Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Maintenance Challenges - Part 3
Busy homes with people and pets.
The typical family runs on a tight
schedule these days with sports activities, lessons, school, meetings,
homework, and other commitments. This
means lots of traffic in our homes!
Also, 62% of homes in the U.S. have pets, which adds to the maintenance
demands. Then add in the day-to-day
items of spilled food, tracked-in dirt and grime, and the occasional water
intrusion, and you have a floor that needs some regular care!
The typical family runs on a tight
schedule these days with sports activities, lessons, school, meetings,
homework, and other commitments. This
means lots of traffic in our homes!
Also, 62% of homes in the U.S. have pets, which adds to the maintenance
demands. Then add in the day-to-day
items of spilled food, tracked-in dirt and grime, and the occasional water
intrusion, and you have a floor that needs some regular care!
My flooring doesn’t ‘look’ dirty, why should I clean?
High quality rugs do a great job of
hiding dirt; that’s part of why they are so popular! The carpet in a home is the biggest filter
for the air you breathe—so imagine how much more filtering has to happen in a
home that does not have wall-to-wall carpeting.
Regular cleaning removes the dirt trapped between fibers, which, over
time, will damage the rug if it is not maintained.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Online Scheduling
Schedule on your time! Schedule your next cleaning service online - www.yellowvan.com. You can access our schedule when it's convenient for you. Watch this video to see what we mean!
Friday, May 4, 2012
Oriental Rug Restorative Cleaning - Part 2
Flooring has changed since the 70s.
From wall-to-wall shag to hard surface
flooring, there have been several changes in our homes. Today we see a return to soft surfaces with
oriental rugs over ceramic, stone, or wood floors.
Why are rugs popular?
Rugs help dampen noises. They may also be selected for their aesthetic
appeal or as an investment. Perhaps the
rug has a sentimental value or other appeal.
Rugs also help act as a filter.
When homeowners remove the carpet from their floors, they are taking out
the biggest filter in their home. This
can cause more particles to stay airborne, instead of becoming captured by the
carpeting. Rugs also do a great job of
trapping soils, and they hide dirt well.
Many times, rugs will not ’look’ dirty, which is why we recommend
regular vacuuming and scheduled maintenance for cleaning rugs. Carpets and rugs should be vacuumed weekly
using this formula: # of people &
pets = # times to vacuum per week.
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Wall to wall carpeting
Hard floor surfaces
Hard surfaces with rugs on top
Best of both worlds!
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Administrative Professionals (aka The People Behind the Scenes)
Secretaries, assistants, administrative professionals - no matter the title, the hard work is the same. These people keep the day-to-day details going, oftentimes behind the scenes. Without them, a lot of people would be lost! So we take a moment to say thank you to our staff for keeping things running day in and day out.
In case flowers don't fit the bill, a bag of snacks is a great substitute!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Oriental Rug Restorative Cleaning - Part 1
Check out the beginning of our series on Oriental Rug Restorative Cleaning. We were featured on NTV's "Around the House".
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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