Red Wine Stain

Red wine stains are a common and troublesome stain for the householder. Fortunately, they are not so much of a problem for the professional carpet cleaner they are usually quite easy to treat successfully.

Most successful treatments are reliant on prompt and correct first-aid treatment. Use a folded cotton towel and absorb/blot the excess liquid. DO NOT RUB, BRUSH OR SCRUB. DO NOT ADD ANY WATER/LIQUID OR DETERGENT. Once this process has removed the bulk of the spilt liquid, take at least three sheets of plain white kitchen paper towel and fold into a pad. Continue to absorb the spillage, applying a little body weight to attract any deeper down liquid. Repeat as required. The last paper towel you use must remain dry.

If your carpet or upholstrey has been treated with a good quality stain protector such as scothgaurd or Stainguard Professional, this may be all the treatment required.

For any remaining soiling, treat the stain with a eco freindly spot/stain remover or diluted carpet shampoo. Test the carpet/fabric in an out of sight area first to ensure that there will be no damage caused to the dyes or texture.

Working in small areas at a time, apply the minimum amount of product, place a clean cotton towel or cloth over the treated area and using the bowl of a teaspoon, make gentle circular motions over the treated area. This is all the agitation your carpet needs. The towel will absorb any released soil/spillage. Repeat as required, using only minimum amounts of product at a time. Always start at the outer edges of a stain and work towards the centre.

When you are happy that there is no further soil left, as observed on the absorbent towel, it is important to remove the shampoo residue,as this can cause rapid resoiling. just as you would when washing your own hair with shampoo. Again working a small area at a time, apply a small amount of water to the treated area. Gently tap/ with a finger to create a little foam then absorb with a clean towel as in the first aid treatment above. On most carpets, a teaspoon of water will treat an area approximately the size of a 10p coin.

Many red wines have the character of an indicator dye. A bit like the litmus paper we used to use at school to identify acids and alkali. If your red wine stain should turn a dark blue/black colour, don’t panic. It can easily be corrected by a professional carpet cleaner using a mild reducing agent. This is not the type of process I would recommend for the untrained householder. If you are in any doubt the call us and we we advise or come and help you with any problem with your carpet cleaning.

Carpet moth

Protecting Your family and home from Moths
While moths do not have a health risk, they are a pest in house because of how much damage their larvae can cause to clothes, fabrics, leather and carpets and rugs.
This damage may continue for many weeks or even months after moth caterpillars have hatched. Serious damage may have been done before numbers of flying moths are seen and so prevention of a moth problem is really important.

While a minor infestation of moths can be dealt with using DIY products, an established moth problem is likely to require professional treatment.

How to spot signs of a Moth Problem
Often the first sign of a moth problem will be damage to fabrics but there will usually be other signs or indicators:

adult moths (often crawling rather than flying)
maggot-like larvae (moth caterpillars)
the silken tubes or cases in which moth larvae live
pupae ( cocoons) in which larvae turn into moths
Please note, another common cause of damage to carpets or rugs may be due to rug beetles or carpet beetles rather than moths.

Identifying Moths
There are four common species of moth that will infest in the home:

Common Clothes Moth
Adults 6-8mm with straw-coloured wings and no markings
Larvae creamy white with a brown head and up to 10mm long
The moth larvae make irregular holes in fabrics
Case Bearing Clothes Moth
Found particularly with imported animal fabrics
Adults 6mm long with a dark-buff colour and three faint spots
Creamy-white larvae up to 10mm
Makes more regular holes in fabric than common clothes moth
Brown House Moth
adults 8-14mm and brown with three or four darker spots
Larvae up to 20mm, off-white with brown head
Larvae feed on a wide range of animal textiles including wool, leather and feathers
White Shouldered House Moth
adults 6-10mm with a white head and mottled wings
Larvae up to 12mm, cream coloured with red-brown head
Larvae scavenge on wide range of food. Less damaging to textiles than clothes or brown house moths.
How to keep moth problems away
It is hard to keep moths from entering an open window or door, although it is recommended to draw the curtains or use a fly screen when windows are open at night, when moths will be attracted to lights.

Once inside your home, moths lay eggs in dark and rarely disturbed areas where clothes or other textiles are stored.

High risk areas include spare rooms, under beds and infrequently used cupboards or wardrobes. Lofts are also at risk because moths are attracted to bird nests that may be in the eaves of the house.

Dirty or soiled clothing is particularly attractive to moths, so always clean clothes before storing them.

Where textiles are to be stored for a period of time, keep them in sealed plastic bags or suitcases.

Ensure areas that are hidden such as under furniture are regularly vacuumed to help remove moth eggs before they hatch. This is particularly important if there has been a previous infestation or if you have noticed increased levels of moth activity. For more help or advice
go to our website at http://www.scs-carpetcleaningservices.co.uk and we will be only to happy to help. We offer an eco-friendly way of cleaning your home and our carpet cleaning service is 100% effective in the eradication of all carpet bugs.

Tea stain on carpet

One of the most common stains we come across on carpets is tea stains. 80% on the uk drink tea and a lot of then spill it on their carpets. we as carpet cleaners see this quite a lot .Now a carpet cleaning service can have many different chemicals on there van but there is a household chemical you have at home acetic acid. Other wise known as white vinagar.You will find its eco-friendly and works wonders on tea stains.Our carpet cleaning service uses this on many jobs and it fits in well with our eco friendly ethics

Happy client

Did and end of tenancy clean this week oven cleaning,windows ,surfaces and the carpets. The client was not holding out much hope for the carpets as they were very dirty but i know what can be achieved and with my carpet cleaning knowledge knew i could bring them back to a near new condition.When the client came to inspect the property he could not belive they were the same carpets.we provide a professional carpet cleaning services so we know what can and can not be saved and on this occasion we excelled ourselves and already have had a recommendation from this job so we are happy and so is the client.

Vacuum tips

We as carpet cleaners believe the most important part of any professional carpet cleaning services is the pre vacuuming.This is vital as removing as much of the dry soiling is a must.In your carpet there a small particles of sand, dirt, hair,and other contaminates. If we were to add water to the carpet with all these soils it would be like making mud and this would be harder to clean and you would not be getting the best result possible.So regular vacuuming is essential and when vacuuming move forwards and backwards at a steady pace allowing the vacuum to do its job to the best of its ability.

end of tenancy cleaning

End of tenancy cleans

Scs carpet cleaning offer an end of tenancy clean where you can have your carpets and oven cleaned at the same time. Most landlords will require you to have a professional carpet cleaner to come and clean the carpets. Also they will want the oven to be cleaned by a professional oven cleaner. We can provide both of these services making life a little easier for when you are moving out. Our carpet cleaning service is second to none we pride ourselves on doing the best job possible. We use all eco friendly chemicals for our carpet cleaning so the carpets are left looking and feeling like new. We use fresh water to rinse out our chemical as there is no need for acidic rinses to break down detergents that a lot of carpet cleaners use. This helps to leave your carpet feeling softer when dry and no sticky residue that some detergents leave behind.

Our oven cleaning services runs along side our carpet cleaning service. We can have your oven looking like new in no time.All removable parts are cleaned and the inside of your oven is cleaned. Doors are removed and cleaned where possible and then we put it all back together leaving your oven gleaming.
So if you are looking for a carpet cleaner and an oven cleaner all under one roof then look no further as you have found us. Contact us today and see what we can do for you.

Eco friendly news

Scs now offer an eco friendly carpet cleaning service. We are always looking at ways to make our service better and we feel that after speaking with our clients in Birmingham and Solihull we have found some great new products. We are all trying to do our best to help the environment.80% of our Solihull based clients said that they would be happier knowing that we were using biodegradable products and no harsh chemicals on there carpet cleaning . We believe that these products out perform the leading carpet cleaning detergents and this is why we are happy to use them on all our
jobs. We are always looking to improve the way we work and staying ahead of the game is important to use. So for a carpet cleaning service of professional standards and eco friendly values that won’t cost the earth.

look after you carpets

Spring cleaning services say to all there customers that the best way of looking after your carpets are have a door mat out side to wipe your feet or even better take your shoes of when entering your house. Then we recommend regular vacuum cleaning your carpets with a good upright vacuum.This really will help take all the dry dirt out of the carpet. just these simple steps can really help prolong the life of your carpet. We have offered our carpet cleaning service for many years now and have come across a lot of dirty carpet. Just putting the vac around once or twice a week would really help maintain your carpet.

white vinegar for windows

Here at spring cleaning services we have found that the best product for cleaning the inside of you windows is white vinegar. mixed at 50/50 it works fantastic leaving no smears and clear windows.Also it is eco friendly and is cheap as chip,you can even put it on your chips when you are done.we have even used this on some stains in our carpet cleaning services as the acertic acid works a treat.

Rug cleaning

Often along side our carpet cleaning we are asked to clean rugs for people.we do this using the same eco friendly system we use on our carpet celaning to great effect. we have many happy customers so see what we could do for you.