Sean's Carpet Care

Have you recently had a spot or stain on the carpet? Have you searched around the web for help? Isn’t it amazing at how much information there is to remove  spots and spills from your carpet and upholstery? Pet Urine removal is also a hot topic with tons of supposed secret information on how to treat pet urine.

As a professional carpet cleaning in Portland I am amazed at how much mis-information there is on the web. Some of the information I learn that my cleints have tried has often made spots worse or improssible to remove. The truth…using the correct chemistry to remove a spot can keep it from becoming a permanent stain. Use the wrong chemistry on a spot or stain and the spot can become permanent.

Everyday, I see things done with carpet, upholstery, counter tops, tile, etc. that cause major, often unrepairable, damage. With a little education on how to take the best care of your carpet, upholstery, tile & grout, and more you can keep your home in great condition.

What I’ve Learned – Secret Carpet Cleaning Information – For My Clients

Helpful Tips to Keep Your Home Looking It’s Best

Tip #1 – CAUTION Putting Area Rugs Over Carpet - You want to put a beautiful new area rug on top of the carpet in an area of your home.

Ok, but please make sure the rug does not have latex in the backing. Latex releases a gas called BHT that over-time naturally causes irreparable damage to the carpet turning it yellow. For example, the latex back on new shower mats is white and turns yellow over time. The BHT gas sometimes can also turn vinyl floors yellow.

Tip #2 – Acids Etch Natural Stone Counters/Floors- Natural stone counter tops and floors are prone to etching when exposed to acids, such as lemons. It is important to have these surfaces sealed. Often contractors skip sealing natural stone counter tops. Even after sealing natural stone surfaces can still etch, so be careful letting any type of acid sit on these surfaces.

Tip #3 – Unsealed Tile - Tile floors, counter tops, and showers are often left unsealed by contractors.  We can bring these areas back to life and seal them to help keep foreign debris from penetrating the grout.

Tip #4 – Prep A Repair Piece (Just in case J) - If you have new spare pieces of your carpet then I would recommend taking an approximately 12 x 24 inch piece and placing it where it will get lots of foot traffic (preferably shoe traffic). This will serve as great piece of replacement carpet that will blend in with the original carpet, if needed. After about a year of walking on this carpet have it cleaned and then put away.

Tip #5 – A Reason Why Dogs Like Certain Rugs – Do you have a dog that likes to pee on certain rugs and not others? The reason some dogs pee on one rug consistently and not the others is because the rug they favor may be made out of wool. Of course the dog has not seen a lamb running around the house, but the wool causes the dog to think there is a lamb near. The dog thinks, “Hmm…No lamb is coming into my home and taking over.” The dog pees on the rug to mark its territory. Bleach dissolves wool. So if you carefully remove one fiber from the rug and put some bleach on it and it dissolves then you know it is wool! Do Not put bleach on the rug.

Tip #6 – Microfiber Upholstery – Microfiber is a fabulous material that is very durable. This fabric is imitation suede, which is a compliment. If you have a spot on this type of fabric make sure to BLOT the spill. NEVER rub the spot or you can permanently damage the fabric turning it from a suede look to a leather look. Microfiber is not like carpet and cannot be re-dyed.

With the information above you should be better equipped to take the best care of your home. I found a great article on AOL that discusses How to Avoid The Top 5 Cleaning Faux Pas to help provide the best home cleaning tips. P.S. Make sure to read the comments section. There are some great tips there as well.

Hope this information is helpful! Until next time….Sean

Your home is your castle. When you own a castle you need to make sure you perform regular and proper maintenance. One of the goals with my website it help people learn how to take care of their home environment. Often, i’ve noticed that there are a lot of maintenance tasks that get over looked.

With owning a home you need to make sure to regularly clean the heating filters, carpets, hardwood floors, tile & grout, and counter tops. One other important maintenance tip is to take care of your lawn. One major problem with lawns that leaves homeowners at a loss for answers is How to Identify and Control Snow Mold Lawn Fungus. Check out the website link above for the answer on how to identify the mold and treat it yourself.

For more information on how to take the best care of your indoor environment, please check out my website. Hope this info helps…..Sean

My website: Carpet Cleaning Portland

The last time I hired a carpet cleaning service, I ended up in court because they had rushed over the job and cashed their check at a payday advance place. So I was extra-careful in finding this one. Sean’s carpet cleaning is amazing. He was here for several hours. I’ve never used a carpet cleaner who spent so much time working on the job. I really didn’t expect some of the pet stains to come up – and was blown away – everything looks new again. I also asked him to clean the tile grout in the kitchen, which I thought was also a lost cause. It’s looks new as well. His professionalism was more on-par with the kind of service you get at El Gaucho or Mortons than what you think of with carpet cleaning services. He explained the investment he makes in high-end equipment and continuing education – it shows in the end result. The carpets look and smell great. Do yourself a favor and call him. Really outstanding company”

Patrick Sheehan – Clackamas, OR

Patrick Sheehan for State Representative

New looking tile and grout is a wonderful thing. It provides great comfort knwoing that your tile counter tops, tile showers, and tile floors are clean.

Two Choices

The two options available with your tile and grout is either to hire a professional tile and grout cleaner or do it yourself  tile and grout cleaning.

You can hire a Portland tile and grout cleaner or another professional tile and grout cleaner in your area. Everyday, I see tile and grout showers, counter tops, and floors that need some serious cleaning attention. Hiring a professional tile and grout cleaner can bring your tile back to life like new!

If are willing to do some hard work on your hands and knees you can clean your own tile and grout.

Here is a great tile cleaning article that discusses the options for cleaning all different types of tile including, ceramic tile, slate, travertine, and marble.

You just bought a new home or had new tile installed. It would be a good idea to make sure that the tile and grout is sealed. Often contractors do not seal the new tile. Unsealed tile and grout leaves your tile prone to staining.

Here is a great article to further explain the benefits of sealing tile.

For help with your Portland tile and grout sealing needs, please give me a call at 503-922-4875 / 360-901-8686 or e-mail info@seanscarpetcare.com

Terrazzo tile is rare to find in many Portland and Vancouver Washington homes.

This type of tile has some special cleaning requirements like natural stone. Did you know…that unsealed terrazzo tile, like natural stone, can be damaged with simple acid from a lemon?

You want to make sure to that this type of tile is properly sealed, so there is time to wipe any acids that may spill on the tile. Remember, even with properly sealed natural stone and tile, you only have minimal amount of time to remove the acid before there is damage.

Here is a great article that explains how to do it yourself terrazzo tile cleaning.

If you need assistance from a professional Portland terrazzo tile cleaning company, please give me a call at 503-922-4875 / 360-901-8686 or e-mail info@seanscarpetcare.com

Regular maintenance of your tile and grout is paramount to keeping it looking like new and beautiful.

I understand that sometimes homeowners like to attempt to do their own cleaning. To help, I try and provide some useful tips to help make their project turn out the best possible.

I have found an article that may help you accomplish your tile cleaning goals.

In reality hiring a professional tile and grout cleaner is the best and sometimes the only way to get your tile looking like new. Here a link to my tile and grout cleaning website

If you need assistance with professional Portland tile and grout cleaning, please give me a call at 503-922-4875 / 360-901-8686 or e-mail info@seanscarpetcare.com

Ground in dirt and stains can ruin the look of your beautiful tile and grout. With the proper cleaning tools your tile and grout can be brought back to life.

One of the main things to consider is wether you need to hire a professional to clean your tile and grout or wether you can do it yourself.

There are a variety of cleaning tools available to the home-owner to take care of their tile cleaning maintenance. If the tile and grout become dirty beyond the skills of an average homeowner then it is time to call a professional.

Here is a great article that details the various tile cleaning tools available to clean tile. Not all of these tools are available to the average homeowner.

Click this link to learn how a Professional Portland tile and grout cleaner uses high pressure grout cleaning to safely blast the grout clean