Duct Cleaning Course

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates: August 21

Price:  $149

Instructor:  Terry Garret

 

 

 

 

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Power-Up 2-Day Hands-On Cleaning

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates: September 11 & 12

Price:  $199 / Additional Person $149

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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IICRC Carpet Cleaning Technician

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates: 24-25

Price:  $249 / Additional Person $199

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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IICRC Stone, Masonery, & Tile Technician

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates: 8-9

Price:  $249 / Additional Person $199

Instructor:  Dane Gregory

 

• Soil prevention: walk off matting; walkway and entry maintenance; dry soil removal systems for grouted flooring
• Maintenance guidelines: Initial maintenance; routine maintenance; periodic/interim maintenance; intensive/corrective maintenance
• Restoration of floors: diamond pad honing and polishing; abrasive powder honing and polishing
• Review of natural floor types and materials: principles of identification; geology; marble; limestone; travertine; granite; slate, sandstone; tumbling, flaming, and finishing techniques
• Ceramic tile and masonry manufacturing processes, uses, and cleaning techniques: : quarry tile, terra cotta; saltillo; porcelain; terrazzo, brick, paver stone, glass tile, concrete, grout
• Slip, trip, and fall: Overview; cost to business; direct causes; safety recipe; wet floor safety; recordkeeping
• Environmental health and safety: cleaning products; cleaning procedures; IAQ and IEQ; radon
• Security: Company property; customer property
• Basic floor care principals and procedures: Knowing the floor types; results of improper cleaning and maintenance; routine cleaning procedures; scrubbing procedures; honing and polishing; diamond polishing; lippage removal; abrasive powders; penetrating sealers and topical coatings.
• Chemicals, tools, and equipment: the pH scale and cleaning; chemical safety; common floor care chemicals, mop pails and wringers; power equipment; rotary hard surface floor cleaning tools, hard surface cleaning wands; technician safety issues
• Hands-on practice: Floor covering identification; problem identification; test cleaning; maintenance plan development
• Problem solving and troubleshooting: role of the certified inspector, solving common floor care problems
 

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IICRC Fire Damage Restoration

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates: October 29 & 30

Price:  $249 / Additional Person $199

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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IICRC Water Restoration Technician

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates: 5-7

Price:  $299 / Additional Person $249

Instructor:  George Cazares

 

• 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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IICRC Odor Control

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates: 3

Price:  $149 / Odor Control & Advance Spot & Stain $199

Instructor:  Joey Pickett

 

• Anatomy of odor: How odor is detected: what makes an odor offensive: real odors and heightened awareness (psychological) odors; odor amplification; categories of odor.
• Definitions of odor control: health benefits; nature’s deodorization techniques; identifying odors; and categorizing odors
• Principles and procedures of deodorization: source control; cleaning; recreating the conditions, sealing
• The bloodborne pathogens standard and odor control: exposure control plan; training and education for the technician; record keeping; immunizations; personal protective equipment, engineering controls; housekeeping requirements, universal precautions
• The classes of deodorization chemicals: Absorption, adsorption, and filtration; masking or time release deodorants; pairing agents, biocide and disinfectants; enzyme producing deodorizers, oxidizing gases (ozone); sealing solutions; vapor diffusion deodorizers; cleaning solutions; general purpose and heavy duty water based deodorizers, solvent deodorizers
• The equipment of deodorization: micron particle measurement; safety considerations; injection systems; sprayers; air scrubbers; deodorant diffuser; wet or cold foggers; ultra-low volume wet fogger; thermal or hot foggers; ozone generators
• Pet urine decontamination and deodorization: chemistry of urine; methods of identifying problem areas; problems associated with urine contamination, chemicals and equipment of pet urine decontamination and deodorization; specific treatment procedures; customer education
• Mold and fungi odor: requirements for growth; potential sources; treatment procedures
• Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS): nature of contamination; health effects; decontamination, cleaning, and deodorizing procedures
• Specialized odors and treatment procedures: automobile protein odors; decomposing animal; drug labs; smoke odor deodorization; new carpet odors, power outages and freezers and refrigerators; skunk odors; tear gas
 

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Advance Spot & Stain Removal

Location:  Columbus, OH

Class Dates: 4

Price:  $149 / Odor Control & Advance Spot & Stain $199

Instructor:  Joey Pickett

 

• Learn about the latest products and procedures in detail with plenty of hands-on application. The use of stain removal kits, reducing and oxidizing bleaches, steam and heat transfer and more are discussed. Learn the latest techniques for fruit drinks, mustard, wood stains and more!
 

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