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https://steamatic.ca/cleaning-services/dry-ice-cleaning-service/The answer is High Efficiency Dry Ice Cleaning.

A popular and effective way of cleaning, but not well known to the general public.

Here we will be shedding some light on dry ice cleaning once and for all with some frequently asked questions about dry ice cleaning.

What is dry ice cleaning exactly?

High efficiency dry ice cleaning is the wave of the future. A highly effective and efficient way to clean a plethora of surfaces. It focuses mainly on blasting soft dry-ice pellets at objects in need of cleaning. This method is a highly effective way of cleaning almost anything, especially delicate surfaces.

What types of surfaces can dry ice cleaning be used on?

Dry ice cleaning can be used on nearly any surface as it has little to no clean up and disappears into a gas on it’s own. There is no wet residue left behind or unpleasant odors. It is an adaptable method of cleaning anything that should not be exposed to water. Especially things with fragile or soft surfaces.

Dry ice can be used to clean a multitude of surfaces, for example, industrial equipment and electronics.

It can remove graffiti on almost any surface whether it be glass, drywall, metal, or cement. Many homeowners use it to remove mould and mildew from many other surfaces. All in all it is safe for almost any job.

How well does it clean?

Dry ice cleaning is one of the most effective methods of blasting. Especially with Steamatic, our team of skilled cleaning specialists can have your surface clean in no time.

Are there any surfaces dry ice should not be used on?

Dry ice cleaning is safe and effective in regards to all surfaces, we have not come across one that cannot be cleaned yet.

How much does dry ice cleaning cost?

This is a question answered on a spectrum. The cost will depend on the size of the surface and how much needs to be cleaned. Also an hourly rate can apply. The answer to this question is better estimated over the phone as rates differ from job to job and service to service. To contact us about a quote give us a call or send an email.

Whether you have a job for Steamatic to do, or you are simply curious about our high efficiency dry ice cleaning service, call us for more information. 1-888-767-7616

We’ve all been there. So, Steamatic has compiled the ultimate cleaning checklist for the next time you are overwhelmed on cleaning day.

So, here is Steamatic’s ultimate cleaning checklist:

Common areas:

• Dust all areas and surfaces (hanging pictures, lamps and light fixtures, baseboards, cobwebs,etc)
• Vacuum or wipe furniture
• Vacuum floors and/or mop and dry
• Wipe window sills and clean glass
• Dust or vacuum baseboards

Bedrooms:

• Dust all areas and surfaces
• Make beds and if required, change sheets and linens
• Vacuum carpets and drapery
• Empty waste baskets
• Clean mirrors
• Wipe baseboards

Kitchen:

Dust all areas
Empty trash
Wipe down countertops and wall backing behind counters
Clean windows and window sills
Wipe cabinet fronts
Wipe down appliances
Wipe down tables and chairs

Bathroom:

• Dust all areas
• Beat rugs
• Change towels and cloths
• Clean windows
• Vacuum and/or mop floors
• Clean light fixtures
• Sink cleaned and disinfected
• Toilet scrubbed and disinfected
• Countertops wiped
• Shine chrome fixtures
• Shower/bathtub cleaned and disinfected

Make sure while following this list you bring a basket or carrying tool along with you to keep your necessary cleaning supplies right where you need them; you would be surprised how much less time and effort this can help you save.

Sometimes we all get lost and overwhelmed on our designated cleaning days but with Steamatic’s cleaning checklist, you will get the job done exactly how you like it.  

Either way, the outcome is generally the same. You got lucky and escaped with just a mess of water to clean up, or you have lost majority of your life to an indoor pool you did not ask for. Possessions can be lost and damaged, such a precious photos and documents.

Even when the water itself is gone, the damage remains in things like lingering odours and risk of mould and mildew growing in the left over moisture. This can cause health hazards to you and your family. Electric wiring can be compromised in the flooding and pose potential dangers of electrocution and fire. The surfaces in your home can also be severely damaged, along with the structures such as walls and flooring.

Steamatic will help you to rid your home of these unfortunate after-effects of water damage.

They typically use a process based on how severe the damages are, and can also handle restoration of your more personal items, such as photos, after the initial flooding.

After contacting your insurance company, look for a water damage restoration company; like Steamatic!

There are many ways to identify the right company for your needs and wants. Begin by performing a search. Look up the restoration companies in your area and look into their services and procedures.

Be sure to read reviews on the service to determine how well they can meet your needs. Keep in mind that good restoration will not be cheap, but if you want it done correctly you must opt for your best options.

A bad restoration can end up causing more damage in your home than there was to begin with, by leaving and trace of water, toxins can be easily deposited in the air you breathe. “Black water” can find it’s way into your home, this is basically raw sewage that cannot be left untreated. Look for highly trained technicians that will get the job done, and do it well. They will also advise you on how to take further actions on your own such as ventilating your home.

Dealing with water damage is no easy task, especially when the flood causes emotional distress as well as physical destruction. But that is why there are water damage restoration companies like Steamatic. Even if you have not experienced a flood, keep us in mind in case of the event you require our services in the future.

It is no surprise that your bed is a breeding ground for bacteria and allergens, think about it; you climb into bed without showering one night and have deposited thousands of micro-organisms into your nest.

You sit on your bed with your clothes that you wore to work or to the store, you allow pets on your blankets, and during the night you rub dirt, sweat, oils, and skin cells into your mattress.

So what can you do to put a stop to bacteria and enjoy a peaceful, clean sleep?

• Wash bed sheets and pillow cases often, more than once a month.
• Be sure to use a detergent able to kill and strip bacterial organisms.
• A sheet set can always be soaked in a alcohol-water solution for a few minutes and promptly rinsed and laundered as usual.
• Newly purchased sheets can be frozen for a week before use to slow bacterial growth. Having a consistent washing regimen can eliminate a large part of the problem of ‘bed dirt’.

Next we have the mattress.

The large, breathable, but dark space is the perfect home for millions of bacteria to thrive and spread.The mattress can be cleaned significantly less than your sheets as it is a larger job and requires more time.

• Begin by vacuuming the mattress, the high powered suction will pull out the dust and dander and expose the fabric for a better clean.
• Next, mix isoproyl alcohol and warm water and spray the mattress, but do not soak. Let sit for a few minutes then wipe with a damp cloth and dry.
• Use baking soda to sprinkle on the mattress, let sit overnight preferably and then vacuum the next day.

For stain removal, identify the stain and take the correct action. For example, you thought your foot stopped bleeding when you stepped on glass and you went to bed. You wake up in the morning to see that it did not. No fear, spray hydrogen peroxide on the stain and let bubble, then light blot and rub with a cloth or towel. Soak it up and repeat the process if the stain has not disappeared.

When cleaning your bed, also vacuum underneath your bed and the surrounding areas, as skin cells also fall around your sleeping area.

So next time you lay down for a much needed sleep, you can sleep knowing that your bed is clean and even more cozy than before.  

According to a recent study, and years of knowledge and common sense, one of the dirtiest surfaces in the average home is not any of those listed above. In fact, it could be one of the least expected surfaces we use each day; the couch. We lie down on it after a long day at the office, we sit to watch a movie, we stretch out when we’re sick or broken. Sounds like a supportive nest doesn’t it? Think again.

This recent study concluded that there are in fact more bacteria on your family couch than on a toilet.

But it’s no surprise really, furniture is like a large version of a sponge, only instead of absorbing water, it pulls in all kinds of outside allergens and free flying bacteria. One of the most common bacteria found on your pal the couch is staphylococcus. This particular bacteria can be a common culprit behind ailments such as cellulitis, stomach upset, and pneumonia. The average couch contains internal mold as well, not to mention crumbs, left behind food, allergens, smoke residue, pollen, mildew, and millions of bacteria. To make matters worse, did you know the arm rest of the couch is often the dirtiest spot?

As years of dust and dander collect on your furniture it can also cause them to look unpleasant and carry unwanted odors that you may not be able to detect until it’s too late. Your once white sofa could easily be mistaken for a sandy brown piece.  

Pretty scary stuff isn’t it?

Let’s look at some of the benefits of having your furniture, upholstery, and drapery cleaned.

• Cleaning removes allergens such as pet hair, dander, and pollen
• Helps upholstery last longer as any damaging bacteria are removed from the surface
• Makes furniture more pleasing to look at
• Offers a fresh smell of the furniture itself and also the room overall

Having furniture cleaned can rid over 70% of airborne bacteria, and upwards of 80% of surface bacteria from a room, making for a healthier and happier environment.

So next time you sit down to snuggle up and watch a movie, remember what lurks beneath… and then remember that you can always call Steamatic to clean it out.

These are stains caused by somewhat unconventional things such as paints, inks, henna dyes, and substances on the more creative side. Unfortunately, these stains are hard to remove from fabric or fiber like carpeting. However, there are a few tips and tricks that can aid in their removal.

Removing acrylic paint from carpet

Paint can be one of the most difficult substances to remove from a carpet as paints consist of many types of chemicals. For example, acrylic paint is plastic-based paint and dries into a hard, crunchy stain. Oil-based paints also dry hard, but are not easily removed without the presence of steam. Here is one way to help remove an acrylic paint stain:

• Blot fresh paint out with paper towel
• Apply acetone or nail polish remover to stain and blot
• Mix detergent and water, use sponge to rub the area
• Towel dry and vacuum

Removing ink from carpet

Because ink is more chemically washed than other substances, it has the potential to deeply stain a surface, especially one as porous as carpet. The black colour of ink is one you dread seeing ground into your off-white carpets. Ink can be transferred out of carpeting by:

• Dabbing with rubbing alcohol for thirty minutes
• Rinsing with warm water and vinegar
• Applying shaving cream for fifteen minutes to the area
• Rinsing with water

Removing henna dye from carpet

Henna stain. The words you never want to hear if you have ever experienced the nightmare of this stain. Henna, the common Indian body decorating tradition, is a plant with deep staining properties. Hence it’s ability to stain skin with patterns. But a carpet is not skin and does not regenerate on it’s own.

Once Henna is in your carpet and dried, there is no turning back. However, here is one method of improving the look of an old henna stain.

• Pour warm milk over stain and leave for thirty minutes without scrubbing
• Mix one part detergent and three parts water and wash stain, rubbing gently.

Although these tips and tricks can help you to remove a pesky stain in a once-beautiful carpet, there are some things to remember to avoid further damages or making a bad stain worse. Attempt to clean a stain the moment a spill occurs so it does not in fact turn into a stain, the longer the spill sits, the longer it settles and the harder it becomes to remove.

Always pat, dab, or blot the spill or stain. Scrubbing can cause the stain to spread depending on what it is. Ensure that you do not over-wet the carpet as this can ruin the carpet’s backing.Finally, do not let the carpet air dry. Use something heavy on top of a dry towel to absorb moisture and then vacuum the spot.

Removing stains from carpet fibers can be a daunting and difficult task, but if you follow these simple tips and tricks, you can enjoy your carpets once again.   If you have a good amount of stains in your carpet and need a professional cleaning, contact us today!

So, to keep your love of summer, we have created a simple list of tips to help make it a clean one.  

• A good way to clean those grimey, finger printed faucets is to use your old lemon peels.

  This is also a nice way to reduce compost in your bin. Simply collect the lemon left overs and rub them over the surface. The acidicity of the lemon will help to shine up and remove prints and grime.
   

• One of the biggest frustrations of the summer is the water rings. You know the ones. They form underneath your wine glass or ice cold cup of lemonade.

  You almost forget until you pick up the glass from your wooden table and see it… the ring. Do not panic, your table will be just fine. Apply a bit of full-fat mayo to the ring for about an hour, then lightly wipe it away with a towel or cloth.
   

• Nobody likes to get a wiff of mildew upon opening the bucket pool toys are stored in. This problem is easily solved.

  Be sure pool toys are dried completely before going back in their rightful place, and on occasion, do not be afraid to wipe them down with white vinegar to kill bacteria.
   

• Take your trash can for a walk. Outside. To the hose. Use soap and water to clean it from inside out to avoid any unpleasent smells.

  Dry on the inside and then leave outside to air dry.
   

• Think ahead to the colder months and schedule an HVAC cleaning and maintenance to be able to make the most of your system.

Summer is good, but enjoying the hot, sunny weather at the same time as enjoying a clean home and yard is great. Try out these tips today and make it the best summer yet.

Excessive clutter can cause injury by falling off shelves for example, and possibly the most dangerous threat being fire. Part of Steamatic’s fire restoration services is also to inform the public of fire safety. Collecting clutter around the house can not only block fire escapes in case of an emergency, but can also cause fire to spread more quickly. The more clutter, the more fire has to catch.

Having a clutter free home is also a relaxing and peaceful environment. An entire family’s happiness can partially come from knowing they have no messes to clean later, and let’s face it, everybody loves the look of a sparkling home.

We have compiled a list of simple tips, tricks, and motivations to get started on your decluttering today!

In the process

• Step one is to stop procrastinating and just do it! Your home will not declutter itself, it is not going to get done if you do not do it. So, take fifteen minutes out of your day to begin. Use this fifteen minutes for the first three days of your decluttering and then bump it up to half an hour, then fourty five minutes, and so on, until it is complete.
• Start in the most cluttered area of your home, this way once you are close to finished it will feel like nothing but a chore in the other areas and all the hard work is done.
• Begin by creating three piles or buckets or whatever you feel most comfortable with, but this will be your system. Label them “Keep, toss, give away” this way if something is still functional you can give it to someone who will get good use out of it.
• Sort through your things, using a trash bag for any scraps and trash that can be thrown out along with the contents of your “toss” bin.
• Learn to let go of what you do not need and what you do not use. No, do not keep that men’s razor you bought three years ago. Chances are if you have not used something by now, you will never use it. Toss or give away.
• Throw out anything useless, such as old newspapers, old magazines, broken stuff, etc. They serve no purpose but collecting dust, and if you are serious about a home clean-up, dust is not something you want around.

Keeping it clean

After your clean up, be sure to keep your home in it’s new condition, unless of course you want to repeat this process again next year.

• Regulate a “what comes in must go out” rule. If you buy something new, throw something old out.
• Do not bring new things in to your home unless you have a designated area prepared for it to go in to.
• Stay on top of anything that can easily accumulate like newspapers and magazines.
• Each week throw something out, guaranteed some of the things you kept in your clean-up process will not serve much purpose, and it is okay to keep some things as long as on occasion, you look through your storage and rid something else from your home.

Follow these motivational tips and tricks to make your home the clean, open living space you hope is there when you open your front door each day.

The beautiful shade of green, soft and squishy. We run on it, roll around on it, take care of it, watch stars on it and so much more. As much as we love these activities, they produce one thing that we always find tough to get rid of. These things are grass stains. They show up ground into your children’s brand new jeans, looking daunting and laughing at you as you look for different brushes to scrub it out.

Look no more with our list of tips and tricks to remove pesky grass stains once and for all… or at least until next laundry day.

Ideally, a grass stain should be promptly addressed but no fret if it is left to the next day.There are several types of fabrics which are easier to clean grass stains out of than others, and one most common happens to be one of the most difficult: denim. Denim comes in many colours and bleach usually takes care of stains on white jeans, but what about the other ones? Before you know it your child’s brand new blue jeans are covered in green tingy stains.

The first method is mainly for stains that arent one-hundred percent set.

• The stain should be pre-treated with a home made solution whether it be water and detergent or white vinegar and water. Next, gently scrub the stain with a brush or rough rag and finish by washing with regular detergent.

Method number two consists or a more aggressive removal and a little more patience.

• For this, first pour a solution of rubbing alcohol on the stain and gently work it in to the fabric, using as much as needed to see results. Begin the solution with one part water and one part rubbing alcohol, but if it proves difficult begin using all parts alcohol. Next, apply detergent directly on the stain and soak in a detergent and water solution and finally launder as usual.

From non-denim pants, such as khakis for example, the process is fairly similar except pre-treating with regular detergent and adding more strength to your scrubbing will help to remove the stain better.

Make sure you do not dry clothes until all signs of the grass stain are gone, and remember to avoid using any de-greasers, alkaline, or ammonia based detergents as this can make the stain become set an unable to be removed.

No matter the fabric, a grass stain can be removed with a little work and patience. Try out these tips to stay on top of summer stains!

Even after the initial troubles, more can appear in things like structural damage and water damage from rescue efforts. In a matter of moments a person can lose everything. Naturally, this is not something we at Steamatic would want anyone to have to be faced with.

So, we have come up with a list of tips you can use in order to protect your home, pets, and family from the devastating effects of a fire.

We all know the golden rules of “stop, drop, and roll”, and making sure our smoke detectors are working, as well as practicing an escape route, but generally, we hear things about what to do in the instance of a fire, instead we can use some of these tips to prevent a fire completely.

• Getting rid of junk like old newspapers and magazines can help prevent the spread of a fire once it is started as well as before it is started. Less clutter, less possibility.
• Cleaning dust and debris off of things like coils underneath large appliances can decrease the risk of an ignition in hard to reach areas. Cleaning filters from ovens and laundry machines can also decrease this risk.
• Double check appliances in your home every so often to make sure they are all working correctly and there are no immediate concerns about their condition. Be sure to discard or have repaired any appliances with damaged chords or plugs.
• On nights out this summer remember to always unplug things like hair irons and double check that you have done so. Although some have an automatic shut off, you never know when that will stop working, it is always better to be safe than sorry.
• Be sure to keep all flammable items contained and stored properly, any types of paint, gases, and other common chemicals can be quick to spark so it is best to keep them away from a place one may smoke, and far enough away from other items as well to decrease the risk of fire spreading
• Keep all lighters and matches away from young children and always be sure a match is completely out before discarding

A big issue with fire safety in the summer seasons is the barbecue. We all know someone who loves to grill or host a good BBQ every now and then, or if that is you, it is important to know the means of keeping fire out of your grill. Always position the grill in a way that it is far from anything that can catch if flames rise. Make sure to clean the grill from time to time to avoid a grease fire. Be diligent in checking gas lines from your tank to your grill and be sure the gas is turned off when finished grilling. Keep a hose or bucket of water near by in case flames grow out of control. Never leave your grill unattended for longer than two minutes and remember to empty the grease trap every now and again.

Summer is a season of fun and enjoyment, and coincidentally, fire. During the summer all enjoy camp fires and family barbecues, and going out for a night on the town with our hair done, but the summer is hot enough without any added flame from a devastating fire. Be safe this summer!

Whether it's the elimination of soot from a fire, restoration after flooding or a simple carpet cleaning, we are ready to help you get started on the right foot.