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Carpet Cleaning

39 articles

• 2017 Whatcom Home and Garden Show

  March 7 · Business and Marketing, Carpet Cleaning

  This was our first year at the Whatcom Home and Garden Show, really our first show of any kind. We have advertised in many different ways over the years, b

• Odor from the carpets!

  March 6 · Carpet Cleaning

  Although we can treat odors caused by several different types of contamination the most common it is pet urine. The first step on treating odors is detecti

• Construction Cleanup

  April 28 · Carpet Cleaning

  Cleaned a hallway today in a commercial building that had some recent construction on the walls to make it ready for a new tenant. So bedsides the usual di

• NO smoking on Carpet

  July 21 · Carpet Cleaning

  Yet another reason to give up smoking, or at least take it outside. Burn marks like these can't be cleaned. They have to be repaired with a patch, or repla

• Behind the Wand

  January 22 · Carpet Cleaning

  http://youtu.be/6sm9vc23VaA Just a short video of what it looks like to be behind the wand cleaning carpets. Steam cleaning berber carpet can be a challeng

• Cleaning the Cubical Farm

  January 18 · Carpet Cleaning

  http://youtu.be/zmClR19bPlc So many cubicles, so little time. Well things are sped up a little for this action shot of us cleaning a large office buildin

• Cleaning 14 Rugs in 22 Seconds

  January 18 · Carpet Cleaning

  http://youtu.be/rOi19d55iD0 As an added service while cleaning a large office, we cleaned all of the area rug runners. To get them out of the way we decid

• Steam Cleaning Stairs

  January 14 · Carpet Cleaning

  http://youtu.be/FMLuwNLwiuc Just another day of cleaning carpet. These stairs were pretty dirty, the water temp is right about 200 degrees and the dirt

• Wool Carpet

  January 4 · Carpet Cleaning, Pest Control

  Wool can be a great choice for carpet. Wool is a natural fiber and can last a long time outlasting several other natural and synthetic fibers if treated pr

• Lummi Island

  July 14 · Carpet Cleaning

  I've been out to Lummi Island 2 weeks in a row now and love cleaning out there. The day always starts out with a small ferry ride out to the island. Rain o

• Cable Cords

  June 13 · Carpet Cleaning

  Cord on carpet Cable Off Carpet Cables like this one that have been painted and have other stuff on the cord can turn a freshly cleaned carpet into a perfe

• White Carpet

  May 10 · Carpet Cleaning

  This white carpet is from a home with 4 kids and pets but you can't tell after a good cleaning. If you are planning to put new carpet into a room ask yours

• New Truckmount Engine

  February 21 · Carpet Cleaning

  It was time to replace the engine in my truck mounted carpet cleaning machine. I have a prochem legend with a 20 HP Kohler Engine in it. After ordering the

• Entertainment Center Marks

  February 4 · Carpet Cleaning

  entertainment center marks TV's and other entertainment equipment has gotten much lighter over the past decade, This shift has had a huge impact on the typ

• Cold Cleaning in Everson

  December 14 · Carpet Cleaning

  This past week has seen some of the coldest days in years. The cold weather presents a few challenges for carpet cleaners, no so much on the cleaning of ca

• Checkered Rental Carpet

  November 24 · Carpet Cleaning

  Every now and then I get to clean some carpet where I'm not sure if anything can be done. After walking through and taking a careful look at the commercia

• No Dumping

  August 18 · Carpet Cleaning

  Part of cleaning carpet is removing all of the dirt and debris from the carpet, it's great that it's not in the carpet anymore, but where does it go? the f

• IICRC Carpet Cleaning Technician Training

  July 29 · Business and Marketing, Carpet Cleaning

  We made it down to Jon-Don in Seattle for the IICRC Carpet Cleaning Technician course. 2 full days at Jon Don learning the science of cleaning. I learned m

• Carpet For Kids

  July 15 · Carpet Cleaning

  As an adult the only part of me that touches carpet is my feet. Carpet is for walking on right? But now that I am the father of a 5 month old, I realize ho

• Urine Mapping and Detecting Urine in Carpet

  June 27 · Carpet Cleaning

  I have been asked by several property management companies if we offer black light urine mapping as part of our services. We do use a black light, but our

• Mr. Green's Spot Remover

  June 2 · Carpet Cleaning

  Mr. Green's Carpet Spotter is very effective on most general spots/stains found on colorfast carpet and upholstery . It removes blood, grass stains, salad

• Commercial Carpet Cleaning Job

  May 5 · Carpet Cleaning

  Large commercial spaces are a lot different then cleaning residential carpet. Today's job was large enough that we were able to use both of our vans and g

• A Tale of 2 Carpets

  April 27 · Carpet Cleaning

  A few days ago I cleaned 2 houses back to back. Carpet 1: Vacant house, carpet was vacuumed before I got there, and there were no visible stains. The carpe

• What Does Green Mean

  April 19 · Carpet Cleaning

  We Clean Green A well developed trend in the cleaning industry as well as others industries is to "Go Green" But what does that even really mean anymore? I

• Spring Time and Dog Hair

  March 22 · Carpet Cleaning

  It's spring. Sure on the first day of spring Bellingham celebrated with sideways rain, but the equinox gave me hope that much better weather is right aroun

• A Real Vacuum

  March 21 · Carpet Cleaning

  It's a sad day, but also a new beginning. I was cleaning up my equipment and looking on my original hoover conquest vacuum and noticed that a few parts ne

• Tea Stain

  March 10 · Carpet Cleaning

  Tried out a new mixture of oxalic acid today against a tea stain. I am very pleased with the results. This will be my go to spotter for coffee, tea, rust a

• TMF and Carpet Care Cleaners

  January 29 · Business and Marketing, Carpet Cleaning

  Participating in industry forums is a wonderful way to continue to learn and grow as a small business owner and as a cleaning professional. Just cleaning m

• Carpet Wear

  January 10 · Carpet Cleaning

  I took a few close up photos of a ten year old carpet to illustrate carpet wear. On the left is carpet near a corner where there had been little foot traff

• When is it time to replace the carpet?

  January 8 · Carpet Cleaning

  When should I replace my carpet? It's a common question, but not an easy one to answer. To illustrate why here are a couple of scenarios. There is a landlo

• Carpet Damage by Cat

  January 6 · Carpet Cleaning

  Cats can do a lot of damage to carpet. Making a mess once in a while is one thing and be taken care of, But when you have a cat in the house that has urges

• New Vacuum

  November 27 · Carpet Cleaning

  Is it time for a new vacuum? This Hoover 4087 from the Mid 70's Is still working strong, It's outlasted the shag carpet it had to vacuum so many times and

• Fleas

  November 23 · Carpet Cleaning, Pest Control

  Fleas can be quite the pest when they start living in your home. There are several home remedies that can start to help you with your unwelcome fleas. But

• Dried Paint

  October 31 · Carpet Cleaning

  Most paint is made to be permanent, so it's no surprise that it's hard to remove from carpet. Even though there are some chemicals that will break down pai

• Guerrilla Marketing for Carpet Cleaners

  October 24 · Business and Marketing, Carpet Cleaning

  Guerrilla marketing much like guerrilla warfare is done with a cheap budget and can be very effective. When you are not spending the big bucks to advertize

• Bonnets

  October 17 · Carpet Cleaning

  For encapsulation cleaning and our other low moisture cleaning processes we use bonnets. There are several types and makers of bonnets and we just found a

• Repetitive Motion Injuries

  October 8 · Carpet Cleaning

  I have a good friend who just got out of college as an engineer, Just a few months into his new job here in Bellingham he started to get severe pain in his

• Carpet Relocation Program

  September 26 · Carpet Cleaning

  closet carpet Wondering How did someone spill bleach in the corner of their closet? they didn't. It's much better to have bleach damaged carpet in the bac

• Carpet Warranty

  September 14 · Carpet Cleaning

  If you are buying carpet please, don't get ripped off! Here are a few bullet points from Stain Master's warranty found on their website: http://www.stainma