Even though it is winter you should still protect your carpet from the sun’s damaging rays. Prolonged exposure to sunlight will cause a bleaching effect and will change the color of your carpet and furniture. Sunlight damage to carpet can be prevented by drawing blinds, shades or heavy drapes when the sun is shining directly [...]
House plants make beautiful additions to any indoor space. Having house plants indoors can clean the air, adding oxygen and reducing toxins by acting as air filters. House plants also add humidity to the air. As with most good things, there are some cautions. One in particular is to avoid overwatering. Plant water from the [...]
Inviting family and friends to visit over the holidays can be lots of fun. It’s a great time to get together and share family memories. Holiday gatherings usually include great food and beverages and enjoyable conversation. Unfortunately, holiday celebrations can get a bit messy when people are walking around with food. Spills happen but there [...]
If you’ve just moved your furniture you will notice dents in the carpet where heavy furniture legs compressed the fibers. You can fluff up the dents in carpets by using a steam iron or a steam cleaner. If you are using an iron don’t touch the carpet with the iron, simply hold the iron so [...]
Most people do not put carpeting in the kitchen because of spills. Kitchens have airborne grease and cooking smells that absorb in the carpet. Most things like spilled milk, broken eggs, grease, sauces, condiments and beverages are hard to get out of carpet and in some cases can actually destroy part of the carpet. There [...]
In all the years we’ve been cleaning carpet we have seen some very interesting spills on office carpet that could have been prevented. Cleaning a spill as soon as it happens helps prevent the spill from soaking in and staining. Facilitate quick clean up by placing a bottle of multipurpose cleaner and an instruction sign [...]
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 [...]
Use a shoe tray by the door so people can remove dirty shoes. Place a shoe scrapper brush near the door to remove any mud deposits before people enter the door. There are all kinds of brushes for residential including animal statues with thick brush bodies used to clean dirt from the bottoms of shoes. [...]
