The Most Thorough Carpet Cleaning Ever, Or It's FREE!

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Why Choose Sean?

  • Written Upfront Pricing
  • No Subcontractors, only Sean
  • Free Carpet Audit (Reveals Carpet Age, Wear & Health)
  • 11-Step Cleaning Process
  • Free Booties to Protect Your Clean Carpet
  • No RISK! - The Most Thorough Cleaning Ever or It's FREE!

 

About Me

The idea of starting a business popped into my mind when I was 5 years old. Well, at that age I never thought I would own a carpet cleaning business.

When I was 5 years old I received a brochure in the mail that offered an opportunity to sell Christmas cards. My father thought this was a great idea, so he asked if I wanted to see how many boxes I could sell? I thought it sounded like a great idea. Some of his words of wisdom he shared, which have served me well, was to never give up and to know that when I ran into problems that I had the ability to figure them out. I walked door to door and sold 25 boxes of Christmas cards. From that day forward I wanted my own business.

Throughout high school, I worked for my father building houses. This was a great experience where I gained a strong work ethic, which comes in handy now.

While in college I learned about carpet cleaning from a friend. I often thought about starting a carpet cleaning business over a period of about 15 years. One day everything came together at the right moment and I stared putting the pieces together to begin the business.

I clearly remember the day I finally bought my new carpet cleaning equipment. My father and I drove to Seattle where we picked up my new Rotovac and portable carpet cleaning machine. It was exciting! I remember looking in the back of the car and thinking, “Wow, there is everything I need to start my own business”. I was now going to be self-employed.


I Did Things A Little Different, or So I Was Told

Before purchasing equipment I studied to become a certified carpet cleaning technician. I was told by other carpet cleaners that was the backwards way to do things and that most carpet cleaners only become certified after cleaning for several years. I went ahead with my plans, because I knew many customers were not receiving the service they deserved. So I found an older version of the carpet cleaning technician certification manual and studied it morning, noon, and night for 3 weeks straight before the class. Needless to say I passed the class with flying colors.

Why Start With a Portable?

For years the only way I wanted to start cleaning carpet was with a truck mounted cleaning system, which is what I have now. I wanted to make sure I could provide the best service possible. When I learned about the Rotovac cleaning system I was convinced that I could clean as well or better than a truck mount. I knew that is was the person running the equipment that made a large difference in the results they could provide.

When I bought my new equipment I upgraded everything! I bought the largest air mover to speed up carpet drying times, the best upholstery cleaning tool so I could control over wetting, a water claw to properly fix pet urine problems, a black light, and other tools. Then almost immediately I began to add more and more specialized top of the line carpet cleaning tools. I constantly added to my service and continued to study how to provide better results. Well, it turned out that I could provide cleaning results with a portable that many carpet cleaners with truck mounts couldn’t touch.

After about 6 months I upgraded to a truck mount cleaning system that utilized the Rotovac 360 Rotary Jet Extraction machine.

For those first 6-months I was always told I was slow only cleaning 200-400 square feet of carpet per hour, since most cleaners clean 800-1000 square feet of carpet per hour. I never could figure out how they did that. Then one day I became friends with a great guy named Emilio Martinez from Fibercare-elp in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He told me that my cleaning times were perfect when following when cleaning carpet the way carpet manufacturers and the IICRC recommended.

Overtime, I added more services to my business, including putting tarps on floors, corner guards for walls, providing client folders, monthly newsletters, monthly contests, cleaning the edges of the walls, specialized chemistry, and more.

It has been an exciting experience and a great opportunity to meet some very nice people who provided great feedback and referrals. I hope to add you to my list of excellent clients.

 

Sincerely,

Sean Mecham

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