What is a bargain? What is value?
To describe this regarding carpet cleaning services. I will take that we all know what is a bargain and what is value.
To each is own. I will describe that a bargain in carpet cleaning may be these things-
Spent a total of 10 minutes in a small room
Not a complete thorough cleaning system used
Sub par equipment provided
No additional stain work included (on the stubborn ones)
No warranty given
Leaves carpet wet
No explanation of services completed
Still dirty spots
Value on the other hand will have all of the above items listed and more done.
And appropriately.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Carpet Cleaning Coupons
Carpet cleaning coupons, yes we offer them!
But, before you spend your money with a service, to save money with a coupon, be sure to understand what you are getting for your dollars. Is the "coupon offer" the same services you would get at regular pricing? The only difference is just with a price break?
How do you know if the service is the same either way? Great question. One way is to ask, the other way is to find others whom have taken advantage of the offer. Perhaps a neighbor, friend or relative, or ask them for a couple of their recent coupon users. Have the services offered been reduced at all?
Coupons obviously can save you some money, just understand that your carpets need a quality service at a fair price. Knowing what you will receive in services on the front end will surely pay big dividends for you and your carpets.
One final note is that coupons are everywhere, comparing coupon to coupon may also help in your decision process.
I understand that everyone knows about coupons, Just thought to shed some light on a scenario or two.
http://www.carpetcleanersbendoregon.com/Coupons.htm?m=91
But, before you spend your money with a service, to save money with a coupon, be sure to understand what you are getting for your dollars. Is the "coupon offer" the same services you would get at regular pricing? The only difference is just with a price break?
How do you know if the service is the same either way? Great question. One way is to ask, the other way is to find others whom have taken advantage of the offer. Perhaps a neighbor, friend or relative, or ask them for a couple of their recent coupon users. Have the services offered been reduced at all?
Coupons obviously can save you some money, just understand that your carpets need a quality service at a fair price. Knowing what you will receive in services on the front end will surely pay big dividends for you and your carpets.
One final note is that coupons are everywhere, comparing coupon to coupon may also help in your decision process.
I understand that everyone knows about coupons, Just thought to shed some light on a scenario or two.
http://www.carpetcleanersbendoregon.com/Coupons.htm?m=91
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Restorative Cleaning Challenge
Restorative cleaning, what is that? This term is used in this case when the carpet is 10-15 years old, can have many stains (too many to count) and will not get back to nice looking again. The focus is to clean and spot without having spent a small fortune.
This particular home has 3 bedrooms, and a hall downstairs, leading up through stairs and into the main floor. The main floor has a large great room, hall, 2 bathrooms and a walk in closet. The master bedroom carpet had been removed. The owner said the renters of 7 years had animals. "Animals" I asked? "Yes" she said, "ferrets, dogs and cats!"
There were stain issues in every room, way too many too count, I would guess over a hundred in the home. One stain in particular was an 18" X 30" solid rust stain from a gun safe! A few red drink spills, and many urine spots along with some burnt carpet spots (smokers maybe).
The square footage involved I recall was 1400SF. The job took 5 hours to complete with a couple hours devoted to stain removing and that big rust stain.
The owners went into town on an errand and when they came back they were very pleased that it looked so good.
It gives me great pleasure in seeing happy customers for the services we provide.
I hope to get some more of those restorative challenges!
Friday, May 6, 2011
Post Spotting Carpet
Recently I had the opportunity to try my efforts to remove a multitude of stains on a carpet cleaning job in Bend Oregon.
Spread over 4 rooms for carpet cleaning, the owner listing the home for sale was requesting a thorough job be done on the stains in the carpeting. With about 15 of them to work on, they ranged in size and what they were. Going from the smallest sprekles of paint drops up to a round dark stain in the hall closet.
Stain removal depending on what it is can be from easy to challenging.
There are several factors to consider;
What color is the stain?
What pattern does it have?
How concentrated into the pile is it?
Has it changed the color of the carpeting permanently?
How long has the stain been there?
Have other products been used to remove the stain?
How much volume of the stain and area does it cover?
Going through a process to determine what the stain is, deductive reasoning is used. I start with the things that I can see and read about the stain. The variables are uncontrollable and only through the first steps of the process can I then know if the stain can be removed.
Over scrubbing, multiple stain removal products, and too much product is not the best way to go. When the stain won't come completly out, I use the term "minimize" the stain. This means to make it less noticable.
There are many stain removing products on the market and they work extremely well.
Coffee, tea, ink, wax (No iron for wax is used), red drinks, pet urine, pet odors, rust, sodas, and more.
Not all stains are removable, carpet color damage does occur, do not scrub the carpets too much and making a fuzz is not good, bleaching does not work at all, and over wetting and "wicking" brings up more dirt down in the carpeting.
Getting back to the stains in the carpets, I spent 2.5 hours on them! In terms of percentages; 70% of them went away, 15% were minimized and 15% were permanent.
Stain removing is one of the most challenging aspects of carpet cleaning services. It can be difficult to estimate time for removal, and total elimination is not guaranteed unfortunately. Only through experience have I learned specific techniques to apply on customers carpeting. Leave it to the professional at removing tough stains. We use commercial grade products specific to the stains, and grabbing "stain removers" and "spot removers" from the shelf may cause more harm than good in some cases and one product very rarely is good for the many spots and stains found in a home.
Spread over 4 rooms for carpet cleaning, the owner listing the home for sale was requesting a thorough job be done on the stains in the carpeting. With about 15 of them to work on, they ranged in size and what they were. Going from the smallest sprekles of paint drops up to a round dark stain in the hall closet.
Stain removal depending on what it is can be from easy to challenging.
There are several factors to consider;
What color is the stain?
What pattern does it have?
How concentrated into the pile is it?
Has it changed the color of the carpeting permanently?
How long has the stain been there?
Have other products been used to remove the stain?
How much volume of the stain and area does it cover?
Going through a process to determine what the stain is, deductive reasoning is used. I start with the things that I can see and read about the stain. The variables are uncontrollable and only through the first steps of the process can I then know if the stain can be removed.
Over scrubbing, multiple stain removal products, and too much product is not the best way to go. When the stain won't come completly out, I use the term "minimize" the stain. This means to make it less noticable.
There are many stain removing products on the market and they work extremely well.
Coffee, tea, ink, wax (No iron for wax is used), red drinks, pet urine, pet odors, rust, sodas, and more.
Not all stains are removable, carpet color damage does occur, do not scrub the carpets too much and making a fuzz is not good, bleaching does not work at all, and over wetting and "wicking" brings up more dirt down in the carpeting.
Getting back to the stains in the carpets, I spent 2.5 hours on them! In terms of percentages; 70% of them went away, 15% were minimized and 15% were permanent.
Stain removing is one of the most challenging aspects of carpet cleaning services. It can be difficult to estimate time for removal, and total elimination is not guaranteed unfortunately. Only through experience have I learned specific techniques to apply on customers carpeting. Leave it to the professional at removing tough stains. We use commercial grade products specific to the stains, and grabbing "stain removers" and "spot removers" from the shelf may cause more harm than good in some cases and one product very rarely is good for the many spots and stains found in a home.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Survey of Services
The survey question asks;
In the professional carpet cleaning industry, in what order would you consider the 4 options listed? Reliability, same day scheduling, pricing and quality?
Monday, May 2, 2011
RV Carpet Cleaning
With a few years under my belt cleaning RV's (Motorhomes, 5th wheels & trailers) with 2 local dealers, I have a cleaning system down for these fantastic machines.
Setting up usually takes about 15 minutes. With the pop-outs extended, and the furntiure positioned or outside, it's ready to clean. Having lite colored carpeting or older floor coverings in the RV, it takes more time to clean. With so many small tight areas to reach, I have specialty tools specific to RV cleaning. RV's in most cases are pretty clean primarily because people take good care of them and rarely used unlike a homes carpet.
Starting from the back and cleaning to the door, these units are usually around one hour to finish. Because of my familiarity with the RV's, the nature of where dirt hides and other things to look for with RV cleaning, I can get more done in less time and have a quality cleaning with a fair price attached and it includes a 10 day warranty.
If you have an RV that needs cleaning after vacation time this year, Have it cleaned with a room or two in your home for greater added savings. Then you will be ready for the next vacation, with a fresh cleaned unit.
Setting up usually takes about 15 minutes. With the pop-outs extended, and the furntiure positioned or outside, it's ready to clean. Having lite colored carpeting or older floor coverings in the RV, it takes more time to clean. With so many small tight areas to reach, I have specialty tools specific to RV cleaning. RV's in most cases are pretty clean primarily because people take good care of them and rarely used unlike a homes carpet.
Starting from the back and cleaning to the door, these units are usually around one hour to finish. Because of my familiarity with the RV's, the nature of where dirt hides and other things to look for with RV cleaning, I can get more done in less time and have a quality cleaning with a fair price attached and it includes a 10 day warranty.
If you have an RV that needs cleaning after vacation time this year, Have it cleaned with a room or two in your home for greater added savings. Then you will be ready for the next vacation, with a fresh cleaned unit.
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