Is it Worth the Money?- Education!

August 26th, 2008

Cleaning has historically been viewed as a commodity – a menial task that anyone can do. Long before sophisticated textiles and complex built indoor environments were created, cleaning may have been a simple, easy task, but that is no longer the case.

Complex flooring systems, sensitive fabrics, and new age soiling conditions have created a need for advanced education in the cleaning industry. Unfortunately, many cleaners (and consumers) have not understood this concept. We still see the ads for $6.95 per room for carpet cleaning and sofa cleaning for $45.00. The cleaner puts the ads out, never intending on cleaning for those prices, and the consuming public gets the idea that cleaning should be cheap.

These so called cleaning companies also happen to be the ones that don’t educate themselves or their employees. The result is that carpets and fabrics are being ruined every day by uneducated, uninformed, and sometimes downright unscrupulous carpet cleaners.

They are facing soiling conditions that they have never seen or heard of due to a lack of education. Or worse, they create a situation on a carpet or fabric that they have no idea how to fix. Some examples would be that they leave sticky residues in the carpet that causes the carpet or fabric to re-soil rapidly or discolor.

Top-notch education is readily available in our industry. There is no excuse for cleaners not to educate themselves (and provide useful education to their clients). Part of the problem is since they have fallen into the trap of viewing cleaning as a commodity themselves, they can’t afford to educate themselves. Education is expensive, but the result of not getting the knowledge necessary is much more costly.

Our company invests in education. Not only this but we are involved in our industry making us well connected with our industry leaders.

This way, if a unique situation arises in the field, we have experts that we can call on, therefore bringing the cutting edge of cleaning technology to you. 

Our industry provides courses in carpet cleaning, repair, fabric cleaning, marble and tile cleaning, area rug cleaning, customer service, marketing, management, and other related courses.

Many of the organizations offer certification programs that involve testing and ethics requirements. There are trade publications, web-sites, bulletin boards and a variety of opportunities to stay plugged in. 

We attend courses so that we can bring you the very best. Many of these courses require travel across the U.S. and can therefore be quite costly. We believe however, as fiber technology changes and as floor coverings become more complex, proper education is becoming even more important.

The bottom line is that you have a tremendous investment in your textiles and flooring systems and it is our duty to know how to best care for them. Understanding cleaning technology at the highest level helps to reduce cleaning residues and creates a healthier indoor environment by eliminating invisible germs and bacteria. It also empowers the cleaner to remove more soil, therefore creating a longer lasting fabric or floor.

For more info on our cleaning systems visit www.carpetcleaningjeffersoncitymo.com

Or Call us at 573-636-3111

Don’t Neglect Your Carpet, Jefferson City!

August 20th, 2008
Would you drive your car for 100,000 miles without changing the oil? Of course you wouldn’t. To keep your engine in good working order, you change the oil and do a tune up once and a while, right? Your automobile is a significant purchase and you want to maintain that investment.

Your carpet is the same way. In fact, your flooring in general represents a significant investment and needs to be maintained properly. What are the warranty requirements? How often should carpet be cleaned? What are some of the things you should avoid?

5 Easy Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Carpet

1. Check the Warranty. Copies of specific warranties on your carpet purchase may be available from your carpet retailer. Stain resist warranties can vary from 5 to 20 years. ALL STAIN RESIST WARRANTIES REQUIRE REGULAR CLEANING AND IMMEDIATE SPOT REMOVAL.

2. Vacuum, Vacuum, Vacuum! It is said that the three most important rules for maintaining carpet are vacuum, vacuum, vacuum. Vacuum your carpet often. Once or twice a week at least. Vacuuming removes the sharp soil that can cut and slice the fiber causing premature wear. Much of this soil is not visible to the eye. Remove any loose particles such as loose food, leaves, pieces of crayon, bugs, etc. as these items can cause a spot on the carpet.

3. Have Your Carpet Professionally Cleaned Professional cleaning by a professional, certified firm should be done at least every 12 months according to DuPont and major carpet manufacturers. Heavy traffic areas may need it more often. Manufacturers warranties require professional cleaning at least every 18 24 months to retain texture retention warranties.
Rule of thumb: Clean your carpet before it looks visibly soiled.

4. Remove Spots Immediately Spots that are not immediately removed can turn into permanent stains very easily. Always use a spot cleaner that is recommended by the carpet manufacturer or your trained, certified professional cleaner! Many over the counter spotters leave too much soap residue that leaves a sticky residue behind that will make your spots return!

5. Have Carpet Protector Re-Applied The soil resistor that is built into stain resistant nylon carpet is removed with regular foot traffic and harsh cleaners. To keep your carpet cleaner longer, have your protector reapplied each time you have your carpet professionally cleaned.

Is Your Upholstery Really Clean?

August 10th, 2008

The fabrics in your home are hiding harmful soils, pollens, dust mites, and fungi. For a healthier indoor environment, have your upholstery cleaned today!

Although your fabrics may look clean, doesn’t mean that they are clean. Regular cleaning also keeps the degrading soils from breaking down the fabrics.

All the Best Jefferson City,

Aaron Sabartinelli

IICRC Certified

Is Your Carpet a Commodity or Investment?

July 29th, 2008

Would you be surprised to learn that flooring is your third largest single investment? Your home and your automobiles may be the only two larger single investments before your flooring. Sure, if you add up all of your furniture and other valuables, they may add up to more than what your floor cost. But your flooring is typically your single largest investment inside your home. The question is “Do you treat your floor like an investment?”

Any investment you have requires some kind of maintenance to get the maximum ROI. You maintain your home so that it will retain it?s value. You maintain your vehicle by changing the oil on a regular basis to avoid costly repairs. Your carpet and flooring is the same way. It should be maintained through regular vacuuming, prompt spot removal, regular professional cleaning, and the application of protectors. Your carpet should be vacuumed once or twice a week, and professional cleaning should take place before the carpet has visible soil. Clean heavy traffic areas as often as they need it. Carpet manufacturers recommend professional cleaning at least every 12 months and require hot water extraction every 12 to 18 months to retain texture retention.

So, keep your carpets clean Jefferson city.

Aaron Sabartinelli– Certified Carpet Technician, Christian Service Company

Great Time For Carpet Cleaning Central Missouri

July 25th, 2008

Summer is one of the best times for carpet cleaning in Central Missouri. 

You’ve got your air conditioner cranked at full speed.  It’s the best dehumidifier most homeowners have.  When we come out to clean your carpet, we concentrate on drying it FAST.  Fast drying means a cleaner carpet.

We’ll use a special tool along with the standard carpet cleaning wand that is designed to use less moisture.  Plus, we perform extra passes over the carpet to remove excess moisture.  

Especially with the high humidity in Cental Missouri, it’s important for us to do these extra steps.  We want to make sure you get the most exhaustively thorough carpet cleaning you can get in Central Missouri.

So give us a call now at 636-3111.  We’d be glad to give you a fast-friendly phone estimate. 

Call now, you’ll be glad you did.

Referrals & Rewards

May 21st, 2008

When you send us a referral, it’s a vote of confidence that we know you appreciate what we do.

We honestly strive to give you and the friends you refer the best cleaning possible. We take the time to do the job as best as possible while we’re there. We invest the money on the best equipment we can buy.

When you refer us, we want to reward you instead of rewarding the advertising media like the newspaper.

For each new client you send us, we will reward you with a 10% referral fee that can be used toward FREE CASH or FREE CLEANING. Your choice. Simply refer your friends, neighbors, or co-workers, and we will reward you automatically. Remember that we offer a 100% money back guarantee, so you can be sure that we will take the absolute best care of your referrals!

Paper towels to remove pet urine

April 21st, 2008

Okay, this isn’t my biggest recommendation.  The best idea is to use a wet vac to extract the urine before even doing any spot removal.  But I realize many homeowners are either going to be too lazy to get out the wet vac or spot removal machine.  Or, they may have never gotten around to buying one.

So it’s inevitable people will still use paper towels.  If you do use paper towels to remove urine, follow these tips.

First, put a stack of paper towels on the urine spot.

Second, put a heavy non-porous object on top of the paper towels.

Third, allow this to sit to 1-2 hours. 

Fourth, check to see if all the urine was extracted into the towels.  If not, repeat the process.

That’s it.  It does often require repeat steps.  If you don’t repeat the steps, you’ll have urine left in the backing or padding.

When finished, use a good enzyme.  Call our office at 632-4400/796-4139 for a great enzyme product.

Sparkling Clean Tile & Grout

April 10th, 2008

You may have seen our ad in the News Tribune that tells how we’ll make your tile and grout look almost like new again.

We do this with our exclusive high pressure, hot water tile extraction process.  It removes all dirt, grease, and grime from your tile and your grout.

We’ll clean your first 25 square feet of tile FREE just to show you what we can do.  If our test area doesn’t make you happy, you’re not obligated to get anything else done.  But we know the strength in our system.  After that, we’ll clean whatever you like.  Keep in mind we do have a $95 minimum service order.

Call us now at 632-4400 or 796-4139 

Bait and Switch Carpet Cleaning Jefferson City

March 30th, 2008

If you’ve ever read any of the coupon mailers, you’ve seen the cheap carpet cleaning offers for whole house carpet cleaning at around $70 for the whole house.  But what you don’t realize is many of these companies never intend on doing a professional cleaning for that price.

Instead, they bait you with a low price and switch a higher price when they get in your home.  They say that since your carpet is dirty, you’ll need an extra special cleaning.  Don’t fall for it.  Chances are, they won’t give you a professional cleaning even if you pay their higher price.

You get what you pay for.  We never bait and switch and back our work with a 100% guarantee. 

Wax & Carpet

March 6th, 2008

Candle wax is the most common type of wax to be spilled on carpet, and one of the most difficult waxes to remove due to the high heat and coloring of the wax during the spill.

Other types of waxes that can find their way into textiles include those used in polishes, cosmetics, hobbies, cooking and more — but these are usually easy to remove with extraction and dry solvents.

Customers may think that the removal of candle wax should be easy… and at times removing the visible wax is easy, but there often are residues and colors left behind that make the job much more difficult than originally anticipated.

Understand wax before cleaning

Wax can come from many sources, such as from beehives, petroleum products, plants, animals, etc.

Most waxes used in candles come from petroleum by-products, commonly referred to as paraffin wax. It typically melts slow and allows the user to enjoy a burning candle for hours, if not days.

In order to appreciate how wax can bind with fibers, think of the characteristics of fibers.

Olefin and polyester are oil loving fibers, and thus will tend to bond faster and stronger with anything petroleum based — like candle wax.

Although it may not be noticeable during cleaning, to some degree you will often find olefin and polyester somewhat more difficult to remove the “greasy” aspect of the candle wax, but at the same time, repelling the colors that can be in the wax.

Nylon may be more forgiving to the waxy part of the spill, but not as forgiving to the colors in the wax.

Wool is mostly a nightmare when it comes to removing wax, but it can be done.

Bottom line for cleanup of wax on carpet is call your carpet cleaner quickly and while they are on the way, keep the area slightly damp with hot water and a WHITE ONLY towel.

Aaron Sabartinelli