RE-CRYSTALLIZATION-REVISTIED

Published in July 3rd, 2011

This article is reprinted with permission of the author. A discussion of how crystallizers that are applied as a matter of course to stone floors, is not a recommended practice.
By Frederick M. Hueston PhD
www.stoneforensics.com
www.GoDrFred.com
The following is a reprint of an article I wrote back in 1990. I have edited some of the text to bring [...]

Remove Grout – Regrout

Published in June 19th, 2011

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Fast Tube by Casper
This is a short video that shows our grout removal process.

New challenges for carpet cleaners: how to clean long neglected white and off white carpet.

Published in April 12th, 2011

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New challenges for carpet cleaners: how to clean long neglected white and off white carpet.
I can’t really remember when the change came (consumer rejection of carpet with colors like green, blue or mauve) to white, off white and beige, but it happened long enough ago that there are very few homes with colored carpet. I [...]

The truth about sealers

Published in February 28th, 2011

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The Bare Truth about Stone Impregnating-Sealers
November 13, 2008 by admin dirtygrout.com
An article by Maurizio Bertoli, Director of Education of the ITCS
The past 12 to 15 years witnessed the birth and phenomenal surge of a type of product for which nobody had ever felt the need for since mankind started to use stone, which means since [...]

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Published in January 24th, 2011

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Stone Restoration
http://protechstonecare.com
provides stone restoration, marble polishing and marble cleaning for floors, counters and showers in Santa Barbara.

Drapery Cleaning – On Location

Published in August 1st, 2010

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Why would anyone ever clean draperies as they hang in your house? A better question might be why would you ever send them out to a dry cleaner.
In all my years as a cleaner rehanging drapers that have been dry cleaned, I have never seen a single time when they were cleaned [...]

Cleaning White and Offwhite Carpet

Published in July 27th, 2010

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There are several things that complicate life for the carpet cleaner, but the biggest one has got to be the explosion over the last 10 years of white/off white carpet installs. Years ago when I first got into the cleaning business homes were carpeted with a variety of colors – greens, [...]

Vacuuming Prior to Professional Carpet Cleaning

Published in July 26th, 2010

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Why should the carpet be vacuumed prior to professional cleaning.
If you have your carpet cleaned professionally, you will not have your carpet vacuumed unless you vacuum yourself.
The need for dry vacuuming is well documented and recognized in various industry guidelines including the IICRC carpet cleaning standard S100. The reason vacuuming the carpet [...]

What to look for in a water damage company

Published in July 24th, 2010

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Many years ago water damage restoration of interior building structures was really primitive compared to how it is done today. In the old days the technician pulled pad or didn’t, installed as much drying equipment as he though was necessary and handled each damage the same way. Standards had not been [...]

MB8 Acid Test

Published in July 21st, 2010

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Fast Tube by Casper
This is the test of MB8 stone protector.
The other video shows the application of the product.
I want to say here that MB8 is a fantastic product and does not need to be able to resist low ph chemicals to be a great product.

Harry Edenfield owns Restoration by Fabric & Tile Masters in [...]

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