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When selecting a rug for your home, viscose and viscose-blend options are popular because they have a luxurious appearance and an affordable price tag. But we’ve been cleaning carpets for 30 years, and as rug experts, we have some concerns about their upkeep and care. Here’s what you need to know before you make that big purchase.
Oklahomans are no strangers to triple digit temperatures during the summer months and at Sooner Cleaning + Restoration, we’re extremely familiar with the heat and humidity’s ability to enhance mold growth. But we hope you don’t let mold ruin your summer – we’re dedicated to creating a healthy environment for you and your loved ones.
So you just had your carpets cleaned by the highly trained professionals at Sooner Cleaning + Restoration. Now what? While we love to visit you to clean your carpets, we also want to empower you with the best tips and tricks for maintaining clean carpets after we leave!
Whether you spilled a glass of wine or are still potty-training your new puppy, common carpet stains are an unfortunate fact of life. The Carpet & Rug Institute recommends having your carpet and rugs professionally cleaned every 12 to 18 months, but if you find yourself in a pickle between cleanings, here’s our best DIY tips for eradicating those stubborn stains on your own!
How often do you dust and clean the interior of your home? For most people, the answer ranges from every day to once a week or somewhere in between. But now consider this – how often do you dust and clean your air ducts?
It’s that time again — time to clean out your dryer vents! At Sooner Cleaning + Restoration, we’re here to help keep those vents clean. There are many reasons why it’s important to make sure your dryers stay clear and free of debris and lint, but here are just a few…
Twas the month of Christmas, when all on the floors
Every child was spilling, which adds to the chores
The dinner was rushed, as my wife gave a cheer,
”Eat it with joy, it may be the last of the year!”
THIS WEEK ONLY, we are offering $100 gift certificates for only $85! By giving someone a SC + R gift certificate, you’re gifting them time to focus on other projects while the professionals handle the heavy lifting. Your mom/dad/brother/sister/friend will be impressed that you understand their lifestyle and looked past the generic candles and bath bombs to find something that would REALLY tackle the root cause of their stress instead of treating the symptoms.
Our professional carpet, rug, and upholstery cleaning services can help your home look good for the holidays! Sometimes regular vacuuming and spot treatments just don’t cut it, and that’s where we come in. Our cleaning services can handle the bigger, deep-set jobs that require heavy duty equipment and expertise.
Sooner Cleaning + Restoration recently acquired Quality Carpet Cleaning and is excited to continue their legacy as we fold their existing customers into our service! Former owners Tony and Daphne Terlizzi have been long-time friends of SC+R owners Carrie and Jim Mitchell, and in fact Tony started his cleaning career as an SC+R employee before he started his own venture ten years ago.
It’s hot, humid, rainy... and the perfect breeding conditions for the age-old household enemy—mold! Many home owners start to see this ring true as the hot summer months roll around. As Robert Weitz, a certified microbial investigator says, “Mold is not picky – it only needs moisture and a food source, such as wood, ceiling tiles, carpet, or sheet rock, to begin growing. The house next door may be fine, and yours may be a serious health hazard.”
Whether you realize it or not, carpets are a tell-tale sign of a home’s true age. Don’t allow your faded rugs and worn out carpet to clue your guests in on all your home’s oldest secrets — instead you can fool them by having the carpet professionally cleaned! Clean carpets can make a big difference in the perceived youth of a living space.
Memorial Day weekend usually marks the beginning of summer activities… and we all know summertime in Oklahoma can get really HOT! Your air conditioner is going to be working hard this season, so give it a boost by having your air vents professionally cleaned! Air vent cleaning can improve your air conditioner’s efficiency and lifespan, as well as boost the air quality in your home or business.
With the warm weather finally sticking around, it’s a sign that spring is arriving quickly. While this is a welcome relief for most of us, it can also be a reminder of an all-too long Spring Cleaning checklist. After spending not just the winter, but the majority of the last year inside, a fresh start is needed now more than ever.
Have your allergies kicked in yet in 2021? There are quite a few ways we can help you get ahead of them this year! From air duct cleaning to mold removal to everything in between, Sooner Cleaning + Restoration has tips (and services!) to help you decrease the severity of your allergies this year.
With cold weather moving in for the winter, it’s time to start safeguarding your home. One big way to do this is to take precautions to keep your pipes from bursting. Luckily for you, we’re here with some tips and tricks for keeping your home safe!
When your carpet is installed, it’s meant to be stretched tight across the floor, but as the years pass, it can start to buckle. Your carpet gets wrinkled from normal, everyday life, but it can be worse if you have a lot of traffic in your home, if you’ve been moving heavy furniture, or if your carpet was poorly installed in the first place. When we stretch a carpet, we are pulling it taut again and trimming off any excess so that it looks like new!
Oklahoma summers are known for being extremely hot and extremely humid, and while summer 2020 was unique in a lot of ways, the weather wasn’t one of them. Unfortunately, this combination of hot and humid weather creates the perfect environment for mold to thrive in. We’re here to provide some tips and information to help ease your worries.
As we come to work each day, the balancing act of our current situation weighs on us. Keeping our employees safe, providing the best options for our customers, knowing as much as possible about the COVID-19 virus and wondering if there will be enough business moving forward to keep our trained staff.
It’s almost time to prepare your rental property for new tenants! Although not everyone can be “Landlord of the Year,” there are some services offered at Sooner Cleaning + Restoration that can get you pretty close! From making repairs to deep cleaning the property, this process can be overwhelming. Let us help you do all the prep work as the time for new tenants draws closer every day.