Mark Violand
Mark Violand has been in the cleaning and restoration industry more than 40 years. He is an IICRC-certified carpet inspector and approved instructor. His reputation precedes him as Northeast Ohio’s go-to floor covering inspector, working for carpet, resilient, wood, and laminate manufacturers, and floorcovering retailers. He teaches the Carpet Cleaning Technician, Commercial Carpet Maintenance Technician, and Carpet Repair and Reinstallation Technician courses and serves as chairman of the ANSI⁄ IICRC S800 Standard and Reference guide for professional Inspection of Textile Floorcovering. Contact him at [email protected].
It’s Just Carpet
It’s just carpet! How many times have you heard that statement? “It’s just carpet. Why do I have to vacuum it so much?” “It’s just...
Slippery Floors
What causes floors in commercial buildings or homes to become slippery? I am sure the first thing you thought of was the obvious: a wet...
Spot, Stain, Wicking, Discoloration…
I find that most people call spots “stains” because that is what everyone else calls them. I also find that most people think carpet spot...
Pile Reversal and Shading
Pile reversal and shading are common carpet problems that can occur to any carpet with a cut pile element. However, it is most often observed...
Optical Brighteners
Do you remember the “bluing” liquid that your mom or grandmother used to add to the rinse water when doing laundry? (I might be showing...
LVT’s Kryptonite
Sunlight. We may like it, and we may bask in it… but it’s not always a good thing, especially for luxury vinyl floors (LVT or...