If carpet cleaning is not part of your annual spring cleaning week, here are a few reasons you must add it:  First, your carpets are the biggest filter in your house.  They harbor allergens, dust mites, bacteria, and if you have pets, oh boy, don’t get me started!  Every time you step on your dirty carpet, you are releasing the dust and bacteria in to your air for your family and pets to breathe!  This is not only dirty, it is also very dangerous.

Second, after the winter your kids and pets have dragged in bucket loads, literally, of dirt!  Your regular, everyday, dirt is lingering in your carpets.  Do your children and pets play on your carpet?  It is likely that they are playing in a very dangerous and dirty environment.

Not to worry though, with our truck mounted system and rotary extraction techniques we can eliminate the dirty that is polluting your house.  Call now to book an appointment for a no obligation carpet inspection.

Step 1:  As soon as the spill occurs absorb the excess liquid with clean cloth towels.  It is very important that you soak up the liquid immediately after the spill and absorb as much as possibl.  Apply pressure with your hands to soak up fluid that is deep in the carpet fibers.

Step 2:  Mix 2 or 3 drops of dish soap in a standard spray bottle with water.  When mixed shake the bottle to properly distribute the cleaning solution in the water.  Apply the water by either pouring a little bit on the affected area or spraying liberally to the affected area.  With a household spoon agitate or scrub the solution into the carpet fibers that have been stained.

Step 3:  Re-do step 1 and soak up the solution along with the spilled substance with a clean cloth.  Make sure you use a clean cloth and not one that you have already used.  Apply pressure by standing on the cloth on top of the area.

If the stain remains in your carpet apply plain water to the stain and re-do step 1 again.  For best results leave a clean cloth on top of the area with several heavy objects on top to apply pressure and soak up as much of the fluid as possible.  Leave the weight on top of the cloth on the area overnight.

If these steps dont completely remove the stain you may have to hire a professional carpet cleaning company to remove the stain.

You can get a free estimate for your cleaning on the homepage of this site to see how much all or part of your house will be.  The estimate that we send you will exclude the $25 discount, so whatever price we send you just ake off $25 nd you will know how much the charge will be for booking in the 4 weeks provided.

Remember, we use the Rotovac 360 rotary extraction tool that is far superior to any other standard wand or extraction tool.  View the Rotovac 360 in action below.

We hope that your winter has been good and none of your pipes have frozen. If you have any flood problems please contact us immediately at 505 577 6528. If your house has flooded and you have wet carpets it is very important that you call us to extrac the water as soon as possible. Water can create mold and be very dangerous.

Most carpet owners fail to realize how expensive carpet is.  When you buy a house you don’t take into consideration all of the individual components of the home, you buy the house as one entire piece.

Carpet is one of the most expensive components of a house that home owners will ever have to replace.  It is up there with roofs, and plumbing.  The difference between carpet and plumbing and roofing, is that the homeowner can take several easy preventative maintenance steps.  Follow these simple steps to up keeping your carpets and avoiding to have to spend thousands on replacing them.

The first and most important is regular vacuuming.  Leaving soil in your carpet for an extended period of time can allow the soil to become deeply embedded into the carpet fibers, making them even more difficult to extract.  Carpet owners should vacuum at least once a week.

The second is having your carpets cleaned professionally at least twice a year.  Most major carpet manufacturers recommend a professional cleaning every six months.  When you do have your carpets cleaned make sure to have Teflon carpet protector applied.  This will protect your carpets from soils, stains, and spills.

You can take several preventative maintenance steps to keep your carpets clean and looking great for years.  Follow these steps to avoid having to spend thousands on replacing your carpets in your home.

The most important factor, solve this problem immediately!  The longer you let sit, the higher chance you will have of a permanent stain.  Letting this sit even for a few minutes can lead to permanent damage.

If you have a wet vacuum extract the liquid, if you don’t, absorb the liquid with a sponge or a clean rag.  Apply pressure to the rag or sponge for an extended period of time, a good idea is placing a stack of heavy books on top of the rag.  Once the rags have absorbed a good amount of the liquid, change the rags out for some fresh ones.  Next, apply a very small portion of dish washing soap and dab the area, do not rub as this will push the liquid deeper into the carpet fibers.

After dabbing gently for several minutes use your shop vacuum to extract once again.  If you do not have the liquid extracting vacuum, absorb with rags and heavy books.  If you do not have a vacuum after this accident, you need to put it on your next shopping list, these tools are very important in quality home maintenance.

Next time have your professional carpet cleaner apply teflon carpet protector!  This process will be 10 times easier!

That has inspired me to write this post.

There are some big differences in the performance and ability of rental “shampooers” and hot water extraction units that professionals use.  The major differences are in suction power, water temperature, spray jet power, and mobility.  There are other services in the service area as well.  Professional companies use high quality cleaning chemicals. 

Suction Power

Rental machines are powered by electric vacuum motors.  These motors are stronger than the motors on your vacuum.  They are designed to extract liquid.  Truck mount carpet cleaning machines are powered by a gasoline engine.  The engine turns a piston at around 3,000 RPMs and creates suction for up to several hundred feet of hose.  Comparing electric motors to a gasoline engine is like comparing a remote control car to a go kart, there is no comparison.  A gasoline motor has far superior power for suction.  Better suction means extracting more dirt.

Water Temperature   

It is a widely accepted fact that water is a better cleaning solution when it is hotter.  Science has proven this.  Now, when you rent a machine, you can only get the water as hot as your tap will allow.  Rental machines do not have the power to heat water.  By the time you extract, the water has actually cooled down.  A truck mount machine heats has the capability to heat water to up to over 200 degrees.  This offers much better cleaning capability.

Spray Jet Power

Rental machines spray pumps are also electric powered, they offer around 250 PSI.  This is the power at which they spray the carpet with water and cleaning chemicals.  The more powerful your pump is, the deeper you can attack the dirt with.  The dirtier the carpet, the deeper down you want to spray and the more powerful of a pump you will need.  With truck mount machines the pump is also powered by the gasoline motor, allowing for up to 1200 PSI.  The truck mount machine has the power to blast the carpet fibers with cleaning chemical and the suction power to suck it all up. 

Mobility

Rental machines are big boxes on wheels that are rolled around.  They carry the clean water and the dirty water adding more weight to them.  If you have a 2 story house you have to drag the heavy machine up the stairs.  Then you have to unload the water before you bring it back down the stairs.  Truck mount machines stay in the work truck; hose is run from the machine to wherever the carpet is.  A light weight wand is the extraction tool that is taken into the home, allowing for very easy movement.

Rental machines just do not have the power that professional machines offer.  They can clean the surface of the carpet, but are no substitute for professional cleaning.  They can be used for small problems, but will never be as effective as a professional machine.

We have decided to offer 10% off of your next cleaning for every referral you send our way. The holidays are approaching and people will soon be searching for professional companies to clean their homes before family arrives.
All you have to do is refer us to your colleagues, friends, neighbors, and family. For each person you refer to us that result in a new paying client, we will take a whole 10% off of your next cleaning. Refer just 10 new clients to us and we will come clean your home for free! That’s right, FREE!
Remember that we offer a 100% 30-day guarantee. We will make sure to treat your referrals with the same professional and friendly service that we treat you with. The holidays are rapidly approaching and you can save money by referring us, we know you can use a little extra money to spend on Christmas shopping.
This offer lasts until December 20th. You have almost 2 full months to refer just 10 new clients to us. So please, refer us to the people you work with, all of the people in your neighborhood, and your relatives.

When I got into the carpet cleaning business I would see about 5 carpet cleaning vans a day when I while I was driving to my jobs or just running errands.  I would constantly see how low peoples prices were.  I would see random specials posted on flyers or the vans themselves.  Some specials I would see said “5 rooms for $99” or “each room $10.”  Whatever the case may be, I was pretty surprised how low people were charging for their service.

I have now been in the business for over a year and from my research and marketing of my services I found out how these people get away with such low prices.  First, they use the old bait and switch pricing scam.  A cleaner will reel you in with an astonishingly low price to get their foot in the door.  The special might only be good for the most basic treatment, that’s when they start loading on additional charges.  When they hand you the invoice you almost have a heart attack and then they reveal that you needed extra treatments because of the condition of your carpets.

Or, the prices they quote you actually reflect the overall value that they give you.  They charge you $99 for 5 rooms but they are in and out in 30 minutes and the carpets look the same and they are wet for 8 hours.  Now what good does that do you?  Your carpets are soaked and you are out of $99!

Carpet cleaning equipment can run up to $30,000, so any company that charges $99 for 5 rooms would never last!  The company also has to pay for advertising, insurance on the van, gasoline, and to pay the employee.  There is no way that a company could survive on $99 for an entire home.

When it comes to carpet cleaning, you get what you pay for.  Quality companies offer a strong guarantee, they have client testimonials so you know you can trust them, and they will usually come back for free to do any necessary touch up work.

Halloween, Thanksgiving, AND Christmas are all just around the corner! So spring may be over, but you still have 3 major events that should inspire you to have your carpets cleaned.

I am writing about this today because recently, as business has been picking up, my back is starting to ache! I am a one man operation and I do absolutely everything. Pushing and pulling the wand back and forth day in and day out is taking a tole on me, physically.

I have decided to invest in a new piece of machinery. This is a machine that takes the pushing and pulling out of carpet cleaning. This machine does over 200 “passes” a minute, because it is a rotary machine and spins in circles at 200 RPM’s. It is the latest and greatest in the carpet cleaning world. A big part of carpet cleaning is creating agitation to loosen dirt in the carpet fibers, with a standard wand you have to muscle the wand to achieve this. With a rotary machine the spinning heads do all that work for you.

Below is a video demonstration. This video shows how much better the results are and how it takes the strain off your body. Technology is supposed to make things easier isn’t it? There are a few different types of these rotary machines, here are two of them: