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Steamaster is here for any assistance you need with your carpet cleaning business. We’ve created this “HOW TO” page for your convenience – featuring “HOW TO’s” for the most important aspects of any carpet cleaning business. So please feel welcome to revisit this page regularly, as we have created the resource especially for YOU.
HOW TO START A
CARPET CLEANING BIZ

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We always need to do a really thorough pre-inspection on the carpet. We’re going to look for joints that might be opening up. We’re going to look for pre-existing damage on things like skirting boards. We’re going to look for furniture that might leave marks on the carpet or that that carpet may leave stains on the furniture.
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How To Get Red Wine Out Of Carpet
Red wine has a dye in it. It’s a vegetable based dye. When red wine is spilled onto a wool carpet, most of it will be sitting in and around the wool, not necessarily inside the wool. Sometimes, just a detergent solution is sufficient to get that moving. In this article, we’re going to show you how to get red wine out of a wool carpet.
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How To Get Nail Polish Out Of Carpet
How To Get Nail Polish Out Of Carpet
Here’s a stain that’s going to bring most carpet cleaners to tears. Hopefully, by the time you’ve arrived to do the job of cleaning the nail polish off the carpet, the customer hasn’t already tried using nail polish remover. All that’s going to do is make it all runny and it’s going to run inside the fibers, and now you’ve got a dye stain to deal with. With a few simple little techniques and some simple chemistry, we’re going to show you how to get rid of nail polish out of a wool carpet.
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What Is The Difference Between Dry Cleaning And Steam Cleaning Carpet ?
Tom: With all the hoses and the accessories, it looks all quite confusing. What do you actually have? I mean you’ve got this machine, this portable machine. Obviously, it does something. Can you explain to them what it actually does?
Col: Yes.
Tom: … and what we connect up to it, and how it all works? Can you just give them an overview?
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Residential Carpet Cleaning Procedure
Carpet Cleaning Procedure Carpet Cleaning Procedure Pre-vacuuming of all areas to be cleaned is recommended prior to carpet extraction cleaning. Pre-vacuuming can remove up to 80% of the dirt and debris from your carpet. Always pre- test all cleaning chemicals in...
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When Is The Best Time To Start Your Own Carpet Cleaning Business?
When Is The Best Time To Start Your Own Carpet Cleaning Business?
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Portable Carpet Extractor Vs. Truckmount
More & more homes & offices are featuring tiles & hard floors these days – so why not take advantage of this & offer floor tile & grout cleaning?
It’s FACT that tiles & grout get dirty more easily than any other hard surface, so offering your cleaning services in this capacity can open up a whole new revenue stream for you!
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What’s The Best Carpet Cleaner For Business? Portable Carpet Extractor vs Truck Mount?
Tom: So Col, before we get into the truck mount side of things, how much money do you need to get started with the portable package? With everything you need?
Col: Okay, with everything you need you could probably spend $10,000. But you could actually buy a startup package; Tam’s got them for about $6,000.
Tom: Right, okay. So $6,000 is all you need to get started. Obviously excluding any marketing or business costs?
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Is Carpet, Tile and Grout Cleaning A Good Business To Start?
How To Start A Carpet, Tile and Grout Cleaning Business
Tom: Should I give up my day job to actually start the carpet cleaning business? Do I just dive in and go for it? What are your recommendations?
Col: Okay, if you’ve got lots of money behind you, you might be able to survive, but typically getting into this industry, it’s going to be the first business for most people entering this industry. It’s a good idea to work your way into it slowly.
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How Much Money Can A Carpet And Grout Cleaning Business Make?
Starting A Carpet and Grout Cleaning Business
Tom: Right. Welcome, everyone. Today I’m gonna be interviewing Col Nation, the veteran of carpet cleaners. We are going to be discussing the topic, How Much Can A Carpet Cleaning Business Make
Col, how long have you been doing carpet cleaning now?
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10 Best Tile & Grout Cleaning Machines for Commercial & Home Use
10 Best Tile & Grout Cleaning Machines for Commercial & Home Use Floors, be it commercial or domestic, are subjected to a lot of dirt every day. The grout lines on tile floors are highly susceptible to catching dirt. Sometimes so much that it may feel like...
Best carpet cleaning products: Buy top 10 Carpet cleaning powders, solutions
Best carpet cleaning products: Buy top 10 Carpet cleaning powders, solutions Regular cleaning of carpets not only gives them a cleaner, new look but also makes them last longer. A regularly cleaned carpet with the right type of products like cleaning powders or...
10 Tips to Clean Floors Faster with a Heavy Duty Tile & Grout Cleaner
10 Tips to Clean Floors Faster with a Heavy Duty Tile & Grout Cleaner Tiles cover many spaces inside your home or commercial property – restroom, stockroom, hallway walking spaces, etc. That said, tiles tend to get dirty and degrade over time. Dirt and...
4 Tips That You Can’t Ignore For A Neat And Clean Restaurant
4 Tips That You Can’t Ignore For A Neat And Clean Restaurant Whether it is a fine dining restaurant or a fast-food joint, the entire restaurant experience is indeed special. However, people are reluctant to go to the restaurants that have previously disappointed...
How To Clean Your House In A Jiffy
How To Clean Your House In A Jiffy The majority love the idea of having a pleasantly cleaned house at all times. But mostly, we procrastinate cleaning and leave the task for later. One of the primary reasons we put off cleaning at the bottom of our to-do list is that...
Why A Quality Carpet Cleaner Is Essential For Your Cleaning Business’ Success?
Why A Quality Carpet Cleaner Is Essential For Your Cleaning Business’ Success? Are your clients constantly complaining about the average carpet cleaning service? Did you know that they can fall sick due to inefficient rug cleaning? Well, as odd as it may sound. Dirty...
Perks Of Using Commercial Floor Scrubbers For Professional Floor Cleaning
Perks Of Using Commercial Floor Scrubbers For Professional Floor Cleaning We understand how important it is to choose floor scrubbers for your commercial cleaning business, especially when you are always at your client’s beck and call. Unhealthy and unclean...
Steam Cleaning Can Restore The Carpet’s Lustre, But Only When The Right Equipment Are Used
Steam Cleaning Can Restore The Carpet’s Lustre, But Only When The Right Equipment Are Used When your clients hire you for carpet cleaning, how do you decide which method of cleaning must be opted? Well, most of us steam clean the carpets to obtain a better finish....

3 Steps To Get Carpet Cleaning Clients
If you are tight on cash, content marketing is an effective way to get carpet cleaning clients.
Now, don’t worry. You don’t have to be Shakespeare to create great content and. By following a few tricks, you can have the phone ringing off the hook – even if English is not your first language.
Let me explain.

5 Hacks To Get More Carpet Cleaning Clients During Slow Periods
More & more homes & offices are featuring tiles & hard floors these days – so why not take advantage of this & offer floor tile & grout cleaning?