Clean Trust Carpet Repair and Reinstallation

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates: February 22 & 23

Price:  $289 / Additional Person $249

Instructor:  Jim Carfield

 

• Overview of repair and re-installation: Add-on service; self-defense; and increased sales of cleaning services.
• Installation and repair tools: An overview of all the repair tools available and a discussion of their uses, advantages, and disadvantages; illustrations and descriptions
• Major reinstallation tools: Knee kicker; hot melt seaming iron; power stretcher; seam re-stretcher; cool melt seaming iron
• Supplies: Gain an understanding of adhesives, tapes, tackstrip, metal strip, transition metals.
• Carpet Construction:- woven; tufted; knitted; fusion bonded; flocked, pile designs; effects on repair capabilities
• Types of installations: A review of the major categories of installation techniques and what effect they have on repair and re-installation
• CRI Standard 104 - 105 Standard industry reference guide: Carpet installation standards established by the Carpet and Rug Institute
• Stretching diagrams
• Carpet installation guidelines for indoor air quality: procedures and repair techniques
• Carpet repair techniques: Checking a carpet’s nap lay; seam repair; re-tufting; repairing delamination; pile grafting; section from the top (bonded insert, cosmetic transplant, cut and patch); direct glue down permanent section; graphics carpet and step-over tufting; step repair; braided rug repair; buckling; strip and metal repair, reinstallation procedures:
• Definitions of terms
 

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Clean Trust Carpet Cleaning Tech

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates: March 7 & 8

Price:  $269 / Additional Person $229

Instructor:  George Cazares

 

• The most commonly encountered natural (wool, cotton, silk, sisal) and synthetic (nylon, polyester, olefin, acrylic, rayon) carpet fibers- characteristics
• The carpet manufacturing process: fiber selection, fiber production, (natural, synthetic continuous filament and stubble), yarn manufacturing (spinning, twisting, heat setting), construction (tufted, woven, fusion bonded), dyeing, and finishing - how each step effects clean ability.
• Fundamentals of cleaning: dry soil removal (vacuums and vacuuming), soil suspension (chemical action, heat agitation, time), related to every cleaning job.
• Cleaning methods: hot water extraction, absorbent pad (bonnet) cleaning, absorbent compound, rotary and dry foam shampoo, and encapsulation low moisture cleaning.
• Corrective and restorative deep cleaning: equipment, procedures, indoor environmental quality.
• Operational efficiency: van accessories, portable heaters, injection sprayers, electric sprayers, battery sprayers, pump up sprayers, cleaning wands and wand technique and power wands.
• Fundamentals of cleaning chemistry: the ph scale;, spotting, and effects on carpet fiber; soaps and detergents; hard waters effects upon cleaning; specific solution selection (pre-sprays, rising/extractions, encapsulation, bonnet, rotary or dry foam and boosters)
• Carpet Spotting: contents of spotting kits, spot and stain removal chemical selection, unknown spots, application and procedures, reducing bleaches, oxidizing bleaches, stain removal kits, specific spot and stain removal procedures.
• Safety and job considerations: MSDS, hazard communication, chemical safety, equipment safety, hose handling, customer service considerations waste water handling.
• Carpet problems: detects, characteristics, installation cleaning related problems (shrinkage, streaking, accelerated re-soiling, fungi growth, browning, bleeding, furniture stains), inspection, prevention, customer education and correction.
• Specialty areas: deodorization, carpet and fabric protection, cleaning stain resistant warranted carpets.

 

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Clean Trust Water Damage Restoration (WRT)

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates:  April 4-6

Price:  $369 / Additional Person $299

Instructor:  Richard Driscoll

 

• Major causes of water damage, finding all the water, responsibilities of the water damage restoration technician, controlling the scene.
• Safety: IICRC Standards - written plans, hazard communication standard, personal protective equipment (PPE), job hazards - slip and fall, electricity, weight of water and eliminating hazards, categories of water damage, third party evaluation
• Equipment of water damage: extraction equipment, inspection tools- thermo-hygrometer, moisture meters, moisture sensors, thermal imaging camera, air movers, axial fans, wall drying units, injection units, dehumidifiers, air filtration devices, foggers
• Chemicals of water damage restoration: biocides and disinfectants, spotting chemicals, rust, browning & yellowing correction, pet urine treatments, carpet cleaning solutions, fine fabric and delicate rugs
• Carpet identification: cushion identification, carpet construction, disengagement procedures, delamination.
• How water flows through the structure: case studies, common structural problems vapor retarding materials, challenges, crawl spaces, hardwood floors
• Simple Psychrometry: the science of drying relative humidity, specific humidity, vapor pressure, dew point, calculations and chart analysis, secondary damage, saturation, permeance, balanced drying system, increasing rate of evaporation, dot communication system
• Mold: types of mold, principles of mold remediation visible mold growth, safety issues
• Drying hardwood and alternate floors: vinyl and hardwood, moisture content, tent drying, push and pull method, negative air method, laminate flooring
• Contents restoration: dying with trapped moisture, drapery, upholstery, books and papers "special-handling contents, contents requiring prompt action
• Clean loss procedures: office procedures, work authorization and deductible, informed consent, drying procedures, taking measurements, inspection and documentation, ceilings, monitoring the mob, work completion and payment
• Grey and black water procedures: ongoing inspection and evaluation, evacuation, mitigation phase, evaluation, coordination, waste disposal, S500 procedures

 

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Clean Trust Upholstery Fabric Tech

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates: May 16 & 17

Price:  $269 / Additional Person $229

Instructor:  George Cazares

 

• Opportunities and fears
• Upholstery fibers: cellulosic (cotton, linen, jute) protein (wool, silk) synthetic (rayon, acetate, nylon, polyester, acrylic and olefin), Fiber identification: visual identification, burn testing, chemical testing
• Fiber manufacturing: spinning fiber into yarn, fabric types and weaves- tufting, flocking, weaving
• Types of weaves: plain weave, basket weave, jacquard weave, twill, satin pile, novelty yarns
• Finishing techniques: calendering, glazing, mercerizing, morreing, weighting
• Fabric dyeing: pre and post dyeing: cleaning characteristics and limitations.
• Upholstery cleaning chemistry: the ph scale, upholstery soil versus carpet soil; formulation of upholstery cleaning chemicals, chemistry of dry cleaning.
• Upholstery cleaning basics: upholstery soiling; basics of soil suspension chemical, heat, action, time.
• Principles of upholstery cleaning: dry vacuuming, pre-conditioning, extraction or soil removal, finishing drying.
• The methods of upholstery cleaning: hot water extraction cleaning, cleaning tools, wet shampoo extractions, dry foam shampooing dry extraction, encapsulation cleaning; dry cleaning.
• Spotting: professional spotting kit, spot and stain removal chemicals, specialty procedures for spot removal on upholstery, unknown spots
• Cleaning related problems: bleeding; crocking; fading; fabric deterioration; shrinkage, browning, migrating ink marks; texture change; assessment for potential, prevention and correction.
• Pre-cleaning inspection: potential cleaning related problems, fiber fabric and weave, age and condition; platform issues; reporting findings to the customer.
• Upholstery agitation and grooming tools: grooming; agitation; nap setting, load list.
• Job set up and cleaning procedures: pre-inspection; testing; cleaning codes; preparing work area; grooming and drying; preconditioning; extraction; neutralizing and conditioning; fabric protection; drying.
• Office partition cleaning: construction; cleaning.

 

 

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Customer Appreciation Day

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates: August 4

Price:  Free

 

Come join us for a fun-filled, packed day of food, games, seminars, and unbelievable deals.

Who should be there?
All owners and their crews. Bring your family, your employees, and their families, too. There will plenty of good food, awesome prizes, and representatives from some of the industry’s biggest brands to let you demo their products.

Meet your fellow pros!
You think you are the only cleaner out there with the challenges and opportunities you face? NO WAY! It’s a great time to network and build camaraderie with other professionals just like you.

FOOOOOOD!
You better come hungry, because there is going to be plenty of food. We don’t want any leftovers.

Try the New Stuff!
This is a perfect opportunity to try out all kinds of products. We’ll have truck mounts, rotary power wands, rotary tile and grout tools, upholstery tools galore, restoration equipment, encapsulation machines, accessories, chemicals, and more. We’ll have the latest in technology!

Best of all – it’s FREE. Just RSVP so we know you’re coming!

 

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Power-Up 2-Day Hands-On Cleaning

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates: September 27 & 28

Price:  $229

Instructor:  Steve Andrews

 

The ultimate in professional cleaning knowledge condensed into 2 busy days:
• Save money, eliminate waste, and reduce your headaches with the right carpet cleaning process for the job each time, every time!
• Commercial carpet cleaning strategies that will smash down the door to new opportunities.
• Fool-proof techniques for removing stains you previously left behind.
• Eliminate pet odor problems in one step, instantly and permanently.
• Scare away the demons of upholstery cleaning.
• Teach your technicians to clean the most expensive rugs while reducing your liability to virtually nothing.
• 30 minutes of power packed learning will open doors to fast, fool-proof, and profitable cleaning of 85% of leather furniture.
• Tile and grout cleaning-dirty gray to pure white in a single pass.
• Make more money by servicing the wood floor you have been dragging your carpet cleaning hoses across.

Special Bonus Session: Systemized Successful Selling For Technicians
• Sure fire ways to triple your protector sales using the industry’s most effective selling kit for fabric protectors.
• Turn your timid technicians into sales champions that put more money in their pocket and yours!
• Dazzle your customers with how much you care!

Power Up Hands-On Schedule
Day 1, Session 1 (8:30 am to 12:30 pm)
Hands-on procedures for carpet cleaning, encapsulation cleaning, spot and stain removal, and pet odor deodorization.
Day 1, Session 2 (1:30 pm to 5:00 pm)
Hands-on procedures for upholstery cleaning, oriental rugs, and leather cleaning and care.
Day 2, Session 3 (8:00 am to 11:15 am)
Procedures for cleaning hard surface floors-ceramic tile & grout, wood.
Day 2, Session 4 (11:30 am to 1:30 pm)
Bonus Working Lunch. Business building procedures. A complete audit of your company.
Day 2, Session 5 (1:45 pm to 4:00 pm)
Systemized successful selling for technicians.

 

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Clean Trust Carpet Cleaning Technician

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates: October 10 & 11

Price:  $269 / Additional Person $229

Instructor:  Jeff Cross

 

• The most commonly encountered natural (wool, cotton, silk, sisal) and synthetic (nylon, polyester, olefin, acrylic, rayon) carpet fibers- characteristics
• The carpet manufacturing process: fiber selection, fiber production, (natural, synthetic continuous filament and stubble), yarn manufacturing (spinning, twisting, heat setting), construction (tufted, woven, fusion bonded), dyeing, and finishing - how each step effects clean ability.
• Fundamentals of cleaning: dry soil removal (vacuums and vacuuming), soil suspension (chemical action, heat agitation, time), related to every cleaning job.
• Cleaning methods: hot water extraction, absorbent pad (bonnet) cleaning, absorbent compound, rotary and dry foam shampoo, and encapsulation low moisture cleaning.
• Corrective and restorative deep cleaning: equipment, procedures, indoor environmental quality.
• Operational efficiency: van accessories, portable heaters, injection sprayers, electric sprayers, battery sprayers, pump up sprayers, cleaning wands and wand technique and power wands.
• Fundamentals of cleaning chemistry: the ph scale;, spotting, and effects on carpet fiber; soaps and detergents; hard waters effects upon cleaning; specific solution selection (pre-sprays, rising/extractions, encapsulation, bonnet, rotary or dry foam and boosters)
• Carpet Spotting: contents of spotting kits, spot and stain removal chemical selection, unknown spots, application and procedures, reducing bleaches, oxidizing bleaches, stain removal kits, specific spot and stain removal procedures.
• Safety and job considerations: MSDS, hazard communication, chemical safety, equipment safety, hose handling, customer service considerations waste water handling.
• Carpet problems: detects, characteristics, installation cleaning related problems (shrinkage, streaking, accelerated re-soiling, fungi growth, browning, bleeding, furniture stains), inspection, prevention, customer education and correction.
• Specialty areas: deodorization, carpet and fabric protection, cleaning stain resistant warranted carpets.

 

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Clean Trust Fire Damage Restoration

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates: October 24 & 25

Price:  $269 / Additional Person $229

Instructor:  Bill Weigand

 

• Introduction: definitions: causes of fire damage; restoration contractors
• Characteristics and type of smoke: components of fire and smoke; effects of contamination; summary of ongoing damage created by contamination; categories of smoke residue; behavior of smoke; and immediate safety hazards to be addressed
• Professional responsibility: technician, insured, and the insurance company.
• Conducting the inspection: correct terminology; definitions of stakeholders; communication and paperwork
• Estimating/inspection procedures: general procedures and contents of the test kit; items to be tested
• Integral strategy and planning: job planning; execution objectives; personnel
• Restoration chemicals, supplies, and equipment: Cleaning chemicals; deodorizing agents; equipment (air scrubbers, injection systems, sprayers, exhaust fans; deodorant diffusers, wet foggers, hot or thermal foggers; ozone generators; safety equipment; restoration load lists
• Deodorizing and Odor Control: deodorizing steps (chemical containment, vapor phase, pressurized thermal fogging, ozone gas, sealing); treatment of smoke odors; deodorizing checklist
• Restoration options and the restorer’s responsibility: clean; resurface, replace
• Basic cleaning: the actions of cleaning; setting priorities and where to start; loss containment and safety; work progression
• Furnace systems and ductwork: inspection; refinishing and sealing specifications; refinishing and cleaning specification
• Structural cleaning: chemical and equipment considerations; specifications; cleaning of walls (painted surfaces, wall coverings, unfinished surfaces, masonry, paneling or cabinets) ceilings (acoustical, blown, and painted); wall tile; windows and glass; structural fixtures; concrete floors; and carpeting.
• Contents restoration: cleaning methods, wood furniture restoration; soft furnishings; window treatments; specialized contents cleaning
• Packing moving and storage: security; storage;
• Art restoration: construction; preliminary examination; raking light; cleaning, finishing; extensive restoration
• Professionalism in Fire Damage Restoration: the contractor interfacing with the insured and the adjuster
• Pricing, bidding, and estimating

 

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Clean Trust Water Damage Restoration (WRT)

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates:  October 31 - November 2

Price:  $369 / Additional Person $299

Instructor:  George Cazares

 

Class Description:

 

 

• Major causes of water damage, finding all the water, responsibilities of the water damage restoration technician, controlling the scene.
• Safety: IICRC Standards - written plans, hazard communication standard, personal protective equipment (PPE), job hazards - slip and fall, electricity, weight of water and eliminating hazards, categories of water damage, third party evaluation
• Equipment of water damage: extraction equipment, inspection tools- thermo-hygrometer, moisture meters, moisture sensors, thermal imaging camera, air movers, axial fans, wall drying units, injection units, dehumidifiers, air filtration devices, foggers
• Chemicals of water damage restoration: biocides and disinfectants, spotting chemicals, rust, browning & yellowing correction, pet urine treatments, carpet cleaning solutions, fine fabric and delicate rugs
• Carpet identification: cushion identification, carpet construction, disengagement procedures, delamination.
• How water flows through the structure: case studies, common structural problems vapor retarding materials, challenges, crawl spaces, hardwood floors
• Simple Psychrometry: the science of drying relative humidity, specific humidity, vapor pressure, dew point, calculations and chart analysis, secondary damage, saturation, permeance, balanced drying system, increasing rate of evaporation, dot communication system
• Mold: types of mold, principles of mold remediation visible mold growth, safety issues
• Drying hardwood and alternate floors: vinyl and hardwood, moisture content, tent drying, push and pull method, negative air method, laminate flooring
• Contents restoration: dying with trapped moisture, drapery, upholstery, books and papers "special-handling contents, contents requiring prompt action
• Clean loss procedures: office procedures, work authorization and deductible, informed consent, drying procedures, taking measurements, inspection and documentation, ceilings, monitoring the mob, work completion and payment
• Grey and black water procedures: ongoing inspection and evaluation, evacuation, mitigation phase, evaluation, coordination, waste disposal, S500 procedures

 

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