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Optical Brightener

Optical brightener while useful with laundry, is often associated with permanent yellowing of carpet. Cleaning agents with optical brightener in them may affect the dyes causing a gradual loss of color over an extended period of time.

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Luxury Vinyl THROWBACK

Are all LVP gaps installation related?

The stability of some luxury vinyl products have changed, but…read on as to the reason for the gaps.

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  • Mark Violand

    Mark Violand has been in the carpet cleaning and restoration industry for over 45 years. He is an Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) Certified Carpet Inspector and approved Instructor. He teaches the Carpet Cleaning Technician, Commercial Carpet Cleaning and Maintenance, and Carpet Repair and Reinstallation Technician courses. Mark is also Chairman of the ANSI/IICRC S800 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Inspection of Textile Floor Coverings.

      His reputation precedes him as Northeast Ohio’s “go-to” floorcovering inspector, working for carpet, resilient, wood, and laminate manufacturers, and floorcovering retailers, consumers, attorneys, and insurance companies.

  • Jessica Violand Bruno

    Jessica Violand Bruno is a Practicing Senior Carpet Inspector and holds IICRC Certifications in Carpet Repair and Reinstallation, Commercial Carpet Maintenance and Carpet Cleaning Technician as well. She also holds certifications from Inspector Training Services to inspect all hard surface floorcoverings.

    She is a sought after, Sales Associate at a local flooring retailer. She is also Chairman of the ANSI/IICRC S220 Standard for Professional Inspection of Hard Surface Floor Coverings.