Fairbanks old fashioned wet cleaning (hot water extraction, also incorrectly referred to as “steam” cleaning)

We can even do a really good job with a counter rotating brush ‘preparation’ cleaning and plain ‘ole hot water extraction machine (steam)!

Fairbanks old fashioned wet cleaning (hot water extraction, also incorrectly referred to as "steam" cleaning)
Yes! We have certain circumstances where we will clean with hot water extraction!
Using a wand to apply and extract hot water after our first 'preparation' cleaning with a counter rotating brush extraction machine
Spraying that water in and sucking it out! 🙂 After our initial cleaning.

Yes, we have it within our capacity to use hot water extraction to clean a carpet!

We still like to follow it with our newer Trinity equipment to improve our results if we can justify the extra time.

North Pole linoleum clean, repair, protect

Carpet, tile, and linoleum cleaning!  All in one 'little' stop...
Carpet, tile, and linoleum cleaning! All in one ‘little’ stop… North Pole you rock today!
Area of linoleum "no wax' being stripped of wax, cleaned and shined... yep, we had to put wax back...
Getting there! Linoleum on it’s way to BEEEEEAAAUUUUTIIFUL!
A little 'detail work'
Patience!
Linoleum on it's way (close now) to magnificent!
Linoleum on it’s way (close now) to magnificent! Practically perfect even!!!

Real excitement removing paints from linoleum without damage :-). North Pole ended up in the lead today with 4 of the 7 jobs! Go North Pole!!!!!

So long red dyes!!!! Goodbye mustard yellows!

Using a 'Wallpaper Steamer" to accelerate the reducing agents and oxidizing agents when removing dyes from carpet
Removing color from a carpet without removing the original color of the carpet! What else could be more fulfilling in the life of a carpet cleaner… adding the dimension of repair keeps us on our toes!
From outside of the home, these carpets looked great! :-)
Who would have guessed from arriving at this location what was ‘lurking’ and waiting for us inside! 🙂

I’m sure life as a carpet/floor cleaning service provider has to be roughly the same for most any person in the United States?  Not so!  I have the privilege of talking with dozens of carpet cleaning company owners all around the country and us crazy Fairbanks & North Pole area residents are unique!  Or as some have referred to us as…. just plain ‘special’ :-).  Because we have such a diverse group, our company often gets to test new equipment as it is developed to the prototype phase… what it takes years to learn in the ‘lower’ states can often be learned here in mere days or weeks!  Partially because of the diversity (we may clean a cabin without water in the morning, then clean a large business, then clean a million dollar home, then a restaurant or a dog team owners home… ) but also because I personally have the capacity to break any machine quicker than most people can get their shoes on… I can discover ALL  the weak points!

Hmmmm, maybe that would be an interesting ‘sister blog’… stories of equipment that survived, thrived and is currently in use compared to the piles of test equipment (and pieces/parts) that I have around the shop…..

Ft. Wainwright upholstery cleaning!

How can life get any better than rows of nice furniture pieces to clean/renew/protect?

Ft. Wainwright office furniture
Nice furniture, now nicely cleaned/protected!
Upholstered chairs, couch, chair seats, chairs with seats/backs keep us cleaning in all kinds of  positions...
How many ways can we twist to get this last bit …. :-)….????
Cushion back upholstered chairs to clean
Man! For such a simple looking chair there sure is a lot more cracks/crevices than one would think! 🙂