Water damage in your walls, ceiling or flooring is not a simple do-it-yourself matter. Just because you can’t feel moisture on the interior wall surface doesn’t mean that there is not be moisture trapped inside. If not dried promptly, it can lead to microbial growth within just a few short days, damaging your home’s structural integrity and your family’s health. Sometimes we can dry your walls and carpet in place, minimizing the disruption to your life, but on some jobs we may need to remove wet drywall and insulation to prevent mold growth in exterior walls. UltraSteam has the sophisticated moisture mapping equipment needed to detect moisture inside walls, ceilings, floors and carpet, and a dedicated team of IICRC Certified Water Damage experts with over 50 years of combined experience, to return your home to normal…like nothing happened at all!

If you need help removing the snow or ice here in Durango, CO, give my friend Chip Huntoon a call at 946-8041 and his friendly, professional crews will be glad to help out, or check his website at CH Property Services of Durango for a complete list of services.

If you should suffer the misfortune of water damage to your house, call 385-8444 right away and UltraSteam’s courteous Water Damage experts will respond right away to remove standing water and start drying your house, keeping it healthy and secure.  Learn more here: Durango Flood & Water Damage or call us with any questions you may have!

“It’s a great honor to be among the select few cleaners in the country who have attained Master Cleaner status. Knowledge is the key to solving our clients’ cleaning problems”, said Carpenter. He added, “To tell the truth, though, I feel that exceptional customer service has always been the key to our success – and that grows from what we keep in our hearts, not the information in our heads.”

The Institute for Inspection, Cleaning & Restoration Certification is a worldwide nonprofit teaching and certification body for the cleaning and restoration industry. More information about the IICRC can be found at CertifiedCleaners.org, including a complete list of certified firms in your area, and the certifications they hold.

Click the link for more information about UltraSteam Professional Cleaning & Restoration Inc.  or call 970-385-8444 for cleaning services in theDurango, Colorado area.

Thanks Lisa for all your help and friendship over the years…and I’ll see you in May!

So, now that the snow has fallen, check your roof and make sure you don’t have an ice dam built up at a corner or edge - if so, you should either remove it yourself, or hire someone like Chip Huntoon (946-8041) to do it for you. This will prevent water damage from melting snow backing up under the metal or shingles and working its way down into your attic and walls and flooding your carpet!

But if you feel water dripping on your head, or something goes “squish” under your feet on the way to the bathroom in the mornin, give me a call at 385-8444 and I’ll get your flooded house or water-damaged building cleaned up and dried out right away. We’ll work with you and your insurance company to get your home dry and healthy, and your life back to normal fast,like nothing happened! Want to know more? Click the link for Water Damage, Structural Drying & Flood Cleanup and Restoration in Durango information.

Wine can be difficult to remove at all, let alone completely. Fortunately, the owner took action and brought it to us right away for cleaning. After dusting and cleaning the rug, I carefully stripped out the wine stain, and was able to remove virtually all of the winestain from the rug.

A couple of quick tips on wine stain removal:

Blot up as much as possible with a clean dry towel, then apply club soda to the stain and re-blot until you can no longer remove any more color. Be careful not to overwet multiple colors, especially on Navajo rugs, to avoid bleeding of the natural dyes. Often you can remove the wine yourself with this method. Otherwise bring it to a qualified rug cleaner promptly for cleaning and dye removal. (check this link to find a Master Rug Cleaner in your area)

If you don’t have a qualified professional in-plant cleaner for your rugs, see our site at Professional Oriental, Persian & Navajo Rug Cleaning by RugMasters. We accept rugs from all over the country for cleaning - just call 970.385.5777 for shipping information, and I’ll clean and care for your fine rugs like the works of art they are!

1 - Locate and shut off the water if a broken pipe is the flooding culprit, to stop the entry of more water. Call a licensed plumber to fix broken pipes, or a contractor to repair the roof. (We can recommend reputable companies if you don’t know anyone - just call us at 385-8444)

2 - Avoid Hazards: Be very careful around water and electricity - it’s a deadly combination! Stay away from raw sewage backups, which contain hazardous bacteria and pathogens, and keep children and pets out of the affected area entirely!

3 - Call 385-8444 for Courteous, Expert Cleanup from our IICRC Certified Water Damage Specialists. We’ll respond quickly to remove the standing water and set up drying equipment to return your home to a healthy, dry state. We work with you and your insurance company to completely dry the structure, and get your home and life back to normal as soon as possible, like nothing ever happened!

4 - Prevent Further Damage: Furniture will stain carpet permanently in a short time, so move furniture off the wet carpet if possible, or put foil under the legs until we arrive. Remove breakables and small items from the affected areas if practical.

Learn more here about Flood Cleanup and Water Damage Restoration

Salt or Calcium Chloride can be tracked into your home or business from outside on shoes and boots, and then create a resoiling issue.

Calcium Chloride is used in place of Sodium Chloride (salt) when the temperatures drop very low and salt no longer melts ice well. Calcium Chloride is hygroscopic (meaning that it attracts moisture) and if an inexperienced cleaner tries to clean it with an alkaline detergent, they’ll turn it to Calcium Hydroxide (lime). The white powder from calcium chloride ice melters will quickly be tracked through a building, and since it attracts moisture, it will cause severe soil patterns in a short time. Quick removal is key!

An ounce of prevention is the best policy: make sure that you have walk-off mats at every entry and that people wipe their feet well to remove moisture and residue before walking around the home or office.

If, however, you notice this issue in your home or building, call a professional carpet cleaner to get the carpets cleaned. Mention that your issue is ice melter, and an experienced IICRC Certified cleaner like ourselves will know exactly what to do to remove it. (We usually will clean areas affected by this condition twice.)

Click the link for more information about Professional Carpet Cleaning in Durango, or call us at 385-8444 for “Green” Cleaning for your home or office!

One place to start is the Master Rug Cleaner website. There you can find the nearest Master Rug Cleaner to you, and review their information and website to satisfy yourself that you’ll be served by a truly professional rug cleaner. Most importantly, you’ll have the peace of mind that comes from knowing that the select few cleaners that have become Certified Master Rug Cleaners did so only after a year-long course of study with Ellen Amirkhan and Aaron Groseclose, two of the world’s leading experts on rug cleaning and identification. They passed a rigorous 100 question examination including the requirement that they identify over 30 different rugs from around the world.

If you live near Southwest Colorado, visit Professional Rug Cleaning by RugMasters of Durango to see photos and videos of our operation, learn care tips and spot removal secrets, and how to make your fine rugs last longer. Or call us at 970-385-5777 or 505-592-0777 to arrange shipping, dropoff or pickup and delivery (limited area) for your fine rugs. They’ll come back to you squeaky clean, cloud-soft and fluffy!

1 - Disconnect outside hoses (even “freezeless” faucets will freeze and burst if water is left in the hose…and they’ll drain into your wall, not outside!)

2 - Check washer and icemaker hoses for cracks and wear. If they look questionable, replace them ($5-10 at Kroeger’s and much cheaper and easier than a flood!)

3 - Inspect your water heater, paying special attention to the inlet/outlet lines and the drain valve.  If in doubt, consult a professional plumber for advice on replacement or repair.

4 - Turn off your water if you’re going out of town…that way, if something breaks, you don’t come back to a wet house!

And, if you do need water extraction, drying and flood restoration, call 385-8444 for prompt, courteous service by the area’s most experienced Water Damage Restoration team…we have over 50 years combined experience. We’ll get your house cleaned up and dried out as rapidly as possible to return your life to normal FAST!

Click the link for more information about Water Damage Restoration in Durango.

Food is served at 5:15, presentation from 5:30-6:30. Please RSVP to Taylor at 385-9115 by Monday August 24th.

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