by: Randy Heslip
Water damage can come in many varieties, from a spilling a single bucket to a complete basement flooding. How you approach your carpet clean up will also depend on the quality of the water if it is clean water, like rain water, or is it from a sewer backup. Each situation should be evaluated on an individual basis, but here are some general guidelines.
First the obvious try to stop the water at the source to eliminate further damage. Check behind the walls as water may be trapped in the insulation or behind the vapor barrier. Next remove all furniture from the room, lift up the edges of the carpet and remove the uderpadding and discard. Extract as much of the water as possible, try to do this soon as you can, as bacteria and mold can set in quickly. Note ? depending on the size and scope of damage it may be worth calling in a professional. After you have extracted as much of the water as possible treat the carpet with a disinfectant. Finally prop up the carpet to let airflow get under the carpet and put fans throughout the room to speed up the drying process.
Unsanitary water has many more health issues and concerns and you must take some precautions. Using rubber gloves and rubber boots is a must. I would recommend calling in a professional technician to handle this type of problem. The damage may not be isolated to just the carpeting it could extend to the drywall, insulation and wood studs. This type of water damage if not handled properly could pose a serious health risk.
About The Author
Randy Heslip is a regular contributor to www.vacuum-reviews-cleaners.com where you can find more information to help you choose the right vacuum for your cleaning needs. Article may be reproduced if resource box is left intact.
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Caring For Your Vinyl Siding
Caring For Your Vinyl Siding
by: Henry Gallant
A low maintenance and durable material, vinyl siding is an increasingly popular home exterior. Even though it is a low maintenance material, you will still want to clean your vinyl siding from time to time. Just make sure you know about the best cleaning methods before you get started.
Simple maintenance cleaning of your vinyl siding is fairly straightforward. Use a long-handled brush with soft bristles or a soft cloth to wipe it down with soap and water. If your vinyl siding has textured surfaces to it, you will want to use only the brush with soft bristles so as to avoid wiping stains into the grooves with a cloth. Start with the vinyl siding at the bottom of your house and work your way up. This will help to prevent streaking from the soapy water running down your house. If you have other materials, such as brick, on parts of your home, cover them so that runoff from your vinyl siding will not...
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Why Cat Urine Smells So Bad and Doesn't Go Away
Why Cat Urine Smells So Bad and Doesn't Go Away
by: Nancy E. Wigal
Cat urine odor is unique among the many smells we know. While there are other smells that are worse, most of us probably don't come across them.
Many people wonder why cat urine odor is so hard to get rid of. This article talks a little bit about the composition of cat urine.
Cat urine is composed of five different bacteria strains. Two of the bacteria strains are associated with the cat's marking scent. The other strains are in the cat spray, urine, and uric acid.
The sticky, tacky part of cat urine is urea. Urochrome is the pigment, and then there are the uric acid crystals and salts.
The first two components are not difficult to clean. The uric acid with its crystals and salts are what we continually see and smell, long after we?ve tried to clean the cat urine spot.
The crystals are insoluble, and they bond tightly to any surface they land on. This is...
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Anti Spam Protection
Anti Spam Protection
by: Gary Gresham
Why do you need anti spam protection?
Because it is the quickest way to get rid of junk email.
Although every single one of us complains about spam very few people do anything about it.
But once you install anti spam protection on your computer you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner.
It's not really expensive and is easy to install.
More than 40% of all e-mail today is still unsolicited sent to you by spammers.
Even though the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 was supposed to eliminate spam, email spammers still send millions of unwanted email messages everyday.
Most people think spam is just annoying and delete it without thinking twice about it.
But what happens if one of your children opens a spam email without you even knowing it?
Spam protection is one of the most critical components of your computers security.
You need to eliminate spam...
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Good Computer Maintenance - Part Two
Good Computer Maintenance - Part Two
by: Marv Ko
In our last part of discussion of good computer maintenance, we will discuss backing up, some free stuff, and cleaning tips.
All great bits of advice for proper care of your computer.
Back It Up
One maintenance task that is still crucial is backing up your data, particularly if it is business or financial related.
At the very least, manuallly copy such data to a recordable CD or DVD disc when it changes.
More sophisticated options include using the more automated backup tools that come with Windows, a stand alone backup program for networks such as the well regarded Dantz Retrospect Professional (www.dantz.com), or a Web backup system such as the excellent IBackup (www.ibackup.com).
Free Stuff
One really interesting maintenance task is checking to see who is...
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Three Excellent Ways To Turbo Charge Your Sales Presentations
Three Excellent Ways To Turbo Charge Your Sales Presentations
by: Kyle Varner
As a Clinical Hypnotherapist, I have helped many salesmen go from average to excellent. Sales is all about the subconscious mind. When I was in high school, I sold Kirby vacuum cleaners door to door, and I noticed something very interesting: everyone had the same basic sales presentation, and yet some of us (like me!) were making excellent money, and others were making next to nothing....
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