Most people meet a carpet cleaner on a bad day. The dog got sick on the rug, a cat found a corner behind the couch, and the smell has been winning ever since. That is the work. What almost nobody hears about is what Chem-Dry does with a piece of it. Chem-Dry runs a...
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What to Do the Moment Your Pet Has an Accident
What you do in the first ten minutes decides most of how this goes. A fresh accident handled well may need nothing else. The same accident found the next morning is a different job. Here's the order, and the things that make it worse. Do This, In This Order 1. Get the...
How to Tell If Pet Urine Reached the Pad
The single most useful thing you can know before booking pet odor work is how deep the problem goes, because it decides whether a normal cleaning will fix it or whether you're wasting the money. You can work most of this out yourself in a few minutes. Three Depths,...
Cat Urine vs Dog Urine: Why One Is Harder to Remove
Cat urine and dog urine behave differently in carpet, and cat is generally the harder of the two. Why Cat Urine Is Worse It's more concentrated. Cats evolved in dry environments and their kidneys are efficient, so the same volume carries more of what causes the smell....
How Often Should Hardwood Floors Be Cleaned?
Hardwood is the floor people are most careful with and most likely to damage anyway, usually with a mop and good intentions. Here's a realistic maintenance interval for a Lawrence home. Professionally Cleaned Every 12 to 18 Months That's the range for most homes....
What Wood Floor Cleaning Costs in Lawrence, KS
Cleaning is the least involved thing you can do for a tired-looking wood floor, which is why it helps to know what you're comparing it with before you ask what it costs. The Comparison That Matters Before looking at any number, it's worth knowing what the alternatives...
Does My Wood Floor Need Cleaning or Refinishing?
This is the question worth answering before you spend anything, because the two jobs aren't on the same scale. Cleaning is maintenance. Refinishing means sanding to bare wood, and you move out of the room. Plenty of floors that look like they need refinishing don't....
Will Carpet Cleaning Shut My Business Down?
This is the question that decides most commercial jobs, and it usually gets asked last. It should be asked first, because for most businesses the disruption costs more than the cleaning. The Short Answer It doesn't have to. Dry time is the deciding factor, and carpet...
How Often Should Commercial Carpet Be Cleaned?
Commercial carpet almost always gets cleaned too late. Not because anyone is negligent, but because the person who notices it is rarely the person who books it, and by the time it's obviously dirty it has been dirty for months. The Working Schedule For most Lawrence...
What Commercial Carpet Cleaning Costs in Lawrence, KS
Commercial carpet cleaning is sized differently from residential, and if you've only ever booked cleaning for a home the difference is worth understanding before you start collecting bids. Start With Square Footage Residential work is often sized by room. Commercial...