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Best Options for Financing Your Carpet Cleaning Business

Starting a carpet cleaning business is both exhilarating and nerve-wracking at the same time. While the thought of being your own boss has an almost magical appeal, it also means you are fully responsible for the outcome. Most new businesses rely on some form of borrowed capital to get started. How and where you secure this start-up financing can have a big impact on your new business. Let’s take a look at some of your best options.

Family and friends is often mentioned as a good source for start-up financing. If you’re lucky enough to have a rich uncle then this works really well. In reality, however, this method is fraught with danger. Families are hard enough to manage without the added stress of borrowed money. A parent(s) who wants to help can be a good resource but I’d stay away from siblings, in-laws, or any friend you’d like to keep. [more]

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5 Key Benefits of Using Teflon Wand Glides

A wand glide is a Teflon device which is fitted on the tip of the cleaning wand to reduce friction when dragging the wand over carpet or flooring. It usually fits over the outside of the wand tip but sometimes is fitted within the vacuum slot depending on the glide type.

The glide consists of a series of holes which allows the vacuum to do its job when the glide is attached. Teflon is the material of choice for wand glides due to its ability to slide smoothly over many different surfaces.

Teflon wand glides have many benefits for steam extraction carpet cleaning. Let’s take a look at some of the more important ones.

Comfort and Ease of Use

A Teflon wand glide significantly reduces the amount of effort involved in working the wand across the carpet. This reduces the fatigue of the operator as well as reducing the stress on the operators [more]

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Expand Your Business with a Vapor Steam Cleaner

A good businessman is always on the lookout for ways to expand his business at minimal cost. This is usually accomplished by adding additional services that complement or are closely related to his or her primary business. Carpet cleaning companies have always sought to provide valuable add-on services like upholstery cleaning, spot removal, pet odor control, etc. to enhance their main business. Vapor steam cleaning is a new type of add-on service the deserves serious consideration.

Vapor steam cleaning uses dry steam to loosen dirt and grime to clean and disinfect almost any surface. It differs from traditional carpet steam cleaning in that it does not use hot water and suction extraction to perform the cleaning but instead uses water, heated up to 300 degrees, to produce true steam. The steam is very low in moisture, around 6%, so surfaces dry quickly. It’s also very effective for removing allergens from [more]

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Carpet Extractor for Your Carpet Cleaning Van

Your carpet cleaning van can carry an assortment of carpet cleaning equipment but the room available is not unlimited. Space inside the van can become a premium as you add more equipment and tools to provide the range of carpet cleaning services you offer. Carpet extractors are a case in point. They can be large and bulky depending on the model you chose to carry. Let’s take a look at some of your options.

A good carpet extractor can be used to provide cleaning services for small businesses, small residential jobs such as upholstery cleaning or spot cleaning, or as a backup if the truck mount or van is idled due to repairs or maintenance. Identifying which type of need best suits your business will help with the decision process.

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The most common types of carpet extractors are the self-contained models or the canister models. [more]

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When to Use A Portable Carpet Extractor

The discussion of portable carpet extractor machines vs. truck mount carpet cleaning equipment usually centers around the relative capabilities of the respective equipment. This is fine to help gain an understanding of what this equipment can do but it is not the end of the discussion. The next step is to explore the utility, or usefulness, of each type of equipment so we can better match the tools to the task when fitting out a carpet cleaning van.

Truck mounts are very popular, being used 89% of the time in residential cleaning according to ICS (Cleaning Specialist) magazine. This is due to the power, function and speed with which these machines can clean carpets. However, there are times when a truck mount is inappropriate or just plain unworkable. These situations open the door for a good portable carpet extractor machine.

Office buildings are prime candidates for using portable equipment. They often have [more]

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Portables vs. Truck Mount Equipment

Carpet Cleaning is one of the most popular small businesses in the country. It’s reasonable to expect a lot of discussion and opinion on what are the best methods or equipment. The discussion for using portable vs. truck mount carpet cleaning equipment is ongoing simply because one is not always better than the other. Let’s take a look at how they compare to determine which is the best solution for fitting out your carpet cleaning van.

Water Temperature
Truck mount carpet cleaning equipment can easily produce heated water for the carpet steam cleaning (or steam extraction) process in the range of 200 – 212 F. Some of this heat will be lost as the water travels from the truck to the wand tip so lets say 175 to 190 F. at the wand tip. The smallest, portable carpet cleaning machines were only able to use water from the customer premise and thus [more]

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Box Truck or Cargo Van?

What is a Box Truck?
A box truck is a vehicle usually ranging in size from 14 to 24 feet that carries a separate cargo area i.e. box, that sits atop the chassis or truck frame. The cargo area is separate from the cab and usually there is no access from the cab to the cargo area. The cargo area is accessible via a rear garage-type door that rolls up. The most common use for these trucks is as moving vans, rental trucks e.g. Ryder or U-Haul and for appliance or furniture delivery.

Box trucks are made by a wide range of companies. GMC, Freightliner, International, Isuzu, Ford, Nissan are only a partial list of manufacturers. They’re also available in diesel or gas models so the decision to consider a box truck will take a considerable amount of homework. However, once your homework is done, there are a plethora of sites on [more]

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Purchasing a Carpet Cleaning Van

Dependable carpet cleaning vans are the workhorse for any carpet cleaning business. They are used to transport and house the various carpet cleaning equipment, people and supplies. This is a mobile, service based business that relies on bringing the tools and expertise to the customers premise. Without a reliable and dependable carpet cleaning van, there is no way to run a successful carpet cleaning business. These vans have the flexibility to carry small, portable carpet extraction cleaning equipment as well as the larger truck mounted extraction type equipment. They also need to carry all the hoses, lines, cleaning wands, chemical products and any other accessories depending on the type of cleaning services offered.

The carpet cleaning vans of choice are the GMC Savanna and Ford E-series cargo vans. These are rugged and reliable workhorses that have been performing tasks like this for decades. These cargo vans have undergone little change over [more]

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