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July 2, 2022 by NQ Survey Maintenance

Best Carpet Cleaning Techniques for a Fresh and Spotless Home

Carpet cleaning is an important part of maintaining a healthy, inviting home. Not only does it help keep your home free from dirt, dust and allergens, but it also helps to extend the life of your carpets. Regular carpet cleaning can help to keep your carpets looking their best for years to come. The right carpet cleaning techniques can make a huge difference in the overall look and feel of your home. In this blog post, we’ll cover some of the best carpet cleaning techniques to help you achieve a spotless, fresh home. From pre-treating and deep cleaning to steam cleaning and more, you can learn how to keep your carpets looking like new with the right tools and techniques. So, if you’re ready to get your carpets looking their best, read on to learn more about the best carpet cleaning techniques for a fresh and spotless home.

1. Vacuum Regularly

Carpet cleaning is a tedious task, and it can be difficult to know where to start. One of the best and easiest ways to keep your carpets clean is to vacuum regularly. This technique helps remove loose dirt, dust, and pet fur from your carpets, as well as any small particles and allergens that can collect over time. To get the most out of your vacuum, make sure to use the appropriate attachments and setting for your carpet, as well as moving the vacuum in different directions to ensure that any dirt and debris is thoroughly removed. Vacuuming regularly will help keep your carpets looking and feeling fresh and spotless.

2. Use a Steam Cleaner

Steam cleaning is a great way to deep clean your carpets and get rid of stubborn stains. It works by using a hot water spray and a vacuum system to extract dirt, dust and other debris from the carpeting. Watch out, though – steam cleaning can be a bit intensive and can lead to over-wetting if done in an improper manner. To avoid this, make sure to use only a small amount of water and use a high-powered vacuum cleaner to quickly suction the moisture away. This method is great for getting rid of pet odors and sanitizing carpets, too.

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How To Safely Clean Composite Decking
January 3, 2021 by NQ Survey Home Design, Maintenance, Renovations

How To Safely Clean Composite Decking

One of the biggest advantages of composite decking over decking made from other materials, such as timber, is that it requires a lot less maintenance, meaning less need for Sydney deck repairs.

For many, this is the clincher in terms of choosing which decking they buy, not just because you do not need to spend as much time maintaining composite decking, but because it also costs a lot less to maintain. Given that decking will likely last many years, over time, the savings made due to fewer maintenance costs will be considerable.

Now, whilst composite decking may need less time and money spent on it with regards to maintenance, that does not mean it is completely maintenance-free. In other words, you do need to clean it and maintain it, so here are some of the basics that you can do in order to ensure your composite decking looks great, and for longer.

The amount of time you will need to carry out the cleaning of composite decking is minimal, and in most cases, it should amount to no more than a few hours every year. In fact, many decking owners set aside a day during a weekend in the summer, and that is it.

Note we said summer as this is the best time of the year to carry out cleaning on composite decking because it means your decking should be at its driest, and any water you use as part of the cleaning process should evaporate in no time.

First, you should remove all the furniture which you have on your decking, including tables, chairs, barbecue grills and plant pots. Not only will this make it easier to clean the decking, but safer, as you will be amazed how many accidents happen with people tripping over and bumping into decking furniture as they try to clean around them.

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Moving House
November 4, 2020 by NQ Survey Maintenance

How to Unpack And Organise Your Belongings After Moving House

Have you just decided to move to a new home? Congratulations, especially if you plan to use professional removalists to make the switch as stress-free as possible. Once you move in, there will two major tasks that await you, namely unpacking and then organising your new home. This can be very time-consuming and if you’re not doing it right, it can be an energy drainer too.

Hopefully, before you moved out of your old house, you took time to decide what you were keeping, what you were donating to charity, and what you were going to sell as second-hand. This is a great way to earn a few extra dollars, do something for good causes, and importantly, reduce the number of items you need to pack, and subsequently unpack and organise in your new home.

Ideally, when it comes to packing the items you are taking with you, you should identify boxes, either by using a numbering or lettering to code them, or by using colour markers. Whichever you choose, you should mark the boxes based on what room they are going to, and as best as possible, what is in the box.

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