Carpet/Rug/Upholstery Cleaning

Just Ask Jess: Kawasaki Disease - Can Children Get it from Steam-Cleaned Carpets?

Kawasaki Disease, also known as Kawasaki Syndrome, is a rare children's illness
May 23, 2013

The cause of Kawasaki Disease is unknown, but scientists who have studied the disease believe the research and evidence strongly suggests an infectious agent such as a virus or bacteria causes it.


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Rug Repair Part II: Rug-End Securing

The most common repair request is correcting damage to a rug’s ends.
May 16, 2013

Last time we discussed general principles of rug repair and how to get started. So if you are reading this, it is a sign you want to be a “rug fixer.”


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How to Deal with Heavy Traffic Lanes

How do we successfully deal with traffic lanes?
May 2, 2013

When you walk through the front entrance of your commercial carpet cleaning account, it is often easy to locate the busiest areas by following the trail of asphalt tracked in from the parking lot on matted carpet that is already heavily impacted with soil.


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Rug Repair Part I: An Introduction to Rug Conservation, Restoration and Repair

Rug repair is a craft requiring knowledge and skill.
April 3, 2013

Why offer rug repair? Being a full service rug cleaning and restoration facility sets you apart from most carpet cleaners that also offer rug cleaning.


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Carpet Cleaning vs. Carpet Restoration

There's a difference between carpet cleaning and carpet restoration.
April 3, 2013

A friend just bought an Asian food café and the loop-pile nylon carpets haven’t been cleaned in about 2½ years. There are heavy food soils and the walkways are matted with grease. What can I do to clean the carpet?


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Low-Moisture Carpet Cleaning: Where Does the Dirt Go?

On low moisture applications, where they make sense and what to use during the process
April 3, 2013

If you have incorporated encapsulation cleaning – a form of low-moisture cleaning – into your professional offerings and used it on your customer’s carpets, you may have asked yourself where the dirt goes.


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Carpet Fiber Identification: What’s What?

Proper identification will tell the professional cleaning technician exactly which carpet fiber he or she will be working with, and which methods, procedures and cleaning solutions will be safe to use
March 1, 2013

Carpet fiber identification is a vital step in the cleaning process. Proper identification will tell the professional cleaning technician exactly which carpet fiber he or she will be working with, and which methods, procedures and cleaning solutions will be safe to use.


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Starting a Rug Washing Center? Here’s What You Need to Know

There are more rugs on the planet now than there have ever been before
March 1, 2013

If you’re looking to get serious with rug washing, what do you really need to have on hand and what do you really need to know?


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The Numbers Game

February 6, 2013

I define an “expert” as one who masters the details of her or his profession. And part of that expertise includes keeping up with changes in their industry. 


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A History of Carpet Cleaning Chemicals

February 4, 2013

Chemistry as a whole is a unique science and when it comes to carpet cleaning chemistry, it’s a totally different ballgame.


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The Experience Spring 2013

See all the sights from Clearwater Beach for the inaugural Experience Conference and Exhibition, held from April 17-20, 2013.

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ICS Cleaning Specialist Magazine

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2013 April

Take a look at the brand new April 2013 issue with features on Marketing, Rug/Carpet Cleaning, and Hard Floor Maintenance.
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