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Cleaning carpets in commercial environments is always a challenge. It needs to be done, but it can be difficult to find the time and resources to adequately clean. There are several carpet cleaning options, ranging from daily cleaning to interim cleaning to restorative cleaning. Daily

Ice melting compounds are used extensively in the winter months near the entrances of buildings to keep the ground from getting slippery, to ensure the safety of employees and customers. The problem is, as people enter the building, the ice melt residue is tracked inside and onto carp

The debate regarding air quality between using carpet and hard flooring has long been an issue. Many school districts and administrators believe that carpets negatively affect indoor air quality. On the hard flooring side, advocates suggest that debris gets trapped in the carpet fiber

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most people spend approximately 40 hours a week in an indoor location during the winter season, where according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) basic information on indoor air quality, indoor a

As different types of floors age, they accumulate varying amounts of wear and tear, and can become more difficult to maintain. It is important for maintenance personnel to understand how different flooring materials age and how to properly care for them throughout their useful life. I

Walk off mats do a significant job of keeping facilities healthy and clean by keeping soil and moisture out. To help protect your investment and to make your mats effective in cleaning, here are some tips to care for and clean mats. Storing Mats: If you have to store mats, store mats

Carpet cleaning mistakes can ruin your carpet. According to the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC), there are eight common carpet cleaning mistakes to avoid. Vigorously scrubbing a carpet stain. Not acting fast enough. Using the wrong cleaning prod

How do you approach a red stain on carpet? Traditionally, the heat transfer method has been proven to work in removing red stains. For this procedure, one would first clean the stain, wet the stain with a chemical product, agitate the chemical it into the carpet fiber using a carpet s

Removing coffee and beverage stains from carpet can be a fairly difficult task. Even if you are successful at removing the stain, it can reappear through a process called “wicking”. With any carpet stains, wicking is a phenomenon can cause the stain to reappear after the stain has bee

It’s that time of year again, spring cleaning! Now that the snow is gone, what facilities should focus on is removing salt and other contaminants that came with the winter season. Below are carpet cleaning topics that facilities should address to their staff in order to keep carpets h