How to Select a Cleaning Professional
It's amazing how hard it can be to choose the right carpet cleaning professional. I had to learn just like you, but I get experience every day, here are some pointers learned from trail and error.
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TIP ONE:
Choosing a company solely by price doesn't work.
The truth is, when we invest wisely, we get what we pay for.
Call the cheapest company you can find, and I'll wager you get a big sales pitch with a little bit of cleaning.
It only makes sense that the cheapest company has to cut costs by using cheap cleaning agents, cheap cleaning equipment, and cheap personnel spending as little time as possible cleaning your carpet.
Is that really going to remove all the contaminants, oils, dirt and sand from the carpet? If not, then the lowest price company really isn't a bargain at all.
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TIP TWO:
Which method is better?
Many professionals claim to have an exclusive method. Only they can use the method, and it is the only method you should allow to be used in your home. Doesn't this sound like a trap to lure you into paying for a gimmick?
Consider this: If I had just invented the world's best cleaning machine, I would sell it to more than one cleaner in each city, I would sell it to every carpet cleaner in the world. That way I would make the most money, and do the most good.
So, whenever someone tells me
they have an exclusive method, I become suspicious. If nobody
else has the cleaning method, it might be that nobody else
wants it.
Every cleaning method has strengths and weaknesses. I carry three methods to get the best results depending on your situation. I feel truck mounted steam cleaning with rotary jet extraction is usually the best choice, but don't worry about that. Together we'll choose
the method that will work best for your needs.
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TIP THREE:
Cleaning the carpet yourself is a
waste of money and time.
Sure you can rent a machine or buy one, but how much of those contaminants do you think it'll really get out? Can it pull sand from deep within the carpet and clean off both the oil and water soluble soils?
If
those Mickey Mouse machines cleaned one tenth as good
as my $34,000.00 state of the art system, I would never have
spent that money. Furthermore, when you consider the value of
your time, you stand to lose more money that you could
allegedly save, especially if you get hurt and miss work.
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