Staining Your Concrete Flooring: Is It Worth It?

Carpet Cleaning

If you want a flooring option that’s easy to clean and nearly impossible to damage, concrete is excellent. Many people wonder if it's worth it to have their concrete floors stained. Here at The Steam Team, we know all about different flooring options and their best treatment practices. Let’s talk about the changes you can expect if you decide to stain your concrete floors, and how The Steam Team can help if you decide to do so!

Upgraded Appearance

If you already own a concrete floor, you may think it looks dull since it’s just a gray slab. If you don’t own a concrete floor, this appearance may turn you off of the idea of getting one- but you should know that with staining you can make your concrete look like nearly anything. 

It can be professionally stained to look like hardwood, marble, stone or even leather. Since concrete flooring is cheaper to those alternatives you’re also saving money but getting that same luxurious appearance.

Simple Maintenance 

Of all flooring options, stained concrete is perhaps the easiest to maintain. The stain will not chip, fade or peel over time. The only maintenance required to take care of this floor is an occasional mopping. As long as you do that, your concrete floor will stay in great condition and the staining will continue to add beauty to your home or business.

How The Steam Team Can Help

Concrete staining is a big job that requires a lot of equipment and a time-consuming process. Because of this, most people leave concrete staining up to professionals. If you’re looking for a team of professionals to get the job done right, look no further than The Steam Team. Our technicians have years of experience and the proper equipment to transform your dull concrete floor into whatever look you want. For more information on our concrete staining process and the many other services we offer, please visit The Steam Team website.

Marble Polishing: DIY or Professional Help?

Marble cleaning in Austin, Texas.

The Steam Team has a long history of helping our customers with various cleaning, restoration and remediation services, and we’re proud of the work our technicians do. When it comes to the upkeep of marble, we have enough experience and expertise to treat any marble countertop, column, floor, or any other surface. That’s why we’ve decided to share some helpful information on how to take great care of the marble surfaces in your home, and you can decide whether to do it yourself, or seek help from our professional technicians.

Advice for DIY Marble Polishing

When it comes to polishing marble surfaces, you need to know what signs to look out for that tell you when it’s time to have your marble polished. Marble is a sensitive material, especially when it comes to anything acidic. If it has sustained damage to the protective seal, you’ll want it to be polished as soon as possible. If the marble appears more dull or dirty in some areas, or the shine seems to be gone and it won’t go back to normal by simply wiping with a damp cloth, the protective seal may be damaged. If the seal isn’t replaced soon, the exposed marble could easily be damaged even more. Experts say you should have your marble sealed every two to three years, though the best maintained marble surfaces could hold out for four or five years.

Marble Polishing With The Steam Team

As stated before, marble is sensitive to anything acidic, meaning many common household cleaners or home-made methods will only damage marble. Only specifically designed marble polishers should be used. If you don’t want to search for these products and go through the process of polishing the marble yourself, give us a call! Our professional technicians will use our very own line of marble polishing products to give you the very best results that only a professional can give.

For more information on marble polishing or any of our many other services, please visit The Steam Team website.

Maintaining Your Marble Floor The Professional Way

Cleaning & Restoration in Austin

Marble flooring is a great choice to add sophistication and beauty to any home, as long as you know how to properly take care of the marble. Marble can be more sensitive to cleaning solutions than other flooring may be, so we’re here to tell you about the professional way to maintain that sleek shine of your marble floor.

The Importance Of Polishing

Polishing your marble is extremely important to keep its deep lustre. Most marble will need to be polished at least every one to three years, and some may even last five if they’re properly maintained. If you don’t have it polished in this time, it will have dull, damaged spots from day-to-day things like spills damaging the floor over time. This occurs because marble is sensitive to anything acidic, and as the seal is worn down over time, the marble starts to become damaged. Marble also happens to be very porous, so dirt will settle into it if the seal is damaged. If you notice any of this occurring, you need to have your marble floor professionally polished as soon as possible.

Professional Marble Polishing

As we mentioned before, marble is extremely sensitive to anything acidic, which is why most household cleaning products are not a good choice for polishing marble. Only certified marble polish, marble cleaner and marble sealer should be used. Without the proper equipment and methods, you can’t polish your marble floor on your own. That’s why we recommend our professional marble polishing service. We’ve got our very own line of marble polishing products to give the shine back to your marble. So if it’s time to have your marble polished and renewed, give us a call and let our team of professional restoration technicians help you today! For more information, please visit The Steam Team website.

Removing Pet Urine From Carpet: Steam Team Style

Here at The Steam Team, we fully understand how frustrating pet odors can be! Sometimes it seems like we’ll never get rid of them. But thankfully, that’s not true. Together, we can rid your home pet odors for good. You’ll love the results we come up with! So don’t worry about the urine smell any longer- instead, rely on The Steam Team to get the job done.

Cleaning Up After Urine

For starters, always tend to the areas as soon as possible. The earlier you get to it, the better chance you have at removing the urine from the carpet!

First, let’s make sure we’re properly cleaning up after the area that’s been urinated on. In order to effectively remove the urine scent from the area, you need an enzymatic cleaner! Make sure whatever you’re using is enzymatic and you’ll save yourself a world of trouble.

Calling in the Professionals

For pet urine odors and other scents we find unattractive, we highly recommend steam cleaning! While it may feel impossible at times to remove these odors, a professional-grade steam cleaning machine can effortlessly pull urine particles from deep within the fibers of carpet. And it’ll use nothing but hot water high water pressure to do it!

No matter how strong the odor is, The Steam Team is bound and determined to remove it from your home! If you need a thorough deep cleaning done by the professionals, don’t hesitate to give The Steam Team a call! We’ll happily come out and inspect your home and restore your carpet to its original condition!

Pet urine and odors are absolutely no problem for The Steam Team! We’ll neutralize pet odors, get urine odors under control, and get you back to breathing fresher, cleaner air! Call The Steam Team today for a list of services, or to get us out to your home pronto!

House Fires & Soot: Damage Restoration by the Professionals

When the colder months blow through, many of us begin to light fires in our homes or outdoors. While most of these fires are contained, they can get out of hand sometimes, especially if not built and watched properly. House fires can be costly and devastating to our homes and families- in fact, nearly 15,000 people were injured from fires in 2016 that cost roughly $10.6 billion in property damage. And, not only that, like any natural disaster, fires leave a long lasting effect on our homes. After the fire trucks leave, we return to our homes to find the stench of smoke and water, the visual impact of fire, and of course, soot. Soot everywhere.

Removing soot after a fire is an extremely difficult task- both dry and oily soot cling to the walls, floors, ceilings, and other surfaces around the home. So what’s the best way to get soot out of your home? Today we’re going to tell you three ways that we, The Steam Team, take care of your home following a fire.

Cleaning the Walls and Ceilings

Taking care of your walls and the structure of your home following a fire is of utmost importance. First and foremost, determining what kind of soot is where will help you to decide the best method of cleaning. With dry soot, you’ll be able to vacuum the areas it covers- but on the other hand, with oily soot, you’ll need to use a degreasing agent in order to fully remove its remnants.

Start with the walls first, working through them one small area at a time and leave the ceilings for last.

Professional Tips for Furniture and Floors

The best way to begin caring for your flooring and furniture after fire damage is with a mild soap, washing the soot away. If you’re dealing with more extensive damage, it’s best to call in the professionals because when soot is left behind it can be harmful.

The Steam Team has been serving the Austin area through thick and thin for several years now. Give us a call any time!

Office Cleaning Around the Holidays

It’s one of the greatest times of the year- for some of us, the greatest time of the year- the holidays. With holidays usually comes time with family, days off from work, and lots and lots of food. The office stays dark, the door stays closed, and dust begins to collect for just a few days- but, on top of the previous dust, and the previous dust, and the previous dust that’s settled far into the carpeting beneath each desk. What better way to spend these quiet days where no one is around than to hire a professional company to come in and thoroughly clean your flooring, furniture, window treatments, and check for anything abnormal (like damage or mold under sinks, etc.).

Here at The Steam Team, we specialize in cleaning offices and highrises around Austin. We’ve enjoyed watching Austin grow up over the years, and even more so, serving the city! We offer an array of services to ensure that each inch of your office is taken care of and left sparkling and shining for months to come.

Covering Your Floors

Steam cleaning is a great option for cleaning when it comes to carpet, tile, grout, hardwoods and any other types of flooring. It cleans with ease and even better- thoroughly cleans with ease. It reaches deep down into the fibers of your carpet or pores of grout and extracts dirt, dust, debris, and any other grime.

Walls and Window Coverings

From drapery to air ducts, The Steam Team has you covered. It’s especially important to check your air ducts around this time of year to ensure that your employees aren’t suffering from any additional allergies and everyone feels (and hopefully stays) healthy.

And Finally Furniture

Whether you have upholstered office furniture or leather sofas and chairs, The Steam Team works to remove any grime from within the fabric or dirt that may be damaging the leather so that the furniture will last longer and look better.

Give us a call today, here at The Steam Team for your holiday office cleaning. It’s the perfect time of the year- maybe even the perfect gift for your boss!