After learning these facts, getting your carpets cleaned seems like something you would need to do to keep your home and family healthy.  With Green Clean’s carpet and upholstery cleaning as well as our smoke and water damage restoration, we can keep your home and family healthy and clean. 

“Restoring Healthy Environments” is what we do!

• The overall cleaning effectiveness,
• Rate of resoiling,
• pH levels (neutral ensures carpet dyes and fibers are not adversely affected),
• Surface texture change (minimally changed after repeated cleanings),
• Optical brighteners (NONE allowed),
• Colorfastness (not overly aggressive to change color of carpet)

Nationally partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Design for the Environment program, CRI Seal of Approval cleaning products are certified for no damage to the environment. 

Two product manufacturers that Green Clean trusts are certified by the CRI Seal of Approval and used on a daily basis are:

• Axiom: a fully biodegradable, phosphate-free and powerful professional cleaning products with mild pH and no sticky residue
• BioKleen: all natural, non-toxic, formulated with exceptional quality and value with no negative effects to the environment
  • Biodegradable with no harsh fumes, gentle for sensitive skin, no chlorine, optical brighteners or phosphates, and no sticky residue

Spring – the annual clean house season, but also the time to celebrate young graduates from high school and college.  Preparing your home in anticipation of the attendance of multiple guests for graduation parties moves us into a frenzy to clean anything and everything, carpets included.

Although often overlooked with the frenzy of chair and table rentals, menus and invitation send-outs, carpets are one of your home’s largest thriving environments for dust, bacteria and other allergens as well as odor and pet dander.  This can easily be cleaned with eco-friendly products that thoroughly scrub the carpet and rinse it completely of any residue.

Regular carpet maintenance increases longevity, indoor air quality as well as keeps up-to-date warranty schedules on carpets 2007 and newer.  Clean carpets bring out the happiness in all of us, including those nit-picky relatives soon to be attending your son/daughter’s graduation party.

Seasonal allergies often stimulated by pollens and outside dust can also include dust mites, pet dander and molds.  In Minnesota, four months of a closed home can create a multitude of bacteria, dust and dander to lay dormant in your carpet;  once the windows and doors open to let in the spring breeze and the humidity, the dormant allergens “spring” to life, causing the itchy, watery eyes, and runny, sneezing nose.  

Although often a grueling chore, spring cleaning is essential in getting the home ready for the new season ahead.  We routinely wash windows and screens, replace cool weather clothing for warm weather clothing, flip mattresses and go on a mad dusting spree.  We check our furnaces and air conditioning units to see if we need to replace or clean the filters.  But how often do we think to clean our carpets, our air vents and ducts?  Carpets and ducts can hold a considerable amount of allergens and should be a part of the annual spring cleaning.

Hydrostatic pressure forces water through cracks in the foundation walls, through openings caused by expansion and contraction of the footing-foundation wall joint and up through floor cracks.  This pressure can cause major structural damage to foundation walls and is likely to contribute to mold, decay and other moisture-related problems. 

Green Clean’s water damage restoration service follows a step-by-step process that will not only disinfect and sanitize the area after a complete structural drying, but it also detects water beneath floor coverings, within walls, wood framing, insulation and sheetrock.  Green Clean also specializes in mold remediation.

On average, we see and clean around 8-10 different carpet types each month.  For this demonstration, we included two common carpet types, an olefin berber and a polyester cut pile.  The carpets were soiled liberally with mud stains, soda pop, and ashes from the BBQ and the stains were given a chance to set.

Pre-treatment for carpet cleaning involves application of Bio-Kleen, an all natural traffic lane cleaner.  Once pre-treated, a professional grade shampooer lifts the dirt out of the deep spots in the carpet.  Next, the carpet is thoroughly rinsed clean using truck mounted steam extraction, leaving it free of any residue. The high powered vacuum keeps contact of water with the carpet to a minimum.

Some stains we encounter are tougher to remove from the carpet.  In these cases, extra passes with the equipment and specialized cleaning solutions are used and most stains we are able to remove.  Depending upon humidity and airflow, carpet typically takes between 4 and 10 hours to dry completely.  See the photos below for the final result of the demonstration.

After the demonstration, people are often amazed at how different the carpet looks. When they touch the carpet, it feels clean – almost like new. At Green Clean, the carpet cleaning minneapolis specialists, we apply our years of experience and expertise to every floor we encounter in order to get the best results – even when it’s just a demo.

Green Clean has provided quality service for carpet cleaning and restoration services in the Twin Cities area since 1996. Call these carpet cleaning Minneapolis specialists today for a free, no obligation estimate over the phone or at your residential or commercial location.

Green Clean “Restoring Healthy and Odor Free Environments”      

This honor is only awarded to 5% of the businesses listed on Angie’s List.

The Super Service Award recognizes the achievement and sustainability of a superior service record on Angie’s List.  The fact that Green Clean can claim Super Service Award status speaks volumes about its dedication to customers.  We were honored to receive notification that our customers have taken the time to recognize our efforts in great customer service.

Green Clean is a locally-owned, full service carpet/upholstery cleaning and restoration company.  Founded in 1996, Green Clean has established a renowned reputation for delivering high-quality carpet/upholstery cleaning and water/fire restoration services for homeowners, businesses, and insurance companies throughout the Twin Cities Metro area.

The owners of Green Clean, Jason Shroeck and Rhett Trotter, as well as the Clean Trust-certified cleaning and restoration technicians, work relentlessly to build long-term relationships with their customers through constant communication and trust, striving for excellence in every service they provide, and placing the needs of their customers first.

The first steps should always be the preventive steps.  Here are a few preventive steps to follow.

1)     Make the area as unavailable or unattractive as possible.

2)     Make the area where they should go more attractive.

3)     Research potty training techniques or even retrain your pet.

4)     Support your pet in a positive manner as you train.

Steps to follow if you have staining or odors.

 1)   Always remember to saturate the area through the carpet fibers, through the carpet padding and into the sub flooring.

2)   Always use an enzyme based product for best results.

3)   Mix proper ratios of product and water, treating the area at least 2-3 times.

4) Do not use vinegar and baking soda.  These will change the    PH balance of the stain.

5) When all else fails, call a professional like Green Clean.

In Minnesota, we have the wonderful opportunity of enjoying all four seasons. With that, we get to spend many hours indoors throughout the harsh cold temperature and snowy blizzards. Come springtime, Minnesotans enjoy opening the windows and cleaning the house top to bottom. After all, we have just spent the last 4 months in a home that has accumulated allergens and bacteria, thus reducing indoor air quality.

Regular vacuuming is highly recommended to maintain your carpet’s appearance. Because you have made a large investment in your home with your carpet, it is important to have your carpets professionally cleaned by IICRC Certified technicians every 12-18 months. Regular carpet maintenance increases its longevity, your indoor air quality, and the happiness of your mother-in-law when she comes to your son or daughter’s graduation party.