Cleanworks
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I was sharing a large commercial job with another cleaner a couple of years ago and noticed he wasn't dry stroking. When I mentioned it to him, he said, "why bother, it's got the whole weekend to dry" To me that's not the point. I always try to remove as much water as possible and get the carpet dry. Less of a chance of wicking, browning, mold or foul smells from the dirty water left behind. Some of the buildings I do, don't have good or sometimes any ventilation. Especially in the stairwells. It's like cleaning in a sauna and sometimes the steam even sets off the smoke detectors. You really want to dry stroke those stairs really well, especially the bullnoses, otherwise they will be brown by morning.