Brisbane Carpet Cleaning Blog

Concrete sealers are beneficial to your wallet considering the amount of time and money it can cost you to have your concrete relayed or repaired. Concrete sealers substanstially increase safety as well as increase the appeal of your concrete. They prevent contamination, abrasion, cracking, efflorescence leaching and much more.

Concrete is a porous material and you can either use a penetrating sealer which ‘fills’ all the holes leaving a ‘matte finish’ (so it looks the same as any concrete slab, but enhances the cracks and characteristics of the concrete which is now popular in the modern look). Or you can apply an acrylic top coat sealer which sits on top of the concrete and gives a ‘gloss finish’.

A penetrating sealer is more beneficial for the concrete and is easier for long term maintenance, however it has a ‘rough’ texture and is difficult for mopping. The acrylic top coat  is easy to clean as it is smooth like tiles, easy to mop and keep clean but more difficult for long term maintenance as the top coat sealer can wear down and may require top ups or stripping back and a new coat being put down over the top.

We have recently been contacted by one our large building insurance clients to complete a concrete sealing job. The insured’s home has had some severe water damage throughout which has required some extensive building works to take place.

When the water has gone over the polished concrete floor it has damaged and broken down sections of the sealer which does not give off an attractive appearance.

Our technician attended the site to test some areas with stripper to ensure the pre-existing sealer would be easily removed and also tested a small area to determine the correct sealer to use for the job.

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We recently had a client of ours in desperate need for Tile Cleaning. This is the story…..

Her husband had been working in “man land” (his garage) on a vehicle – to which he was “playing” with oil and grease and he had got it all over himself and his boots. Without even realising he walked right through the house from the garage, hallway around the kitchen a few times fixing himself some lunch, into the dining room, once he finished eating his lunch, he turned around to go back to “man land” and found his trail of disaster!!!
He knew he was going to be in trouble and thought – quick fix…. The dishwashing liquid straight on the floor with a scrubbing brush… no luck, then he headed into “man land” to see what special stuff he had to remove grease…. He tried everything – and found that he was making it worse. He rang his wife and confessed to her before she had a chance to get home… he was hoping that the initial shock would be reduced by forewarning her.
This is were we come in….Tile cleaning on the Sunshine Coast. The client made the call to us and said just attend – do whatever you need to….otherwise you may be cleaning up blood too!!!

Our technician Steve attended – and put everyone’s minds at rest we are able to help fix the tiles. The benefits that we have with our Tile cleaning process is that we use our Large Truck mounted equipment with the high heat and pressure to be able to clean across the grout and tiles at the same tile. The detergents we use are of a high grade and we have options of what we can use to handle any situation. Steve tested several areas of the tiles to ensure that the detergent that we are using would remove the oil and grease and showed our clients. The clients were very relieved that we could fix the problem. The issue that often occurs especially with grease is that the grout is porous and can easily stain the grout and when “other products” are used this can create a whole set of other issues. But these have all been avoided because of our Tile Cleaning Process.

Steve completed the entire tiled area and the clients were thrilled with the results for the fact that the Oil and Grease disaster was rectified but also that the rest of the tiles have come up almost like new. Steve did suggest sealing the grout so that any future disasters are not so much of and issue and the mopping system we recommend is used this makes keeping these freshly cleaned tiles looking like that.

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Do you own a boat or camper van? All Aces Services can tailor a cleaning package suitable to your vessel.

We clean and protect carpets, vinyl, leather on any size boat or camper van, whether it be in the water off road.  We have done jobs at Rivergate, Wynnum Manly Yacht Club, Gold Coast Marina and many more.  Typical cleaning that we do involves cleaning around air conditioning vents as filtration marks form, red wine stain removal from parties on board… And mattresses too. Blind cleaning and curtain cleaning is also available.  Other items we clean on board range from lamp shades, quilt covers and cushions.

As most seating areas are removable, these can be done onsite or these can be done at our factory located at Morningside.

As much of the carpet and upholstery onboard your boat is exposed to the elements such as sunlight and salt water, it is important to maintain them by cleaning and protecting them regularly.  The harsh UV rays can discolour and deteriorate fabric, leather vinyl and some carpets too.

Whether it be early morning cleaning or on a weekend we are flexible when other maintenace is being completed on board.

We are members of the Super Yacht Base Brisbane.  We have been members for the last two years and have worked on small boats to large yachts, to large super yachts.  Some super yachts that we have worked on have been valued at over $100 Million Dollars.  The use of protective equipment is a must as well as having certifications in order to clean such expensive items.  All our technicians are trained and certified through the Institute of Inspection Cleaning of Restoration.  Our experienced technicians are trained in Carpet Cleaning, Upholstery Cleaning, Rug Cleaning, Hard Surface Cleaning, Drapery Cleaning and Water Damage Restoration.

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Uh oh! You’ve spilt red wine on your carpet, rug or upholstery? What to do? First thing to do is not to panic, there is always more red wine!!  Second thing to do is read about what to do, below…. Old wives tales may cause you more damage….

1. Act Quickly Many Stains can easily be removed when they are fresh, but can be stubborn if left over a long period of time.  The best thing to do is soak up as much as you can with a white towel or cloth.  AVOID using salt or talcum powder on the stain.  A lot of articles advise these methods are great to just sprinkle on and vacuum up later…. What they don’t tell you is  that this can in fact set the stain further or bleach the carpet.

2. Don’t rush to scrub  When we say act quickly and attend to the stain, this doesn’t mean attack the stain with any and all household products and a brush.  Depending on the fibre, the household products as well as scrubbing the stain can in fact cause irriversible fibre damage and colour loss in some cases.

3. Washing the stain  Adding soda water to a red wine stain will not assist with removing the stain.  This will merely spread the stain through the underlay and make a larger area where the stain will need to be removed.  Don’t always assume that the carpet or upholstery can be washed – always read the label first.

4. Call a professional  It is important to speak with a professional regarding stain removal.  It is recommended that the technicians are trained are certified through the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration.  This will ensure that they know the most effective and safe way to remove the stain from your carpet.  Some carpets that come out of a factory can be acid dyed.  As red wine is an acid dye it will change the colour of the carpet, this can make it difficult to remove.

Any further questions? Jump online and ask our panel of experts on www.cleaningadvice.com.au   They will be able to assist you with questions relating to carpet, upholstery, rugs and much more!

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