Removing White Wine From Carpet

As a carpet cleaner since 1992 I am always being asked about different spots people get on their carpet and how they can remove them on their on.  Sometimes these questions can be easily answered and sometimes the answers can be a bit more complex.  It all depends on the type of spot, length of time it has been in the carpet and what has already been done to remove the spot.  I have been asked about removing everything from apricot sauce to zebra blood, except for one thing.  No one ever asks how to remove white wine.  I get asked about red wine often but never once about white wine.

Just once I would love to get asked this easy question.  Since removing white wine is as easy flushing it with water.  However maybe it has something to do with the fact that red wine drinkers are clumsier, maybe white wine drinkers just don't spill that much, not sure.

Drying a wood floor

We have been drying a lot of wood floor lately.  This is a specialized area of drying that not just anyone can do.  There is special equipment needed and a lot of knowledge about the different types of wood and wood floors if you are to be successful.  Besides needing to know whether or not you are dealing with laminate, engineered wood, or solid wood planks you need to also know how the floor is installed.  Is it glued down to the subfloor, a floating floor, or is it up on screeds.  All this information together will tell you whether or not the floor is worth drying and how you should go about drying it.

www.pearsoncarpetcare.com wins another award

At Pearson Carpet Care we have won another award.  Well at least honorable mention.  About a year ago we found a frito bag inside a wall on a water damage job.  This frito bag is from the early 1950's which makes it unique.  This was long before they merged with the Lay's corporation.  So we entered this into a contest for R & R magazine.  (Restoration and Remediation)  To our surprise we won honorable mention in the contest.  The winner came a company in Augusta, ME that found a sword on a water restoration job.  Here's the article to read more.

Containment: It can help you be a better restorer.

Improving how well you do your job can sometimes be difficult. However, in this case it is pretty simple.  Look for areas on water restoration jobs where you can cut out and some air space and dry a smaller area, then set up some containment to accomplish this.  Eliminating several rooms of air in unaffected areas can really help dry structures faster and more thoroughly with less damage.  Admittedly in today's newer houses with open floor plans this can be a challenge most of the time.  Sometimes you could spend more time and money setting up containment then it is worth.  So be smart about it and use it as often as possible.  This one simple little tool will make you a better restorer.

Drying In Place: Why aren't you doing it?

Pearson Carpet Care drying a home

Here is an article I wrote for ICS magazine online. Even though the equipment, knowledge, and training to completely dry structures in place has been in the industry for over a decade now, there are still very few companies that try to dry and restore.  Most companies still want to remove and replace things can be dried and restored.  In the article I talk about things that need to change in our industry so that we can move forward.  

Cracked Tile on Water Restoration Job

You don't see this often on water restoration jobs, but it does happen.  The cracked tile in the photo on the right is from walking on the tile after water got up under the installation.  Most of the time tile installed on a concrete slab is not adversely affected by a water damage.  However, if the tile is not sitting flat on the subfloor and weight is applied to it then it will crack as is evidenced in the photo. 

Specialty Rug Cleaning

Specialty Rug Cleaning

We clean rugs from all over the world and so we get in a lot of unusual / specialty rugs that really take a lot of care when cleaning.  The rug in the photo is a machine made wool rug with suede "leaf" insets. Since wool and suede are cleaned differently rugs like this will need extra care and attention. You can find out more on our rug cleaning services and other services we offer by going to our website.  As always, when you drop off your rugs for cleaning at our rug cleaning facility you receive 25% off our normal pick up and delivery price.