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Tenants Vacating a Rental Property

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For tenants vacating a rental property the thoughts of doing all the cleaning can be a nightmare. Sometimes it’s best to hire the services of a professional cleaning company to help with the organising and cleaning tasks. It’s important to get the chores done in the right order as explained in the video above. By doing this, it will make the whole moving out process easier and faster.

It’s amazing how many people just aren’t ready when the carpet cleaner turns up. In some cases, we have turned up to clean the carpets and the bond cleaning hasn’t even been started.

Make sure to get things the right way around. First, all of the items in the home should be removed by yourself or a professional removalist company. Then, once the house is clear of all the furniture and belonging, it’s time to get the bond cleaners in to completely clean the house from head to toe. Once the bond clean has been completed, it’s then time to have the carpets and pest control done.

As stated in the video, the carpet cleaner should be the last person in the house until the agent does a final inspection. When a property manager goes to inspect a vacant property, they will check just about everything. So it’s important that the cleaning and pest control company you hire to help you get your bond money back is reliable and professional.

Another important thing to ask any cleaning company is do they have a guarantee on their work. This is important because if the agent finds anything that isn’t to their standard, they will ask for it to be redone. If the company you hired doesn’t come back, the agent will simply get their own cleaners in to do it.

If these steps are carried out your move should be hassle free.

Cleaning Wool Carpet Plus Pest Control

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We were asked by a customer to clean their carpets. We were told they hadn’t been cleaned for about 3 years, so we recommended the deep steam clean using the truck mounted machine.

Pure Wool Carpets

Once we arrived and had a look at the carpet, we identified the carpet as pure wool. This type of carpet when doing any type of clean from a steam clean or a dry clean must be left as dry as possible at the end.  Wool carpet is very expensive and, if not cleaned correctly, can cause all sorts of problems from browning to going out of shape.

After doing an inspection of the carpeted rooms, we had found some areas that had been damaged by carpet beetles. In the pictures shown, you can see the damage they can cause to a wool carpet.

Pest Control Treatment

The damage was slowly getting worse from what the customer had told us, so we recommended we do a pest control treatment also to kill any remaining larvae. When doing a treatment of this kind, it’s very important that a thorough treatment is done, and what we mean by this is not just a light spray around the edges. The spray needs to be directed at the base of the carpet where it meets the skirting board.

The carpet clean alone will not eradicate carpet beetle larvae from the carpet; it must be also treated by a licensed pest control operator. As our carpet cleaning technicians are all licensed pest controllers, we can carry this treatment out at the same time as the clean, saving you time and money.

A close eye needs to be kept on the affected areas by the home owner or tenant over the next month. If there are still signs of larvae after this time, then a second spray is needed. This should be explained by the pest controller at the time of the service.

Bond Cleaners

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When booking a bond clean, most of us just want the one company to do everything. This will include carpet cleaning, pest control and all the general cleaning tasks.

Using a company that is set up to handle a total bond clean and one that offers a guarantee will not only save you money, but will also save you time.

Carpet Cleaning

Carpet Cleaning

When booking a company to do a full clean and pest spray of a vacant property, it’s important that you choose a company with an eye for detail.

When a property manager does an inspection of an empty house or unit, they are looking for marks on walls, dirty light fittings and edges of carpeted rooms etc. It’s important to have a plan when doing an exit clean, so starting from the top and working your way down is the best system.

The carpet cleaning and pest control part of the service is usually done last. This is so that no one else walks on the carpeted room until the agent sees them. The carpets can be steam or dry cleaned.

A tenant vacating a rental needs to make sure that the property is completely empty before the bond cleaners arrive. This also includes that all items in cupboards are removed as this is not part of a bond clean unless requested at the time of making the booking.

Always use a professional company when having cleaning or pest control done after leaving a rental property. If the property manager isn’t happy with the results of the clean or the warranty provided for pest control, they will hold your bond back until the areas of concern are rectified.

It is best if the tenant and the property manager can meet at the property when the cleaning is almost done. This way an inspection can be done when the cleaners are still onsite, and any areas of concern can be sorted out.

Meeting the agent and the cleaners at the property when the cleaning is nearly finished will ensure that your bond will be processed in a timely manner.

How to Care Properly for Your Mattress

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Mattresses are one of the more expensive items to have inside the house. Since they cost quite a lot, owners should take care of this item the best way they can. They should keep it clean and free from pests and dirt. Mattresses can be so severely soiled that they seem good to throw away after a few years of usage. They can also be damaged and be deemed useless because of pest infestation.

Before deciding to discard the mattress from your bedroom, consider deep cleaning first. The best carpet cleaners may be able to salvage the soiled and worn-out mattress. If done right, the deep cleaning can actually make the mattress look like brand new again.

Regular Maintenance

It is recommended to do regular cleaning of the mattress to maintain the quality of the furnishing. You should treat the mattress the same you would carpets, upholstery and other furnishings as they are all made of fibres and are vulnerable to stains, dirt, dust and pests. They should be regularly vacuumed once every one to two months. This will keep them clean from bedbugs, fleas and lice, the same pests that thrive in carpets and upholstery.

Keep a mattress clean by changing the bed covers regularly. The mattress can accumulate dead skin from the people using it. They would also start to smell if the cover is not changed regularly. Regular vacuum cleaning can keep them free from such dirt. Additionally, vacuum cleaning will help keep them fresh smelling every time.

Deep Steam Cleaning

Deep steam cleaning is recommended for mattresses that have accumulated so much dirt, they are already impossible to remove with a domestic vacuum cleaning machine. Best 1 Cleaning, a specialist in carpet cleaning and pest management, can provide the solution you may be seeking to revive the quality of your mattress.

Best 1 Cleaning makes use of reliable deep steam cleaning. The company uses truck-mounted machines, which will not use your home’s water and electricity. This is one big advantage that you get from the cleaning company.

Deep steam cleaning will draw out deeply embedded dirt and stains that may have been there for quite some time. The cleaning involves a pre-vacuum using hospital-grade filters to suck out fine grains of dirt and allergens. A cleaning solution is applied to help take out deep-seated stains. The company then deodorises and sanitises the mattress to make sure that no harmful bacteria are left within the fibres of the mattress.

You can learn more about proper cleaning of furnishings such as mattresses at the company’s website at www.best1cleaning.com.

 

Flood and Water Extraction

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When a flood happens inside the house, whether due to a big storm or unnatural causes, one of the biggest problems is cleaning the soiled carpets. If the carpets are not treated immediately, they are in danger of permanent damage and will not be good to use anymore.

Flooding can happen not only because of a heavy downpour. It can be from a water overflow from the sink or the bathtub. It can also be due to an accidental bursting of the water pipes or a breakdown of the air conditioner or hot water system. Overnight, the floor and the furniture in the house can get soaked. In a matter of hours, mould and mildew can grow on the surface.

If you want to salvage the items in your house, particularly your soaked carpets, you will need to call the help of a wet carpet cleaning specialist. Best1 Cleaning has a specific technique for restoring carpets that have been damaged by flood.

Immediate Response

Response time is very important when it comes to flood-damaged carpets. You should not let them be soaked for hours. If you do, it may be impossible to restore the carpets. If the floodwater is muddy, the problem is much worse as bacteria, mould and mildew can develop much faster. These are very dangerous as they can be a real threat to people’s health.

Excess water must be removed immediately, and you should call Best1 Cleaning for help immediately. The company responds to flood-related restoration as fast as it is possible. The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond to emergency situations such as flooding.

The company uses a high-powered truck mounted machine to clean and extract water from the carpets. The cleaning system will clean and dry a carpet in the fastest time possible. The drying process is facilitated with the help of air movers. Hot steam coming from the truck-mounted machine is beneficial in restoring flood soaked carpets because this can kill bacteria that are starting to grow within the fabrics.

Deodorise and Neutralise

One big problem with carpets being soaked in floodwater is that they develop a foul smell after a few hours. After cleaning with real steam, the carpet specialist will deodorise, sanitise and neutralise to remove the foul smell. Deodorising and neutralising are important steps in the cleaning process. They will make the carpets look like brand new again.

For more information on the best in carpet cleaning services, visit the company’s website at www.best1cleaning.com.

 

Finding a Carpet Cleaner and Pest Control Service

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Once in a while, your home or office will need professional services from a carpet cleaning or pest control company. This may be due to a bond cleaning agreement you have to fulfil or if there are major cleaning jobs that need to be done. It could also be that your home or office is suffering from pest infestation, which is causing damage to your belongings and a threat to the health of the people using the premises.

The result will depend heavily on how you pick the service for the work. Finding reliable carpet cleaners will depend on several factors, including cost, quality of work and techniques used.

Why Choose Truck Mounted Machines

In choosing a carpet cleaning company, you will be presented with a choice between a truck mounted extraction machine and an extraction machine that will plug into your electricity. Truck mounted machines are more advantageous to customers since they come with their own power source and generate their own hot water.

Best 1 Cleaning and Pest Control uses only truck mounted equipment to deep clean soiled or pest-infested carpets. The company uses deep steam or dry cleaning to clean carpets. The cleaning process is made more efficient with the help of an advanced portable machine that cuts drying time down to at least 30 minutes.

Cleaning Packages

The company offers packages to suit different cleaning needs, starting with the Bronze Package, ideal for empty rentals, the Silver Clean Package for furnished family homes and the Gold Package for top-of-the-line cleaning service.

Pest Control Methods

Effective pest control can only be done by thorough evaluation and assessment. The service you are hiring should be very knowledgeable about the habits and life cycles of various pests. Investigate their methods and the different control measures they use to get a good grasp of the type of service they deliver.

Environmentally Safe

It is important that cleaning products used by the carpet cleaner and pest control service are guaranteed environmentally safe. Best 1 Cleaning only uses cleaning products that will not in any way be harmful to people living in the premises.

Check the Company’s Reputation

Reliability and dependability should be at the top of your list when it comes to evaluating the service to hire. Choose a service with extensive experience in the field. This helps ensure that the people you are hiring have the expertise needed for the job.

Upholstery Cleaning Testimonial

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Here at Best 1 Cleaning and Pest Control, we pride ourselves on giving our customers a quality service and offer a full guarantee.

TESTIMONIAL

Thank you BestOne for a fantastic job done on our lounge suite. Faux suede can be difficult to get clean as the natural body
oils on us, leave the fabric glossy looking. However, it’s come up really well and looks like brand new (even thou a 10yr old lounge!).

Very efficient staff member, respectfully moved the furniture away from the wall and got stuck into the job, tidying up along the
way.

Happy with the service, priced well and thankful I made the call & chose BestOne Cleaning to complete the job.

D & V McDonald

Brisbane

Ways to Get Rid of Ants

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Ants start to make their way into your homes once the wet season starts, since they are looking for a dry place to live. Having them around is a health risk to you and your family, especially if you have children. Some homeowners use things normally found at home to kill ants such as boiling water, vinegar, dishwashing soap and detergent. Probably the simplest and safest way is to use duct tape and sticking it to the line of ants walking on the floor or wall of your house. Although this may kill ants for a certain period of time, the effect will never last long.

It would still be best to ensure cleanliness in your home. Leaving garbage lying around or leaving food openly on the tables and kitchen sink is a definite invitation for ants to come into your home.

Even though homeowners still try to use their own simple ways to extricate ants, remember that these are pests that will continue to come to your home uninvited if they are not dealt with properly. This is why some people delegate this task to a professional pest control service. You simply call the pest control service company and they do the work for you.

Why Hire a Professional

As much as you want to eliminate ants by yourself, you may not be able to determine the proper way of exterminating them. Instead of solving the problem, there is a risk of aggravating the situation. Lack of knowledge on how to safely eradicate ants might bring risk to your children and pets at home.

Hiring a good pest control company is the most effective and safest way to wipe out ants in your home this wet season. Having sufficient knowledge of controlling pests, the professional pest control specialist is fully aware of the structured way to handle the issue. They know how to get to the root of the problem by locating the nest of ants in your house or in your garden.

Inspection will be performed in your home to determine the entry and exit locations of ants. Since there is a wide variety of ants, pest control personnel will have to determine the type of ants and come up with the proper treatment. Different ant species entail different treatment.

Look for the Best Pest Control Service

Hiring the best pest control company requires research about the background of the company. There are several factors you might want to consider such as the price of the service. Look for testimonials about the services offered by the company. And most importantly, select the one that offers an effective yet safe and environmentally friendly treatment for eliminating ants in your home. A non-toxic and water-based treatment is safe for your children and pets.

For more information about the most effective professional pest control service, please call 1800 187 561.

Carpet Emergencies

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Carpets are great to have in the house for the added beauty that they provide. But their maintenance can be painstaking and sometimes even costly. Carpets can be kept clean and in good condition by regular vacuum cleaning. However, what if there is an emergency such as a when something gets spilt on the carpets. What are the things you can do and cannot do? Here are some tips to remember when dealing with carpet emergencies.

Get Fabric Protection

Before putting your carpet into action, it would be good to have some fabric protection on the fabrics first. This will provide a barrier protecting the carpet fibres from stains and spills. With fabric protection, stains can easily be lifted up and will not be absorbed by the fabric.

What You Can Do

If your carpet is not protected with fabric protector, there are things you can do to save the carpet when it is suddenly stained. You can count on some handy household solutions to do a first aid treatment to the carpet. You can use white vinegar, baking soda, club soda, lemon juice, rubbing alcohol or non-oil based nail polish remover for such emergencies.

Time is of the essence when it comes to treating emergency spills on carpets. You have to act fast before the spill settles in and gets absorbed by fabrics of the carpet. Avoid rubbing the stain as this will only make things worse. Blot moisture or excess liquid away from the carpet. You can use paper towels to do this. Remove any solid materials spilt on the fabric.

Put some of the household solution onto the spill. If you are using club soda, it will bubble, making it easy to blot. Put some clean cloth or paper towel on the stain to absorb as much spill as you can.

When to Call a Professional

It is not wise to do any stain removal measures if the stain has been there for quite some time. You might end up making things worse. If you are blotting the stain out of the carpet that way, you can end up with an uneven coloured carpet. When the stain has settled in, it is time to bring the matter to carpet cleaning professionals.

Best One offers excellent carpet cleaning strategies to make sure your carpet is brought back to good condition. Best One uses advanced stain removal and truck mounted steam cleaning to effectively clean carpets with stubborn stains. Learn more about the company’s carpet cleaning methods at www.best1cleaning.com.

Commercial Cleaning & Pest Control Contractors

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Best  1 Cleaning & Pest Control have a commercial division that can take care of all your needs, whether your moving out of a commercial premises or an office space in the CBD or just need a regular clean and an annual pest control. We have tailored plans for regular cleaning contractors, from carpet cleaning, rug cleaning, upholstery cleaning with steam cleaning or low moisture dry cleaning methods. We can also set up a maintenance plan for all your pest management needs, from cockroaches, silverfish to rodents from mice to rats. For the mining sector we are able to fly in and out for big and small contracting work.

Pest Control:

We also work within the mining industry to help prevent rodents and pests from becoming a problem. A good understanding of pests is what’s needed to rid them from the work place. If rodents are left to breed. they can cause a lot of expensive damage to machinery and buildings. Rats will chew through wiring, rendering computer systems useless. A clear plan is needed when dealing with rats and mice. The first thing to be carried out is a thorough inspection of the area. This will help determine where they are coming from. Then these areas can be armed with rat traps and baits. Keeping rodent colonies under control is very important and can be a full time job in some cases. Rats and mice breed at an alarming rate, so it’s important for all adult rodents to be removed from the area.

Cockroaches, Silverfish, and Ants

Even small pests like cockroaches, silverfish, and ants can cause their own share of damage. They can get into electrical circuit boards, causing them to short out, and this can be a very expensive exercise. Using a company that can apply safe products for electrical equipment will help to stop pests from damaging them. When pests invade electrical goods, there is always an entry point. It will have to be sealed up to prevent any further damage from being done, then a treatment applied to deter them.

With work place health and safety, it’s important to use environmentally friendly products. These types of pesticides have no odour and dry very fast, leaving no trace of them for employees.

Pest Control Contractors

Carpet cleaning:

When having carpets cleaned within a work environment like offices it’s important to ensure they are able to be used the same day, this is where a low moisture carpet cleaning process works very well, carpets can be left walk on dry making it safe for employees, low moisture cleaning just like steam cleaning will leave the carpets freshly deodorised and sanitised killing all the bacteria that lies deep within the base of the fibres.

Commercial Carpets

Most commercial carpets are made from nylon but some offices do have woolen carpets, so hiring the services of a professional carpet cleaning company that can do both steam cleaning and dry cleaning will ensure your carpets last for many years, using the right cleaning techniques and solutions will help to prevent discolouration and wear throughout the carpet.