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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Cleaning an afghan rug | 11/18/2010 | Jahann and Sons Persian Rugs |
| Q: I recently discovered that our cat threw up on one of our Afghan carpets. What is the best way to ... A: Sorry to hear about your rug! The best way to clean Oriental rugs is to have it done ... | ||
| Window Stain | 11/18/2010 | Robert Lamb |
| Q: I recently built a new house with stone exterior walls. After heavy rain a white scum forms on the ... A: Brian, Envirosafe is a manufacturer of environmentally safe concrete and masonry cleaners, sealers, ... | ||
| Window Stain | 11/12/2010 | Robert Lamb |
| Q: I recently built a new house with stone exterior walls. After heavy rain a white scum forms on the ... A: Brian, The white powdery scum you're seeing on the outside of your new house is efflorescence. ... | ||
| cleaning a wool karastan rug | 11/11/2010 | Jahann and Sons Persian Rugs |
| Q: a pro cleaner cleaned my wool rug and the colors have run. She denies she did it. the rug had never ... A: I'm sorry to hear about your rug. Karastan rugs don't run that often, and if the colors were to ... | ||
| Window Cleaning | 11/10/2010 | Robert Lamb |
| Q: We are a post construction window cleaning company here in Ontario Canada. We have been experiencing ... A: Joe, My best suggestion would be to look at the http://stopscratchedglass.com/ website and possibly ... | ||
| glass etching by chemical cleaners | 11/9/2010 | Robert Lamb |
| Q: I have glass windows, glass block, and smooth ceramic tile that was etchd by some type of ... A: Arthur, Basically if you are doing the work yourself and not hiring a professional window cleaner ... | ||
| bleach | 11/9/2010 | Jahann and Sons Persian Rugs |
| Q: My daughter was trying to be helpful by cleaning up the dog accident but grabbed bleach instead of ... A: Sorry to hear about your rug! Bleach is tough, as it doesn't stain, but rather removes the dyes in ... | ||
| cleaning | 11/4/2010 | Jan Hayner |
| Q: What should I use to clean and sanitize velour covered furniture? Thank you A: To answer your question-very very carefully! To tell you the truth, I would hire a professional to ... | ||
| cleaning candle wax off of a carpet | 11/2/2010 | Jan Hayner |
| Q: What is the most efficient way to remove candle wax from a shag carpet? A: This is a slow process in most cases, but the best! Simply take a white cotton cloth and place it ... | ||
| Gasoline spill on concrete | 10/19/2010 | Jahann and Sons Persian Rugs |
| Q: Our generator leaked out gas onto the carpet and also the cement,I pulled the carpet up and tossed ... A: I'm actually a rug expert, so this is a little bit beyond my expertise, but I'll try and answer with ... | ||
| Window film | 10/11/2010 | Robert Lamb |
| Q: I recently took some double pane windows that the seal was broken on apart. I have used a single ... A: Willie, There may be a chemical will take off the film you are trying to remove. I really don't ... | ||
| Cleaning 100 year old windows | 10/8/2010 | Robert Lamb |
| Q: We have restoring a 100 year old home in rural W TN. Most of the upstairs windows and a couple ... A: Scott, Could you describe the "light film"? Is this an oily film? does it give the windows a ... | ||
| Hard Water Spots Followup | 10/5/2010 | Robert Lamb |
| Q: Robert, thank you for your contributions. You provided info on chemicals and white scrubbies for ... A: Daniel, If you have read my previous articles carefully, then, yes these methods are safe for all ... | ||
| Removing etching | 9/28/2010 | Robert Lamb |
| Q: Robert! I have white victorian etching on my shower doors. I would LOVE to remove it!! Anything I ... A: If they are fiberglass, most processes for removal will scratch or otherwise damage the fiberglass. ... | ||
| yellowing in nylon | 9/26/2010 | Jamie Novak |
| Q: I have a formerly white nylon baby garment that has yellowed over 35 years. How may I get the ... A: Woolite is a great product and may work, but I am not able to tell you the best way to use it. ... | ||
| ink and dye stains out of carpet | 9/26/2010 | Jahann and Sons Persian Rugs |
| Q: I have a 100% wool white rug that has dye stains from a colored rug that was on top of it for ... A: I'm sorry to hear about your rug! You have a tricky situation, as the rug is not actually stained, ... | ||
| Removing etching | 9/22/2010 | Robert Lamb |
| Q: Robert! I have white victorian etching on my shower doors. I would LOVE to remove it!! Anything I ... A: Sherry, If it is indeed paint, there are two simple solutions. The first one I would not ... | ||
| Removing etching "paint" from shower doors | 9/20/2010 | Robert Lamb |
| Q: Robert! I have white victorian etching on my shower doors. I would LOVE to remove it!! Anything I ... A: Sherry, I'm not sure what 'white Victorian etching paint' is. Are you saying there is some sort of ... | ||
| cast iron skillets | 9/10/2010 | Jan Hayner |
| Q: Hayner, By any chance, do you know the best way to season a cast iron skillet. There are dozens of ... A: J.; Your right, there are a ton of sites on the internet and all of the explanations sound good. ... | ||
| spot cleaning | 9/10/2010 | Jahann and Sons Persian Rugs |
| Q: How do you get a dog urine stain out of our oriental? A: Sorry to hear about your rug! When it comes to pet stains, there are two things that you need to ... | ||
| Black floor tile | 9/10/2010 | Jan Hayner |
| Q: I am considering a porcelain tile 12 x 24 -- the texture of slate in a solid BLACK. Absolutely love ... A: I don't blame you for being a little worried. Advertising is just that---advertising, it is there to ... | ||
| Window frames aluminium | 9/4/2010 | Robert Lamb |
| Q: I am refurbishing a flat from around 1960s /70s (built) which has aluminium frames around the ... A: We are about to start a commercial cleaning project like the one you describe. The project is ... | ||
| cleaning mildew from wood | 9/3/2010 | Jan Hayner |
| Q: The dehumidifier wasn't working properly in our lower level and the wood furniture (mostly old) now ... A: There may not be any harm done to the wood surface. If the powder wipes off, I am taking for granted ... | ||
| Scale on glass shower doors | 8/23/2010 | Robert Lamb |
| Q: I had my bathroom complete redone 2.5 years ago, including adding glass shower doors. I have tried ... A: Sue, Using a squeegee daily on shower stalls is a good idea. I do that too. But with hard water, ... | ||
| oriental rug, chemical odor after cleaning | 8/17/2010 | Jahann and Sons Persian Rugs |
| Q: Hallo, We just had our three oriental rug cleaned by a professional cleaner. There was no ... A: So sorry to hear about your rugs. What kind of cleaning did you have done on your rugs (dry clean, ... | ||
| Dust Mop | 8/16/2010 | Jan Hayner |
| Q: My dust mop is past the point of doing its job...I feel like I'm just moving the dirt around. How ... A: You are right, you are probably just moving the dust around. After a while, the string gets clogged ... | ||
| severly twisted sheets | 8/6/2010 | Jan Hayner |
| Q: the fact that there is probably an easy remedy to this problem is frustrating because I've tried ... A: Your right without a water level selector, your machine is helping to cause the problem. I do have ... | ||
| Paint spill on Persian rug | 7/28/2010 | Jahann and Sons Persian Rugs |
| Q: I have been gifted a Persian rug, but it has an old set in latex paint stain. Is there anything i ... A: I'm sorry to hear about your rug! Latex paint is brutal. We've successfully used paint thinner to ... | ||
| Water Stained Windows | 7/28/2010 | Robert Lamb |
| Q: Our 8 windows face the golf course and get sprayed constantly by strong sprinklers pushed by the ... A: Paulette, Diamond Fusion is a mechanical glass restoration process. At their web site ... | ||
| Bills and Receipts | 7/28/2010 | Jamie Novak |
| Q: OK I used to be super organized and kept all receipts organized in a file folder and when I received ... A: Hey Steph, Thanks for the question. Boy can I relate to this! Here's what I'm thinking. #1 ... | ||
| Persian rug | 7/25/2010 | Jahann and Sons Persian Rugs |
| Q: I have a room-size Persian rug which was rolled up under an air conditioner. The air conditioner ... A: If it has been more than 5 years since the last time your rug was professionally cleaned, then you ... | ||
| Polmer | 7/18/2010 | Jamie Novak |
| Q: I have been stipping my wifes dance floor for years and she just went to a new wax last year and I ... A: Hey Pete thanks for your question. Wow this sounds like a job! You seem to have thought of ... | ||
| Messy pups | 7/14/2010 | Jan Hayner |
| Q: I was wondering if you could give me a few tips. I have 2 puppies that consently go in and out from ... A: This one is an easy one to answer because I live the same way. We have a chocolate lab that insists ... | ||
| Dog and cat poop on top of persian rug | 7/5/2010 | Jahann and Sons Persian Rugs |
| Q: My dog and cat are having a pooping contest on a small 2x3 wool hand knotted rug. The poop just ... A: I'm sorry to hear about your rug! Unfortunately, there really isn't a good enough product on the ... | ||
| Fish smell in jeans | 6/29/2010 | Jan Hayner |
| Q: I broke a fish oil capsule in my jeans pocket and after several washing they still reek of fish. I ... A: Hey, after four kids and 8 grandkids I am a wiz at wierd odors! I have tried many tried and true ... | ||
| Scratches on tempered glass | 6/28/2010 | Robert Lamb |
| Q: We have a problem where some mysterious scratches have appeared on a pane of tempered glass. Our ... A: Ana, In my experience, very few, if any window cleaners world wide would cause, or even could cause ... | ||
| Nian Rug w/wrinkles | 6/11/2010 | Jahann and Sons Persian Rugs |
| Q: I recently moved to Hawaii from D.C. I have a 5x8 high quality signed Nian (sheeshla?) that was ... A: I'm sorry to hear about your rug and very jealous of your move to Hawaii! Your rug just has a bad ... | ||
| moth balls | 5/29/2010 | Jan Hayner |
| Q: I have a small camper we use in the summer that has been plagued with mice getting in. Last year I ... A: That odor seems to linger on forever, its awful, but I bet you didn't have any mice and now you know ... | ||
| Wool rug | 5/11/2010 | Jahann and Sons Persian Rugs |
| Q: Wow. Just read your answer on cleaning a wool rug-too late. We had a carpet cleaner clean our ... A: So sorry to hear about your rug! We never wash wool with hot water, whether it be a rug or a ... | ||
| Help!!!! | 5/4/2010 | Jahann and Sons Persian Rugs |
| Q: There was a mysterious brown stain on my mum's white fluffy carpet, i knew she loved the carpet so i ... A: Sorry to hear about your rug! Bleach is harsh, so the damage may have been done, but there may be a ... | ||
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Robert Lamb
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Expertise
I'm happy to answer any questions you have regarding the cleaning and restoration of your windows. I can also view your pictures via email and give you advice on what you can do yourself and what needs to be left to the pros. I can also give advise on scratched glass, how to repair it & what caused it. Pressure washing and gutter cleaning are other areas of expertise.
Experience
Over 20 years in the window cleaning industry, owning and operating two window cleaning companies, Rob's Window Cleaning http://www.robswindowcleaning.com and Window Masters http://www.mywindowmasters.com and http://www.robscleaningservice.com
Organizations
IWCA, window cleaning network, chamber of commerce
Publications
"Window Cleaner" magazine
Education/Credentials
International Window Cleaning (IWCA) training on man lifts, awning cleaning and window cleaning.
Awards and Honors
Voted best window cleaner in Western Kentucky.
Past/Present Clients
Applebee's, Cracker Barrel, CVS Pharmacy, Dairy Queen, Dollar General, Edward Jones, Enterprise Rent A Car, Ethan Allen, Fashion Bug, Fazoli's, FYE Music, GNC, H&R Block, Hardee's, Hot Topic, Kentucky Dam Village, Kroger, Logan's Roadhouse, Market House Museum, O' Charley's, Radio Shack, Rafferty's, Remax, Sirk & Co., Stanley Steamer, State Farm, Steak N Shake, Talbots, The Buckle, The Gap, The Outback, Toys Are Us, Victoria's Secret, and hundreds of others.
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