Carpet cleaning can appear to be such a tedious chore. There is vacuuming, spot cleaning and regular professional cleaning required when a home owner has carpets in their house. If you have children or pets, then carpet cleaning requirements seem to double. There are actually a few little things that you should know about carpets and carpet cleaning that will help reduce the time spent having to regularly care for your carpets.
Cleaning your carpets regularly is a great base for reducing future workload. Ideally, they can be vacuumed up to 4 times a week with no ill effect on the quality of the carpet. This helps to eliminate the dirt build up and thereby lessen the amount of times you will require a professional clean.
A regular professional clean, whether once or twice a year is also important. Many nasty asthma triggering dust mites live in carpet. So if you have a family member with asthma, it is important to regularly clean carpets thoroughly to help reduce the build up of dust mites and dirt. It also helps reduce the strength of chemicals required for cleaning. If your carpet is very dirty, stronger chemicals are generally needed to help shift the dirt.
If you are able to reduce the worst of the dirt coming inside from outside, then you will also reduce your cleaning time. Use extra mats at all entrance points to the house, then only these mats will need cleaning. Shoes also carry copious amounts of dirt, so ensuring that people take their shoes off before walking on the carpet, or have quality outdoor mats for people to clean their shoes on first before entering the house should help with this.
It is also vital that when a spill occurs, it is attended to immediately. Always keep a good spot remover in your cleaning supplies. The sooner you can get onto cleaning up the stain, the less chance of it becoming a permanent mark.
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Randy's Flooded Basement Clean Up
Are You Freaking Out Because You Have Water In Your Basement And Need It Cleaned Up Now Before Mold Grows?
Call Before It's To Late (224) 805-6456
Flooded Basement Clean Up Service
- Sump Pump Failure.
- Sewage Back-up.
- Broken Pipes.
- Water Heater Bust.
- Clogged Drains.
- And More..
Flooded Basement Clean Up Process
The source of the problem needs to be fixed immediately. Source of water comes from a sump pump failure, clogged drains, or a crack in the foundation. This needs to be fixed immediately. IMPORTANT: If it's from a sump pump failure unplug your sump pump and plug it back in. Your sump pump may restart and drain out the water.
Once I access the situation I will walk you through the best action plan to get it cleaned up and limit your loss. I document all the work that needs to be done and take the right pictures to give to your insurance company that they require. And take all the proper moister readings.
Then we will begin to remove your belonging to a safe place to dry. The materials we can not salvage we throw away.
With my truck mount system I remove all standing water. I remove water from your carpet, cut it up in sections, place it in construction bags, and carry it out side for the garbage man to dispose of it. (I may be able to salvage your carpet).
We must extract the water from the pad and dispose of it, by placing it in garbage bags, and carrying out side for the garbage disposal man to haul away. I remove the padding because that where the strong odor will come from, and where mold grows the easiest.
I check your walls and baseboards with a - state of the art - moister meter. EXTECH INSTRUMENT MOISTER METER. If there is high readings of water in your walls and baseboards then I remove them to prevent mold growth. Wet insulation must be removed too.
With MICROBAN I sanitize every inch to stop mold growth.
Once I have everything cleaned up I document the relative humidity with FLIR MR176 Moister Meter and date it for your insurance company.
Last but not least I strategically place air movers along with a dehumidifier through out your basement for 3 to 5 days to dry it out.
This Is What I do For You
- Stop the flood from getting worse.
- Develop the best action plan.
- Easily guide you through through process.
- Document all the work (wet readings and relative humidity,) take pictures, and send to your insurance company.
- Use industry standard fans, and dehumidifier to dry your home efficiently.
- Save your precious items.
- Affordable prices, and quality work.
Flooded Basement Clean Up Prices
$3 Per sq foot to extract water from carpet and pad, remove carpet and pad, and sanitize concrete.
$3 Per sq foot to remove drywall and insulation, plus sanitize.
$25 per day for each fan. $50 per day for a dehumidifier. It takes 3 to 5 days to dry.
$3 per sq foot to remove hardwood flooring, $3 per sq foot to remove underlayment, $6 per sq foot to remove ceramic tile. $.30 to move furniture and materials.
Life time warranty when I remove all materials that's been damaged by water, sanitized, and completely dried out with fans, and dehumidifier.
If you have any questions please ask so I can help you the best way possible.
P.S You will be happy.
Randy Lassiter
Phone (224) 805-6456
Email randydlassiter@gmail.com
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Randy's Upholstery Cleaning
This Is For You
Save Your Furniture!
Dear Friend my name is Randy Lassiter. I'm a Professional Upholstery Cleaner . If you would like your furniture cleaned and feeling great, please call me (224) 805-6456. I'll do a great job for you.
Furniture Cleaning Process
I spray your furniture with Matrix OutSet soap. Outset slices through body oils, hair, food, pet dander, and even cigarette smoke. Then I over spray your furniture with water to suspend the soil. The water and OutSet softens the soil and helps break loose from the fiber. I give your furniture a light scrub with an upholstery brush removing anything that's stuck to it. Then I extract all the grit and grime away using a high powered vacuum system. To dry it fast we must put a fan on it to create good airflow.
This Is What I can Do For You:
- Make old dirty furniture look great again.
- Strip away body oils.
- Clean head and arm rests thoroughly.
- Remove food and pets stains.
- Remove pet odor.
- Remove dust mites to relieve allergies.
- Clean dinner chairs so that you can eat in peace.
- I clean sofas, love seats, recliners, dinner chairs, and desk chairs. If it has fabric on it I can clean it.
Cleaning prices:
$99 Sofas Outset soap and wet clean.
$79 Love Seat Outset soap and wet clean.
$59 Lazy-boy Recliner Outset soap and wet clean.
$10 for each detached pillow, $20 for each dinner chair, and $20 for each business chair, Outset soap and wet clean.
Fine Fabrics
Please Call For Estimate.
P.S You can save a ton of money by cleaning your furniture instead of throwing it away.
Randy's Carpet Cleaning
Phone (224) 805-6456
Email randydlassiter@gmail.com
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Monday, July 19, 2010
How To Clean A Food Spill On Carpet
How To Clean A Food And Drink Spill On Carpet
In my previous article I wrote an article about how to clean up a food spill on your carpet by picking up the spill with a spoon or by your hands. I also said be careful to pick up the food spill with a towel because you run the risk of making the food spill larger by smearing it.
After you pick up the food spill from your carpet you need to rinse the carpet with water. Rinse your carpet with water using a spray bottle (spritzer) and blot with a paper towel or a micro fiber towel.
Most of the sticky residue can be removed with water. Do not over wet your carpet. Water should not go into your padding. If you over saturate your carpet to where the water goes into your padding the padding will take a very long time to dry and it can cause mold which you do not want.
A lot of the spotters say its a no rinse stain remover but you should still rinse it with water and blot.
The reason you want to rinse the spot with water and blot with FOLEX Instant Carpet Spot Remover is because soil will stick to the stain that's in your carpet and become visible again.
You will notice it a couple of weeks later after you cleaned the spot. The spot will become dark again because soil sticks to the remaining residual. So use the spotter after you cleaned up the food spill and blot with a towel.
Apply FOLEX Instant Carpet Spot Remover to the the stain and blot by using a paper towel or a micro fiber towel. You blot by taking the towel and pushing straight down. Hold for a few seconds and lift. The stain should be transferring to the white towel. Once the stain stops transferring to the clean part of the towel apply Folex and let it sit. Once its dry vacuum it. The stain should be gone.
If you are looking for professional carpet cleaning chemicals that's stronger then over the counter products you find at Amazon then contact me directly at (224) 805-6456 and I can supply you with professional chemicals and carpet cleaning equipment.
My Recommended Household Products. Click The Pictures Below.
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Monday, July 12, 2010
Randy's Carpet Cleaning
This Is For You . . .
New and Improved!
Simply The Best Carpet Cleaning Service.
Low Moister - Fast Drying - Carpet Cleaning
Your Carpet Cleaned To Where It Looks Good, Smells Good, And Feels Good. Guaranteed Or Its Free!
For Only $67 Per Room! Call Now To Have Your Carpet Pre-Vacuumed, Encapsulated, Agitated With The Original 175 Buffing Machine, And Deep Cleaned.
And that's not all . . . Your carpet will dry super fast.
Your Local Carpet Cleaning Specialist:
- Low Moister
- Fast Drying
- Encapsulation
- Agitation
- Deep Cleaning
- Spot and Stain Removal
- Urine, Vomit, and Feces Removal
- Odor Removal
- Safe Cleaning Products
Dear Friend my name is Randy Lassiter if you would like your carpet cleaned for a fair price at a time that's convenient for you then please call (224) 805-6456 and ask for Randy. I specialize in low moister, fast drying, carpet cleaning... your carpet dry within a couple hours.
My Carpet Cleaning Process
First I pre-vacuum your carpet, apply encapsulation to your carpet, agitate it with a rotary machine, I let the encapsulation work its magic for a couple of minutes, then deep clean the soil with a high powered carpet machine. Plus I agitate and rinse out every black spot and stain that's removeable.
I pay special attention to your high traffic patterns by agitating and extracting them out. (Where I beat my competitors) I do extra vacuum passes that removes moister and soil.
Your carpet will dry fast. Finally I turn your ceiling fans on to create air flow, this speeds up the dry time, (your carpet should be dry within a couple of hours). I bring your carpet back to life.
Professionals are moving to encapsulation cleaning. The chemistry forms around the particles and crystallizes it so that it attracts more soil. The encapsulated soil breaks free from the fiber and is easily vacuumed up.
Encapsulation also gives your carpet a protective coating. The coating protects against wear, tear, and stains. PLUS your carpet dries much quicker which prevents stains from re-wicking back.
And before I go, I make sure everything is to your satisfaction.
Stain Removal
I specialize in black spot and stain removal. Most black spots can be removed. They usually come from some type of sticky residue left behind from a spill, dirt sticks to the spill and it turns black. Have no fear because I can remove most of them.
Color stains on the other hand are trickier to remove. Red stains, blue stains, yellow stains, and orange stains can be removed but you have to act fast before they become permanent.
I use the best stain removers on the market, made by the most reputable companies in our market. They will either remove the stain completely or lighten it up. But there is no guarantee the stain will disappear.
I highly recommend that you do not use any chemicals yourself on the stain. Because if you do, you run the risk of setting it, and making it become permanent. Call me instead.
Newer stains are easier to remove. Older stains are harder to remove. The sooner you remove them the better off you will be. So hurry and give me a call and I will come out immediately for you.
Pet Stain and Odor Removal
Urine, Vomit, Feces, and more
To remove urine stains I use Urine Stain Remover made by Bridgepoint. It uses surfactants to penetrate deeply into the fibers delivering a potent shot of peroxide that removes stains caused by urine, vomit, blood, and other organic stains.
It also contains the odor encapsulating and bonding power of Bridgepoint systems Hydrocide. As it neutralizes and eliminates the urine stain, it also neutralizes the odor.
If Urine Stain Remover doesn't get it out, it's not coming out.
For heavy pet urine stains, the best thing to do is pull back your carpet, remove the infected padding, seal the subfloor with kilz, and replace it with new carpet padding. Once it's replaced with new padding - reinstall the carpet - then deep clean it using an urine and odor eliminator. Bam, now your carpet smells fresh again.
Pet Odor Removal I use Hydrocide Odor Exterminator made by Bridge Point. It removes odors from urine, vomit, decayed organic matter, sour smells, feces, skunk, musty mildew odors, and much more.
To remove odor from your carpet, first vacuum the carpet thoroughly, then evenly apply odor eliminator so it can penetrate the carpet fibers. Let the odor eliminator work it's magic for 10 minutes. Once the odor eliminator has done it's job I rinse it out using a powerful carpet extractor.
Keep in mind odor may be hiding in the padding.
I Love Pets But Please Put Them Up Before I come In.
I would Be Happy To Do This For You:
- Make your embarrassing carpet look NEW again. Something you can be proud of.
- Make black spots disappear like magic. I can remove most of them.
- Make your carpet smell fresh again.
- Get your security deposit back by freshening up your carpet.
- Help rent your place out by brightening up your carpet.
- Help sell your place by making your carpet presentable.
- Get rid of the previous tenants smell before moving into your new place.
- Make your carpet look amazing before having company over.
- Destroy all allergens and dust mites in your carpet, so you can live a healthier life style.
- Clean and Dry your carpet fast with low moister cleaning... Dry within a couple of hours.
What's the specific reason why you want your carpet cleaned so I can help you the best way possible?
Carpet Cleaning Prices:
$67 Per Room To Pre-Vacuum, Encapsulate, Agitate, And Deep Clean. (living room $67, dining room $67, family room $67, and bedrooms $67). Two room minimum charge.
- Urine, Vomit, And Feces Removal: Minimum Charge $134.
- I no Longer Move Furniture
MANSION CLEANING
Call For Free Estimate.
Here's The Deal I have For You
I'll pre-vacuum your carpet, encapsulate, agitate (give it a good scrubbing with rotary machine and red pad), and deep clean it with a high powered carpet cleaning machine . . . removing all the grit and grime from it.
I pay special attention to your high traffic patterns and thoroughly deep clean them. Plus agitate and rinse out every black spot and stain "that's removable" from your carpet.
Where I beat my competitors - I give your carpet a good scrubbing, which most of my competitors do not do, and I go over your carpet with extra vacuum passes that dries your carpet fast.
And finally, I turn your ceiling fans on to create air flow, this speeds up the dry time. Your carpet should be dry within a couple of hours. I bring your carpet back to life.
Guaranteed or it's free . . . For only $67 per room! Have your carpet Pre vacuumed - encapsulate - agitate - and deep cleaned.
If you are looking for a specialist I'm your guy. I do all the work myself, have over 20 years experience, plus a 3rd generation floor man.
My normal price is .50 cents per square foot to pre-vacuum, encapsulate, agitate with a rotary machine, and deep clean to the backing of your carpet. If you measure the square footage of your rooms and multiply it by .50 cents you will see what a GREAT DEAL you are getting.
My Guarantee is this. You don't have to pay one red cent until you go over everything and make sure it's to your satisfaction. Let me tell you my friend, this is a great deal.
This Special Ends Soon! So before you do anything else and miss out on this Great Deal, hurry and call (224) 805-6456 and book an appointment.
Testimonials
- I had a grease/oil stain on the carpet. After I had tried 2 or 3 different cans of carpet cleaner, I called. One visit & it was gone & stayed gone. I loved the fact that Randy was on time each time I have used him!!! Julie Thompson.
- A Google User. Randy did a great job for us after the record storm of July 2011. He saved our carpeting, showed up quick and saved us money over the big chain outfit. We always try to use local companies for repairs/services and finding Randy on Google maps turned out to be a life saver.
- I made the mistake of buying a carpet cleaner from the store. Every time I cleaned it, the carpet looked good for a while and then it seemed to just attract the dirt. I called Randy's Carpet service and was very pleased. Randy showed up on time, did an awesome job and the price was way better than what I expected. The best part, the carpet stayed clean. Now the carpet cleaner stays in the closet"," Henry Agallar
- Best carpet cleaning job ever on my old carpet. Anka Stark
P.S When I explain to you what your carpet will look like when I'm done cleaning it, and if it doesn’t turn out that way, then I will go over any area you are not satisfied with, and re clean it for you. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Randy Lassiter
Phone (224) 805-6456
Email: randydlassiter@gmail.com
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