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Hand Sanitizer Tips and Precautions

Current circumstances have caused many people to increase their supplies of products like bottled water, face masks, toilet paper, and hand sanitizer. Now there’s not a lot of worries if you spill bottled water, face masks or toilet paper on your carpet – water merely needs a towel to soak it up, face masks merely […]

Posted by Rod Barth
On April 16, 2020

The Bane of Stains: Paint

You’ve managed to avoid it for a while, but now the recommendations to stay at home have put you face-to-face with the honey-do list (Thanks a bunch, COVID-19!). The next thing to cross off the list involves paint and an interior room. Despite your best efforts, however, a measure of paint spills onto the carpet. […]

Posted by Rod Barth
On April 2, 2020

The Bane of Stains: Cough Syrup

Winter in Redding brings cold air in the mornings, cold footsies on cold bathroom floors, and on occasion, cold viruses. Oh, that wretched sickness! First a sniffle, or a tickle in the back of the throat, and the next thing you know you’re sneezing and coughing. Pills are common for sinus congestion, but the typical […]

Posted by Rod Barth
On January 9, 2020

The Bane of Stains: Egg Yolk

The real question isn’t which came first, the chicken or the egg. The real question is: with all the things in this world that taste just like chicken, why don’t chicken eggs? But that’s not for us to say. We can, however, help you to answer another tough question. How do you remove an egg […]

Posted by Rod Barth
On November 28, 2019

The Bane of Stains: Red Sauce

“On top of spaghetti, all covered with cheese, I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed.” Of course, the song doesn’t go into detail about how a sneeze powerful enough to blow a meatball off the table probably splattered a bunch of spaghetti sauce all over the carpet. What a sneeze! Seriously, though – getting […]

Posted by Rod Barth
On September 26, 2019

The Bane of Stains: Common Household Drinks

When the kids get home from school, they might grab a soda on the way to the TV (hopefully after their homework). When Dad’s getting ready for work, maybe he has a cup of coffee before he leaves. When Mom wants a break, perhaps she enjoys a cup of tea – hot or iced. Whether […]

Posted by Rod Barth
On June 20, 2019

The Bane of Stains: Chocolate

We love the stuff. We not only eat it, but we layer it, freeze it, liquefy it, powder it, and smother things in it. If we’re not adding chocolate to other foods directly, we add its flavor. Current estimates show approximately 1 billion people eat chocolate any given day, and the average American consumes twelve […]

Posted by Rod Barth
On May 9, 2019

The Bane of Stains: Blood

It might be rare, but it happens. Your child might scrape a knee, or your knife might cut open more than your shipping box. Picking up broken glass, using scissors, juggling knives – whatever the cause, you now have blood on your carpet. However, blood can be tricky to remove. Hemoglobin in the blood tries […]

Posted by Rod Barth
On April 18, 2019

For Fresher Carpets Avoid This!

Carpet stains are the bane of a homeowner’s existence, especially when there are small children and pets bringing the outdoors in. Spills and their resulting stains can also make a carpet look dingy before it’s time. How do you keep your carpet looking better, for longer even if spills happen? The best way to treat […]

Posted by Rod Barth
On July 12, 2018