Rug Scrubber of Atlanta
About us
I started out in 1969 I owned a business called custom services company as partnership and we performed as well as carpet cleaning as well as maid service and heavy duty cleaning and we did very well at that.when the year 1972 came was the year I launched Atlanta rug scrubber and my goal was to have a vision where 3 companies feed each other. my business soon grew to where on every single day have 6-10 trucks running and 2 heavy duty cleaning trucks and 4 maid services vehicles we ran that stile of business up until the late 90's and our customers were very happy with our work with the union of company's that I have built in one,carpet cleaning as part of the 4 circle I sold off the heavy duty cleaning business and maid services and keep carpet cleaning business A Atlanta rug scrubber.
Business highlights
Services we offer
& Flood/Water Damage, Air Duct Cleaning, Carpet Cleaning, Pet Odor/Spot Cleaning
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We contacted the provider and at first he did not want to know about the problem. He contacted the chemical supplier and at this point everyone realized that their could be a potential problem with using vinegar to clean our floors and chemical reaction with his cleaners.
He returned and saw how the floors dried cleaned everything again with a different solution and the floors were perfect.
In looking back it appeared that the supplier of the chemicals were not aware that vinegar could react with it. The service provider had never seen the type of reaction.
I would use this provider again and he stated he needed ask the home owners if they were using vinegar to clean their floors.
He offered add-ons and communicated a cost as inclusive of all rooms covered on the coupon. Then he charged me the additional fee for each of the rooms x the quoted amount.
He left carpet soaking wet. It took two days for it to dry out.
Machine broke while cleaning the carpet.
Overall he did a good job, but the price kept going up as the more he wanted to do. I've not experienced this before from others I've heard her their carpets cleaned.
When he unexpectedly arrived at 1:30 pm he was apologetic for his larte arrival. His appearance was disheveled and his truck was dirty and beat up. This caused initial concern because of his general unprofessional appearance and demeanor but I disregarded that because I trusted Angies List and the company was recommended through Angies List coupon program. So I rationalized that he was having a hard day and I shouldnt judge him based upon his tardiness, appearance and the condition of his truck.
Later that proved to be a big costly mistake.
He did remove one stain in the master bedroom carpet.
Then he pointed out that the carpet edging along the floor boards were dirty and he had the tools and process to clean that difficult to reach area. For an additional price I agreed he should clean that area. The process utilized a special nozzle that forced a large volume of leaning solution between the floor board and the carpet edging. I remarked about the large volume of fluid and he assured me that this was a process he had done many times with excellent results.
After the process was complete it looked very effective. All the carpet edging appeared clean.
At this point the carpenter, who was working on the terrace level of the home, called me over and asked me to go outside with him. He pointed out that Jeff's truck was leaking oil onto the concrete driveway. I immediately got Jeff to move his truck onto the street and provided him with cardboard to catch the oil. Then the carpenter and i threw cat litter on to the pool of oil to prevent staining the concrete.
Next we moved to the two staircases with the custom natural plant fiber and an all wool border runner.
I explained to Jeff that the carpet designer recommended that the rummer must be dry cleaned. Jeff again assured me he knew how to effectively clean the runners. But they would appear "wet" and he would leave a solution for me to apply after the runners dried.
Next he pointed out that the grout in the master bed room needed cleaning. He said the process was very effective but loose grout would be dislodged but the grout in general would not be harmed. I agreed.
He was finished with everything by 4:30 pm.
The next morning I discovered the damage. The floorboards were made of MDF which expands when in contact with water. All the floorboards were damaged in the bedroom and even in the adjacent master bath were the fluid was forced under the wall.
My carpenter was on the premises and he looked at the damaged areas. He said any experienced carpet cleaner would recognize this as MDF because of its smooth grainless appearance which is preferred by most builders and commonly used.
My carpenter, Louis, then pointed out the extensive damage to the grout in the floor and in the shower. He said it appeared the grout was stripped with tremendous force. I explained to him that Jeff had cautioned that loose grout would be removed. However, Louis said that this grout was stripped and had nothing to do with loose grout.
I called Jeff with my concerns. He said that the floorboard problem occurs once in a hundred times and he would take care of it. But he requested to talk with my carpenter to determine the extend of the damage and requested photos which I emailed to Jeff. Louis, my carpenter did me the favor of calling Jeff. After a couple of days when I didn't hear from Jeff I called him. He said he "may" have suffered a heart attack and would get back to me later. I never heard from him again and I determined it was a waste of time and money to pursue any remedies.
Two weeks later, the runners split apart at the seams of the wool boarder connecting the natural plant fiber. The cost to replace the runners was $3500. The floor boards was $600. The grout repair $850. Professional oil stain removal from driveway $95.00
This was such a negative experience I didn't want to waste any more time and energy thinking about it so I avoided writing this review until now.
I was charged an extra fee to come out to my area, which was approx. 40mins. from his area. Wasn't mentioned in Angie's List ad.
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