In order to save money on your carpet cleaning services, you may do some of the cleaning and details prior to scheduling the service. As a carpet cleaning professional, we try to point out to our customers some areas for savings.
An important one is to vacuum all the carpets thoroughly a day before the service. Be sure to vacuum the baseboards too. Another saving tip is try and remember all the stains (if you have any) and what they were. That will help the technician greatly in applying the correct stain remover.
Have all the small items set aside, off the floor or moved to areas away from the carpets being cleaned. Carpets vacuumed regularly and cleaned annually in most cases clean up easier and take up less time and saving you money in the long run.
Open the window coverings to let the light in and Crack some of the windows for ventilation.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Gaining Insight about Carpet Cleaning Services
3 rooms for $99
Whole House Special for $179.00. No hidden fees
Any room for $25
You have seen all of these coupons and ads before.
Carpet cleaning is one of those services that very few people research adequately and understand what is going to be done to their carpets in the cleaning process. Most folks don't put time aside to get familiar with the cleaners in their area and figure it out, but should!
You are going to spend a minimum of $75 up to and above $200. People spend as much or more time figuring out a grocery list and shopping for the familiy meals for the week! Spending some time on the net, reading up on carpet cleaning equipment systems, trade tools used, products used and companies in your area may come in handy next time a tech addresses you about your carpet cleaning needs.
You will then be armed with some general knowledge, able to ask questions about the services, and have a better grasp on the results before they start.
Here are some questions to consider when selecting a carpet cleaning service.
What type of equipment do the use? The cleaning system they have? Is it a relatively new machine (within 6 years)?
The technician that will be arriving to do the cleaning, how much experience do they have in years? Are they a certified technician issued from the iicrc? (iicrc.org) Is the tech familiar with ALL types of spots, stains and odor removing products & processes?
Regarding the products used, are they green, toxic, zero residue. Know something about the stains in your carpeting such as rust, ink, urine, coffee, tea and do they offer the removal of those?
The company- Does the service offer a guarantee, a warranty of some kind.
Not all companys are the same, all technicians the same, or is all the equipment and products similar.
There are variables to strongly consider, know what you want and your carpets needs are. Now you can draw some comparisons, then you can evaluate the equipment, technician, products, warranty, pricing and the services to destinguish quality and value.
Whole House Special for $179.00. No hidden fees
Any room for $25
You have seen all of these coupons and ads before.
Carpet cleaning is one of those services that very few people research adequately and understand what is going to be done to their carpets in the cleaning process. Most folks don't put time aside to get familiar with the cleaners in their area and figure it out, but should!
You are going to spend a minimum of $75 up to and above $200. People spend as much or more time figuring out a grocery list and shopping for the familiy meals for the week! Spending some time on the net, reading up on carpet cleaning equipment systems, trade tools used, products used and companies in your area may come in handy next time a tech addresses you about your carpet cleaning needs.
You will then be armed with some general knowledge, able to ask questions about the services, and have a better grasp on the results before they start.
Here are some questions to consider when selecting a carpet cleaning service.
What type of equipment do the use? The cleaning system they have? Is it a relatively new machine (within 6 years)?
The technician that will be arriving to do the cleaning, how much experience do they have in years? Are they a certified technician issued from the iicrc? (iicrc.org) Is the tech familiar with ALL types of spots, stains and odor removing products & processes?
Regarding the products used, are they green, toxic, zero residue. Know something about the stains in your carpeting such as rust, ink, urine, coffee, tea and do they offer the removal of those?
The company- Does the service offer a guarantee, a warranty of some kind.
Not all companys are the same, all technicians the same, or is all the equipment and products similar.
There are variables to strongly consider, know what you want and your carpets needs are. Now you can draw some comparisons, then you can evaluate the equipment, technician, products, warranty, pricing and the services to destinguish quality and value.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Carpet Cleaning a Room with Pet Dander
We had the opportuniy to clean a very nice home in Tumalo. The lady was very nice. She had an old dog which favors laying down in their office.
Let me go over the services specific for that room. We thoroughly vacuumed first. Most vacuums do not get all the dander up in the carpeting.
I pre-sprayed with a neutralizer first, not a deodorizer! This product reduces the odor in the carpet.
We sprayed the entire carpet with a pre-spray emulsyfier. This is agitated in with a grooming tool. This tool works the pre-spray into the carpet and it also takes the dog hair up. We do this until very little hair sticks to the groomer. (In this case it took 3 passes).
After a few minutes of the pre-spray saturating the carpet, we are ready to clean.
With the wand tool, a 2 inch vacuum line attached, and hot water with a rinse is injected into the carpeting. We could see that the darker colored areas were lightening up. One pass at a time.
The room was done in about 20 minutes or so, and what a difference it made!
Let me go over the services specific for that room. We thoroughly vacuumed first. Most vacuums do not get all the dander up in the carpeting.
I pre-sprayed with a neutralizer first, not a deodorizer! This product reduces the odor in the carpet.
We sprayed the entire carpet with a pre-spray emulsyfier. This is agitated in with a grooming tool. This tool works the pre-spray into the carpet and it also takes the dog hair up. We do this until very little hair sticks to the groomer. (In this case it took 3 passes).
After a few minutes of the pre-spray saturating the carpet, we are ready to clean.
With the wand tool, a 2 inch vacuum line attached, and hot water with a rinse is injected into the carpeting. We could see that the darker colored areas were lightening up. One pass at a time.
The room was done in about 20 minutes or so, and what a difference it made!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Hotel Commercial Cleaning
We just got this hotel for commercial carpet cleaning services on a regular basis.
It breaks down into 4 large areas. On todays job, it included one long hall corridor, 14 rooms and two sets of stairs plus a lobby area.
The hotel manager is really nice and she does a walk-thru with us to point any thing out that we should focus on. Primarily it was a red spot and some other small spots. We started at 9AM and were done by 3PM. It is quite a few SF to clean.
Because the facility is well maintained, the carpets are not that dirty and they clean up real nice. The commercial grade carpeting is plush and the carpets in the rooms is a dark green and fairly new. For this commercial carpet cleaning job, we will give it strong go!
See you on the next one!
http://www.carpetcleanersbendoregon.com/Commercial_Cleaning.htm?m=66&s=577
It breaks down into 4 large areas. On todays job, it included one long hall corridor, 14 rooms and two sets of stairs plus a lobby area.
The hotel manager is really nice and she does a walk-thru with us to point any thing out that we should focus on. Primarily it was a red spot and some other small spots. We started at 9AM and were done by 3PM. It is quite a few SF to clean.
Because the facility is well maintained, the carpets are not that dirty and they clean up real nice. The commercial grade carpeting is plush and the carpets in the rooms is a dark green and fairly new. For this commercial carpet cleaning job, we will give it strong go!
See you on the next one!
http://www.carpetcleanersbendoregon.com/Commercial_Cleaning.htm?m=66&s=577
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Another Job Completed
I recently finished another job and found it to be just as much fun as the last one. I hope that my customer liked the carpet cleaning work at their second home.
It was a bit challenging (I like that type) to get it back to nice again. The main thing was light colored carpeting, secondly it had dirt and dust along the baseboards and third, quite a few yellow pet spots in one room.
The products we use are very good. How do we know that? Well for one thing, I call back to find out! Another one is that I have used it for a long time and feel confident it will definitely improve the carpets condition.
The baseboards needed some added efforts to get them looking good. It is the details I focus on to please the customers.
Pet dander was quite prevelant in the whole house. Robin had just vacuumed but all the hairs do not come out with a vacuum. There is always imbedded hairs in the pile and I want them gone. I use a special tool to pull out the dander.
The carpeting was not that soiled but light colors just take longer to clean (everything shows).
The living room was the last area to clean. I used an RX-20 rotary extraction tool for a deep and thorough cleaning.
It was a bit challenging (I like that type) to get it back to nice again. The main thing was light colored carpeting, secondly it had dirt and dust along the baseboards and third, quite a few yellow pet spots in one room.
The products we use are very good. How do we know that? Well for one thing, I call back to find out! Another one is that I have used it for a long time and feel confident it will definitely improve the carpets condition.
The baseboards needed some added efforts to get them looking good. It is the details I focus on to please the customers.
Pet dander was quite prevelant in the whole house. Robin had just vacuumed but all the hairs do not come out with a vacuum. There is always imbedded hairs in the pile and I want them gone. I use a special tool to pull out the dander.
The carpeting was not that soiled but light colors just take longer to clean (everything shows).
The living room was the last area to clean. I used an RX-20 rotary extraction tool for a deep and thorough cleaning.
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