Brisbane Carpet Cleaning Blog

Recently, we at All Aces Services had a customer call from Clayfield in Brisbane who had a fifteen year old Jackard Cotton lounge in need of upholstery cleaning. The customer was inquiring about how to handle stains on the lounge, which was not in the best condition, considering it’s age. To make matters even worse, the customer was very nervous about having the lounge cleaned and therefore had failed to do so for quite some time.

Ironically, the customer waiting to have the item cleaned caused the staining and damage which she was so afraid would be done during the cleaning process. Her fear was understandable to us, however, since cotton fabric can be very difficult to clean. It takes extreme care with the correct chemicals and upholstery cleaning process in order to properly care for the cotton fabric and prevent it from becoming discoloured.

As you can see from the pictures of the lounge below, there is still some major restoration work which needs to be done on the piece. With over fifteen years of wear on it, the lounge could not, of course, be made to look brand new, but the customer was thrilled with the results. Her fear of having her lounge cleaned has been relieved, and she now wishes to have All Aces clean the item every twelve months.

Certified Upholstery Cleaning

At All Aces Services, our technicians are certified by The Clean Trust, formerly the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). This training gives them the expertise that they need in order to identify the many different types of fabrics and know exactly which chemicals and procedures they need to use to insure that they achieve the best possible upholstery cleaning results.

So if you have an item such as this lounge which you are afraid to have cleaned, please do not hesitate to let us at All Aces Services clean the piece for you. Whether it is new, or has been passed down through several generations, we will take the utmost care in handling, cleaning, and caring for your item. Call our experts now to insure that your lounge or other furniture piece receives the best possible upholstery cleaning and care.

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A long time VIP customer of ours who lives in Tweed Heads on the Gold Coast rang us very excitedly as she was expecting her first baby. Being an allergy sufferer herself and being chemically sensitive she wanted to make sure she was giving her baby the best start in life. She had had her previous home in Burleigh on the Gold Coast treated with Anti-allergy treatments and found them to be extremely effective. Her allergy symptoms were dramatically reduced.

Did you know that we have natural products available to purchase directly from us? These products are suitable for babies, children as well as adults who are chemically sensitive. Our natural products include:-

• Soap free baby bath
• Kids sulphate free bubble bath
• Baby massage oil with vitamin E
• Baby soothing lotion

These products contain no harmful ingredients and contain no artificial colours or fragrances.

Many expecting parents also like to have the baby room treated with anti-allergy treatments. This includes carpets, rugs, nursing chair and cot mattress.

All of the products we sell are hypoallergenic, non-toxic, dye and perfume free, contain no volatile organic compounds (VOCs), phosphates or other hazardous materials and are biodegradable and environmentally safe. In addition, the products are derived from renewable fruit and vegetable seeds to aid chemically sensitive people.

The products are virtually odour free and have been specially formulated for use around people with allergic illnesses and chemical sensitivities. They can be safely and effectively used in homes with children and pets.

Our Allergy Cleaning contains no benzyl benzoate and is not a pesticide or mitacide.

We have everything covered at All Aces Services for your family. Please call us on 1800 00 1010 if you are chemically sensitive and speak to an allergy specialist on the Gold Coast.

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Whether it be in the Eastside of Brisbane, the Western Suburbs or Brisbane’s Bayside, it seems that everyone’s main concern is having their carpets or upholstery being left damp or saturated after being cleaned.  Especially during the cooler weather, people tend to believe that the carpets or upholstery won’t dry after being cleaned so they often choose the warmer months to organise their cleaning.  This is actually another one of those carpet cleaning myths.

Wouldn’t it be lovely to have your carpets and upholstery freshly cleaned and then be able to walk or sit on it straight away without having it quickly resoiled due to it being left damp or wet?  Perhaps you have visitors arriving?  A birthday party?  Or maybe you are going away and need to have it ready to walk or sit on right away.

Well we have the solution:

With our 10 step Deluxe Carpet Cleaning service we have an additional step that isn’t in a basic cleaning package.  This step is called the “Rotary dry pad”.  It leaves your carpets walk-on dry and removes the last standing water from the carpet pile, reducing drying times and brightens the carpet by 20%.

You can see this in action by watching our video on our Youtube page, or on the Deluxe Carpet Cleaning page.

We also have complimentary high speed air movers that we can use in residential and commercial properties to speed up the drying process while the cleaning is being completed.

At All Aces Services our state of the art equipment and technology is what sets us apart from other carpet cleaners.  We are always striving to find the best equipment available to be able to leave your carpets and upholstery cleaner and looking and feeling amazing all year round.  There is no need to put off that dinner party or having visitors over any longer during winter.

Our friendly staff are more than happy to help you tailor a carpet cleaning program to suit your needs.  Please call us on 1800 00 10 10 so we can help you.  You don’t need to have wet or damp carpets after cleaning again!  Contact All Aces Services now for carpets or upholstery that will be left walk/sit on dry.

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We recently sent Jai out to clean a leather lounge for a client located in Taringa, a suburb in the West of Brisbane. The leather had not been cleaned in quite a while. The customer has kids and animals so the leather lounge had been subjected to a fair amount of wear and tear over the years. Unfortunately it was white leather, well it was supposed to be white anyway. As you can see from the picture below it was not white, it had become almost a light brown.

When leather is not maintained it loses its protection. This exposes the leather to the harsh environment of everyday wear and tear and you will not get the life out of your leather that you should. By adopting a routine care and maintenance plan for protected leathers, you will help keep the leather clean and the surface protected and thus helping the leather to meet your expectations.

Jai spent a good couple of hours fully cleaning the lounge with our Leather Master Soft Cleaner and then reprotecting the lounge with a Leather Master Protection Cream. As you can see from the before and after pictures (one cushion in each picture is before and one cushion is after) all of Jai’s hard work has paid off and the customer could not have been more happy with the result. We have highly recommended that the customer maintains the leather by getting the leather cleaned every 6 months as the leather sees so much wear. This will ensure the customer gets the most life and value out of her lounge.

All Aces Services are fully trained through Leather Care Master and it gives the technicians the expertise to be able to identify the different types of leather like aniline, nubuck and protected. So they know what products they can and cannot use on your leather to get the best possible clean. So next time you need your leather cleaned make sure you give the professionals a call. Call All Aces Services on 1800 00 10 10.

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Carpets should always be maintained. The biggest concern I have, especially as the Commercial and Residential Coordinator, is that companies and people wait till their carpets look dirty before having them cleaned. One of my major goals at All Aces Services is to put companies on a maintenance cleaning plan.

My latest success story was a company located in Brisbane at Paddington. They booked in to have their carpets cleaned as a one off but the carpets had not been cleaned in years. We sent Jai one of our most experienced and qualified technicians to clean their carpets.

Upon cleaning the carpets it was noted that the water was coming out black! You can imagine that this not only not good for the life the carpets but nor is it very hygienic. I approached them after the carpets had been cleaned. Little to say they were horrified in realising how dirty and how unhygienic their carpets were. With the feedback from the tech we have now a maintenance plan in place to have their carpets cleaned quarterly.

It is stressful enough running a business especially with added worry of knowing when carpets, pest control, air conditioners and coffee machines etc need to be serviced. We take that worry out of it for you by putting together your own personalised maintenance plan and contacting you every 3 or 6 months to organise your maintenance clean. You will now add years of life to your carpet and know that your carpet is constantly clean and hygienic for your staff and clients.

Be sure to call All Aces Services so we can put together your own maintenance plan. Whether it is for carpets, pest control, vinyl, tiles or upholstery we do it all and at a discounted rate for 6 and 3 month contracts.  Call us now on 1800 00 1010 as we are waiting to take your call.

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There are so many different vacuums on the market these days.  Ones that have bags, others that don’t.  Some that have filters, others have HEPA filters.  What does all this mean and do I really need to have one?

HEPA filters are a type of filter that is able to trap large amounts of very small particles that normal vacuum cleaners would normally puff back into the air around the home.

” True HEPA filters should be able to trap at least 99.7% of airbourne particulates of 0.3 microns or larger”.  HEPA filters help trap those small particles that can cause problems with allergy sufferers.  Dust flying through the air can trigger asthma attacks, sneezing and coughing.  By reducing the amount of airbourne particles this will help maintain cleaner air for you and your family.

By using a good vacuum with a HEPA filter, it will not only avoid nasty airbourne allergens, but will help with removing up to 70% of dry soiling out of the carpet fibres.  By giving your carpet a good vacuum every week, this will also help reduce abrasion to carpet fibres, helping prolong the life of your carpet. 

Vacuums with HEPA filters are also very beneficial with removing pet hair from the carpet.

Look into getting a HEPA filter on your vacuum, it will be a positive start to removing almost all of the negative elements from your carpet.

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You have had a long day at work you’re not feeling well.  You are tired and run down and all you want is a good night’s sleep.  You always see on TV and read in magazines about the debate on which is good for you : too much or too little sleep.  The real question that should be asked : is your mattress healthy to sleep on?

Every night the human body loses approximately 1 litre of body fluid through the skin, pores and mouth as well as millions of skin flakes.  Just think of it this way, we all have showers each day, we all wash our clothes, what about the mattress?  How many bugs and germs does our mattress contain?

A mattress that is not protected with a cover will have an infestation of dust mites within 3 months.  Not only dust mites but body oils, sweat, fats and DEAD SKIN – gross!  We recently got called to a job where the owner had rented out his fully furnished unit in New Farm.  The tenants had never picked up a broom or a vacuum cleaner once during their stay.

He generously supplied the tenants with a brand new mattress protector – which they kept neatly in the cupboard in the original packaging for the 2 years.  Our technician arrived and he had two queen size and two single mattresses.  Well lets say, who knows if they even put sheets on the bed.

There were:

• Urine stains
• Blood stains
• Food Stains
• Drink stains
• Body odour
• Oils
• Fats

You can see for yourself by just taking a look at the photos.

Unfortunately these mattresses were not able to be restored so this owner lost a lot of money due to the tenant not using the protectors and not having the mattress cleaned frequently.

It is recommended that every time you change your sheets you should be vacuuming your mattress at the same time.  You should have your mattress cleaned every year and treated for dust mites.

You spend approximately one third of your life in your bed, so it makes good sense to keep them clean.  Sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite!

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We recently had a client from Camp Hill who rang us very distressed as his mum had had an accident and there was blood all over her single mattress and on the carpet.  He was worried that not only did he have the stress of his mother being in hospital but he thought he would have to replace the mattress and the carpet for when his mother did return from the hospital.  As you can see from the “before” photo, the carpet and the mattress were in a bit of a mess.

The best thing the customer had done was not to try and use any carpet cleaning or stain removal products from the supermarket.  If customers do use other products on stains it can set the stain and hinder how well our products do work.  All of our technicians are trained and qualified through the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification.  This allows our technicians to provide expert stain removal and fibre identification.

If you follow this link to the Stain Removal page on our website, you can watch a video of our technicians in action.

We sent one of our most experienced technicians out to do the job.  With his professional stain removal kit he removed the stains.  The stains did take a couple of hours but they were removed 100% as you can see from the pictures.  The customer was over the moon as we saved him from having to buy a new mattress and installing new carpet.

Things to remember when you have a similar situation:

• Don’t use products from the supermarkets.  These products are not designed for all types of carpets and can react with your stain.
• Don’t use home remedies as they can also react with your stain.
• Leave your stain to the professionals – this can save you money and stress.

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