Tag Archives: carpet cleaning

Should I get my new carpets professionally cleaned after construction?

Carpet Cleaning After New Construction. Good idea or not? Carpet cleaning after construction We recently received this great question in our inbox, and it’s one we hear quite often: “I am currently buying a new construction home. The carpet is brand new but the construction folks have walked all over it during construction. I loved your post and wanted to get your opinion on carpet cleaning before moving in. My wife and I have been debating this and wanted to get some...

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What is the Best Carpet Cleaning Method?

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How Often Should I Get My Carpets Cleaned?

I know that I am guilty of saying this all the time.   Do the dishes – I’ll wait until later Clean out my car – I’ll wait until later Vacuum the floors – I’ll wait until later… Get my carpet cleaned – I’ll wait until later… And a few days pass, a few weeks pass even months…and then panic sets in.   We hear this frequently from our clients about scheduling for their yearly maintenance of rug cleaning, carpet cleaning,...

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How are we certified? Who certifies us?

Recently we received this great question: Who and what makes us “certified” to be a professional cleaner? With my answer, rather than looking only at certifications I’ll cover equal, and in many cases more important subjects. Before I begin, it’s imperative to know that carpet cleaning is not a licensed trade, like say a builder’s license. Many states require a business license, but none require a cleaning or restoration-specific trade license. This is important because...

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10 Myths You Might Still Believe About Carpet Cleaning

10 Myths about Carpet Cleaning Being a carpet cleaning business, we constantly hear bad advice and incorrect info about carpet cleaning. We took the top 10 myths that you might still believe about carpet cleaning and debunk them. 10. Cleaning my carpets will cause them to get dirty faster! IF you get your carpets cleaned improperly, this can be true. Since some methods leave behind sticky residue and soil, it is correct that improper cleaning can make your carpeting soil quickly. However, if...

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What do our cleaning products smell like?

“What do your cleaning products smell like?”, the nice woman inquired over the phone recently. She continued, “the last carpet cleaner used something so strong we had to air out the house for a week!” This is an awesome question and one we hear often. I’d like to share a story with you, dear reader. When I was a new Cleaning Craftsman apprentice many years ago, I remember one of the first questions I fielded. A nice lady by the name of M. Brown, whom we still work...

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Here is one of many ways we protect your property

I‘ve had many contractors in my own home over the years and it always drives my wife and me crazy when some of them barge in like they own the place, tossing their equipment around and potentially dinging up our walls, doors, floors, etc. We work hard to keep our place tidy and there’s nothing worse than a contractor coming in and making a mess of things. Because it drives us so crazy, we promised ourselves we’d never be “that guy”.  In fact, we take protecting...

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Christmas time is perfect for drinking wine…. and also wine spills – Brighton MI

We’ve received several calls over the past couple weeks about wine spills on carpet. Here are a few tips during this season for taking proper care of wine spills: First, it’s best to keep some clean white terry cloth rags or towels on hand. It’s important that they’re white so the towels don’t transfer color to the carpet. Paper towels also work, but aren’t as sturdy. Additionally, some paper towels have colorful designs in them, and sometimes they bleed dye....

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