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* yellow in American mustard* graphite* burns* colors in Popcycles* friction burns* wood stains from the
furniture when the carpet gets wet+time*Oxyclean TM*Windex TM (window cleaners)* bleaches* Benzyl
Proxide TM(anic medicine)*
Should be more items, if I think of them I will put them in. Technology is always improving and if
anyone knows of ways to safely fix them, eMail me. The above products mentioned above are very good
products for what they are intended for, but the chemicals in them play havoc on carpets.
can cost. One place to check the cost of water damage is in the "Insurance Blue Book". One place to order
that small book is Clean Quest, click on the web site for Clean Quest on this page.
One way to think about inside a building is being dry. Whenever the inside gets wet there is some damage
being done. The longer the water stays in the building the more damage is being cause. As soon as the inside
of the building becomes dry again the damage stops. Now the trick is how fast can the inside of the building
be dry? First look at areas that can be damaged first, like hardwood floors, get it handled right away. Next is
the water white water, gray water, or black water? That means clean water, semi clean water, or sewage
water, or an outside flood containing sewage. Black water damage takes a special crew with special
equipment and a pump truck to hall away the black water. Next find out where the water came from, get it
handled.
For standing water, pour an antimicrobial throughout the wet areas. This will mix with the water and sanitize
the area. Get as much water off that floor as you can. The best way is the suck up the water. Next check
electrical and make sure that the water is not carrying any electrical current.
At times the carpet is all pulled up, pad removed and replaced with new padding. The carpet is dried
somewhere else, flooring dried with blowers and inside air dried with dehumidifiers. New padding put down
and carpet placed back down the same way it came out. Sometimes the tack strips are replaced depending on
their condition.
Another way, the padding can be saved, a corner of the carpet is pulled up, a blower placed under the carpet
and pad and another blower above the carpet, maybe a dehumidifier, depending on the amount of water in the
air and air movement. An antimicrobial fogged under the carpets and padding. The blowers can move the air
continually all night and day. Check to make sure the carpet is drying, the air is dry, walls and any glass
(windows, mirrors etc.) is dry. A dehumidifier is always a good idea to use, but if one is not around, maybe
one can do without it, but If the windows are wet at all you will need a dehumidifier to pull the moisture out
of the air. Check the walls and make sure there is no swelling or dampness to them. When everything is dry,
put the carpets back down, and clean up the carpeting.
That is the basic way it is done, at times there is more going on than just that and additional things need to be
done, but above description is most of the cases we run into.
Expect the cleaner to ask for your insurance deductible up front and contact your insurance co. To come out
and asses the damage.
tracking blood everywhere. Well, here is what to do.
1. Get a table spoon,
2. Hydrogen peroxide (3%)
3. Old bath towel,
4. And a vinager/water mix (1 to 4).
Put the peroxide on the blood, it will foam up, using the spoon lightly agitate the area. Blot with the towel, later
if you can see anything, lightly fog on the vinager/water solution.
Anyone that knows more about this, let me know. The above procedure does work for me and many clients.
Only once have I run into a case that I could not get the blood out of carpeting.
Upholstery fabric? I have not seen blood come out of upholstery, could be that it was messed with before I get
there I'm really not sure.
