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Cat urine odor can ruin your rug. The odor is so difficult to remove that many people simply stop trying. They end up throwing out rugs that are otherwise perfectly fine because they haven’t been able to remove the urine smell. However, you don’t need to throw out your favorite rug if your cat urinates on it. Instead, make your own rug cleaner from vinegar and baking soda to remove the cat urine smell completely. Read More»
After cleaning your home thoroughly, you might notice that you still have a strong smell that you are having a difficult time eliminating. While you could try to cover up the unpleasant smell with sprays or candles, you would be best off finding out what the root cause of the smell is so you can eliminate it. With the help of your nose, you may be able to diagnose the problem. Read More»
One of the biggest drawbacks to cleaning your carpet with a traditional steam cleaner is the fact that you have to wait up to 24 hours to be able to use your floors again. That means that kids, pets, and guests all have to be corralled into hard-floored rooms or rooms with dirty carpets until the cleaned area is ready to be used again. But don’t forget that, just like with clothing, you can have your carpet dry cleaned instead of using cleaning methods with excessive moisture that takes so long to dry. Read More»
If you have kids and pets, you might be utterly discouraged with the state of your carpets. This doesn’t mean that you should throw in the towel and give up on carpet maintenance. Here are four reasons you should still have your carpets professionally cleaned even with a rough and tumble family.
1. Professional Carpet Cleaning is Good For Your Family’s Health
If shoes don’t come off right away, a lot of the outside might make it inside, becoming embedded into your carpet. Read More»
If you have carpeting in your home, you dread having your child spill their juice all over the carpet. Your carpet is not ruined forever as long as you clean the juice quickly. Follow these four steps immediately after a spill occurs to save your carpeting.
Blot
Grab some paper tower or a rag, and use it to blot up the juice from your carpeting. Do not make the mistake of immediately scrubbing, as it will cause juice stains to get deeper into your carpet fibers. Read More»
While some businesses have a clear reason to implement a uniform policy, such as to quickly help customers identify them, many businesses choose to keep the dress code casual and give customers more freedom regarding what they wear. This is not always a good choice because uniforms can have a positive effect on the work environment in several ways.
Creating a Bond
Uniforms can create a bond between members by having a single brand that employees can feel connected to. Read More»
If you are like most people, then you likely have a love-hate relationship with your vacuum cleaner. When you first brought it home from the store it would nearly suck the carpeting right off of the floor, but now that it is older it struggles to remove dirt and pet hair from even a bare floor.
The good news is that you can fix the problem with your vacuum’s lack of suction, even if you do not have any small appliance repair experience. Read More»
If your carpet has been damaged following a flood, plumbing issue or other water-related mishap, you might be interested in dry cleaning options to avoid any additional water damage or humidity. Believe it or not, dry cleaning carpeting is actually quite common, especially when the carpeting has already experienced damage. Dry cleaning isn’t entirely free of liquid, it simply avoids excess moisture and saturation. Below are three methods of carpet dry cleaning to choose from. Read More»
Carpeting your home is a huge investment. So, are you damaging that investment when you clean it? Below, you will find a few mistakes that you can avoid while keeping your carpet clean.
Mistakes with a Vacuum
How often do you vacuum? Commonly, carpets are not vacuumed enough to protect them from becoming damaged. Over time, the dirt and dust on the top of the carpet is pushed deep into the carpet fibers. Read More»
Babysitting is a lot of responsibility. Not only do you have to make sure the kids stay safe, you also have to make sure that they don’t tear up the house. Unfortunately, no matter how careful you are, little kids can still find a way to make messes. If the little ones you’re babysitting just made a mess on the carpeting, you’re going to want to hide the evidence. Here are a few quick tricks for cleaning up some of the most common messes kids leave behind. Read More»
