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Selecting a Carpet Cleaning Company
Check references by asking friends who they have used and been happy with.
Ask the store you bought the carpet from or another local retailer for names of reliable cleaning companies.
Call the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification for names of certified companies in your area. That number for the computerized referral directory is (800) 835-4624. or IICRC on line.
Regardless if the company is recommended or certified it is always a good idea to check references from more than one source.
Have a representative of the cleaning firm visit your home and inspect the carpet for cleaning. Insist on a written estimate in advance of the job. Have the representative list the steps they are going to take and services that are include so that you can compare estimates. If large pieces of furniture such as beds, dressers, hutches and entertainment systems are to be moved, have it listed on the estimate.
Warning! Many cleaning companies quote a low price in the newspaper or on the phone. When they arrive at the house they add on a variety of services, many of which should have been included to begin with. E.g., spot removal, preconditioning, deep cleaning, triple processes, pile setting, vacuuming, sanitizing, etc. They charge and additional fee for each of the additional services and in most cases you are paying more for a poor job than you would have paid to the quality company who appeared more expensive in the beginning.
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April 18th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
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