Getting makeup out of your carpet

Getting Makeup out of your carpet:
** This info is off the shaw stain center app, look to see the specifics on how to blot or dab. The app is free and very useful! there are videos linked from youtube that I thought were pretty helpful also**
Before you start it is smart to try it on a small inconspicuous area because some carpets can change color with different solutions.  Clean responsibly and at your own risk.
Oil based makeup:
Detergent- Mix ¼ teaspoon clear or see through hand dish washing detergent with one cup WARM (not hot) water.
Solvent- Liquid, non-oily, non-caustic type sold for spot removal from garments.  Use products for grease, oil, and tar removal such as Carbona and Afta. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY O CARPET to prevent damage.
Removal Procedure- Apply solvent with a dry, white towel or cloth.  Remember DO NOT apply direcly to the carpet. Blot; do not rub the stain.  If stain persists, rinse rag and repeat.
Non-oil based makeup:
Solutions:
Ammonia- Undiluted, clear, non-sudsy, household ammonia.
Detergent- Mix ¼ teaspoon clear or see through hand dish washing detergent with one cup WARM (not hot) water.
Hydrogen Peroxide/ ammonia- Mix ½ cup hydrogen peroxide (3% solution available in the drugstores) with 1 tablespoon undiluted, unscented, clear (not sudsy) household ammonia. Use with in 22 hours of mixing.
White vinegar- Undiluted distilled white vinegar.
Removal Procedure-
1. Scrape or blot up excess spill.
2. Apply detergent with a damp towel. Blot; do not rub.
3. Apply water with a damp towel.
4. Blot; Finish with a weighted pad of towels.
If stain persists…
1. Apply detergent with a damp towel; leave on for 3-5 min. Do not blot or rub.
2. If stain is removed, finish with a water rinse.  Blot, then apply a pad of weighted paper towels. If a stain is not removed continue as follows.
3. Apply hydrogen peroxide/ ammonia solution and allow to dry under weighted plastic wrap until removal is complete.
4. Apply water with a damp towel.
5. Blot; finish with weighted pad of paper towels.
6. To neutralize the area, apply white vinegar but only after the stain is removed.
7. Always rinse and blot as the last step.
For existing stains use the hydrogen peroxide solution according to the below links…
http://spotremoval.coit.com/how-to-get-makeup-out-of-carpet
http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-make-up-from-carpet/
Attached is a link to a video (that I did not do) that I found may be a helpful guide to different ways that may help you with your stains I found them interesting but I have not tried them my self…   TRY A YOUR OWN RISK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxsJUMwggv4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vna5IM8U0GU

Flooring Pictures

I love when customers install flooring that I think looks wonderful in samples.  I also love when it looks better than I wold have predicted when the flooring is actually installed.
These customers purchased this home and gave it a overhaul before they moved in.  I think that what they did was wonderful to update their home.

It is really hard to tell in these pictures but the color of the laminate is a grey color, as you can tell below in the picture of the sample that I took close up. This is another reason that you need to look at samples of the flooring that you are looking at in your daylight and the night light because the flooring can change colors.

I hope these pictures are helpful in your search for flooring or for your viewing pleasure.

Holiday Catastrophes...

With the Holidays around the corner there are a few things to keep into consideration.  Spills are bound to happen and as much as you hope that they don't make sure that you are cleaning them correctly.
Do you have a smart phone? if the answer is yes... then this app is for you.
Shaw Stain Center.  This app is FREE and will tell you how to clean everything from gum to eggs to blood out of your carpet.

If you dont have a smart phone... that is okay too! call 1-800-438-7668 or 1-800-4-DUPONT

If you would prefer to look at the internet and maybe print off the instructions this is the website.
https://shawfloors.com/flooring/fundamentals/carpet/carpet-care-maintenance/stain-app-spill-removal

Don't allow your carpet stains to go untreated. 

If you would like your carpets professionaly cleaned we do have a recomendation:

Signature Carpet Care

(801)557-6122

http://www.signaturecarpetcareutah.com/

(Images from GOOGLE)

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Thank you to all of our wonderful customers that we have had over the years!  We appreciate all of your notes and all of your support that you give o our family! The customer friendships that we have created over the years. Thank you so much to our old friends and our new friends!

 

 

If you get a few minutes that you would like to send us a card or email with pictures of your floor and let us know how your experience was the staff at Johnsons Carpet would love to hear from you and see the flooring that we have installed!

Diana and Kyra

Thinking outside the box

It is always nice when people come in with wonderful ideas that you never even thought of doing!
Carpet inlays we do with hardwood flooring, but could we do them with coretec? The answer is yes. Coretec is a LVT/ LVP product that has a water proof core and a water resistant top.  This is a wonderful floor to put everywhere (except a RV - we can go into that later on another post).

 Coolest pallet wall ever!! 

They put the same carpet in the bedrooms that they did in the inset.  This inset made it so that they had a nice comfortable 'rug' that they dont have to worry about it moving around!
I LOVE what the did with the flooring that they picked out! It was perfectly designed to fit into their home the way that they wanted it to!!!
Thank you, Thank you for sharing your pictures with us!!

New Flooring in a crunch!

One of our amazing customers was caught off guard with how fast her home sold and needed to be installed ASAP! We have a few rolls in stock here so she picked something that she liked.








 Carpet is a Grey tone-on-tone ( I know sometimes it can be hard to tell in the pictures)

These are just a few pictures of the job installed and ready for them to move into their new home.

That is the nice thing about being able to have a large inventory of in stock carpet. 

Sometimes you have to look harder...

Being part of a small family owned business in a small (getting bigger) town there are many return customers, new customers that come in.  Some we help with more than the floors that we install.  For a floor that we did not install, we did help our customer with a solution.

When LVT (luxury vinyl tile) first came out, there were no moldings.  Some companies have come out with matching moldings, and some have only got corresponding moldings (that sometimes are not the favorite of the consumer because they do not correspond very well).  But when you look really hard, you can find what you are looking for.  The LVT (like tile) can chip on the edges if it is not protected. LVT is more soft than tile and installed differently so tile usually wont need a molding.  But... in the cases of LVT when you do need a molding, look at other brands, sometimes they will have what you are looking for.

This tile, molding combination are not the same brand.  They are made from similar material so it is okay to combine, but check and do it SMART.

As far as the pictures go... I think it looks spot on!

So long story short, take the time to look around.  Sometimes you have to settle and sometimes you don't.  There are many options even though sometimes they are not "by the book".