Floor Cleaning Tips
Simple Solutions for Sticky Situations: Gum in Carpets Finding gum stuck in your carpet can feel like a disaster, but it doesn’t have to be. Whether it’s the result of an accidental drop, a playful child, or a careless step, gum can be a stubborn mess to deal with and it is a good idea…
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Tips to Dry Your Carpet After Cleaning Cleaning your carpet is essential for keeping your home fresh and maintaining the life of your flooring. However, drying your carpet after cleaning is equally important. If left damp, carpets can develop mold, mildew, and unpleasant odors. If you will are doing this yourself, it’s good to know…
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Spot Cleaning and Deodorizing Carpets Keeping your carpets clean and fresh is essential for maintaining a pleasant living environment. Spot cleaning stains promptly and deodorizing carpets can help prevent odors and keep your home smelling great. Here’s a comprehensive guide on how to effectively spot clean and deodorize your carpets. Spot Cleaning Carpets What You’ll…
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What are the Basics of Cleaning Carpets? The basics of carpet cleaning are pretty much common knowledge. You follow manufacturers recommendations. Vacuum regularly, clean carpet spills and stains as soon as possible to avoid permanent staining and have them professionally cleaned periodically. Besides vacuuming regularly, it’s important to know the basics of stain removal as…
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How to Polish Marble and avoid Etching Marble is a hard crystalline calcite or dolomite rock that takes a high polish. It is unparalleled in it’s beauty. Polished marble floors or countertops will look like they are wet just by the high shine possible when the stone is honed. Marble colors vary from pure white,…
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Proper Care of Linoleum Flooring One of the nice things about linoleum is that it’s extremely durable. In fact, it’s so durable; it’s been used as interior floor covering on battleships because it holds up. Linoleum has been a flooring option for over 100 years and still a desirable choice today because it can last…
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How to Clean Wool Rugs The first step to cleaning your wool rugs is the vacuum them regularly to remove dirt, sand, dust, leaves and all of the other icky stuff we track into our homes every day. If you can, lightly vacuum them every day. Use a vacuum with a strong beater brush. This…
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Cleaning Parquet Wood Floors Parquet floors lend warmth to your home that other types of flooring just can’t match. While most new floors are either regular hardwood or laminate, older homes often feature intricate parquet style floors, which are made up of smaller pieces of wood fit together in regular patterns or inlaid around the…
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How to Clean Pergo Laminate Floors Pergo is most recognized brand name in laminate floors. Because it was the first company to introduce the concept of laminate to the United States in the late 1970’s, many of us have come to use the brand name as its meaning, the way we do with Band-Aids or…
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How to Remove Candle Wax from Carpet Candles can make your home feel warm and inviting; they can fill your home with your favorite scent from cinnamon buns to evergreen and floral scents. Candles can also make a royal mess if you knock one over and the wax stains the carpet. Anyone who has burned…
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