Chicago carpet cleaner tips to fight flu virus in Oak Lawn

Sick of being Sick?

Oak Lawn residents, 1 Chicago Carpet Cleaner wants to remind you to get your flu shot! Since February 24, 2010 The Center for Disease Control has recommended that everyone in the United States who is least 6 months of age should get a flu vaccine. This time of year it seems like everywhere you go someone is getting sick or just getting over a cold. The Flu virus and other communicable diseases like it do not take vacations or weekends off. Diseases and germs linger and thrive long after we feel like we have gotten better. Here are just a few tips on how to sanitize your home to help prevent the spread of the virus both before and after you may have it.

If you don’t want to use sterilization products like Lysol sprays or wipes, then you can use diluted bleach.  The recommended ratio for sanitizing contaminates such as blood or a virus is 1 tbsp. of liquid bleach per quart of hot water. It may not seem like much, but bleach is a very potent and versatile chemical. Before cleaning with bleach be sure to ventilate the room to remove the toxic bleach fumes from the air and also get some clean fresh air circulating. Also, please remember when cleaning with bleach NEVER mix the solution with any products containing ammonia. This combination is toxic!

So now that you have your cleaning solution, begin in your bedroom. Strip down your bed and wash all your sheets, blankets, comforters, pillowcases and pillows. Be sure to follow the cleaning instructions for each different material (i.e. Down comforter or silk sheets). After cleaning all your contaminated laundry throughout the home, run a cycle of hot water and bleach through your washer. Continue to go from room to room wiping down everything! From the remote to the knobs on the dresser, anything you may have touched can be contaminated and potentially spread to your loved ones. This cleaning will take a lot of time and effort but it will be worth it in the long run. Before vacuuming make sure you clean out or insert a new filter. Vacuum all carpets, rugs and upholstery. Be sure to clean drapery,  door knobs, computer mouse, keys, the refrigerator handle and any hand rails. There are a million small things we touch on a daily basis that we don’t even think of.

We all know the bathroom can harbor tons of germs and viruses but pay close attention to the small details. Germs don’t just live on toilet seats and sink handles. You can always sanitize your toothbrush but it is best to just replace it. Disinfect any thermometers and wipe down any medicine bottles and cabinets that you may have touched. Wash hand towels that have been hanging, even if you didn’t use them and clean grout lines in the tile as they are extremely porous.

Lastly, clean the interior of your car. Make sure that you use the proper cleaning products for the specific material. Wipe down your steering wheel, gear shift, dashboard and get a new cabin air filter. Vacuum the seats and carpets.

When it’s all said and done you will have a freshly sanitized home that will make it extremely hard for any germs or viruses to survive in. 1 Chicago carpet cleaner wants to keep our Oak Lawn friends safe and healthy this flu season.


Steve Samoska .. Owner Operated Always!
mobile: (708) 374-3475
office: (847) 454-3333
24 hr : (630) 780-6666
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Email: steve@1chicagocarpetcleaner.com

Chicago Carpet Cleaning - The Best Pet Stain Removal in Oak Lawn, IL

We are Chicago & Oak Lawn's top carpet cleaning and pet stain removal company. 1 Chicago Carpet Cleaner has over 20 years of experience in the fabric cleaning business. With all the self-proclaimed companies out there that claim to send “trained technicians” to your home, can you really trust each and every one of them when their training only lasts two weeks? 1 Chicago Carpet Cleaner strongly believes that the only true training you can get comes from years of experience.

Pet stains and odor removal is one of the biggest markets and it’s unfortunate to say there is maybe only 3% of carpet cleaners out there that are using the right products and taking the right steps to treat the fabric or carpet so the odor is removed the first time. 1 Chicago Carpet Cleaner wants to make sure that the consumer is not throwing away their money towards a cover up job. When a carpet cleaning company uses products with high fragrance smells, the odor-causing bacteria as well as the bacteria from pet stains are still present in the fabric, carpet, and rugs. This is very dangerous to you, your family and your surroundings!

As the proud owner of my carpet cleaning company, I am only writing this because I am tired of hearing from my customers that they have had carpet cleaners arrive with empty promises and leave with thousands of excuses as to why they could not resolve the issue. What’s worse is that my customers pay big bucks to have their problems resolved! Where have all our good quality companies gone? Bottom line: greed, sales, training tactics and the like are the cause of the problem. Nowadays, every sales tactic is based on quantity rather than quality. I hear about companies sending “seasoned technicians” on 6, 7, even 12 service stops a day and I just think to myself; “I have been doing this far too long to know there is absolutely NO WAY you can honestly say you did your best job on each and every one of them!!” Half the time, the techs will spend the same amount of effort on all of those jobs because all they have on their mind is getting home because they are not getting paid enough to work these crazy 12-15 hour shifts, 6 days a week.

The owners of these companies know this but all they think about is hitting those big jobs for the week. Even if the customer complains, you’ll be lucky if they send someone out to redo the job at no extra charge because they truly didn’t do a great job the first time for a reason. Worst of all, if they send someone back for free, that technician won’t really take care of their customer because they’re not making a penny off of you, and they still have 10 other jobs for the day.

Things to look for when hiring a carpet cleaner or upholstery cleaner:  

1. Make sure they have over 15 years of experience minimum.
2. The company must be owner-operated.  This is very important because owner operators want you to be a satisfied, repeat customer, and they want you to tell your friends & family and keep your business for a lifetime.
3. No soap or shampoo products (this is cover up products period)
4. Use detergents and rinse carpet with a rinsing agent
5. Look for companies that have truck-mounted units, not portables! These truck-mounted units put out 220 degrees of true steam constantly! This will clean your fabrics unlike any other equipment and bring it to another level of clean!
6. They explain to you the exact process on removing and treating the odor   
7. They guarantee that if there’s still an odor, they will come back and redo the job, and if they cannot get it out, you will get a full refund.

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Steve Samoska .. Owner Operated Always!
mobile: (708) 374-3475
office: (847) 454-3333
24 hr : (630) 780-6666
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Email: steve@1chicagocarpetcleaner.com