Detailed Post-Construction Cleanup From The Steam Team

If you recently had any major construction or remodeling done on your home or business, there’s probably a big mess that needs cleaning. Luckily, our Steam Team Professionals have the right experience and equipment to clean any post-construction mess. Here’s our team’s process:

Total Surface Cleaning

Construction is messy, and your home or business may have been left covered with dust and debris. Dust knocked off of certain surfaces, pieces of wood, sawdust and chipped paint may be covering your counters or shelves. Our technicians will clean all windows, cabinets, shelves and countertops by hand until all debris is removed. Floors and walls will be sanitized with steam cleaners, vacuumed or mopped as needed to remove debris. Furniture will be cleaned according to its specific material. Our technicians won’t quit until the surfaces of your home or business are spotless!

Finishing Touches

After thoroughly cleaning all surfaces and furniture, our technicians will move on to the more detailed areas. If any debris of any kind remains in the ventilation system after construction, it could enter the air of the property and cause problems for anyone breathing inside the building. All vents will be cleaned and dusted to make sure this doesn't happen. Then our team will move on to things like electronics, small appliances, light fixtures, small decorative items and ceiling fans. At the end of the process, your home will be even cleaner than it was before the construction or remodeling took place!

Other Steam Team Services

We do a whole lot more than just clean up after construction or remodeling! Here at The Steam Team, we provide a wide range of cleaning and restoration services including tile and grout cleaning, pet odor elimination, marble polishing and many, many more. For more information about our many services, visit The Steam Team website.

The Steam Team Solution For Leaky Appliances

Water Overflow From Leaky Appliances

Here at The Steam Team, our experienced technicians have learned alot about dealing with leaky appliances, and we want to share some of our knowledge with you. If you have appliances that use water, they should regularly be inspected for leaks that could potentially lead to damage to the appliance, damage to the flooring or walls, or mold growth. Let’s talk about how The Steam Team can help you!

Leaky Appliance Cleanup Process

When it comes to leaky appliances, there’s nothing your local Austin, TX area Steam Team can’t handle. Our technicians can perform extensive water damage restoration, structural drying, leak cleanup and water extraction to take care of your leak in no time. We can handle anything from AC units, dishwashers and water heaters or even washing machines, refrigerators, sinks and more! Our professional technicians can also take care of plumbing overflow issues like burst or frozen pipes, toilet, tub or shower overflow, and we can clean up the overflow of any drain or sink on the property! There’s nothing our pros can’t fix for you!

The Steam Team

Sure, we’re not the only company out there that you can call to fix a leaky appliance or plumbing issues, so what is it that sets The Steam Team apart from the rest? Well for one, we know how time sensitive the job can be when it involves potential water damage to your home or your appliances, and that’s why we’re available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, waiting for your call so that we can help quickly solve your specific needs. Our technicians will arrive any time, day or night, and get the job done professionally and quickly. We also offer free inspections, free estimates of cost before the job, and direct insurance billing.

Now that you know what the Steam Team has to offer, don’t wait if you know that your appliances or plumbing need fixing, or if you just want a thorough inspection by a professional. Give The Steam Team a call.

Caring for Marble Surfaces: A Guide from The Experts

Marble flooring sparkles and shines throughout a home, creating a unique appeal other floorings can’t. For centuries it’s been used in flooring, countertops, and other surfaces around the home- but if you’ve installed marble, you probably know that it takes work to maintain that perfect sleek look. Unfortunately, the material of marble is far more sensitive than other flooring options, so taking care to ensure you’re treating it properly is imperative. Today, we’ve put together some tips and tricks to keep your marble looking brand new and better than ever.

All About Marble Polishing

After a few years of owning a marble floor, you may start to notice that it doesn’t look quite the same as it did when you first got it. Maybe it has dull or dirty patches, or is generally less shiny than it once was. These are all signs that the marble needs to be polished, and that the protective seal may have been worn down, making the marble more sensitive to spills or other damage. To keep this from happening, a good rule of thumb is to have your marble floors polished every one to three years. The most well maintained floors may only need to be polished every five years.

Hiring The Steam Team

It’s important to remember that marble is a sensitive material, and can’t handle most common household cleaners, or anything acidic. For this reason, we suggest leaving the marble polishing up to professionals like The Steam Team technicians to prevent your floor from being damaged. Our technicians will only use products that are specifically designed for marble polishing. In fact, we happen to have our own full line of products designed for marble floor tile. Our professional technicians will use the best products and methods to restore your marble floor to its original shine.

For more information on marble floor cleaning and the many other services we offer, visit The Steam Team website.

Reviving Your Carpet With The Steam Team

If you vacuum your carpet about once a week or even more often, you’re doing a decent job at keeping it clean, but you’re going to need a lot more than that. Vacuuming only takes care of a fraction of the dirt, debris and bacteria hiding in your carpet. And what about the stains in your carpet? Vacuuming won’t do anything to get rid of those. Having your carpet professionally steam cleaned every once in a while is a great way to ensure a full clean. Here’s some information on our very own professional carpet and rug cleaning service here at The Steam Team.

How We Clean Carpets

When you call in The Steam Team and our professional technicians arrive on the scene, they’ll give your carpet a complete inspection to find the most troubling areas and determine the best cleaning methods to use. One of the things that sets us apart is that our technicians will spot-test their preferred cleaning method so that you can see the results before they move on to the full cleaning. If you don’t like how it turns out, we’ll try something else. Our technicians won’t rest until they find a cleaning method that suits your needs. At the end of the cleaning process, we’ll apply a powerful carpet protector to keep your carpet from further stains and damage.

Removing Stains

With the powerful, high-tech cleaning equipment used by our technicians, we’ll be able to remove any stain on your carpet in no time. And it's not just stains either! We can also use modern cleaning methods to remove any unwanted odors from your carpet. Have your pets left odor-filled stains all over your carpet that have been there for years? No worries, just let us handle it and your carpet will look fresh and new in no time!

For more information on our carpet cleaning service, as well as our many other services, please visit The Steam Team website.

How Carpet Padding Benefits Your Carpet Over Its Lifetime

For homeowners, carpet is an investment. We want our carpet to last as long as possible. Luckily, there are many things we can do to help elongate its lifespan! In addition to generally keeping it clean and taken care of, you can also install carpet padding! Carpet padding has a number of benefits to our flooring; let’s take a look at what it has to offer!

Carpet padding…

Lengthens Carpet’s Lifespan

Our feet do a ton of damage to carpet; we just don’t think about it! But carpet padding absorbs the impact made by foot traffic, and preserves the carpet’s backing and binding. So yes, fortunately, installing carpet padding does protect and lengthen your carpet’s lifespan!

Provides Extra Cushion for Our Feet

If you’ve never walked on carpet without padding before, you’re lucky! It can feel like walking on the bare concrete foundation! That’s definitely not comfortable. Luckily, carpet padding adds that extra cushioning that our sensitive feet need as we walk around our home. Once you’ve installed carpet padding, you’re undoubtedly notice the difference!

Holds Area and Oriental Rugs in Place

Area and Oriental rugs make fantastic fashion pieces for our home, but they’re notorious for slipping and sliding around! Finally, with carpet padding, we can hold them in place. This actually makes life at home much safer, as you’ll alleviate the risk of falling and sustaining an injury!

So all in all, carpet padding elongates the lifespan of carpet, makes carpet more comfortable to walk on, and keeps our rugs in place. The Steam Team would say that carpet padding is worth every penny!

You can rely on The Steam Team for all of your carpeting needs! We have over ten years of experience under our belts; we’d be happy to help you with your flooring! So whether you’re in need of carpet padding, or a deep cleaning, or expert stain removal, The Steam Team has your back! Just give us a call and we’ll be out soon!

The Basics of Keeping Carpet Clean

Carpet looks fantastic in our homes, and feels comfortable on our feet, but it can be a bit of a challenge to keep it clean, can’t it? Accidents can’t be avoided, and spills seem to happen all of the time! But luckily we have professional cleaning and restoration companies to step in, and give our carpet a deep, thorough cleaning we could never do by ourselves! Here are three tips for keeping your carpet clean, from The Steam Team, your leading cleaning and restoration company in Austin, TX!

Vacuum Regularly

It simply cannot be avoided, friends. When it comes to vacuuming, carpet needs your attention at least once a week, depending on how much foot traffic it receives, or if there are pets in the home. Vacuuming not only keeps your carpet clean as a whistle, but it also keeps it from becoming matted down! It’s a mundane chore that does a lot of good!

Clean Up Spills ASAP

Rule #1 of stain removal is to tend to the affected area as soon as you possibly can, ideally right after the accident has happened. No one’s perfect, but the quicker you get to the spill, the better chance you have at completely removing the stain!

Call in the Professionals

Sometimes, you just have to let the professionals take over. If your carpet is due for a deep cleaning, or those pesky stains just won’t come out, don’t hesitate to call in the pro’s! A professional cleaning and restoration company will have the right knowledge and equipment for any job!

Speaking of the professionals, The Steam Team has over ten years of experience in cleaning and restoration projects! We can come out and restore your carpet to its original condition. Just rely on us, and you won’t ever regret it! Contact The Steam Team today.

How to Best Care for Leather Furniture

Leather furniture can be a wonderful addition to any room, and it can really last a long time if we care for it and treat it properly. So if you’ve recently gone out and purchased a new piece of furniture for your home and you’re a tad lost on how to care for it, fret no more! The Steam Team has the best information on caring for your leather furniture! Follow these guidelines and your upholstery will be looking fantastic for a long, long time!

What You SHOULDN’T Do

Let’s start off by reviewing what not to do when it comes to caring for our leather furniture! To start, we shouldn’t use detergents, ammonia, or harsh cleaning solutions to clean up spills. Next, keep sharp objects away from leather, as it scratches easily (so, those arts and crafts? Keep ‘em at the dining table). It’s also wise not to place printed objects on the furniture, as the dyes could soak through its upholstery!

Dusting Your Furniture

Since it’s important to keep your leather upholstery clean, use a clean, white cloth to dust your furniture every couple of weeks. You can clean off accumulated dirt with a dampened cloth, but do a test run first, to make sure your leather isn’t absorbing the moisture. And as we always say, blot spills, don’t rub them! We don’t want the stain to spread!

Conditioning Your Leather

Condition your leather upholstery every six months to one year. Leather is a lot like our skin, in the sense that it can dry out easily! You can find specially-formulated conditioners for your furniture, but first check its care label for critical instructions!

The Steam Team Can Help

The Steam Team has over a decade of experience cleaning and caring for leather upholstery! Don’t be shy; give us a call today!

3 Reasons to Rid Your Home of Smoke and Ash After a Fire

House fires are devastating all around. You lose possessions, you take on structural damage to your home, and smoke and ash feel nearly impossible to get rid of! But with the help of a professional cleaning and restoration company who really knows what they’re doing, you can have your home back to normal in no time! And you definitely want to be hasty about it; here are three reasons to rid your home of smoke and ash after a fire:

Simply put, smoke and ash cause...

Damage to Your Possessions

Smoke and soot can cling to your possessions, causing discoloration, staining, that stench; ultimately the smoke ruins them. It’s important that you immediately contact the professionals for help with the cleanup! You want to make sure it’s done correctly, in order to protect the health of you and your loved ones.

Damage to Your Home

Smoke clings to walls, countertops, and flooring, too. The evidence of that devastating house fire is everywhere. But let’s get rid of it! The Steam Team can come in and effortless steam clean your walls, countertops, flooring, draperies- almost anything. Contact the professionals, like us, and we’ll be out in no time to help restore your home to its original condition!

Damage to Your Health

Finally, smoke and ash pose a health risk. Not to mention, smoked-damaged property slowly and gradually releases toxic gases and chemicals into the environment- that doesn’t sound good for your health, does it? Contact the professionals for help removing smoke and soot completely from your home.

Whatever the issue may be, The Steam Team has your back! From general cleanup and restoration to cleaning up after a house fire, we know exactly what to do! We also have top-notch equipment that we like to bring along; you’ll be shocked at our results!

Moving? 3 Tips to Clean Our Your Old Home and Get Ready for the New!

Moving into a new home can be an overwhelming experience for everyone involved! There are so many things you have to do, like cleaning out the entire kitchen, everything in those old closets, and you even have to worry about the attic! But don’t worry; we’re here to simplify the process for you. Here are three areas you should focus on when cleaning out your old home, and getting ready for the new!

Cleaning Out Appliances

Stainless steel appliances tend to have steaks on their surface. But steam can easily remove these streaks- without the use of chemicals. There will be no residue left behind on the stainless steel!

Cleaning Out the Bathroom

The bathroom is a great place to start when cleaning out your old home; it won’t be visited as frequently as, for example, the living room. The main areas of importance in the bathroom are going to be the shower- especially if it’s tiled, the sink area, and the flooring. A professional-grade steam cleaner can easily extract grime from the tile and grout in your shower, as well as on the floor!

Carpeting and Flooring

The carpeting and flooring of your old home deserve your ultimate tender loving care. A steam cleaner, using nothing but hot water and high water pressure, can extract dirt, dust, debris, and other nasty, unwanted substances from deep within your carpet fibers. You can also use a steam cleaner on marble and natural stone flooring, or tile.

The Steam Team has well over a decade of experience cleaning and restoring homes to their original, pristine condition. When you set out to clean out your old home, consider contacting The Steam Team; we’re available 24/7, and can take care of anything, from a dirty bathroom floor, to hardwood floor that needs refinishing. Don’t hesitate; give us a call today!

The Most Efficient and Effective Damage Restoration in Austin, Tx

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It doesn’t matter what the type of damage is, it’s always devastating to your home, your sanity, and many other facets. Floods cause water damage that spreads mold throughout your home. Mold in itself is a damage issue. Fires destroy everything and anything in their wake- we totally understand why these times are stressful, and why you might need to lean on the help and support of professionals!

Water/Flood Damage Restoration

It doesn’t have to be a flood or natural disaster (tropical storm, hurricane, etc). Sometimes all it takes is for a pipe to burst, or an appliance to go kaput, and suddenly everything is soaked and dripping! Your immediate concern is likely mold growth, as it only takes twenty four hours to begin spreading. But with The Steam Team’s help, we can dry out your home in no time- while you get busy getting back to work!

Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration

The thing about fire and smoke damage is that it often involves water damage cleanup, as well. You’ll definitely want to call in the professionals in these scenarios. Our team of restoration professionals will first inspect your property for structural and smoke damage, and determine where to begin. Until we arrive, you can help out by setting up box fans, and opening windows for proper ventilation. This will help air out your home so that it’s a safer environment to work in. We’ll handle the rest!

The Steam Team is your leading water and fire damage restoration company in Austin, Texas, and we’re happy to help turn a disastrous situation into the clean, safe home that you remember. In the case of a fire, flood, or damage from a natural disaster, don’t hesitate to give us a call. We’re available 24/7 to help meet your needs!

Can Rug Stains Resurface?

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You called in the professionals after trying to pull out all of the tricks in the book to get rid of that unsightly stain smack dab in the middle of the rug -- but what happens after they leave? Is it possible for rug stains to resurface? Whether you’re dealing with dirt, wine, or even your pet’s business; you want to make sure those tough stains won’t return after a thorough cleaning. So, we’ve put together a little guide to help you when determining whether or not the stain will return after a cleaning. Voted best area rug cleaning in Austin, Texas. Visit our rug cleaning plant located at 9901 Burnet Rd. Austin Texas. 

What Type Of Stain Is It?

Depending on what the stain is, it will help determine whether it will get out and stay out. Is it sticky? Is it much darker than the floor? What have you used to try to remove it? In some cases, it may take more than once to really get every bit of the mess that’s nestled itself inside your carpet fibers.

How Long Has It Been There?

Another factor to consider is how long has it been stuck in the floor? Is it fresh or is it years old? Depending on how embedded it is into the fibers can help determine the results of the stain removal.

Your General Rug Maintenance

When we say you should have a deep cleaning at least a few times a year, we mean it. Taking good care of your rug and keeping it up on its maintenance and cleaning will make removing stains, odors, and other unknown icky objects much easier!

So when it comes time to get your scheduled deep clean, don’t delay. And if you’ve been dragging your feet just remember – routine deep cleaning and treatments will make your carpet’s life and beauty live on much, much longer! Contact us today to schedule your next maintenance appointment. For area rug cleaning call us today. 

The Best Way to Clean Natural Stone in Austin TX

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Whether we’re talking about natural stone countertops or natural stone flooring -- it all needs to be cleaned and properly maintained over time. Voted best tile cleaning in Austin, Texas. 

If you are having new floors installed, typically the stone is sealed upon installation – but this will only last for a few years, so you’ll need to clean them and seal them again several times over their lifespan. When it comes to cleaning, the best method to use is steam cleaning. We’re not bias, we promise, it’s efficient, effective, and you can hire a professional to get the job done for you!

Regular Maintenance

Like any other floors, natural stone requires a good bit of regular maintenance – sweeping, mopping, dusting, etc. With a regular cleaning routine, your daily filth won’t add up as quickly making your floor cleaner for longer periods of time.  

The biggest problem people can have with natural stone is that it’s porous and can absorb liquids and stains very easily. When it comes to these situations, time is key – quickly wipe up the liquid before it has time to settle.

How to Clean Natural Stone

Stay away from cleaners with harsh chemicals (such as acids) as they tend to have negative effects on natural stone such as scratching and wearing down the stone more than usual. While this may not be an immediate difference, the discoloration can worsen over time. Carpet and tile cleaning in Austin, Texas. 

Efficient and Effective

If your natural stone flooring has damage to it (scratches, discoloration, stains, etc.) you’ll want to hire a professional to ensure that your stone is restored and taken care of properly.

The Steam Team has a team of highly trained professional technicians who only use state-of-the-art equipment. Together with their experience and knowledge, we can advise you on how to best care for your flooring -- whether it’s natural stone, hardwood, tile, or carpet. Contact us today for more information!