Archive for Carpet Maintenance
Do I Hear Silence?
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During August some moms in the valley are sad, others are leaping with joy and many have emotions somewhere inbetween. It’s back to school! Children have approximately 8-11 weeks summer break in the valley of the sun and that is enough to exhaust even the most patient parent. If the return to school has brought quiet to your house during the school day, it is a good time to check your house for that summer break damage, plus get some household tasks completed that have been on your ‘to do’ list since school finished in May.
Post Summer Break Checklist
Carpets – Time to spot clean carpets. If there are more spots than carpet, it’s a good time to get those carpets cleaned. This also helps with reducing indoor air pollution that tracks in on shoes, bare feet and pets.
Upholstery – Time to spot clean, or, if necessary, get a professional in to clean your sofa and chairs.
Tile and grout – Heavy traffic on your tile and grout may have taken it’s toll on it’s appearance during the summer. It’s time to assess the damage and, if necessary, get a professional cleaner in to do the job.
Windows – You can clean the inside of your windows to get rid of sticky finger prints. However, it may be wise to leave the main outdoor window cleaning until the end of the monsoon season. You don’t want another haboob sweeping through spoiling your hard work, plus the strong summer sun makes smudge free windows a rare achievement.
Closets - If you have recently bought new school clothes for your children, it’s a good time to look through their closet and donate items that they have outgrown over the summer. It’ll make more room for the new school clothes.
If you just want to put your feet up and RELAX, or you are too busy to clean your house, call us and we can send one of our trustworthy employees out to bring CLEAN and FRESH back into your home. Hopefully your post summer break house assessment will be quick and easy to fix, but if you need additonal help or cleaning advice, please don’t hesitate to call Clean ‘N Fresh Cleaning Service at 480-821-1481.
Carpet Spot Cleaner Pitfalls
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We all need a spot cleaner on our carpet now and again, particularly with children and pets. Be aware that not all spot cleaners are created equally!
Avoid all-purpose cleaner on your carpet. The spot cleaner should be intended for use on carpets only. All-purpose cleaners generally leave a trouble causing residue that is difficult to remove and causes re-soiling.
Do not use any canned foam cleaners on your carpet. The foaming agents generally leave a sticky re-soiling residue which is also difficult to rinse out of the carpet.
Clean ‘N Fresh Cleaning sells a complete range of spot cleaners. For more details and to purchase please visit our store or call us at 480-821-1481.
My Area Rugs on my Carpets Keep Moving!
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There is a simple explanation. When carpets are manufactured the carpet yarns are made to lean in one direction, not stand up straight. This is called the “lay of the pile”. The physical characteristic of this lean causes any object resting on the tips of these yarns to move in the direction of the lean. When people walk on an area rug it creates a vibration and the rug moves. Carpet retailers carry pads which can be placed under area rugs on wall to wall carpets. These pads will prevent the area rugs from moving.
If you need advice on oriental rug cleaning, please contact Norma and her Clean Team at 480-821-1481 or contact us at Arizona Finest Oriental Rug Cleaning.
Does Carpet Cleaning Remove the Teflon® or Scotchgard® Carpet Protector?
Posted by: | CommentsThe answer is NO! Getting your carpets professionally cleaned does not significantly affect the carpet protector. However, there will be a noticeable loss of carpet protector due to normal traffic areas on your carpet.
Carpet protector is a coating applied to all residential carpets during the manufacturing process. Normal foot traffic wears this protective coating off the fibers. Carpet protector can be restored to the fibers at the time of cleaning.
If you have further questions on carpet cleaning, please contact Norma and her Clean Team at 480-821-1481.
Can I Walk on my Carpets?
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Often we are asked if it is alright to walk on carpets that may still be damp from professional cleaning. Well the answer is yes, you can walk on the carpet, even if it is still damp, BUT keep in mind a couple of points:
- Walking on a damp carpet will quickly transfer the dirt on the bottom of your shoes, to the carpet.
- There is a possibility that any furniture that is placed onto the damp carpet may permanently bleed metal rust or wood stain into the carpet. Ensure that plastic or aluminum foil is placed between the carpet and the furniture.
- Step with CAUTION from the damp carpet onto a hard surface as it can be very slippery. It’s a good idea to place a towel at the doorway on the hard surface floor to wipe your shoes as you walk on and off the carpet.
Any questions on carpet cleaning please contact Norma and her Clean Team at 480-821-1481.
Doorway Carpet Still Looking Dirty After Cleaning?
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If your carpet still looks darker in the doorways after it’s just been cleaned, it could be due to the lighting in that area. Firstly, check and adjust the sources of light before concluding that there is still soil present. Often if a door is left open, the doorway can appear darker as it lacks the reflected light that would be there if it had been closed. A solution is to close the door and this will often balance the reflected light and make the darkened area disappear. If the area still looks dark, call in a professional cleaner like Clean ‘N Fresh Cleaning Service.
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Too Much of a Good Thing?
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From time to time we are asked if there is a such a thing as cleaning your carpets too frequently. The answer is no, you can’t clean too often. If you are cleaning your carpets correctly, you could clean them every day and they would thank you for it! A carpet’s enemy is dirt and it will damage and age your carpet. Carpet manufacturers recommend that you clean your carpets approximately once a year. If you add children and pets into the mix, more frequent cleaning may be necessary. Color and type of carpet, plus traffic are also factors to consider.
If you have any questions regarding carpet cleaning please don’t hesitate to call Norma and her Clean Team at 480-821-1481. Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter at Clean ‘N Fresh Cleaning Services.
It Happened AGAIN!
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Your carpet has recently been vacuumed and you’re thinking how good it looks, when IT happens. You don’t know how or when it happened, but it is right in the middle of the carpet for everyone to see. A spot on the carpet! Do not grab the wrong thing to treat it as it can actually help set that nasty spot.
Keeping a few items handy at the home or office can help correct the spot:
- Cornstarch can be applied to fresh grease spots to absorb them
- Dry cleaning fluids or oil solvents for greasy residues (be careful these can also delaminate the latex binding the primary and secondary layers of your carpet)
- White wine or club soda can be applied to red wine spills
- Combination of solvents and clear dish washing liquid for all purpose stains
- Glycerin or rubbing alcohol works on most ball point inks
- Pet puddles can be addressed by applying white vinegar and water to the spot, and blotting
- Eye droppers and cotton swabs make application easier, AND always use clean white towels for blotting not rubbing (we’re not applying lotion or makeup).
Place these items in a handy carry all tray so you’re ready when needed. Quick response is always our best remedy.
Still having problems? Call Norma McCormick and her Clean Team at Clean ‘N Fresh Cleaning Service at 480-821-1481. Don’t forget to sign up via our website, for our monthly e-newsletter. Keep up-to-date with all our specials and cleaning tips.
Wool Rug? Spill? Do Not Panic!
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Oh no! Do you have an unfortunate spill on your wool rugs? Do not panic!
We have a kit that will help you clean up the spill. It is complete with both directions and products for water based and oil based spills.
Call Norma at 480-821-1481 for more details.
4th Quarter Gift Basket Drawing …. Still Time to Enter
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We are unveiling our 4th quarter Clean ‘N Fresh gift basket drawing. We just LOVE our residential and commercial clients, and we wanted to show you just how much you are appreciated, by rewarding you for using our Clean ‘N Fresh Cleaning Service, giving us referrals and taking the time to give us great reviews. Our gift basket goodies include a printer!
So here’s the scoop on how you can win the printer and other basket goodies. If you use any of our cleaning services, give us a referral OR submit a review on YELP during October, November and December, this makes you eligible for our gift basket drawing. You’ll be given one entry for using our services, two entries for a referral and one entry for giving us a review on YELP. It’s as simple as that. Drawing closes at midnight on December 31st so don’t delay in earning those gift basket entries.
