Always Do This When Cleaning Taking care of cleaning chores around the house is something homeowners have engaged in since houses were invented. Not much thought goes into it other than it just needs done. In our beautiful Charlotte NC area we see all kind of houses, so well maintain from the outside some that needs some loving care. But our lives keep us busy that we ignore them until something gets damage or a HOA send you a complaint letter. However, some specialized tasks inside the house , such as removing a spot from a carpet, getting rid of an irritating pet odor from the family dog or trying to find the best cleaning solution for the toughest jobs can actually end up causing more harm than good. Spot removal When we find a spot on the carpet, there are two things we tend to do. The first is to put way too much cleaning solution on the spot, saturating it and even getting the padding wet. This just spreads the spot and causes trouble in the future. The second is we tend to scrub way too long and way too hard. This can fray the fibers and you can’t fix that. So when you get a spot, put some solution on a white towel and blot. Never scrub or rub. Odor removal The biggest question when Fido or Fluffy does their thing on the carpet is “How do I get it out?” That’s not always easy unless you get to it right away. Urine will penetrate into the carpet, the padding and even the subfloor, and when it dries, over time it becomes sticky and smelly. Some will put powdered carpet deodorizers on those spots, which only gums up the carpet and creates a residue very difficult to remove. Like with spot removal, blotting the area quickly is usually the best remedy for the do-it-yourself types. Using products When one product works well and you find another one works well, too, the tendency is to mix them. Remember, never mix ammonia and bleach. Both are effective products on their own, but mixed together, they become deadly. Other products on your shelf could, if mixed together, create toxic fumes that can cause harm to your family. Always follow directions. How can you avoid all these problems and challenges? It’s simple: Call your cleaning professional today. They’ll be right over to save the day. Mae's Carpet Cleaning (704) 904-2964 or contact at www.maescarpetcleaning.com
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How to Prep Your House for Bad Weather – Part 2 Previously, we provided some practical tips on inspecting windows, roofs and gutters all this tips are the first step of getting ready for a Bad weather— and making sure they were all in good shape. Why? Because winter and bad weather is coming! Being prepared for cold, windy, rainy and snowy weather is important. Preparation means you will — hopefully — avoid water, mold, wind, fire and smoke damage to your home. If you have lived in Charlotte area for few years, by now you should know that extreme winter weather comes and goes really fast but that is not reason to no get prepared. Don’t neglect to disconnect Those beautiful spring, summer and fall days mean you are gardening, watering and taking care of the outside. But winter is a different story. Before the grip of cold weather sets in, take a few minutes to walk around outside the home and disconnect any hoses connected to faucets. If you are able to, turn off the outside faucets from inside the home just in case a pipe were to freeze and break. A broken faucet or pipe means water can flood the interior of your home. Inspect the HVAC It doesn’t cost that much to have a professional heating, ventilation and air conditioning company inspect your heating and cooling system. Be sure to have a company inspect and clean any chimneys you use. A puff-back of smoke is expensive to clean up, and the unthinkable event of a fire can be avoided with preventative maintenance. Keep them charged Your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are your silent sentinels, diligently protecting your family. Test your detectors monthly and change the batteries, even if they still seem to be working fine, every six months. Perhaps do this when you change the clocks for daylight savings time in the spring and fall. Being prepared is smart. But if something does happen to your home, be sure to reach out to your disaster restoration pro! Mae's Carpet Cleaning (704) 904-2964 or www.maescarpetcleaning.com Prepping the House for the bad weather – Part 1 When the weather turns bad, it’s time to turn against the weather. Prepping your home in Charlotte NC for storms that are either predicted or that can occur at any time is the best defense against wind, water and related storm damages. Without proper winter preparation of your home, you may end up inviting wind, rain and snow inside and then calling a restoration professional to clean it all up. Tip #1: Inspect the windows No, not in the glass itself (you can see that easily and would have already replaced broken windows.) Check the weather stripping, the caulking and edges of the glass. Ensure no air is getting in or out. This is easier to check on a windy day. Hold a tissue paper up to the areas you are inspecting to see if there is any movement. If so, repair that area. Replace the caulking or weather stripping if necessary. Tip #2: Get climbing… … up on the roof, that is. But keep it safe! Hire someone if you aren’t able to physically do this yourself or if there is any danger of falling. You (or someone) needs to inspect your roofing materials, areas around chimneys and vents… anywhere that water can intrude and cause problems. Be sure to repair any damage before the weather turns bad. Tip #3: Clean the gutters Dirty, cluttered gutters don’t do their job very well. Rain can easily turn into snow and ice, and debris in the gutters means they clog up and can cause all kinds of problems for your home. When the leaves stop falling, get out the ladder or hire a professional to ensure your gutters are ready for winter. No matter what you do, occasionally water, wind and ice can damage your home. Do the right thing: Call your disaster restoration professional when his services are needed. Mae's Carpet Cleaning (704) 904-2964 or go to www.maescarpetcleaning.com Commercial Carpet Cleaning in Charlotte NC
If you leave in Charlotte NC, you see how many business establishments have carpet. That’s why commercial carpet cleaning in Charlotte NC is a very important part of having a business, not for looks but for health issues, sometimes in tight places, concerning the many employees or customers who work or shop in these businesses. Commercial carpets receive more traffic than a regular residential carpet. This is why it’s very important to select the right carpet for your place of business. Keep in mind the following things when selecting a carpet: Fiber type, Construction, Color and pile design. Installing a commercial carpet has to meet the user needs and once installed, they will need to have a maintenance plan in order for the carpet to have durability and lasting beauty. The most important task on maintaining any residential or commercial carpet is a good routine vacuuming schedule and a quick spill response. It is really important to understand the main purpose of a carpet. It is not just to make the room look beautiful, but to act as a filter that traps anything that comes in and settles from the air. Carpets also help to absorb sound and prevent slipping. Any carpet needs to be toughly cleaned to be able to trap more of these particles over and over. Even you don’t see it, they are trapped inside the fibers. Cleaning commercial carpets is different than cleaning a residential carpet. Commercial carpets must have a maintenance program in place. With maintenance cleaning the carpet is cleaned with a portable machine with a low moisture cleaning. Restoration cleaning is where deep hot water extraction takes place. You must know the level of traffic on every carpet area to be able to make a schedule of maintenance cleaning and when it will need restoration cleaning. However, don’t stop your regular vacuuming. You should vacuum every 2 – 3 days for light/ medium traffic areas or daily in a heavily traffic areas. If you owe or manage a commercial building and you have carpet or rug in your floors call the experts of Mae’s Carpet Cleaning for your needs in commercial carpet cleaning in Charlotte NC at (704) 904-2964 To Get The Cleanest Carpet In Charlotte And Surrounding Areas Call Mae's Carpet Cleaning (704) 904-2964 or Visit Us at www.maescarpetcleaning.com
Three Steps to a Cleaner Home It’s a never-ending chore, tasks that must be done each day, each week, each month, each year… That’s right — keeping your house nice and clean and healthy for your family. Keeping your home clean is much easier if you have an easy-to-keep schedule, especially if you concentrate on “preventative maintenance.” If you think ahead and plan your cleaning tasks appropriately, you will find you aren’t stuck an entire weekend playing catch-up with house cleaning chores. Here are a few tips to an always-clean home. #1: Keep the dirt outside Be sure to have quality welcome/walk-off mats outside your front door and any other entry door you frequently use. A small — but polite — sign that asks visitors to remove their shoes is a huge step to keeping dirt and grime outside (or at least at the front door.) #2: Stop the stacking In the kitchen, that is. It’s easy to let dishes and other mealtime items to pile and stack up, with dirty dishes slowly taking over the kitchen sink and nearby countertops. Instead, make it a habit that after mealtimes or snacks that everything is washed, cleaned and put away immediately. If you use it, you clean it. #3: Team effort It can be challenging, especially when everyone is running all over the place trying to get to work and school, but if the entire family pitches in and spends just a few minutes on making beds, tidying up bedrooms, cleaning up after themselves, first thing in the morning… then the house is much cleaner for the entire day. In addition, plan a short amount of time each week where the family all works together to “speed clean” the home, picking up and putting away items laying around, dusting, vacuuming, sweeping and more. If you live in Charlotte NC or surrounding areas YOU KNOW that one of the biggest decisions you will ever make involve whom you invite into your home? No, we aren’t speaking of dinner guests or your next son or daughter- in- law. Yes, they are important… but what we are speaking of is something you might do without giving it much thought. What is it? Inviting a service company into your home. You have to do it from time to time. But you need to be extra careful of whom you invite. Remember, this is your home, your private domain, and you want only the best. Sad to say, many service companies today are a disappointment when it comes to providing customers what they really need and want: Good, quality workmanship combined with top-notch customer service. Your choice in a carpet cleaner or water damage restoration pro should be the best choice. What should you expect when you hire a cleaning or restoration company to enter your home and do work for you? The Top Three 1. Quality work: When you call a company to do work for you, it is assumed they will do what they say they will do, such as clean the carpet, clean the tile and grout, or remove the water that flooded your basement. 2. On time: They say they will be there between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. but if they are there at 2 p.m., what does that do to your schedule? A reputable company will be on time and respect your own schedule. 3. Appearance: A quality cleaning and restoration company should look like professionals. Anyone coming into your home should make you feel comfortable. After all, if they can’t keep their trucks and technicians cleaned up, can you expect them to really clean up your home? After all, it is your home. When looking for the best in cleaning and restoration, remember you deserve the absolute best! Call a quality cleaning and restoration pro! Call Us Mae's Carpet Cleaning (704) 904-2964 Here at Mae's carpet cleaning in Charlotte NC we love to engage in small conversations with our customers wile we are cleaning, and we see that everyone is concerned about better health. how we shop for healthy foods. How we take our vitamins. Visit our doctor on a regular basis. We drink filtered water. What we might not appreciate is the value of filtered air. How do you effectively filter the air in your home? You are right… changing the filters in your furnace system on a regular, scheduled basis. If you wait too long, you know it because the filter is just so darned dirty. It makes a mess when you change it. So you vow to do it more often, and maybe you even put it on your wall calendar so you don’t forget or set it up in your smart devices. You might even pick up a better quality filter, such as one that uses HEPA standards. But what about the biggest filter in your home? Wonder what it is? Just look down… if you have carpet, that’s the filter that often gets ignored. If you don’t have much carpet, odds are you have area rugs covering those hard floors. Those area rugs are filters, too. Carpet in a home is a protection for you, because it traps all kinds of allergens that can be the bane of asthma sufferers. Carpet is a filter and, like all filters, has to be either changed or cleaned. It’s not practical to change your carpet every year or so (heck, no one could afford that!) but you can — and should -- have your carpets cleaned. Remember, allergens are very light and float in the air, and are respiratory concerns, especially for allergy and asthma sufferers. Carpet helps to keep those particulates to a minimum. There are many documented studies about how homes and facilities, such as schools, are healthier because of carpet and regular cleaning schedules. So enjoy your carpet… and have it cleaned by your favorite carpet cleaning pro! 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AuthorHi, my name is Juan Dominguez. I'm the owner and operator of Mae's Carpet Cleaning. I have been in business since 1998. I have seen it all, just name it. With my experience and continued education, I have been put in a position where I am capable and would love to share what I know with you. Archives
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