Cleanfax - January 2012
When theres fire theres smoke and then there is water applied liberally by the city or county fire department When upholstery is subjected to smoke damage you may have a period of time to perform restoration upholstery cleaning But with water damage time is especially of the essence and you need to get to work right away Textiles especially high value pieces subjected to water damage can have a host of problems including shrinkage color loss or bleeding microbial growth and more The old adage Get it clean and get it dry especially applies here restoration is still possible is not only costly to the insurance company but often causes the insured to lose very valuable property than may not be replaceable Fine fabrics and other high value textiles often cannot be replaced with identical materials and some have antique or at least heirloom value to the insured There are of course levels of damage that occur that defy even the most skilled restoration specialist However its my belief that there are very few skilled fine fabric restoration specialists in the industry This lack of ability to restore high value upholstery leaves a great opportunity for the more cleaning savvy restorers as well as for fine fabric specialists who can offer their services as skilled subcontractors for restorers If you are currently involved in fire and water restoration you likely are spending most of your training dollars on water restoration classes While this training may be critical you are likely doing it to simply keep up with all of the other restoration companies You will find that becoming a specialist in contents restoration especially high value textiles like fine fabric upholstery and area rugs will give you a more unique position when marketing your services to the insurance industry Or if you are a fine fabric specialist looking to expand your business without entering into the restoration business yourself make a point to call on disaster restoration businesses Some may be confident in their own staffs ability to handle soft contents cleaning but many would appreciate having a skilled subcontractor who could confidently clean high value upholstery area rugs tapestries and other textiles that have high real or heirloom value The key to being able to market yourself as such a specialist is of course gaining skills in that arena In upcoming articles Ill point out some of the conditions that occur during smoke and water damage that create unexpected challenges when it comes to restoring high value textiles such as fine fabric upholstery Finally I will also give some tips of how to clean and restore smoke and water damaged fabrics to help make your service of high value to the insurance industry or restoration contractors who need a specialist in this field CF P O W E R B E Y O N D T H E C O N V E N T I O N A L All of our products are green certified by EcoLogo TerraChoice except for our disinfectants EXTRACT NEUTRALIZER PROTECTOR D ODOR ULTRA CARPET CARE ECONOMICAL EFFICIENT ECO FRIENDLY WWW ULTRACHEMLABS COM Office 909 620 0949 Fax 909 620 0949 benshieh@ ultrachemlabs com 1462 E Mission Blvd 91766 Pomona CA 2011 Ultra Chem USA Inc 491822 Circle 219 Carpet Care General Cleaning Laundr y Care Ware Wash LIQUID CLEAN CLEANFAX COM JANUARY 2012 CM Cleanfax 9
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