Proper method for cleaning steps..

[renegade_cowboy]

I have been cleaning carpets for almost 14 years(4 years on my own) while working with approx 60+ people over that time frame. I have noticed SOOOOOO many ways that people clean the stairs.. some good and some embarrassing.

I am at a point where I have to send someone (my nephew) to go do some of the work for me. We recently were cleaning a stair case and I realize I dont recall there ever being a stated procedure for cleaning stairs like with carpet. I have just noticed that a lot of people have their own ways and many were not up to par imho.

I am writing a procedure book for anyone that comes to works with me and just want to have the best procedure in place to remove any potential issues. And because there is always something to learn, i put it to you to educate us on your procedure for cleaning stairs .

 

[rwcarpet]

I'm still using the pre-spray - brush in - upholstery tool method. I use the wider swivel stair tool for the wider, bigger steps.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I even break out the nose tool if they are very noticable (or if I want to 'wow' them).

 

[Jimmy L]

Ya prespray them and give a line of spray to the nose.

Then you use your reversable head stair tool and go up the stair case doing the risers.

Then you back down the stairs doing the tops.

sPRaY n' sUcK BABy!

 

[Jim Martin]

Risers up...bull nose and step on the way down......

 

[hogjowl]

Yeah, I do it like slim-Jim, but unlike one of our IICRC certified rocket scientists, I don't scrub them unless they need it.

Good grief ... some of you could make taking a shit complicated.

 

[Royal Man]

I prespray, scrub with 12" Oreck, extract and then towel.

Actually I just extract. My helper does the rest.

If needed we (My helper)also scrubs the filtration lines around the edges.

 

[Chris A]

Spray, scrub with sebo if needed, risers going up with wand, treads on the way down with the stair tool, angled to get the nose, then cuff the nose if needed.

 

[ACE]

Risers up...bull nose and step on the way down......

Huh :?:
How can you clean the risers first?

I always clean the treads first, top to bottom then the risers.

I get allot of overspray on the riser and the tread below me aggressively cleaning the bull nose
.
I clean 3 treads then the risers and vacuum the bull nose with the hose cuff. Or, if it’s a basement clean all the treads first then the risers going up.

 

[Chris A]

I always angle the tool so there's little overspray, if there's a drip ill vacation it up but rarely...

 

[Johnny]

Prespray all, scrub all with deck brush. Rinse a few risers, then a few treads, with wand or stair tool, if there isn't room for the wand.

 

[Steve in Omaha]

I am writing a procedure book for anyone that comes to works with me and just want to have the best procedure in place to remove any potential issues. And because there is always something to learn, i put it to you to educate us on your procedure for cleaning stairs .

If you truly want the best...treat stairs like an upholstery job...the prochem upholstery tool rocks for detailing. Personally, use the green horn for the tread, then come back and detail the riser, edges, and nose with the upholstery tool.

namaste

 

[Able 1]

I start from the top, clean the tread of four stairs going down, then clean the riser going up, and the nose coming back down...

 

[alazo1]

Pile carpet stairs are a pita.

Prespray (heavy on the nose), rinse thread, scrub the crap out of the middle section of the base with the swivel stair tool. If the nose is nasty I'll scrub it with my tennis as I'm going down. The nose is the hardest and where all the dirt is embedded hence where most of the time is spent. I soak it pretty good with prespray and rinse then do a ton of dry passes with the swivel stair tool then fan. If I didn't do the extra dry passes they'd probably take two weeks to dry shiteatinggrin

Lee, how do you like that nose tool?.

Albert

 

[Mikey P]

Pre vacuum, spend time needed on bullnose and edges.

Heavy prespray, agitate with rake if needed.

Use full size wand with Greenglide when ever possible. Glide is mandatory to roll over the bullnose for needed, deep extraction.

Start at the top and do the steps/tops.
Work my way back up with upside down wand then one more dry strokes to the tops on the way back down.

Use PC uph tool when things get tight.

Towel nose if needed.

$85 for 13 steps.

 

[Becker]

Was I the embarrassing one?

As I recall that condo we did together I did the stairs.

Never liked the stair tools they sell.

I just use a standard pmf detailing tool, have for year.

Yes duh.. prespray blaa blaa blaa.

Seems so many hack just clean the treads with a wand no less.

 

[Dolly Llama]

geewiz...sump'um must be wrong with me..

we clean 'em one at a time ....cause it don't make sense to me climbing up and down steps TWICE.
...Once to do a riser and once to do the tread

I'll just the clean the wholedamnthing while I'm there and be done wid'it !gotcha!

..L.T.A.

 

[Mikey P]

what tool do you use meAt :?:

a girly hand tool or a he man wand?

 

[Mikey P]

http://www.homeinteriorszone.com/interi ... e-designs/


glad those are not fuzzy..

 

[Dolly Llama]

what tool do you use meAt :?:

when there is room, a wand .
22" Prochem knockoffstair tool otherwise

actually, I "personally" pretty much always use the stair tool now though
(unless I'm just hacking out the treads and nose only on a light soil empty)

Kills my shoulders to use a wand anymore for the full monty on steps


..L.T.A.

 

[renegade_cowboy]

Was I the embarrassing one?

As I recall that condo we did together I did the stairs.

Never liked the stair tools they sell.

I just use a standard pmf detailing tool, have for year.

Yes duh.. prespray blaa blaa blaa.

Seems so many hack just clean the treads with a wand no less.

Ha ha.. no man the cleaning for that condo was stellar and the customer loved the job... This is for my two nephews that help me out, I never recalled any formal procedure in any of the training I did.

I use the cheap stair tool from Jon Don and works great.. very easy to use. I just need to get a new tip for it cause it sprays out to much.

 

[Royal Man]

Was I the embarrassing one?

As I recall that condo we did together I did the stairs.

Never liked the stair tools they sell.

I just use a standard pmf detailing tool, have for year.

Yes duh.. prespray blaa blaa blaa.

Seems so many hack just clean the treads with a wand no less.

Ha ha.. no man the cleaning for that condo was stellar and the customer loved the job... This is for my two nephews that help me out, I never recalled any formal procedure in any of the training I did.

I use the cheap stair tool from Jon Don and works great.. very easy to use. I just need to get a new tip for it cause it sprays out to much.

A handtool with 2 jets will work much better and you won't have to worry about pile distortion.

You don't have to be a cheep ass!

 

[Becker]

Really Dave? Really?

Does your electro retro machine produce enough heat and pressure for that to be a concern?

 

[Royal Man]

Really Dave? Really?

Does your electro retro machine produce enough heat and pressure for that to be a concern?

I usually clean at 450-500 psi. Plenty of heat with little giant.

Yes it does matter.

A 2 jetted handtool solved the problem and it might help others.

 

[Becker]

Was your single jet just jetted wrong? Or had a worn out jet?

Never had a problem with single yet.


How wide is your dual jet tool?

 

[CleaningLA]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRxJ4sNoZJQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Able 1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRxJ4sNoZJQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

There is no way that guy cleans like that! shiteatinggrin :mrgreen:

 

[miksar]

I do the same as Able only I do 3 steps at a time, using stair tool with glide. If carpet is really bad I'll break out the 360 for the treads.

 

[Jamesh921]

CleaningLA wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRxJ4sNo ... ata_player


There is no way that guy cleans like that!

He did for that video.

 

[Royal Man]

With hair like that he should wear a hat.

Just saying...........