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How do I keep my carpet clean?

2010-07-20T21:53:00Z

OfficeFloss also provides home and office carpet cleaning through the brand EverClean. Our residiential clients always ask us how they can keep their carpets cleaned. EverClean offers EverClean Carpet Shield, a proprietary formula that shields carpet fiber from soil and stain penetration by leaving a negative charge on the carpet. In short, the carpet repels the soil and stains giving you time to pick them up at vacuuming for other clean up methods.

Below we're featuring a page at evercleantn.com/home-2/keep-my-carpet-clean that gives carpet mill recommendations for keeping your carpet cleaned. Enjoy!

How do I keep my carpet clean?

Carpet is made up of both synthetic and natural fibers. Most commercial and residential carpeting consists of synthetic carpeting because of it’s durable and stain resistant properties. Nylon and polyester are among the most widely used of the synthetics, olefin and acrylic are also popular especially among berber carpeting. Natural fibers consist of mainly wool, cotton and sisal fibers and can be found in area rugs and high end hotels and residences.

There are several ways to keep your carpet from staining, wearing or soiling. Carpet protectors are crucial to keep your flooring investment in top shape. The first, and most obvious, is not eat or drink in carpeted areas. Now, we all know that’s not going to happen, so having a professional carpet cleaning company apply carpet protector is a good idea to protect againsts stains. See more about which carpet protector to use below. Simple indoor and outdoor door mattes help to catch most of the traffic soils, and of course, it is always best to remove your shoes prior to walking on your carpet. Wearing indoor house slippers, or socks, helps avoid getting oils from your feet onto your carpeting. Next, be sure to use your oven vent while cooking anything with oil. Cleaning a kitchen ceiling fan will give you a crash-course on how much oil goes up into the air while cooking. And finally, vacuuming is the single most effective carpet cleaning tool available. By vacuuming fequently, you remove soils before they get to the bottom of your carpet pile where they act as tiny knives cutting away at the base of your carpet pile.

Carpet protectors have very unique properties to help guard your carpet investment. Your carpet most likely had a carpet protector added when it was manufactured, but they unfortunately do not last. Industry protectors naturally wear off within the first year or two, depending on the amount of traffic. They are completely gone after three years of normal wear. Nylon is known as the best wearing among the synthetics; however, it is somewhat porous and thereby able to hold stains deep within its fiber construction. In fact, nylon fibers have dye spots, which is where the manufacture injects the color for your carpet. Nylon has gone through several generation enhancements, which brings us to 5th generation nylon.

5th generation nylon was introduced into the market in 1984 and is the most widely used carpet fiber in today’s market. Previous generations reduced soil shadowing, anti-static, primitive stain guard, and now 5th generation nylon has acid dye resistors to block synthetic dyes. Acid dye blocker is the final answer to the long time issue of synthetic dye stains resulting from cool aide and other synthetically made dyes. There are only two manufacturers that make after-market acid dye protector, Prochem and Maxim. Once applied to your nylon carpet, it restores your carpet back to industry standards by allowing the acid dye blocker to refill the dye spots on your carpet fibers making it impenetrable. This makes 5th generation nylon complete, fully protected and great for wear resistance.

Polyester is another popular carpet fiber and also makes up a large portion of synthetic fibers used today. Polyester, also known as polypropylene, is essentially recycled plastic bottles. Polyester does not have the wearability as nylon; however, it is still a very durable synthetic carpet fiber. As you can guess, it’s hard to stain plastic, which makes polyester a very stain resistant carpeting. EverClean uses a proprietary formula to help reduce carpet wear and soil shadowing by applying an electrostatic protector after your carpets have been cleaned.

EverClean Carpet Shield works on the molecular level to create a polar resistance to repel soils away from your carpet. Once applied, EverClean Carpet Shield creates a negative charge so dust, soil, and liquids rest on top of your carpet allowing you to capture it by vacuuming before it gets to the base of your carpet. On a microscopic level, soil is very sharp and it cuts away at the base of your carpet pile causing premature wear. By keeping the soil on top, your vacuuming will become far more effective while your carpet wears longer and stays softer.

Carpet Cleaning Service Nashville TN

2010-04-20T17:10:00Z

Carpet Cleaning Nashville TN

It's Green, It's Steam, It's Carpet Cleaning by OfficeFloss!

OfficeFloss uses Prochem Axiom products to ensure a green carpet cleaning. We use extreme hot water extraction to clean your carpets, pull out ugly coffee tea and soda stains while leaving your carpet fresh, healthly and happy. Why healthy? Studies claim that carpet has over 100,000 dust mites per square yard! Breath Easy! Call OfficeFloss and we'll steam your carpets clean, kill dust mites, and leave your home healthy and fresh!

Did you know your home carpet is the largest filter in your house? Don't wait, OfficeFloss is ready to remove germs and allergens with out intense steam Nashville carpet cleaning service.

Carpet Cleaning Special Nashville TN

2010-04-01T21:33:00Z

Carpet Cleaning Spring Special Nashville TN!

Spring is time of renewal, so OfficeFloss is offering to steam clean your carpet for a special low price! We're offering to carpet clean 3 rooms for a great price of $79! So what does that mean? We will steam clean 400 visible square feet of carpet, which equates to about 570 total square feet. That's about two 12x14's and a 12x20!

Our truck-mounted steam cleaner will do more than remove ugly spots and soil, it'll deliver 250 degrees of dust mite killing steam so you and your family can breath easier and live healthier.

Call Now and schedule your carpet cleaning! 810-8430

Commercial Residential Steam Carpet Cleaning

2010-03-19T20:56:00Z

OfficeFloss Now Offers Professional Steam Carpet Cleaning!

Steam Cleaning is a powerful cleaning agent known to cut through grease and grime as well as reduce dust mites, pollen, and mold spores. OfficeFloss offers the power of Prochem's truck-mounted steam carpet extractor to pull out the dirt and allergens so your carpet is healthy and clean! We use 230 degrees of steam to blast through impurities so you can get back to enjoying a healthy, clean lifestyle. Does your tile, stone, or upholstery need a bath? Our Prochem unit also uses high pressured water to save you hours of back-breaking work.

Considering cleaning your carpet yourself? Understandable however keep in mind you'll want to rent a unit that heats the water above 200 degrees. This enables your surface to expand and release soil so you're getting a deeper clean. Always remember not to saturate the carpet as this can enable mildew to form below the carpet. Use a good prespray ten minutes prior to extracting. The prespray loosens the soil so your carpet cleaning extractor can effectively remove the soil load. Keep in mind that the best quality carpet cleaning is done with a more powerful unit. If your carpet has visible soil loads, you may want to consider the power of a professional truck-mounted extractor.

OfficeFloss,
615.810.8430

Nashville Janitorial Service is All About Management

2010-02-23T15:38:00Z

As in any profession, one must have an suitable workforce to complete tasks at an efficient rate. The same with the janitorial service industry. Janitorial services are actually not about cleaning, they're about management. This industry is compiled of non-skilled labor, which means there's room for error, so proper management is key for janitorial services or office cleaning businesses. Most janitorial businesses are ran from smaller, part-time entrepreneurs who are wanting to get their feet wet with business ventures. Having the proper management technique is crucial to sustaining accounts. Scheduled worksheets that allow employees to check off tasks is key to having great customer satisfaction. And great customer satisfaction leads to higher client retention, word-of-mouth advertising, and most of all, a well ran business!

OfficeFloss

Office Cleaning Nashville - Janitorial Services Update

2010-01-20T01:52:00Z

Can a Janitorial Service do that?

As an office worker, you probably notice your office cleaning company changes your trash liners, but have you ever considered if your janitorial service cleans your air?

Most never consider what's in their carpet around their desk. More over, most professional facilities rarely get their carpets cleaned enough to remove allergens. A new buzz word called Presenteeism has many Human Resource professional scurrying for answers. People are catching on to the fact that allergens such as dust mites, pollen, mold spores and other office toxins are costing companies productivity dollars. Think about it, if you're allergic to dust mites, like most people are, would you sit down and sprinkle it all around your desk every day? No! Why? Because it causes allergy symptoms, and allergy symptoms take time to remedy, and remedying allergy symptoms takes you away from your work. "yea, but they vacuum our carpets." Good point, but most vacuum cleaners only create small invisible hurricanes that hover around the air for a couple hours. OfficeFloss uses healthcare HEPA air cleaners while we dust and vacuum to catch these allergens while also picking up their food source: human dander- gross!

Office cleaning companies here in Nashville work hard to keep your business. Though that's great and all, we are learning more about what's in your office that causes poor environmental health. OfficeFloss is an janitorial service that provides an environment with low amounts of allergens and pathogens so your employees suffer less respiratory symptoms while creating more productivity. Office cleaning is pretty simple stuff, I admit, but there are janitorial services that can actually improve employee health, performance, morale, even take you on your next vacation, well maybe not so, but hey, how would you feel in a germ free, allergen free office?

Cheers,
OfficeFloss

Janitorial Services and Office Cleaners that make sense

2010-01-06T21:57:00Z

C'mon, we need services that make sense.

In a time when health care costs and arm-and-a-leg, shouldn't we be doing more to push for a healthier society? Isn't life alone worth more than a repetitive spin through the drive thru? You've heard it here first: an office life guard that blows the whistle when you've consumed too many calories in a day.

In 2009 I launched a company that would improve employee health by reducing office allergens and communal germs. Who wouldn't want to work in a hygienically cleaned office? Well, I'm getting down to the nitty-gritty of American economy: people want easy. I refuse to buy into a franchise fast food joint, though it's highly lucrative, it serves food that I wouldn't let my dog eat. don't get me wrong - it tastes GREAT! But eating it for lunch everyday is an early death sentence.

My previous career was in banking where watched clients and employees exchange the most highly traded object in the world: US currency. I think one worker there was sick more often than not- so much for immunity. My point, we need an overhaul in how we view our health in America. As for me, II'm starting with the Janitorial Services industry. I see a huge demand for newer, better services that can help peeople create healthier lifestyles, reduce medical claims, and enjoy our short time on earth. I'm finding innovation to be much more exciting than the standards we're use to.

As for the Janitorial Service / Office Cleaning services industry, it's a no-brainer - clean, wipe, go home. But OfficeFloss strives to do more. We monitor our clients to see if they suffer less allergies, asthma, colds or flu. We are introducing hospital's Environmental Services to corporate America to see about enhancing Health and Wellness plans. Why not? If I swabbed your office telephone, you would agree.

Lets have Clean year!

Brandon Branco
OfficeFloss

Why Nashville office cleaning and janitorial services must adapt to new environment

2010-01-04T14:21:00Z

While businesses are scrambling to reduce future health care costs through improved employee health, OfficeFloss responds by offering hygienic office cleaning services to reduce allergens, germs, and asthma. Most businesses rarely consider the affects of dust mites, pollen or office germs, yet these simple factors can cost businesses heavily in presenteeism costs. Janitorial services keep costs low through production rates, which is why most hurry through the cleaning process. OfficeFloss is a hygienic Envrionmental Service that uses HEPA air cleaners while dusting and vacuuming to reduce pollen, dust mites, mold spores and other allergens known to slow down employee productivity. OfficeFloss also routinely cleans communal surfaces to reduce bacteria and viral pathogens.

The ramifications of 2009's market crash will create innovation within the market place in the following year. OfficeFloss was borne out of the need to help businesses become more effective and efficient.

OfficeFloss?

2009-10-28T17:20:00Z

OfficeFloss was born out of a passion for politics, commerce, and the on-going healthcare issue. For starters, allow me to express that I believe in capitalism; it brings us innovation, innovation that allows us to enjoy a greater standard of living. But at what point does a capitalistic society realize that an industry has cornered the market by placing our most valuable asset out of financial reach? It seems our personal health has been prepackaged and shipped off to the market next to the bread and milk. I'll say without political conviction that America must return to conservative healthcare plans if we truly wants what's best for society. I even struggle to say "plans," which is what got us into trouble in the first place.

I believe all Americans should have affordable health care, affordable as in paying off a procedure within a reasonable amount of time. So I agree with Obama wanting to provide this concept to our society; however, it should not be administered through a health insurance plan. As we're finding out, insurance doesn't always give us the peace-of-mind we thought it would, referring to healthcare. So back to my cleaning business...

I struggle with the mismanagement of health insurance and peoples' perception of how health insurance should serve them. OfficeFloss is my first start-up that makes a small contribution to a healthier society. My primary goal is to alleviate avoidable medical claims that would otherwise increase the risk/cost of group health insurance policies (experience rating). If only by knocking the top couple percentages points off of a policy's risk factor, I will have added much needed conservation to our unhealthy healthcare system. Studies prove hand washing hygiene reduces illness rates by nearly half! Studies also show that a staggering 16 percent of the population wash there hands long enough to remove germs. If we're too lazy to wash our hands, lets wash the next best thing - what we touch!

OfficeFloss, LLC, Nashville, TN

What are your thoughts on health insurance?

Welcome

2009-10-27T14:30:49Z

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