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Ok, so specializing in pet carpet cleaning has ‘some’ drawbacks…

My coworker Nathan had a rough introduction to the new family pet :-)…. Obviously the dog (over 150lbs) wasn’t serious, but serious enough to get Nathan’s attention.

Solving carpet/flooring pet issues does bring some special 'challenges' at times
We, for the most part, have never met a pet that we don’t love… sometimes however, love can hurt :-).

This is his thigh about 1/2 way up.

No, out of thousands of carpets with thousands of different types of pets with all kinds of ‘pet’ attitudes, none have us have ever had a problem.. until this one :-)… and even this was more of a ‘shock’ than ‘pain’, although it hurt Nathan a lot for a couple of days.

Dog was terrific, people (new owners on their first day) were great.  Dog was unwittingly frighted and just reacted.  -Had the dog wanted to do more, he was certainly equipped to have really hurt any person and most Grizzly bears would be nervous; BIG dog :-).

 

 

Fairbanks pets help carpet cleaners get great before/after shots! :-)

Pets sometimes add body oils that bring a whole new dimension to traffic lane cleaning… And leave us with really good photo opportunities ;-).

Here are a couple of today’s ‘before’ photos:

Pet soiling in hallway traffic lanes
Pet/animal fur sometimes can add body oils that really help hold soiling.
Pet body oils holding soil in traffic lanes in a living room
Another example where, in this case, the pet body oils help us humans clean our shoes as well 🙂

Then after cleaning:

After cleaning pet soiling
Not quite dry, but you can see the after difference already. With agitation/dwell time, the oils can be broke down so the soils are released and removed
After cleaning pet soiling example number 2
Again, this isn’t quite dry, but enough that the contrast is clear from the starting point. We love it when our customers think “it can’t be done” 🙂

Clean fluffy vibrant carpet again! As close to new as possible without risk of fiber damage… Not just cleaned, but renewed.

One happy member company! Trinity Renewal Systems.

UV – black light pet urine identification for decontamination

Been working on ways to show urine fluorescence with a camera for years… We are making headway!:

Fluorescence of urine using a blacklight
In the Fairbanks/North Pole area, the use of a blacklight to locate problem areas in carpets is almost a daily (or nightly) occurrence. Mostly for urine, but handy for a lot of things! (like soap spills, carpet distortions, food/drink spills, etc). Also, this photo shows that it it isn’t just the carpet that shows the urine contamination! Males dogs especially can ‘creatively’ mark their territory… Walls/Baseboards/Baseboard heater vents/stair banisters.. and on and on….
More experiments to show blacklight fluorescence on photos... gaining on it!
We are continuing to experiment. This house is a great place for it… literally hundreds of urine spots, some through the pad into the sub-floor (why we pulled the carpet).
Very clear "greenish-yellow" hue indicating pet urine contamination
Great picture where the pet urine spots are visible on the picture.

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Some of the pictures won’t be as clear as others, but we are getting better! Expand the pictures! You can see the outlines of contamination clearly.

You can also see where we have pulled the carpet and exposed the carpet cushion/sub-floor… There is also a picture showing the fluorescence on/in the baseboard heaters-Sheetrock.

Carpet cleaning from all over the United States!

Great to have unlimited nationwide support and training backed with online live video conferencing weekly training & support meetings!

After years and years of “going it alone”…. Wow! Very awesome to be a part of a team that wants to have the most satisfied group of customers in the world!

Internet based training to help carpet cleaners
A neat concept! For the last year or so, we have been working at easier ways to connect as carpet cleaners and help each of us have more satisfied customers through greater skill. It has been terrific! And getting even better!

The picture above is the beginning of our Monday night meeting.

Often, specific subjects are covered that will help all of our individual businesses serve our customers better by being more effective at what we do (providing a better end product for a more affordable price).

When a specific subject isn’t scheduled, then we pick the most common topics that are of interest to the group participating in that evenings meeting…. Subjects change quickly and a lot of ground is covered by individual business owners with 100’s of years combined experience.

 

Fairbanks business carpet cleaning

Doctor’s offices, Dentist’s offices, Chiropractic clinics, airlines, bingo halls, daycare facilities, university offices, engineering offices, churches, video stores …. And lots more have beautiful, long lasting carpet with our help in the Fairbanks – North Pole areas! Remember, carpets don’t wear out…. They “ugly” out…. The more traffic, the more soil abrasion (scratches) in the fiber thus …they “ugly” out.

Doctor's offices, Dentist's offices, Chiropractic clinics, airlines, bingo halls, daycare facilities, university offices, engineering offices, churches, video stores .... And lots more have beautiful, long lasting carpet with our help in the Fairbanks - North Pole areas!
A really nice clean facility is one way to add a relaxing atmosphere!

Fairbanks commercial carpet cleaning! Today with Joe B’s help

Another great day in carpet cleaning paradise….

Joe will be helping us now with both our residential and commercial carpet cleaning.

Bingo!  Yet another Fairbanks clean carpet!
Commercial carpet cleaning recreational fun with coworker Joe B.!

Joe brings over ten years experience, many IICRC certifications, and a great attitude. If he hasn’t been one of the folks at your home/business carpet cleaning yet, then you are missing out :-)!

Fairbanks carpet cleaning – stairs

One thing I’m realizing as I get older…. Staircases are getting longer and carpeted areas in homes are getting way larger :-).

Cleaning Carpeted stairs in a Fairbanks, AK home
We love cleaning stairs!
Beautiful Fairbanks, AK home getting ready to have beautiful carpet and stairs!
Beautiful home now with beautifully cleaned and protected carpet and stairs!

One of the heaviest trafficked areas of most homes and businesses are the stairs! Add to this the extra pressure (grinding in) that foot traffic adds, the frequency of use, etc. and you have all the needed components to really damage (a braid) carpet fiber.

We not only spend a lot of extra time focused on all heavily trafficked areas including the stairs, but also always use cleaning products that will help guard against future damage from abrasion.

Oriental area rug & carpet cleaning Fairbanks Summit Dr. Area

Often when cleaning regular ‘wall to wall’ carpet, we have the opportunity to see/clean some VERY nice oriental wool rugs onsite! Today was one of those days :-).

Oriental area rug cleaning in Fairbanks, AK
We have many customers that have wool area rugs that are AWESOME. Even some very very attractive rugs that are even older than me!

Onsite area rug cleaning does have some limitations with certain very old hand tied works, but almost always, it is the most convenient way to add life, keep the costs down and really bring out the colors again.

Cleaning carpets at a great bowling alley! On Ft. Wainwright, AK

The new management re-opening this facility last year has really helped to add a neat facility for our troops AND their family’s! It has been received well and the folks run a really nice operation…. And for the near future, they have some really clean carpets that are, like the rest of the facility, well maintained.

Ft. Wainwright, Alaska bowling at it's best!  Clean carpet, clean walls, clean bathrooms, clean kitchen/dining and great layout.  Classy facility for us Fairbanks "Old Timers"
Looking from one end entry towards the other, of course, at this point with some really clean and protected carpet :-).
Ft. Wainwright, Alaska bowling at it's best!  Clean carpet, clean walls, clean bathrooms, clean kitchen/dining and great layout.  Classy facility for us Fairbanks "Old Timers"
From the outside of the entry where the above photo was taken.