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This comprehensive manual contains a lifetime of information that will provide a strong educational foundation for any carpet and floorcovering inspector. The authors cover every aspect of professional inspections. This detailed yet easy to understand and use handbook is ideal for inspectors, manufacturers, retailers, dealers, installers, cleaners and textile labs.
Some of the important topics covered include: the inspector's role, marketing your services, dealing with consumers, legal issues, fibers, backings, construction methods, cushion, warranties, installation, cleaning, concrete, manufacturing defects, tools and testing, corrections, report writing, forms, and resources.
431 pages
Binding: 3-ring
A house cleaning or maid service is an ideal full or part time business for students, single parents, the retired and others wanting a flexible schedule and an income of $15 to $35 per hour. Author Mary Johnson began her business, Dial-A-Mop, with a thirty-five dollar investment and built it into an operation generating over $170,000 a year and employing twelve people. Johnson shares the secrets of her success as she explains how to avoid unnecessary hassles and setbacks on the road to profit and professional service. Included are sample forms for recording financial and employee data, estimates, schedules and bids. Important tips are given on advertising, bidding, accounting, insurance, competitors, vacations, safety, products, supplies, equipment and employees.
232 pages
Binding: Paper
526+ pages
Binding: ebook.
A great one person business that's easy to start, in demand everywhere and highly profitable as supply and equipment costs are minimal. Judy Suval provides complete information on licenses, taxes, advertising, bookkeeping, and step by step procedures for cleaning windows profitably on a full or part time basis. Suval compares servicing commercial and residential accounts and details how to price your work for profit. Illustrations, diagrams, and sample forms are included, along with a short chapter on bartering, bidding and finding customers.
100 pages
Binding: Paper
A guide for new or diversifying businesses and a valuable reference tool for managers and owners of established operations. The author gives facts, examples, and current information on how small service businesses can be started and operated in a profitable manner. Over twenty different cleaning related services are reviewed. All can be started with a minimum investment. Examples range from office, home, and industrial cleaning to high-pressure washing and carpet cleaning. This book is packed full of practical advice and information on such management subjects as marketing, supervision, employee training and bidding. It is the official training manual for the Association of Cleaning Technicians (ACT) and the Professional Carpet and Upholstery Cleaners Association (PCUCA).
278 pages
Binding: Paper
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An introduction to floor care that includes an overview of history, market facts, money opportunities, industry trends and factors that impact floor care. Provides a detailed accounting of the working environment and how floor care impacts it from ecological sustainability to quality assurance. Concludes with a portrait or description of the professional floor care technician, and where the opportunities lay.
*This is Lesson 20 of The Comprehensive Custodial Training Manual Chapter 2: Hard, Resilient and Wood Floor Care which also can be purchased as either an ebook or a printed book.
60+ pages
Binding: ebook.
Chemicals, equipment, tools and materials are essential components of floor care. Explore in detail what’s in the floor care technicians tool box. Understand the basic chemical requirements as well as how the various types of equipment can improve productivity. Discover the purpose of tools and materials and how they are critical for successful floor care.
*This is Lesson 21 of The Comprehensive Custodial Training Manual Chapter 2: Hard, Resilient and Wood Floor Care which also can be purchased as either an ebook or a printed book.
70+ pages
Binding: ebook
Floor care performance is anchored in the primary purpose of cleaning. Learn about soil and how it impacts everything around floor care and how it is facilitated. The floor care program is revealed to demonstrate how basic floor care procedures are defined and performed at specified intervals. Step by step instructions on how to perform each task safely and efficiently. Other topics include productivity rates, quality assurance and sustainability. In addition to cleaning the floor, learn what is needed before and after the services are performed.
*This is Lesson 22 of The Comprehensive Custodial Training Manual Chapter 2: Hard, Resilient and Wood Floor Care which can also be purchased as either an ebook or a printed book.
80+ pages
Binding: ebook.
An in depth look at the resilient flooring category which includes the identification of each of the classifications. Learn how to apply the basic floor care procedures into the floor care programs for vinyl, rubber, linoleum and more. The stripping and refinishing restorative process for conventional vinyl flooring is reviewed in detail.
*This is Lesson 23 of The Comprehensive Custodial Training Manual Chapter 2: Hard, Resilient and Wood Floor Care which can also be purchased as either an ebook or a printed book.
40+ pages
Binding: ebook.
Delve into a basic understanding of stone flooring and essential floor care. Learn how to identify different geological classification and their properties and characteristics. A Broad explanation of the stone floor care program and chemicals, equipment tools and materials for them is provided. Learn about diamond abrasives, powders and polishes, service procedures and why they are different.
*This is Lesson 24 of The Comprehensive Custodial Training Manual Chapter 2: Hard, Resilient and Wood Floor Care which can also be purchased as either an ebook or a printed book.
60+ pages
Binding: ebook.
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