Family gatherings can get boring after everyone has visited for a little bit. Here are a few suggestions to keep things lively. Tell everyone to bring warm clothing and plan a few outdoor activities such as sledding, ice skating, snowman building or a nice walk around the neighborhood. Provide paper and scissors and have a [...]
The Holidazzle parade in downtown Minneapolis started November 25th and continues every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday until December 18th. The parade starts at 6:30pm but you’ll want to get there early to get a good viewing spot. The parade lasts about 30 minutes so dress warm and remember to bring your camera. For directions [...]
Fall is the perfect time to do a walkthrough of your building and evaluate your carpets’ high traffic areas. Inspect around your doors and make sure that your runners are properly placed. Fall is when leaves and plant matter get tracked on to your carpet. By placing special debris-collecting runners in the entryway of your [...]
I own a carpet cleaning company in Dakota County, Minnesota. The other day, the head of public works for the city of Hopkins informed me that the last company he hired to clean the carpets stood him up. This was a job large enough to send two vans out. Neither van showed up. He was [...]
To understand the carpet cleaning industry in Minnesota, it is important to understand the different types of people who start carpet cleaning companies. The first is the most common type of carpet cleaning company owner. This is an easy industry to get started in. For as little as a few thousand dollars, anyone can buy [...]
As one of the owners of a family owned commercial carpet cleaning company South of the River in Minnesota, I write a lot of blogs based on the carpet and upholstery cleaning industry, especially about what is of particular concern to the Twin Cities Area. Today I have stepped outside that direction to cover a [...]
I own a commercial carpet cleaning company in the Twin Cities Area of Minnesota and my crews are always on the road. Usually, they are traveling from our shop in Burnsville, Minnesota to a carpet cleaning job at a Plymouth, Minnesota home to an upholstery cleaning job in Northfield, Minnesota then up to Roseville, Minnesota [...]
My name is Ryan Zakariasen and my family owns a carpet cleaning company in the Twin Cities Area of Minnesota named the Commercial Steam Team. When we started the company out of my garage in Lakeville, the economy was booming. Shortly after the birth of our company, the economy went from boom to crash. This [...]
Born in Edina and raised in Burnsville Minnesota, I have lived my entire life among the “Minnesota Nice” and I have to say that it is not a myth. This doesn’t mean that everyone in Minnesota is nice all the time. It simply means that the base intentions of these Midwestern folks are to be [...]
Why do I like being a carpet cleaner? My answer is usually received with a look of disbelief. When people think of carpet cleaning they often think of an overweight guy in a rusty van and a less than white t-shirt. This is one of the reasons that I like being a carpet cleaner. Confused? [...]
