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Carpet Cleaning Companies: What To Ask
While you or staff members might vacuum periodically, as time passes you may start to question whether professional help is necessary to take care of stains, high traffic areas, and deep cleaning to restore the original look of the carpets. This can be very important if you have visiting clients and want to impress them. Carpet cleaning businesses can beautify your carpets, but it's vital to first ask these questions to enable a good partnership. [Read More]
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4 Reasons Not To Use A Home Carpet Scrubbing Machine
When your carpet begins to look dirty, your first thought may be to rush out and buy a rug scrubber from your local department store. Here, you'll learn why those scrubbers aren't the best option for cleaning your carpets and what needs to be done instead. 1. Spots and Stains The spots and stains that you hope to scrub out of your carpet might end up causing more problems if you attempt to use a scrubbing machine on them. [Read More]
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Three Mistakes To Avoid When Your Home Floods
Whether it's caused by torrential rains, over-saturated soils, or a simple pipe burst in the basement, a flood can be a major source of fear and stress. You don't want to make matters worse, though, so avoid making any of the following mistakes. #1: Venturing into the flood waters Your first instinct may be to head into the basement to survey the damage, but this could be the worst thing that you do. [Read More]
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Cleaning Every Nook and Cranny: 4 Places to Check Before You Move
Whether you have to move quickly or are not planning on moving out for a few months, thorough cleaning and organizing won't just help you get your full security deposit back but will also put you on firm footing when you move to your new home. A lot of people underestimate how long it takes to thoroughly clean their homes in anticipation of a move, and often people leave behind dirt or even important personal items. [Read More]
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Three Ways To Reduce Pollution In Your Indoor Air
Although large cities often have smog problems, in most areas of the country you may actually have less polluted air outside than inside. There are several reasons for this, one of which is inadequate ventilation, but there are also several steps you can take to reverse the trend and make sure you're only breathing clean air when you come home in the evenings. In addition to hiring professional cleaning services to reduce dust in the air, you can work towards cleaner indoor air by using these three steps to filter out contaminants and avoid adding new contaminants to your indoor environment. [Read More]
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How To Remove Motor Oil Stains From Carpet With Synthetic Fibers
If you find motor oil on your carpet, don't panic or throw out the carpet. Motor-oil stains occur after you work on a vehicle or accidentally step in oil. A motor-oil stain in carpet can be removed, but you have to act quickly, or the stain will set in the fibers. Here are some tips to remove motor-oil stains from a carpet with synthetic fibers. Prepare to Work For this project, you need the following: [Read More]
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Two Areas You Should Deep Clean Before Moving Into Your New Home
Buying a new home is exciting, but there are a number of things you should do before you officially move in, and one of those is cleaning the living space from top to bottom. If you're short on time and don't have the cash to hire a residential cleaning service to do it for you, here are two areas you must clean before moving into your new home. The Bathrooms [Read More]
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How A Professional Can Help You Restore Water Damage
If you have ever experienced what it's like to get water inside your basement, you are aware of what a frustrating experience it can be. It's important that you remove all of the water quickly, since it runs the risk of forming mildew and mold the longer it is there. Your best bet for removing all of it will be to seek out professional help, since they can do a better job than you can in the following ways. [Read More]
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Common Carpet Cleaning Mistakes You Should Avoid
There are many carpet cleaning mistakes people make when cleaning their carpet. You want to keep your carpet clean, but you also don't want to damage it. Sometimes it can be a fine line, especially if you don't know the best cleaning techniques. Here are six carpet cleaning mistakes to avoid. Using a Powdered Cleaner Improperly Deodorizing powders are great for helping reduce odors in your carpets, but if you don't use it properly it can buildup in your carpeting. [Read More]
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Operating Room Janitorial Service: How HAZMAT Cleaning Services Eliminate Dangerous Contagions
Hospitals have a very strict set of regulations regarding the cleaning and disinfection of an operating room. Usually the hospitals hire janitorial services to work for the hospital from within the hospital's own healthcare system, but on occasion a HAZMAT janitorial service may come in to clean and sanitize operating rooms. In the event of CDC quarantine within hospital walls, a HAZMAT janitorial service takes over for any in-house janitorial crew. [Read More]