From the Aquamist Team
Practical advice on carpet care, stain removal, and home maintenance — straight from Victoria's most experienced cleaning specialists.
Canadian physicians have diagnosed 8.4 percent of Canadian adults, and 13.4 percent of our children as asthmatic. Those numbers are shocking! 2.3 million people in this country suffer from an affliction that restricts their breathing, and impedes their general health. After researching the…
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Carpets have the incredible ability to filter the air in our homes as long as they are well maintained. That means regular vacuuming, and having the carpets cleaned professionally every 6 months or so. The health benefits are entirely worth it, but cutting corners can have the reverse effect on our…
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Carpets get dirty over time, and they need periodic cleaning. So what is the best way to clean a carpet? Is there a way to avoid more cleaning? Do different carpets need different care? Yes. Yes to all of this. Natural Carpet Cleaning Solutions VS Synthetic Carpet fibers are actually a wonderful…
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Carpets have experienced somewhat of a resurgence lately. After the far-out styles and bizarre color choices of the 70’s and 80’s, it is understandable why people often opted for hardwood or tiles in their homes. But recent trends, coupled with clean new designs appearing on the market, seem to…
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Earlier this month, we talked about the importance of acting fast when a spill makes a stain on the carpet. Here are some more tips for getting your carpets back to looking their absolute best. Acidic Spills Acid-based carpet stains are fairly common. They result from condiment spills like mustard…
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When you have a clean rug, it never fails. You have just bought a new carpet or had one of our specialists clean and refurbish one of your antique rugs, and then there is a spill. Maybe one of your kid’s friends drops a popsicle, your St. Bernard has an accident, or maybe one of your relatives gets…
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These unsavory little creatures are dust mites. Though we may not be able to see them, chances are these bugs have made their home in your mattress. We have already discussed our fantastic Hygienitech mattress cleaners earlier this month. They are used frequently to eradicate homes of bedbug…
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At Aquamist, we are proud to serve Victoria with our team of professional mattress cleaners. Unfortunately, mattresses provide the perfect environment for all kinds of unseemly microorganisms. Not all of these are harmful, but still the idea of climbing in to an infested bed is a somewhat…
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So, you’ve inherited an antique Oriental masterpiece from an adventurous relative. Or, maybe you’ve come back from an exciting trip abroad with a new, hand-woven treasure. Perhaps you were talked in to spending more than you should have by a smooth-talking bazaar huckster and need to recoup your…
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Harsh chemicals were once the norm for carpet cleaning products around Victoria. In the past, people would happily saturate their homes with all kinds of toxic detergents. Carpet cleaning companies would eagerly sell their customers the strongest chemicals they could manufacture claiming that this…
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Flood Damage In Victoria BC... Is fixable. Victoria is a beautiful, wet, garden city, small floods and flood damage are not uncommon. If you have experienced flood damage in Victoria BC or water problems within the area, you ought to know that immediate action is critical. If you experience a…
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We have a sleek new look! Since 1980 Victoria has trusted the health of their homes to Aquamist Carpet Care. We've been around a long time, and we're not afraid to change with the times. We are proud to announce the unavailing of our new website. Our goal was to make the website be a user-friendly…
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