Advertisers and viewers are drawn in because they know exactly what they're going to get.

Roger left his big New York City newspaper job to head back to his Vermont hometown to take over the family newspaper right smack in the middle of the Christmas season.

Once there, he and his high-school rival, Samantha, now the anchor for the local news station, wound up chasing the biggest story of the year: What will happen to the town's Christmas-tree farm, which is set to be razed by developers? Will they save the farm, get the big story, and keep from falling for each other? Find out on "Christmas Scoop," starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Jennie Garth.

OK, this isn't a real movie. But if you've ever heard of the Hallmark Channel, you can picture the whole thing.

The cable network is set to release the first of 33 original Christmas movies — most featuring a pair of recognizable TV stars meeting cute near the mistletoe — this weekend — before we're even done with Halloween.

Hallmark, it seems, has never stopped saying Merry Christmas, and it's how the network, owned by Crown Media, is defying every trend in the media business. It has milked the Christmas stories to consistently deliver strong live ratings (meaning people watch when the movies are broadcast, not later, say, over the internet), while its rivals grapple with cable cord-cutting and competition from streaming services. If you aren't familiar, here are two examples of the kinds of films we're talking about:

2015's "A Crown for Christmas" starring Danica McKellar ("The Wonder Years") as a recently fired New York exec who ends up working for, and falling for, a prince during Christmas.

2016's "A Wish for Christmas" starring Lacey Chabert ("Mean Girls") as a woman granted a wish by Santa Claus, a wish that expires in 48 hours.

"Their movies are as comforting as programming can be. You can grab a blanket, enjoy a glass of wine, and know the movie will have a happy ending," said Brad Krevoy, a producer who has worked on theatrical movies such as "Dumb and Dumber" and "Threesome."

Very traditional media

People are canceling cable subscriptions and ditching live TV for Netflix, Amazon, and other streaming apps.

Cable networks are striving to produce original prestige series at a time when there are upwards of 500 on the air. At the same time, mid-tier cable networks are struggling, and some, like Esquire, have disappeared. Everyone in media is trying to figure out where they fit on Facebook and Snapchat.

Not Hallmark.

"It's weird," said director Ron Oliver, who's worked on numerous Hallmark projects and logged time on Nickelodeon's "Goosebumps" in the 1990s. "With Hallmark, you actually turn on the TV at 8 p.m. and watch collectively. It speaks to a real need."

In 2016, Hallmark movies attracted over 2 million live viewers, though by November and December those numbers spiked to 4 million, according to Nielsen. The rating record was set by Candace Cameron Bure’s "Christmas Under Wraps," in 2014, and it actually just added a third cable network, Hallmark Drama, on top of its core network and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries – all part of the Crown Media Family Networks division of Hallmark Cards. Crown Media president and CEO Bill Abbot chalks the success up to a commitment to the formula.

"The business has been so driven by trying to hit the home run, trying to replicate the success of 'The Walking Dead,'" he said. "Hits are very hard to find. That's a very risky strategy. And it's detrimental to the cable industry.

"People don’t know what they are going to get from original channels," Abbot added. "That’s what’s driving a lot of the decline in audience."

Taking back Christmas

The original cable Christmas movie wasn't Hallmark's baby. Rather in the mid-1990s, ABC Family kicked off the craze with its "25 Days of Christmas" franchise. That led to classics such as 2007's "Holiday in Handcuffs" featuring Melissa Joan Hart taking Mario Lopez hostage while he steals her heart— of course at Christmas time.

Though the Hallmark channel launched in 2001, Crown Media had made TV movies for decades for networks like CBS. But around 2011, as ABC Family (now called Freeform) leaned into targeting teens, Crown went after Christmas in a bigger way.

"We did look at what '25 Days of Christmas' had become in people's minds and said, 'Wait a minute. We have a brand and a hundred-year legacy,'" Michelle Vicary, EVP of programming & network program publicity, Crown Media Family Networks, said. "We should lean into that as much as we can and do more of it."

It started paying off immediately. Now Hallmark produces movies tied to Valentine's Day, fall harvest season, June weddings, and summer holidays. But starting October 27, it's pretty much all Christmas movies for the rest of the year.

"People started to say things to us, like, 'I turn in on right after Halloween and don’t turn it off until New Year's," Vicary said.

“In this day and age, with the multitude of programs, the notion of a strict adherence to one’s brand – that's friendly, inviting, and welcoming — is a huge plus," said Bruce Vinokour, a television agent at the Creative Artists Agency.

A feel-good Blumhouse

How exactly will Hallmark make 87 original movies this year, including 33 Christmas movies?

The company is known for being disciplined and deliberate. Hallmark typically shoots movies over about three weeks for $2 million — the price of some individual TV episodes or, as Oliver put it, "the catering budget for Transformers." The network is almost like the Yuletide version of the much-admired low-budget horror studio Blumhouse.

Most movies are shot in Canada, where Hallmark gets tax breaks and other benefits from using local production crews. Vancouver is the biggest outlet, given its wintry milieu, though Hallmark has made movies in Toronto, Montreal, and, in some cases, Romania.

The timing is often tight. Actress Lacey Chabert said she shot a movie last summer that aired four weeks later.

When Business Insider talked to director Ron Oliver in mid-October, he was in postproduction on "The Christmas Train" (Danny Glover, Dermot Mulroney), which is scheduled to run in late November. Oliver was still writing "Reindeer Games," which he's shooting in November for a December airdate.

"It's literally down to the wire," he said. "But I always remind people: They shot 'Casablanca' in 18 days."

Christmas is good business

Kagan, a media-research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence, estimated that Hallmark reeled in $431.3 million in revenue between advertising and affiliate fees from cable distributors. That's up from less than $300 million in 2012.

To put that in context, Lifetime's revenue is roughly double that of Hallmark's, but net operating revenue from 2012 to 2016 has remained relatively flat, $876.4 million to $875.4 million, Kagan estimates.

Advertisers have noticed Hallmark's ascendancy.

"If you look at cable in general, there are ratings declines all over the place. And every fourth quarter they are growing. It's kind of incredible," said Keri Feeley, SVP and group partner of integrated investment at the ad-buying firm UM.

Marketers are particularly drawn to Hallmark because the content is considered safe. And for viewers, "They always find actors that remind you of your childhood," said Feeley.

Familiar faces

There's something of a debate over who is the record holder for most Hallmark Christmas movie appearances — between Candace Cameron Bure (who became a star on "Full House"), Lori Loughlin (also from "Full House"), and Lacey Chabert ("Party of Five" and "Mean Girls"). Though Danica McKellar (Winnie Cooper from "The Wonder Years") is coming on strong, said Vicary.

"It's tough to say," Vicary said. "Lori Loughlin owned August."

Chabert did her first Hallmark movie in 2010: "Elevator Girl" (a guy and a girl get stuck in an elevator). Her first Christmas movie was "Matchmaker Santa," and she estimates she's done eight or nine since.

"The way their company works is a family and it mirrors their product," she told Business Insider. "They really care about what they’re putting out."

Still, Chabert said that the shooting schedule is like "boot camp" in that you "eat, breath, and sleep the movie."

"It's intense — it’s hard to make a movie in 15 days. They know what they are doing," she told Business Insider.

Chabert said that for whatever reason, most of her Christmas movies have been shot in the summer. "That's fine by me," she said. "I’ve gotten used to being really hot and sweating in my boots."

Make it snow

One thing that can't be different: "You have to have snow," Vicary said. That's nonnegotiable.

Visual-effects expert Luc Benning has worked on several Hallmark projects. There are a few ways to make snow happen, even in August. Options include using:

snow blankets (which look like car-seat cushions, Benning says)

fire-retardant foam (increasingly popular)

a papier-mâché-like product called a Krendl (tough to clean up)

crushed limestone (increasingly popular out West)

ice shavings from ice blocks

snow from the machines that ski slopes use (extremely heavy)

"The past couple of years Hallmark’s really liked the look of the foam," said Benning, who often works on four and five Hallmark movies back to back. A snow budget might run a Christmas production about $50,000, he said.

Then there's the snow needed for actor close-ups. Sometimes, that means soapy bubbles.

Oliver said he was shooting a scene with Candace Cameron Bure that was supposed to be during a blizzard. So he used a machine that blew soapy bubbles into the air that looked like snow during close-up shots. "He hair was literally concrete," said Oliver. "And she had soap in her mouth."

Plus, because of the noise that the machine made, the actress had to reshoot her dialogue later "with the same emotion and cadence," he said. Oliver has a way of helping his actors deal: stops at the Shameful Tiki Room bar in Vancouver.

Christmas future

As Hallmark pushes its original output to the limit, the question will become, how do you not run out of ideas?

One way to keep things moving is by doing sequels: "Finding Father Christmas" in 2016 has led to this year's "Engaging Father Christmas" (and eventually "Marrying Father Christmas").

"My biggest challenge is finding good scripts and good writers," Abbot added. To help, the company has launched a book division that will serve as something of a farm team for future movies.

Meanwhile, programming chief Vicary said she's already talking to her team about projects for Christmas 2018.

For his part, Oliver said he's often wondered if he'll ever end up Christmas'd out. But then he gets together with his family and gets right back into the spirit. "I always have this huge meltdown on Christmas Eve," he said. "But I love it. It's really about the core idea of people getting together. Underneath it all, we do know the importance of it."

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The Hallmark Channel is defying every trend in media by owning Christmas

Hallmark Channel

Starting this weekend, the Hallmark Channel is rolling out 33 original Christmas movies. These movies have helped it defy industry trends that are hurting rival networks.

The company's formula allows it to crank out movies in three weeks for roughly $2 million each.

Most of the films are shot in the summer: "I’ve gotten used to being really hot and sweating in my boots," says Lacy Chabert, a recurring star.

Advertisers and viewers are drawn in because they know exactly what they're going to get.

Roger left his big New York City newspaper job to head back to his Vermont hometown to take over the family newspaper right smack in the middle of the Christmas season.

Once there, he and his high-school rival, Samantha, now the anchor for the local news station, wound up chasing the biggest story of the year: What will happen to the town's Christmas-tree farm, which is set to be razed by developers? Will they save the farm, get the big story, and keep from falling for each other? Find out on "Christmas Scoop," starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Jennie Garth.

OK, this isn't a real movie. But if you've ever heard of the Hallmark Channel, you can picture the whole thing.

The cable network is set to release the first of 33 original Christmas movies — most featuring a pair of recognizable TV stars meeting cute near the mistletoe — this weekend — before we're even done with Halloween.

Hallmark, it seems, has never stopped saying Merry Christmas, and it's how the network, owned by Crown Media, is defying every trend in the media business. It has milked the Christmas stories to consistently deliver strong live ratings (meaning people watch when the movies are broadcast, not later, say, over the internet), while its rivals grapple with cable cord-cutting and competition from streaming services. If you aren't familiar, here are two examples of the kinds of films we're talking about:

2015's "A Crown for Christmas" starring Danica McKellar ("The Wonder Years") as a recently fired New York exec who ends up working for, and falling for, a prince during Christmas.

2016's "A Wish for Christmas" starring Lacey Chabert ("Mean Girls") as a woman granted a wish by Santa Claus, a wish that expires in 48 hours.

"Their movies are as comforting as programming can be. You can grab a blanket, enjoy a glass of wine, and know the movie will have a happy ending," said Brad Krevoy, a producer who has worked on theatrical movies such as "Dumb and Dumber" and "Threesome."

Very traditional media

Hallmark

People are canceling cable subscriptions and ditching live TV for Netflix, Amazon, and other streaming apps.

Cable networks are striving to produce original prestige series at a time when there are upwards of 500 on the air. At the same time, mid-tier cable networks are struggling, and some, like Esquire, have disappeared. Everyone in media is trying to figure out where they fit on Facebook and Snapchat.

Not Hallmark.

"It's weird," said director Ron Oliver, who's worked on numerous Hallmark projects and logged time on Nickelodeon's "Goosebumps" in the 1990s. "With Hallmark, you actually turn on the TV at 8 p.m. and watch collectively. It speaks to a real need."

In 2016, Hallmark movies attracted over 2 million live viewers, though by November and December those numbers spiked to 4 million, according to Nielsen. The rating record was set by Candace Cameron Bure’s "Christmas Under Wraps," in 2014, and it actually just added a third cable network, Hallmark Drama, on top of its core network and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries – all part of the Crown Media Family Networks division of Hallmark Cards. Crown Media president and CEO Bill Abbot chalks the success up to a commitment to the formula.

"The business has been so driven by trying to hit the home run, trying to replicate the success of 'The Walking Dead,'" he said. "Hits are very hard to find. That's a very risky strategy. And it's detrimental to the cable industry.

"People don’t know what they are going to get from original channels," Abbot added. "That’s what’s driving a lot of the decline in audience."

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Taking back Christmas

The original cable Christmas movie wasn't Hallmark's baby. Rather in the mid-1990s, ABC Family kicked off the craze with its "25 Days of Christmas" franchise. That led to classics such as 2007's "Holiday in Handcuffs" featuring Melissa Joan Hart taking Mario Lopez hostage while he steals her heart— of course at Christmas time.

Though the Hallmark channel launched in 2001, Crown Media had made TV movies for decades for networks like CBS. But around 2011, as ABC Family (now called Freeform) leaned into targeting teens, Crown went after Christmas in a bigger way.

"We did look at what '25 Days of Christmas' had become in people's minds and said, 'Wait a minute. We have a brand and a hundred-year legacy,'" Michelle Vicary, EVP of programming & network program publicity, Crown Media Family Networks, said. "We should lean into that as much as we can and do more of it."

It started paying off immediately. Now Hallmark produces movies tied to Valentine's Day, fall harvest season, June weddings, and summer holidays. But starting October 27, it's pretty much all Christmas movies for the rest of the year.

"People started to say things to us, like, 'I turn in on right after Halloween and don’t turn it off until New Year's," Vicary said.

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“In this day and age, with the multitude of programs, the notion of a strict adherence to one’s brand – that's friendly, inviting, and welcoming — is a huge plus," said Bruce Vinokour, a television agent at the Creative Artists Agency.

A feel-good Blumhouse

How exactly will Hallmark make 87 original movies this year, including 33 Christmas movies?

The company is known for being disciplined and deliberate. Hallmark typically shoots movies over about three weeks for $2 million — the price of some individual TV episodes or, as Oliver put it, "the catering budget for Transformers." The network is almost like the Yuletide version of the much-admired low-budget horror studio Blumhouse.

Most movies are shot in Canada, where Hallmark gets tax breaks and other benefits from using local production crews. Vancouver is the biggest outlet, given its wintry milieu, though Hallmark has made movies in Toronto, Montreal, and, in some cases, Romania.

The timing is often tight. Actress Lacey Chabert said she shot a movie last summer that aired four weeks later.

When Business Insider talked to director Ron Oliver in mid-October, he was in postproduction on "The Christmas Train" (Danny Glover, Dermot Mulroney), which is scheduled to run in late November. Oliver was still writing "Reindeer Games," which he's shooting in November for a December airdate.

"It's literally down to the wire," he said. "But I always remind people: They shot 'Casablanca' in 18 days."

Hallmark

Christmas is good business

Kagan, a media-research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence, estimated that Hallmark reeled in $431.3 million in revenue between advertising and affiliate fees from cable distributors. That's up from less than $300 million in 2012.

To put that in context, Lifetime's revenue is roughly double that of Hallmark's, but net operating revenue from 2012 to 2016 has remained relatively flat, $876.4 million to $875.4 million, Kagan estimates.

Advertisers have noticed Hallmark's ascendancy.

"If you look at cable in general, there are ratings declines all over the place. And every fourth quarter they are growing. It's kind of incredible," said Keri Feeley, SVP and group partner of integrated investment at the ad-buying firm UM.

Marketers are particularly drawn to Hallmark because the content is considered safe. And for viewers, "They always find actors that remind you of your childhood," said Feeley.

Familiar faces

Hallmark Channel

There's something of a debate over who is the record holder for most Hallmark Christmas movie appearances — between Candace Cameron Bure (who became a star on "Full House"), Lori Loughlin (also from "Full House"), and Lacey Chabert ("Party of Five" and "Mean Girls"). Though Danica McKellar (Winnie Cooper from "The Wonder Years") is coming on strong, said Vicary.

"It's tough to say," Vicary said. "Lori Loughlin owned August."

Chabert did her first Hallmark movie in 2010: "Elevator Girl" (a guy and a girl get stuck in an elevator). Her first Christmas movie was "Matchmaker Santa," and she estimates she's done eight or nine since.

"The way their company works is a family and it mirrors their product," she told Business Insider. "They really care about what they’re putting out."

Still, Chabert said that the shooting schedule is like "boot camp" in that you "eat, breath, and sleep the movie."

"It's intense — it’s hard to make a movie in 15 days. They know what they are doing," she told Business Insider.

Chabert said that for whatever reason, most of her Christmas movies have been shot in the summer. "That's fine by me," she said. "I’ve gotten used to being really hot and sweating in my boots."

Make it snow

One thing that can't be different: "You have to have snow," Vicary said. That's nonnegotiable.

Visual-effects expert Luc Benning has worked on several Hallmark projects. There are a few ways to make snow happen, even in August. Options include using:

snow blankets (which look like car-seat cushions, Benning says)

fire-retardant foam (increasingly popular)

a papier-mâché-like product called a Krendl (tough to clean up)

crushed limestone (increasingly popular out West)

ice shavings from ice blocks

snow from the machines that ski slopes use (extremely heavy)

"The past couple of years Hallmark’s really liked the look of the foam," said Benning, who often works on four and five Hallmark movies back to back. A snow budget might run a Christmas production about $50,000, he said.

Hallmark

Then there's the snow needed for actor close-ups. Sometimes, that means soapy bubbles.

Oliver said he was shooting a scene with Candace Cameron Bure that was supposed to be during a blizzard. So he used a machine that blew soapy bubbles into the air that looked like snow during close-up shots. "He hair was literally concrete," said Oliver. "And she had soap in her mouth."

Plus, because of the noise that the machine made, the actress had to reshoot her dialogue later "with the same emotion and cadence," he said. Oliver has a way of helping his actors deal: stops at the Shameful Tiki Room bar in Vancouver.

Christmas future

As Hallmark pushes its original output to the limit, the question will become, how do you not run out of ideas?

One way to keep things moving is by doing sequels: "Finding Father Christmas" in 2016 has led to this year's "Engaging Father Christmas" (and eventually "Marrying Father Christmas").

"My biggest challenge is finding good scripts and good writers," Abbot added. To help, the company has launched a book division that will serve as something of a farm team for future movies.

Meanwhile, programming chief Vicary said she's already talking to her team about projects for Christmas 2018.

For his part, Oliver said he's often wondered if he'll ever end up Christmas'd out. But then he gets together with his family and gets right back into the spirit. "I always have this huge meltdown on Christmas Eve," he said. "But I love it. It's really about the core idea of people getting together. Underneath it all, we do know the importance of it."

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Do You Have Problems with your Hot Water System Canberra?

Hot Water System Canberra can cause problems every once in awhile.

Sometimes, when you turn on the shower, it takes a while for the water to heat up. This is due to the amount of distance between the hot water system  Canberra and faucet. This may explain why when you hop into the shower, you are overcome with a cold blast of water! A solution to this is to have a small, water heater in your bathroom.

Another issue that occurs with a hot water system Adelaide is low water pressure.

Your hot water pipes are most likely clogged up with deposited minerals. This can cause you water pressure to go from a great amount of pressure with cold water, to barely any water coming out of the faucet with hot water! If you do not want this to occur, you can call a plumber Canberra to flush out your water heater yearly and clean out your pipes.

Another problem with hot water system Canberra is that the water temperature drops.

If you have several people in your home, this is a common problem. After some people take nice, hot showers, they leave you with the icy, cold water that nobody wants! We all know that that's not very fun! A solution to this issue is having your local plumber Canberra come and either install a larger water tank heater, or install a tankless water heater. This way, the entire family can enjoy nice, warm showers!

You may also wonder why your hot water system Canberra is noisy.

Well, the answer to this is that residue builds up in your hot water system  Canberra, and this may cause those loud pops and pings you hear every now and then! The residue building up in your hot water system can take up a lot of space in your tank, leaving you with a reduced water volume. If this is an issue for you, you can call your plumber Canberra to flush out and drain the tank.

Another possible trouble you may have is that your hot water system  Canberra smells.

No one wants their house filled with an unpleasant odor! You may have this problem because bacteria is entering through your pipes and is growing. Yuck! Luckily, you can call a plumber Canberra to handle this issue for you.

If you are experiencing any of these problems with your hot water system Canberra, other problems, or just want a new hot water system Canberra installed, you can call a plumber Canberra to fix them. This way, all your hot water problems will be gone!

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Cleaning the property is something that everyone has to undertake, no matter where they stay. Be it their own house or a lease property, keeping the property clean is of utmost importance. From the regular dusting, vacuuming and mopping to the more intense scrubbing and sanitising during the end of the lease, each type of cleaning is important in its own manner. With two different scenarios ahead of you, it is important that you understand the major differences between the two types of cleaning services. The regular cleaning and the End Of Lease Cleaning Service in McKellar both have their own uses, and knowing about them will help you make an informed decision when it comes to cleaning the property.

Understanding The Types of Cleaning Services

When it comes to getting your house cleaned with the help of regular cleaning services, it is important to understand what comes under it. Under regular house cleaning, you have general cleaning services like dusting, vacuuming, and mopping. These tasks can be done on a regular basis or scheduled by the customer on a weekly, fortnightly, every three weeks, or monthly basis.

End of lease cleaning services on the other hand are required when your lease is about to end and you have to vacate the property. Under End Of Lease Cleaning Service in McKellar, the experts will deep clean the property to make sure that the landlord has nothing to complain about. The experts will do a thorough clean and sanitise the entire house to make sure that you get your bond deposit back in no time.

Differences Between Regular And End Of Lease Cleaning

While cleaning the property is important, knowing the differences will help you choose the right set of services. With the understanding of the differences you will be able to assess your needs and make an informed choice regarding the same. Some of the key differences between regular and End Of Lease Cleaning Service in McKellar are as follows:

Scope of Service:

While cleaning services are aimed at cleaning a property, it is important to understand the types of cleaning that regular and end of lease cleaning offers. When it comes to regular cleaning, the experts will do the basic cleaning tasks like dusting, vacuuming, and mopping. While the End Of Lease Cleaners near me in McKellar will carry a lot more detailed and through cleaning service. This will ensure that the land owner has nothing to hold against you when returning the bond amount.

Cleaning Products:

With a regular cleaning service, you get experts who use generally available products that can help keep the property clean. These products can easily be available in the market and one can have easy access to it. While for an End Of Lease Cleaning Service in Canberra, the experts use professional grade cleaning products. The products used can significantly differ making both the cleaning services vastly different in standards of cleaning.

Schedule:

The cleaning service that you hire needs to be scheduled as per your requirements. If you are a person finding it difficult to take time out to clean your home, you can schedule a weekly, fortnightly or monthly regular cleaning service. On the other hand, if you are approaching the end of your lease, it is best to schedule the end of lease cleaning before the due date so that you face no issue in getting your bond back in time.

Are you someone who is struggling to clean your property on your own? No matter the type of property that you are staying at, a professional End Of Lease Cleaning Service in McKellar can help clean the property efficiently. While cleaning a property on your own has various advantages to it, getting an expert to do it has much more benefits. If you are not sure about the cleaning service to choose from, get in touch with the experts at Call The Cleaners. Our team of vastly experienced and highly trained cleaners will make sure that you do not lose out on the bond once your lease comes to an end.

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Plumber Canberra – Basic Plumbing Canberra advise.

We service many suburbs including: Plumber Latham, Plumber Lawson, Plumber MacGregor, Plumber Macquarie, Plumber McKellar, Plumber Kaleen, Plumber Holt, Plumber Higgins, Plumber Hawker, Plumber Giralang, Plumber Weetangera, Plumber Strathnairn, Plumber Spence, Plumber Scullin, Plumber Page, Plumber Melba, Plumber Hackett, Plumber Griffith, Plumber Fyshwick, Plumber Fraser, Plumber Forrest, Plumber Flynn, Plumber Florey, Plumber Evatt, Plumber Dunlop, Plumber Yarralumla, Plumber Wright, Plumber Weston, Plumber Watson, Plumber WaramangaLocal Plumber Canberra is your local plumber Canberra specialist. If you have an issue with a blocked drain Canberra or hot water system Canberra, then you need a 24 hour plumber Canberra or an emergency plumber Canberra to service you. You might also reach out to a gas plumber Canberra to help you. It’s important that you have a Canberra plumber, Plumbing Canberra, plumbers Canberra you can trust. Drain Camera Canberra and Carbon Monoxide Testing Canberra are other service we offer to our clients. Emergency Plumbing Canberra is important to your home system. Do you have a Burst Pipe Canberra? Make sure to visit our contact page.  If you have any plumbing problems you should consider that complications can arise at any time without further warning. Sometimes you can get lucky with an easy fix. Knowing about plumbing will make it easier and quicker to avoid or fix issues that arise. This article will help you to learn some Plumbing Canberra basics.

Plumber Canberra – How to deal with a frozen pipe

To prevent pipes in your house from freezing, avoid allowing the temperature in the house to drop below freezing. Any pipes exposed to the cold should be insulated. Of course, if it is below freezing outdoors, the pipes will be subjected to the same temperatures. The best-case scenario will be to heat the pipes and the water will start flowing again. The worse thing to happen would be that the pipes burst. If this should happen you will be stuck with costly repairs and a very messy clean-up. If not sure what to do its best to call a Plumber Canberra immediately.

If one of your water pipes freezes, turn on the tap to the faucet nearest the pipe so that the water has an exit as the pipe thaws. This helps to relieve the pressure in the pipe and may prevent bursting, which can prevent further damage to your home.

Plumber Canberra – Knowing your Plumbing Canberra Tools

You need to know your plumbing tools and exactly how to use them before you start on any plumbing repair.

Use manuals and online sites to get informed before doing a DIY plumbing project. Plan each project so that you don’t make time-consuming mistakes. Plumber Canberra – Taking care of your Plumbing Canberra drain.

Do not put grease, fat, and other oils down your drain. Oils tend to harden and clog up your drain. This usually occurs if you have a garbage disposal, as the fat will cause the blades to run slower and less efficiently. Make certain you dispose of all oils in other places other than down the sink.

Plumber Canberra – Service your Plumber Canberra drain monthly

Service your drain with baking soda. To keep things flowing smoothly through the drain of your bathtub and shower, you should feed it baking soda monthly. Pour one cup baking soda, with a cup of vinegar to chase it. Plug the drain when complete or cover it with a washcloth, as the two chemicals are going to react with each other. Allow some time to pass, and then pour down boiling hot water. This process usually opens the pipes by clearing out hair build-up and soap scum.

Plumber Canberra - How to unblock a Blocked Toilet Canberra

If your toilet happens to be blocked, and the plunger does not work, you can pour a bucket of hot water down the toilet, but be sure to pour it from a height that is waist level or above so you do not flood the bathroom. If the water falls to a lower level again, then you should repeat the procedure. If the level does not fall call a Plumber Canberra immediately.

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Local Plumber Canberra is your local plumber Canberra specialist. If you have an issue with a blocked drain Canberra or hot water system Canberra, then you need a 24 hour plumber Canberra or an emergency plumber Canberra to service you. You might also reach out to a gas plumber Canberra to help you. It’s important that you have a Canberra plumber, Plumbing Canberra, plumbers Canberra you can trust. Drain Camera Canberra and Carbon Monoxide Testing Canberra are other service we offer to our clients. Emergency Plumbing Canberra is important to your home system. Do you have a Burst Pipe Canberra? Make sure to visit our contact page.