by Bruce Vance | Sep 10, 2012 | Chemical Free House Cleaning, Green Cleaning, House Cleaning, Janitorial Services, News, Water Only Cleaning
Chemical Free Cleaning? Cleaning without chemicals! You’ve got to be kidding! No, we’re not. Chemicals certainly have their place in cleaning but they are heavily over-used. Today, chemical free cleaning is a true option. By using a state-of-the-art dry vapor steam...
by Sarah Vance | Aug 27, 2012 | Carpet Cleaning, Green Cleaning, House Cleaning, Janitorial Services, Lifestyle, News, Upholstery Cleaning
Return to Normal We are sort of Zen cleaning as of the start of this week – the students are back at UNC and our seasonal Chapel Hill area clients are returning for their Fall start-up clean. We’re getting closer to what passes for ‘normal’ around...
by Bruce Vance | Jul 27, 2012 | Green Cleaning, House Cleaning, News, No-Damage Cleaning, Renewable or Sustainable Materials
Cleaning Bamboo flooring – Sustainable but …. We house cleaners are seeing new materials constantly — Bamboo flooring is a recent favorite. First, a little background. Bamboo is a grass which grows quickly and can be harvested every four to six...
by Bruce Vance | Jul 2, 2012 | Green Cleaning, House Cleaning
The following article was recently written by our President, Bruce Vance; it was published on 6/29/2012 by the ARCSI (Association for Residential Cleaning Services International) in their newsletter: The Cleaning Connection for their “The Tech Corner” column. Though...
by Bruce Vance | Jul 2, 2012 | House Cleaning, News
Revealing the Actual Floor Color We got the fallacy of this idea brought home to us on one of our very first jobs. We were about to strip and refinish the lobby floor of an office building. The finish looked in pretty good shape, a dark terrazzo floor with a decent...
by Sarah Vance | Jun 14, 2012 | Carpet Cleaning, House Cleaning, No-Damage Cleaning, Upholstery Cleaning
“Helpful” Cleaning Tips can mean BAD Advice No! I actually saw the following recommendation on a television show of “helpful cleaning tips”: to remove pet stains, use ammonia and scrub the spot with a stiff brush until the spot is gone. Two problems: 1) ammonia...