Art of Clean is really happy to let you know that we have been trained by Amtico so we are are now able to clean and seal your Amtico floor!Art of Clean is an approved contractors.
Any question regarding Amtico floor, contact us on 01223 863 632.
Another successful rug training course in Cambridge at our premises:
We show professional cleaners how we clean rugs at Art of Clean and most of all what can go wrong if the oriental or antique rug is left to someone who doesn’t know how to properly care and restore fine rugs.
Here at Art of Clean in Cambridge, we use the most advanced dusting technics. It has to be done properly before any cleaning can start:
See
how much dust has been removed from this Chinese rug at our rug cleaning plant in Cambridge!
We will not submerge your rug before we properly inspect and dust it!
Spot cleaning, pet urine contamination, rug shrinkage… so many things can go wrong! There is a lot to know about rug cleaning in Cambridge so if you have any questions, we will love to help! Call us on 01223 863632. See more by clicking this link Art of Clean.
See our video below that shows our 6 Steps Cleaning Process:
Brick floor cleaning can be a real challenge as the bricks are porous due to them made of clay. We find mostly that these floors are either unsealed allowing for massive amount of dirt being absorbed into the floor. In some occasions bricks floors in Cambridge can be sealed with several coats of unsuitable sealers that can be a real challenge to remove. For the above reasons it would be advised to call in the help of a professional brick cleaning company in Cambridge. Art of Clean have cleaned many brick floors in Cambridge and surrounding villages like Ely, Newmarket and we have also done Brick floor cleaning in Saffron Walden.
Few pictures of brick floors we have cleaned before.
Before cleaning and after sealing the bricks:
Once a Brick floor is clean and dry the floor will have a very natural toned down look. To protect brick floors it is advised to use a high quality sealer or impregnator depending on the finish required. Many brick floors can display lovely colours if sealed with the right sealers for brick floors.
For more info call us on 01223 863632 or see our website on www.artofclean.co.uk
Here are 3 reasons to clean your carpet other than the obvious, which is that you just want it to look nicer.
1 To remove dust mites from your carpet. We are licenced users of PROmite, which is the newest and most effective dust mite eliminator on the market. Regular cleaning will reduce the number of dust mites, the excretion from which can cause allergies particularly irritation to the sinuses.
2 Freshen up your living space! Your carpet acts like a giant air filter which traps contaminants and obviously all filters must be cleaned at some point. Even if your carpet doesn’t look that bad, cleaning it will make your home smell a lot fresher.
3 Did you know that your carpet can hold its weight in soil which you can’t necessarily see? This will eventually wear down the fibres of your carpet and shorten its life. Regular carpet cleaning from Art of Clean will make your carpets last longer as well as look their best.
Book a New Year overhaul from Art of Clean. We are giving a £10 Voucher off our cleaning and spot removal if you ‘like’ us on Facebook!
Wooden floors have a service life expectancy of 25 years (in the case of engineered wood floors) and 50 years (in the case of solid wood floors). In spit of their service life potential, very few property owners maximise this potential. There are two measures that could help you reach the wood’s full potential and make your investment work for longer. The first is correct maintenance and the second is a process called sanding that basically rejuvenates the floor.
In this blog post we aim to explain the correct manner to maintain wood floors and how sanding can help increase the service life of the floor.
Maintenance:
When we come to talk about maintenance, we refer to pre-emptive measures that can reduce common wear and tear and cleaning the floor without causing accidental damage.
Pre-emptive measures – Wood flooring is covered in a top layer that acts to seal the floor and reduce damage. With time, this layer will eventually deteriorate in quality, becoming less and less effective. How quickly deterioration happens can be reduced by fitting doormats at the entrance (and exit while you are at it) to various rooms, so dirt and tiny stones do not come into contact with the top layer of the floor. Alternatively, shoes could be removed before people enter the room. Another pre-emptive measure is using furniture pads. These are small pads that resemble castor cups and fit under the contact points of furniture. They help eliminate accidental damage when the furniture is moved around. Lastly, if the finish of the floor (the top layer) requires repair, do not wait too long until damage to the actual wood happens. While the finish could be topped up, wood will require replacing which will prove far more expensive to repair.
Cleaning:
From time to time, wood flooring will benefit from professional cleaning service using dedicated materials and techniques. However, in the mean time it is important to clean the wood often to remove the built up of dirt, to prevent flooring slip and fall type accidents and to reduce hygienic risks. Here is the safest way to clean wood floors without causing damage:
Sweep Or Hoover The Wood – To remove dust and dirt, wood reacts well to sweeping. If you are using a hoover, fit a soft hair extension rather than a plastic extension and be very careful not to drag the hoover on the surface.
Never Wet The Floor – Wood does not require water in order to remove dirt. A damp microfiber mop that has been slightly saturated in water together with a cleaning chemical is all that is required.
Use Wax With Care – It is common for wood flooring owners to wax the floor from time to time. Although it will improve the look of the floor, it will also attract dirt so using wax is fine provided it’s not applied every other week.
Sanding:
The process of sanding, staining and re-coating the floor could greatly improve the service life of the floor. Using specialised machinery, the old surface is removed and eventually the floor is coated with a protective sealant. While it is possible to do it yourself by hiring specialised equipment, you are better of hiring a professional company to sand the floor. The work requires safety equipment, high quality abrasive materials and adjusted sanding machinery. All are very easy to get wrong if you decide to do it yourself.
If you have any questions about wood flooring care, leave your comments below.
Blog post written for Art Of Clean by hardwood flooring company, Wood and Beyond.
At Art of Clean, we clean any type of handmade rug. Each rug that comes in to our Rug cleaning plant in Cambridge would receive special treatment. Not every rug gets cleaned in the same way. We recently received 2 beautiful large true silk rugs in that needed special cleaning. What made the rugs so special was the fact that they were modern silk rugs and therefore the dye used where really unstable. To ensure our client’s investment is protected we had to clean them to help with prolonging the life of the rugs as dirt that remains in the rugs will wear them out much sooner. It is our passion at Art of Clean to do what is best for every rug that we clean. This method of cleaning silk rugs is only used in cases where no other option is available. Saturation cleaning of silk rugs is the preferred method but only if the dye can be set or is 100% stable.
Drying silk rugs after cleaning is something that can only be carried our correctly by a rug cleaning plant with a specialist drying room like we have here at Art of Clean with our Rug cleaning plant in Cambridge.
Silk rugs in our drying room to make sure that they dried as quickly as possible!!
How does Art of Clean can make a wood floor look like new again?
Here is the process and pictures :
1- Rob is driving in the nails (for 1h30)
2- Sanding the entire floor: (4h with 4 different grits…)
3- Sanding the edges with a special tool the Edger: (2h with 4 different grits…)
4- Then the last thing to do is to oil the floor… (1h)
Last week-end we went to see Freud museum in London. Anna’s Freud (daughter of Sigmund Freud) used to weave rugs and there is an exhibition Sigmund’s rug – To sleep to dream no more till the 15 January 2012.
The collection includes over 20 rugs and explores the hidden links between dream worlds and decorative woven language.
Sigmund Freud used of a highly decorative oriental rug, a Qashqa’i rug. This covers Freud’s psychoanalytic couch, still found in his study today.
You can see below the woven loom when Anna used to weave her rugs. She used to say that weaving is useful and therapeutic. It calmed her and helped her to concentrate.
We would like to thank Daniel who allowed us to take some pictures and if you love rugs like us we will definitely recommend you to go and have a look!
Many people, especially those who suffer, or who have family members who suffer, from asthma, have torn up their carpets and replaced them with hard flooring. But it is not necessarily the case that carpets are less healthy than hard flooring. Carpets actually act as a filter trapping dust, soot, pollen, exhaust fumes, dust mites and skin particles, which are of course the principle food source of dust mites. Did you know that the average human being sheds 250g of skin a year? Hard floors can allow dust and other particles to settle on the surface, which can then become airborne and easy to inhale. Carpets can be kept healthy by regular vacuuming, good ventilation, and a thorough annual clean from a reputable cleaning company such as Art of Clean.
Call Art of Clean today on 012234 863632 and find out more about our exclusive carpet cleaning process. We can talk you through our three different carpet cleaning packages and help you to choose one which suits both your life style and your budget.
