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Scrape off any solids. Blot up liquids quickly, dabbing
lightly with a clean white towel or paper towel.
To remove greasy stains, apply a nonflammable dry-cleaning agent to the
spot with a white towel. Work from the edges toward the center. Don't
scrub. Dab gently until the spot comes clean. Always pretest any cleaning
agent on an inconspicuous part of the carpet and let it dry before
continuing.
Coat less stubborn greasy stains with aerosol shaving cream or
carbonated water. Use a hair dryer to speed dry. Then vacuum.
Sprinkle a greasy stain with baking soda, cornstarch, cornmeal, or
talcum powder. Leave on at least 6 hours, then vacuum.
To remove water-soluble stains, apply some detergent solution (1 1/2
teaspoon mild detergent per pint of water), working from the edges to the
center of the stain. Place several layers of white tissues or paper towels
over the spot and weight down with books or pots and pans. Let stand about
one hour. Replace with fresh tissues or towels and leave overnight. Then
fluff up the carpet pile with your fingers.
Concrete Floor Care Concrete is porous, like a sponge. Therefore a sealer is
needed to make it non-porous. On new concrete, or heavily stained concrete, etching with
acid or similar products will be necessary. This should be followed by a
sealer. Great care should be taken if etching the concrete
yourself, it will damage skin if protection is not used. Read the products
instructions thoroughly. A concrete paint or epoxy type coating can be
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CARPET
CARE
Vacuumed with high
grade shop vacs that remove 99.9% of all dust & allergens. Then
followed up with a HEPA filtered floor vac.
Furniture moved and replaced exactly as you had it. Baseboards cleaned and
scrubbed. Paint touch-up available. Carpet Shampooing and
spot removal. We offer both steam and dry cleaning. Teflon carpet protector
and vinyl runners
available to repel stains and stop traffic patterns from forming.
No hidden charges HARD
FLOORS Floor
stripping Sealers
applied to reduce porosity All
floors receive at least 3 coats of the highest quality wax. Polyurethane
treatments available CONCRETE Power
Washing and stripping Sealers
applied to reduce porosity Repairs
made to leave a smooth even level of floor Epoxies,
Urethane and Poly-Urethane coating available.
What
surfaces should be sealed?
It is funny that when you buy the single most important purchase of
your life, your home, you don't get an owner's manual. Today's story will
include a few facts the builder may have forgotten to tell you.
When you buy a home, you expect that all the brick and stone work,
actually anything fixed in place with mortar, to be permanently carefree.
That's not exactly true. It is a good idea to seal all exterior masonry,
concrete, brick or stucco surfaces.
Over time, wind and debris in the air combine with rain, snow and ice,
and our notorious freeze-thaw cycles, to weather away exterior surfaces
and degenerate mortar, which, being a very porous, man-made substance, is
particularly vulnerable.
No stone or cement object, not even mountains, can withstand the
elements. We multiply the harmful effects to horizontal surfaces by
assaulting them with rock salt and other ice melters and shoveling, while
cars drip oil and other fluids.
You can't stop weathering, but you can limit its effects by sealing
exposed surfaces. As a side benefit, sealed walks and driveways stay
cleaner and are easier to shovel because ice and dirt find it difficult to
bond to the surface.
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- If spot is wet, blot it, don't rub. Rubbing spreads the soil.
- If spot is dry, loosen soil and vacuum away prior to moistening it.
- Always rinse cleaned area thoroughly. If not removed, cleaning
products may cause the cleaned area to attract soil.
- When taking out stains, always use a white cloth.
- Clean spots and stains immediately. You will have much better chance
of removing them.
- When using any cleaner, dilute according to direction. A mixture
that is too potent may cause damage.
- Always pre-test the surface to be cleaned. Apply cleaning solution
to an inconspicuous area of the same material. If, after five minutes,
the material's color transfers to towel, try another product.
- Carpet shampoo is good to have on hand and is available at most
hardware stores.
- A mild mineral spirit solution is useful for many household cleaning
applications.
- For wax dropped on carpet or upholstery, set a clean, absorbent
cloth over the wax stain and hold a hot iron on it. Lift cloth away
and the wax should be removed with the cloth.
Hardwood Floor Cleaning Tips
- Carpet Runners and Floor Mats are a must. Shake out daily so you
don't track dust into the floor.
- Felt protector pads on the bottom of furniture legs will stop
scratches.
- Follow your finish manufacturers cleaning guidelines.
- Do not use furniture dust treatments. This will only add to your
work load.
- Do not wet mop wood floors. If any water is left standing, it will
dull the finish.
- Instead buy a small dust mop which can be used daily.
DID YOU KNOW THAT:
Salt,
Oatmeal and Baking Soda are all excellent NATURAL carpet fresheners.
Simply sprinkle on carpet, let stand for 15 minutes, than vacuum.
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