safe carpet cleaning
Posted by: tinakimmens on: March 7, 2009
safe carpet cleaning
Today with all the different methods of carpet cleaning available to us and given that the serves is not regulated and just about anyone can use both the products and machines.
Given that cleaning is a science its important that your carpet cleaner knows what they are doing. both heat and chemicals can damage your carpets if used wrong.
The answer is using professional carpet cleaning services. but how can you tell the difference between some person that just gone out and bought a van and machine to go into it. well anyone that joins a professional body you can be sure they are serious about carpet cleaning. most professional bodies require that training and insurance are part of membership.
Its not just about joining a professional carpet cleaning body, its about on going training and investment in what really matters and that’s education. I see lots of machine and product providers selling their products with a attitude that it the answer to all carpet cleaning problems. the science does not change and understanding what’s going on when you clean a carpet makes these buying decisions much easier. and much easier to see past all the sales talk.
Carpet Cleaning Watford
Posted by: tinakimmens on: January 13, 2009
Carpet Cleaning Watford 01923 439074
What To Do After You Had Your Carpet Cleaned
After we have cleaned your carpets, some simple precautions should be observed for the best results.
1 Please minimize traffic on the carpet and remember walking from wet carpet onto a hard surface can be very slippery!
2 For their health and safety, please keep children and pets off recently cleaned carpet until completely dry.
3 To avoid stains or rust spots, please don’t remove any pads or blocks we may have placed under furniture until the carpet is completely dry.
4 If stain protection was applied after cleaning, drying time may be lengthened. Please allow 24 hours before heavy carpet use.
5 Carpet drying time can vary widely due to density of your carpet, humidity and the degree of soil. To speed up drying, ventilate the area as much as outside weather allows, and increase air circulation (turn on fans). Carpet drying times may vary from only two hours under ideal conditions to as much as 24 hours.
You’re 3 Choices when looking for help?
Choice 1: The wonderful, old fashioned cleaning lady
Some families are lucky enough to employ a cherished housecleaner, who has been cleaning for many years, and become part of the family. Unfortunately, as this group of cleaner retires it seems there are no new generation to take up this career and is now dwindling.
Choice 2: Temporary cleaning person
The demand is being filled by more people who are cleaning either temporarily or as a last choice. Types of people in this transit group are students, aspiring musicians, immigrants; most are waiting for their big break, or until something better comes along.
Choice 3: cleaning companies.
In this case, a professional cleaning company hires, trains (ideally), and manage the housecleaner. If the housecleaner quits or is ill, it’s up to them to find a replacement. Some companies send individuals, others send teams.
The quality and reliability of these companies varies enormously, but. Is generally improving as more people appreciate the opportunities in this expanding industry.
16 reasons why it’s hard to find good help
• doesn’t come on the day or time scheduled
• doesn’t understand English well enough
• rearranges the furniture and doesn’t put them back right
• doesn’t clean well enough
• doesn’t know how to clean
• charges to much
• breaks things
• doesn’t follow (or forgets) directions
• substitutes cleaners too often (no continuity)
• doesn’t accept responsibility for accidents
• won’t do extra chores (windows)
• is too much trouble to get ready for
• quits, and you have to start over again
• eats the cupboards bare
• steals things
• is to nosy
HOW TO AVOID THE MINEFIELD!
5 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOU TO FIND YOUR WAY THROUGH.
Recommendation: 1 Make a commitment to find a maid service that will clean your home with reliable staff. That will clean your home to the highest professional standards.
Recommendation: 2 List your objectives. Do you want a company to send in a cleaner that will just pick up a duster
Just do the basics, or do you want your home cleaned to an average standard week in week out? Or do you want to work with an honest, reputable company, or are you willing to risk it on a company that offers you no guarantee?
Recommendation: 3 Ask questions, this way you will learn about a company, ask specific questions and listen carefully to the answers.
Here are the questions we suggest you ask.
1. Do you guarantee your work?
2. What happens if you lose my keys?
3. How would you handle a theft?
4. What checks on standards do you do?
5. How many clients do you have?
6. What would you do if you suddenly got 10 extra clients?
7. How can you protect our privacy?
8. How do you work out the price?
9. What training has your staff had?
10. Do all your staff clean the same way?
Recommendation: 4 Once you’re satisfied that you’re working with an honest, competent professional, Invite them to give you a specific written quotation. A written quotation gives the assurance that you know what your job will cost and that it meets with your requirements.
By following these four recommendations, you’ll gain all the information you need to make an informed, intelligent decision.
Abbots Langley Carpet Cleaning
Posted by: tinakimmens on: January 11, 2009
Abbots Langley Carpet Cleaning
Cheap carpet cleaning. Worth the risk? I let you answer that after you have read this article. Most people are attracted to value for money. But does cheap carpet cleaning give you value?
Fair exchange my dictionary says, does some carpet cleaner coming to your home and soaking and shrinking your carpets sound like a “fair exchange”? With money being tight at the moment with the credit crunch, more and more people are looking for a second income.
Carpet cleaning is a very easy business to set yourself up in. But there are many risks involved in cleaning carpets. Many of these cheap carpet cleaners are these second incomers. All they want is your money. They are not worried about damage to your carpets.
They will clean your carpets in total ignorance of the risks involved in cleaning your carpets. This ignorance will in the end lead this cheap carpet cleaner to damage someone’s carpets. Don’t let it be yours.
So why does this happen? As I said it’s an easy business to set up in. The machine providers don’t care; they just want to sell their carpet cleaning machines.
Some of these machine cost many thousands of pounds. And in the wrong hands will do lots of damage. Its not only your carpets that might get damaged it your property. Many will not have insurance to cover damage.
I have been in the cleaning business all my life. And I am amazed at what people think about cleaning. Most will say it can’t be that hard? Well I have city and guilds in cleaning science. Cleaning science? Yes. It is a science.
From the different types of detergents to the right method for the job.
Method is the number one thing that lets these second incomers down. When they are sold these carpet cleaning machines it takes about five minute to show someone how the machine works. But as you will know its all about how you use it and knowing the risks involved.
So why is cheap carpet cleaning bad? Low price is the lowest form of marketing. You can only be the cheapest until someone else comes along and cleans your carpets cheaper.
If you already have a job then you will not have the overheads like professional carpet cleaners like myself. So Professional like me is at a disadvantage from the start.
Professional carpet cleaners spend time and money building up a reputation in their areas and would do everything to maintain this. Cheap carpet cleaners can come and go; they have lots of tricks to hide themselves. One reason is tax.
So how do you tell a professional carpet cleaner from a bad one? Look out for the National Carpet Cleaners Logo it’s a sign that you can trust this carpet cleaner. But don’t just take that give them a call on 01604 678710 and make sure
Carpet Cleaning Abbots Langley 01923 439074 Call Tina Kimmens Anytime Up To 10 At Night (UK)
Upholstery Cleaning
Posted by: tinakimmens on: January 3, 2009
Upholstery Cleaning
Upholstery Cleaning is risky if you are looking for cheap upholstery cleaning. why? well most all the upholstery cleaners that work at the cheap are cheap for one two reasons. One, they cut back on training and trade associations membership like “The National Carpet Cleaners Association” and second they are part time.
With more and more people looking for extra income carpet cleaning looks an easy way to do this. Cleaning is a science. for example I myself have “City & Guilds in Cleaning Science” cleaning is something that looks very easy but when you get down to it has a lot of risk if you don’t know what you are doing. this is something you must remember when looking for an upholstery cleaner. unlike carpets upholstery is much easier to damage.
So how do you tell what type of upholstery cleaner you are dealing with? look out fot this logo.
carpet cleaning
For professional Upholstery cleaners like ourselves membership of The National Carpet Cleaners Association is a must. but for many they just will not make the investment in themselves. many fear the exams and training. coming face to face with the fact that caret and upholstery cleaning is not as easy as it looks is not what they want to hear.
I see website all the time with upholstery cleaners saying that they ave twenty years experience. but all they really have is the experience of many mistakes. as how else do they last so long without the basic knowledge? how many sofas have they tested their cleaning out on?
I had experience of going to a customers house to clean a sofa and they have told me on the phone that is has been wet cleaned before only to find out its dry clean only. wet cleaning a fabric that is dry clean only will speed up the wear and feel of the fabric.
Check out this report on upholstery cleaning for more information on upholstery cleaning.
Carpet Cleaning Network
Carpet Cleaning Romford
Posted by: tinakimmens on: December 29, 2008
Anyone who has ever sought outside help knows just how hard it can be to find a decent tradesman. Even in London, where official estimates claim some 100,000 tradesmen are working, and unofficial estimates reach 130,000 – finding a good tradesman can be a nightmare. And with enthusiasm for DIY dwindling, more homeowners have come to rely on the personal recommendation as the most reliable means for finding someone they can trust to do a good job. Carpet Cleaning is no exception to these numbers. we have good and bad just like any trade.
Carpet Cleaning is not looked at as a trade but it is. why? well let you tell you that I myself have City & guilds in cleaning science, membership of The British Institute of cleaning science and also member of The National Carpet Cleaners Association, both promote and educate people in cleaning science.
Ian Harper MBICSc
carpet cleaning in Ipswich 01473 206320
Posted by: tinakimmens on: December 23, 2008
carpet cleaning ipswich
The logo above belongs to the “National Carpet Cleaners Association” if you are looking for a professional carpet cleaner in Ipswich then its this logo that you should be looking for. All members have passed test and have insurance that will cover any problems.
Insurance is a important thing for you to think about. if you ask any carpet cleaner “do you have insurance” and they say yes you would think that your where safe in using them. well this might be true, but is it the right type of insurance? What the question should be is ” do you have treatment risk insurance”
Treatment risk insurance will cover you for any damage done in the process of cleaning your carpets. normal public liberty will only cover if they say drop your TV or smash something.
What you need to ask your self is why would a carpet cleaner not be a member of the main professional body? there will many reasons why not, but where else will they get educated in cleaning carpets? maybe by the school of hard knocks? I am sure you don’t want to be an experiment or learning ground for an inexperience carpet cleaner in Ipswich. so remember use a “national carpet cleaners association” member like us.
Call Tina Kimmens for carpet cleaning Ipswich 01473 206320
carpet cleaning romford
Posted by: tinakimmens on: December 23, 2008
Carpet Cleaning Romford
FACT: The OFT estimates there are 9million disputes between home improvers and tradesmen every year thats 25,000 daily.
So what can homeowners do to rectify this problem? Well, the survey also revealed that not enough of us are taking responsibility for checking out the ID, qualifications, training or reputation of the tradesmen we hire. To help you ask the right questions before you get caught up in a botched job, we’ve put together the following guide:
The Ten Question You Want Answered Before Booking Any Carpet Cleaner.
1. How long have you been cleaning and do you offer a money back guarantee?
2. Do you charge carpet cleaning by the room, hour, or square metre? (it should be by the sq ft or sq mt) and can you provide me with a written fixed price quotation? (not an estimate)
3. Can you recognise and make a decision on the best and safest method to clean my carpets?
4. How long will it take for my carpets to dry? (max hrs)
5. Do you use any harmful solvents and are your products environmentally friendly?
6. What constitutes an ?extra charge? ( you should never in the normal course of the job be charged for moving furniture and for spot cleaning.)
7. Can you guarantee my carpets will not shrink? ( if they can?t then go no further)
8. Are you professionally trained and by who?
9. Do you use approved products only and can you produce material data safety sheets if necessary?
10. Are you fully insured including treatment risk insurance. Can you produce your up to date accreditations and insurance policy on demand?
If all the answers to the above questions are to your liking you should then proceed safe in the knowledge that you have done all you can to ensure that the cleaner coming into your home is a bona-fide professional.
Carpet Cleaning Southend
Posted by: tinakimmens on: December 22, 2008
Carpet Cleaning Southend
Carpet Cleaning southend has two different groups. its these groups that are very important when choosing a carpet cleaner in southend on sea. One group of carpet cleaning services in southend on sea that will look for answers to your Problems.
With respect you will look at your carpet and only see dirt. but on a professional level its much more. now this should not worry you as you are paying a professional carpet cleaner to clean your carpet. Its only when things go wrong that you have to worry about this, Why?
Because if you are using a carpet cleaner that not invest in is them self, how can you expect them to have the right type of insurance to cover YOU when things go wrong.
I know that everyone what to get services as cheap as possible. but the first thing you need to look for is that you are dealing with a professional. its all to easy these days for someone to setup as carpet cleaning business in southend on sea. these guys are in the business part time and are not looking at building a full time professional business. this reflects on the service they provide. We all know that a business needs recommendation to stay around long term.
Cleaning Velvet Upholstery
Posted by: tinakimmens on: December 16, 2008
Velvet Upholstery Cleaning
Velvet is not a fabric, but a weave. Since velvet may be composed of many different fibers, it is essential that the fabric be tested prior to cleaning.
It is possible to damage the finish on velvet if the right cleaning method is not used. So It’s important to use a professional Carpet Cleaner.
Many Professional Carpet Cleaners walk away from this type of work as it requires time to do it right.
Never use a carpet cleaner that uses a Van or truck mounted carpet cleaning Equipment as the high heat used by these machines can damage the finish.
Carpet Cleaners that clean “By Hand” should be used as this is the only way to get this type of work right.
how to remove soot from carpet
Posted by: tinakimmens on: December 12, 2008
how to remove soot from carpet
As you can see soot can be removed from carpets and rugs. but be careful only use professional carpet cleaners as the results will depend on their training.
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