3 Reasons to Clean your Carpets for the Holidays
Posted November 23, 2015
With all of the shopping, baking, cleaning and planning you're doing for the holidays, having your carpet floors cleaned may seem like just one more thing you'd rather not have to worry about.
With all of the shopping, baking, cleaning and planning you're doing for the holidays, having your carpet floors cleaned may seem like just one more thing you'd rather not have to worry about. However, getting your carpets cleaned now in preparation for the holidays can do more than simply make your home look more presentable to guests.
Here are three reasons to have your cleaned for the holidays:
Here are three reasons to have your cleaned for the holidays:
- Stain prevention
With more traffic - and more food being consumed - in your home this season, the chance of spills increases dramatically.
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Give Your Home a Winter Preparation Repair
Posted November 01, 2015
Give your home a once-over and tend to winter preparation tasks and repairs before the year's first frost.
Give your home a once-over and tend to winter preparation tasks and repairs before the year's first frost. "Getting the exterior of the home ready for the cold winds, snow and ice is critical for keeping Old Man Winter out and keeping it warm and toasty inside," says Reggie Marston, president of Residential Equity Management Home Inspections in Springfield, VA. By being proactive, you'll lower your energy bills, increase the efficiency and lifespan of your home's components, and make your property safer.
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Why Allergy Sufferers Should Avoid Wet Carpet Cleaning Methods
Posted June 01, 2015
If you are allergic to mold or duct mites, you probably already know that you should keep the relative humidity level in your home below 50% to avoid the growth of unwanted organisms.
If you are allergic to mold or duct mites, you probably already know that you should keep the relative humidity level in your home below 50% to avoid the growth of unwanted organisms. Mold and dust mites thrive in damp environments, and hot water extraction leaves carpet fibers damp. Mold spores can germinate after only 12 hours in hospitable conditions, and a mold colony may form in as little as a day.
Wet carpet cleaning methods often dampen the padding below the carpet, too, and the covered padding takes even longer to dry, providing ideal conditions for mold and mildew growth.
Wet carpet cleaning methods often dampen the padding below the carpet, too, and the covered padding takes even longer to dry, providing ideal conditions for mold and mildew growth.
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Clothes not drying as fast as they used to?
Posted May 01, 2015
Why does your dryer vent need to be cleaned?
Dryer vents can become clogged with lint which given the proper circumstances, can start a fire in your home.
Why does your dryer vent need to be cleaned?
Dryer vents can become clogged with lint which given the proper circumstances, can start a fire in your home. This is a serious threat to your home and family but it can sometimes be one of those 'out of sight, out of mind' things you don't necessarily think about. Although serious, fires are not the only problem caused by a dirty dryer vent. Have you noticed that it is taking longer and longer to dry your clothes? The build-up of lint inside your vent pipe can limit the flow of hot air away from your dryer which can cause both of these issues.
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10 Reasons for concern about your Home's Indoor Air Quality
Posted April 01, 2015
- Has there been recent construction or remodeling in the home?
The construction and remodeling process often leaves lots of debris in the air duct system.
- Has there been recent construction or remodeling in the home?
The construction and remodeling process often leaves lots of debris in the air duct system. This goes for both new construction and recently remodeled homes. - Are you trying to sell your home?
Freshly cleaned ducts could make your home more appealing to potential buyers! - Have you recently purchased your home?
You clean the rest of the house when you move in right? Don't live with the former owner's dirt in your ducts! - Does anyone in your home have allergies, asthma, or other respiratory issues?
Dust, dander, and micro-organisms in your duct system can be circulated throughout your home and cause attacks from any of these conditions.
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