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Aug 23, 2022 How Often Should You Clean Your Air Ducts? Air ducts in your home play a crucial part in the cleanliness of your living space. They do this by circulating airflow from heating and cooling equipment in your home ensuring it is at the desired state throughout the day. By removing contaminants from an air duct system, ... Continue Reading

Jun 22, 2021 Carpet-Wetter? Why Would You Choose That? A carpet-wetter is what we call the carpet cleaners that you can rent at the grocery store. We do not recommend renting a carpet-wetter. Call us instead. Your carpets are dirty, and you are at an impasse. Do you run down to your local grocery store to rent a carpet cleaner ... Continue Reading
Oct 14, 2018 4 Non-Toxic Carpet Cleaning Tips There is a large portion of homeowners who are trying to be more conscientious in terms of eliminating toxic chemicals in their home. Whether it be the paint they choose on their walls or any other material in their house, homeowners are moving towards healthier, safer ... Continue Reading
Sep 18, 2018 How to Remove Odors from Carpet If you have carpet in your home or apartment and haven’t had to deal with it stinking up your home – consider yourself lucky. For those of us that have had to battle nasty carpet odors, we can agree that learning how to fight against the smell right away can prevent a lot of ... Continue Reading

Jan 10, 2020 6 Office Cleaning Duties To Dramatically Reduce Regular Mess When you are running a business, odds are you aren’t lacking challenges and work to do, so why add cleaning to the list? Many offices will turn to professional services to handle this laborious task for them because you are guaranteed a quality job that is done right and ... Continue Reading
Oct 09, 2018 5 Signs it’s Time for a Thorough Couch Cleaning When it comes to cleaning your home, one of the most neglected items in your house are your couches. While some people maybe will clean their couches once or twice a year, sprucing up your furniture should actually be more of monthly activity, or it can even be done every ... Continue Reading
May 17, 2018 Top 20 Carpet Stain Removers To Renew Your Carpets Dissatisfied with the look of your carpets? Don’t worry! Stubborn stains can be cleaned if you have the right carpet stain remover. Whether you’re trying to spot clean a spill in your home or eliminate pet messes, stain removers will cause the look of your floors to ... Continue Reading
May 09, 2014 3 Reasons to Get a Thorough Upholstery Cleaning When your furniture is in dire need of cleaning, you may consider trying to save some money by doing it yourself. However, that may be easier said than done. Many people don’t have the necessary training to properly clean their own furniture. You must be experienced with ... Continue Reading

Aug 22, 2019 Steps to Take After Your Home is Hit with a Severe Storm or Tornado The Midwest brings its fair share of severe weather. Severe thunderstorms with hail and strong winds, flash floods, and the dreaded tornado. When disaster strikes, what do you do next? You’ve been thrown for a loop and there’s damage to your home or your neighbor’s home and ... Continue Reading

Aug 22, 2019 Steps to Take After Your Home is Hit with a Severe Storm or Tornado The Midwest brings its fair share of severe weather. Severe thunderstorms with hail and strong winds, flash floods, and the dreaded tornado. When disaster strikes, what do you do next? You’ve been thrown for a loop and there’s damage to your home or your neighbor’s home and ... Continue Reading
Jul 12, 2018 5 Ways to Prepare for Emergency Restoration Services As summer gets into full swing, there’s always the potential for devastating storms, tornadoes, fires, flooding, and more to wreak havoc on your home or business. If you do suffer damage or loss in a disaster event, hiring an emergency restoration company will do a lot to ... Continue Reading

Aug 23, 2022 What To Do After a House Fire: 8 Steps After a house fire, moving on can seem like an impossible task. There is so much that just instantly changed in your life, and it can have you feeling a little lost. But it doesn’t have to feel like this. Knowing where to begin and where to go for help is a critical first ... Continue Reading

Jun 17, 2019 Flood Damage – How, Why, and What Do I Do Now? Today we’re talking flood damage. Flood damage is something that has many occurrences and can affect both residential and commercial properties all the same. There are generally two main types of flood damage, basement flooding, or severe weather flooding, both of which can ... Continue Reading

May 17, 2020 3 Steps to a Mold Free Home Utilizing Your Sump Pump More than half of basements have a water problem. Be sure to check with your homeowner’s insurance if you have a finished basement and a sump pump ; there are specialty riders and endorsements that insurance companies offer, but you have to ask for them. Sump pumps help keep ... Continue Reading
Jul 10, 2019 Minnesota Summers: How to Keep Your Home Mold Free Here in Minnesota, we wait months and months for Summer to come. We love it. It is the complete opposite of our dreaded winters and means we can finally take trips to the lake every weekend and can swim in the water, not stand on it. 🙂 But, warmer temperatures, rainstorms, ... Continue Reading

Aug 22, 2022 8 Water Damage Restoration Tips 8 Water Damage Restoration Tips After your home has experienced water damage, you will find yourself cleaning up a watery mess. Whether it is ripping up carpet or tiles, tearing down drywall, and/or replacing furnishings, you’ve got a lot of work ahead of you to get your ... Continue Reading
Oct 13, 2020 Water Damage in Iowa: ServiceMaster Helps for Six Weeks! Water damaged their homes. Waiting was the hardest part. In the uncomfortable aftermath of straight-line winds racing through your neighborhood at over 110 mph, blowing your roof off, and disturbing the contents of your home, waiting. Waiting and knowing that someone is ... Continue Reading