This is where you can learn tips and tricks about spot cleaning carpet, getting out stains like wine or pet urine, and how to know which cleaning methods are best. We will update this page regularly so that you can stay informed regarding topics like home remedies for carpet cleaning, cost of upholstery cleaning, or seeing amazing tile & grout cleaning results.
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It’s not only a new year, but a new decade! How about a less traditional, but very important, New Year’s resolution: keeping your home- including your carpet, upholstery, tile, and hardwoods, clean and thus keeping your home healthy? Surfaces like carpet and upholstery essentially act as really large air filters for your home, so keeping them clean regularly can drastically help improve the air quality of your home.
In addition to the health benefits, regularly maintenance cleaning for your carpet, hardwood and other surfaces is really an investment. Floor coverings, tile and other things like that are extremely expensive to install, so maintaining them is very important to avoid having to replace them before you should need to! Below are the recommended cleaning intervals for optimum maintenance and health.
As you are planning out your year, let us help you achieve your goals both for your home or business! Don’t forget that we specialize in commercial carpet cleaning as well.
Recommended cleaning intervals:
Carpet cleaning: 6-18 months
Upholstery cleaning- 6-18 months
Tile/grout cleaning and sealing: 1-2 years
Hardwood floor cleaning: 2-3 years
With all this rain we’re having right now in Edmonds, Seattle, Shoreline, Lynnwood, Mukilteo and the surrounding cities, you might find an unfortunate leak in your home that leads to water in your carpet or other flooring! Standing water on your carpet can lead to thousands of dollars of damage and repairs, and we can help you avoid that. Our emergency water extraction service also includes a thorough cleaning of the carpet after, as well as speed drying with high efficiency fans and dehumidifiers if necessary.
Call or text us at 206-801-0161 or email info@snokingcarpets.com if you need to get water extracted from your carpet immediately!
We all know how it goes over the holidays. You’re having fun with friends and family, relaxing, maybe drinking a glass of wine, and sooner or later…oops! There goes the wine on the carpet. Or mashed potatoes, maybe a new set of markers the kids got as a gift, or maybe the dog got into the chocolate again and had an accident on the carpet. Whatever it is, having lots of people over is always a recipe for spills! Here are some tips to help keep your place clean during all the fun.
Ask your guests to take off their shoes. If you have a covered porch, they can leave them outside. Or if you have a crowded entry, you can designate someone to store all the shoes in an unused room like a laundry room. This is the most important thing you can do to keep your carpet clean and avoid having dirt, animal accidents, oil, and other unwanted soils onto your carpet!
Keep a bottle of a quality spot cleaner handy. If you have our free lifetime supply spot cleaner that we give to all clients, keep that on a nearby shelf. You can also use Folex, but make sure to avoid Resolve and OxiClean as they can damage your carpet and area rugs.
Don’t listen to that aunt or cousin who the internet told them to “use vinegar!”. On almost all stains, vinegar will actually either set it in or at least make it harder to clean. Sometimes vinegar can even damage carpet, area rugs and upholstery!
As boring as it sounds, give everyone a coaster and encourage them to use it. This will give them a designated spot to place drinks, so they don’t get set on random surfaces and knock over by children or the dog’s tail!
Keep our number on speed dial: 206-801-0161! You can call or text us at any time, and if it’s an emergency we’ll respond at any hour. You can bet we’ll go above and beyond to get out to your place and save you from the embarrassment or hassle!
Most of all, have fun and enjoy the time with friends and family!
If you have ever purchased carpet, you probably received a warranty from the manufacturer. Rather than making you read through pages and pages, we’ll break down most of the key points as to how to keep your warranty valid.
*Note: these are general guidelines based on warranty information provided by Mohawk. Always check your warranty paperwork for specifics.
Paperwork to keep:
Purchase receipt
Carpet sample tag
Carpet cleaning receipts
Things to know:
Carpet must be installed by a professional
Carpet pad or cushion must meet the carpet manufacturer’s requirements
Professional carpet cleaning every 12-18 months (depending on your warranty), almost always with hot water extraction cleaning
What can void your warranty:
Cleaning with a home machine (such as a Bissell, Rug Doctor, etc)
Professional carpet cleaning with anything other than hot water extraction (such as shampooing, bonnet cleaning, etc)
These are the main keys to know and records to keep when you want to keep your carpet warranty valid. If you have any questions, you can call the carpet manufacturer to clarify before taking action on cleaning your carpet.
When it comes time to clean your carpet, we do truck-mounted hot water extraction cleaning and will take premium care of your carpet needs. You can contact us 206-801-0161 or info@snokingcarpets.com
Here’s the unfortunate reality about home service businesses: anyone can purchase some equipment, slap a logo on a van, and call themselves a “professional” whether or not they really are. This is one of the main reasons that home service companies have a bad reputation! Far too often, the worker coming to your house may not have adequate training or expertise and end up messing up the project.
So what should you look for when hiring a professional carpet cleaner? Well, fortunately in the greater Seattle area, there is a lot of competition so companies have more incentive to be more professional. Unfortunately, that also means there’s more companies out there total, so there are bound to be many that aren’t up to par. Here’s a few key things to look for in a highly rated carpet or upholstery cleaner:
Professionally trained and certified technicians
Safe, non-toxic products
Ask how many years they have been in business (look for at least 3-4 years minimum)
State of the art equipment (truck mounted rather than portable, and not the same tools you could go grab at a hardware store)
Good reviews for carpet cleaners- this one is huge!
As long as these 5 things check out, then you’re probably okay. If we were to add anything to the list, we would suggest hiring an independent local company, as the quality control will likely be much better.
At Sno-King, we meet all of these requirements above and more! So if you are looking for a top notch, highly rated, professional carpet cleaning company that uses state of the art equipment, look no further! Call or text us at 206-801-0161 or email info@snokingcarpets.com and we will be happy to serve you!
Do you know the number one complaint of the carpet cleaning industry? It’s bait and switch tactics! Far too often, carpet cleaning companies will advertise a very low price to get their foot in the door, then once they arrive (and you’ve done all the work to move furniture!) they charge far more than their advertisement. Sometimes they’ll say it’s because of pet spots, or square footage, or that you need “special treatments” or else they won’t do the cleaning. No matter the reason, it’s dishonest and unethical.
At Sno-King, one of our four core values is Honesty. We are transparent with our pricing, products and cleaning process. When we quote a price on the phone, email or text, we make sure to give you as accurate of a quote as possible. Sometimes that means our carpet cleaning price estimate will be higher than the competition, but that’s because we want to make sure you don’t have any surprise charges once we arrive for the work!
If you value honesty and integrity, along with top-notch quality, we’d love to serve you! Also, please contact us here if you have any questions at all about our service. We are here to serve you, whether you live in Edmonds, Lynnwood, Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, Bothell, Mukilteo, or any of the surrounding cities!
Nobody likes cleaning their own tile, and especially not the grout! It usually means hours on your hands and needs with multiple cleaning bottles, brushes and sore knees. But without doing all that, how do you get stubborn soap scum stains off the grout?
Well in addition to hot high pressure washing, we use a safe but strong acidic cleaner to break down the water and soap build up. Sometimes with white soap scum on tile, it takes multiple applications. The build up, especially if it’s been years, can sometimes be so strong that no amount of scrubbing or dwell time with cleaning products can make it budge. Sometimes what you need is to introduce the cleaner to each layer of soap build up. The before and after photos below were treated about 20-25 times just for this one area! That’s because the product could only penetrate so much at time, so after applying, we would have to scrub and extract, then reapply. Each time, only a small portion would come off.
If you need help from a professional, you can contact us at 206-801-0161 or click the button below and we’ll be happy to help!
We all know how beautiful hardwood floors can be. But how many times have you looked at your hardwood floors and wished it wasn’t so expensive to sand and refinish them? That’s where our hardwood floor cleaning and top coating process is a perfect fit!
With our hardwood floor scrubber, we are able to pull deeply imbedded dirt and grime from the hardwoods; far more effective that sweeping and/or mopping. Our machine puts a very low amount of moisture down, scrubs it in to the wood, and then immediately extracts the moisture and squeegees the floor. After cleaning and monitoring the hardwood to make sure it’s ready for the finish, we then apply a topcoat. This topcoat helps to protect the hardwood from scratches, scuffs and other damage, but it also helps it shine and sparkle again!
With hardwood floor cleaning, we offer free, in home and on site inspections and price quotes. We will spend about 15-30 minutes inspecting your hardwood, getting details on your current maintenance, suggesting things that will help your in-home maintenance plan, and giving you an exact price quote on the spot. All for absolutely no charge, whether you go through with the cleaning or not.
If you’d like to know how you can get more life out of your precious hardwood floors, call us at 206-801-0161 or click below to send us a message. We look forward to working for you!
We’ve all been in that position- down on your hands and knees, scrubbing the grout lines of our kitchen or bathroom floor with no end in sight. Sure, it might look decent when we are done, but is it really worth spending a weekend or entire evening doing this? Not only is it exhausting, but it’s also never going to look as good as hiring a true professional!
So what is a true professional? Someone, like us, who has powerful and state of the art truck mounted hot water extraction cleaning machines. These units are mounted inside of a van and provide superior heat, pressure and extraction power to the smaller portable units that some companies use. So rather than just applying a solution, scrubbing, and wiping it up, machines like ours will truly pressure wash and thoroughly extract all the dirt, grime and soap scum from your tile and grout. We use up to 240 degree water, along with 1000 psi pressure, and extraction power that is 4x more powerful than a high end Shop Vac! Whether it’s soap scum build up on shower tile, greasy kitchen grout, dirty outdoor tile on a patio or walkway, or virtually any other tile and grout combination, our machine can handle it.
Our process isn’t just the machine though! It’s the powerful, effective, AND non-toxic products we use. Just like with carpet cleaning, we have spent many hours researching and testing different products. The ones we have landed on are safer than what the competition uses, as well as more effective! If you are looking to save money by not buying new tile and grout, but also save time by not doing it yourself…that’s what we are here for. Our tile cleaning photos speak for themselves- just see below!
