Travertine Care and Maintenance by Appleby

We see a ton of travertine on a daily basis and are constantly cleaning, honing, polishing and sealing it.  If you’re reading this blog, you probably have travertine in your home. Because of your familiarity, you already know that it’s a natural...

What’s the Best Way to Clean a Rug?

What’s the best way to clean a rug? No, I’m not talking about the one on your head.  (Just shave that dome, the women love it!) We define a rug as a carpet that is not attached to the floor or your head.  If you have a dirty rug to be cleaned, you want a rug cleaning...

Piedmont sets new Rug Cleaning Record

Yesterday was quite an unusual day at Appleby Cleaning. Where we would normally have rug pick ups and deliveries throughout the East Bay, all our rug pick ups were in Piedmont.  Are rugs only being cleaned in Piedmont?  Have our customers in Danville completely...

How to get a Wine Stain out of Carpet

It must be party time again. We can tell by the number of calls we get for wine stains on carpet. With all the graduations and weddings in June, Thanksgiving and Christmas at year’s end, SuperBowls in January and Cinco De Mayo fiestas in summer, wine spills on...

How to Clean and Seal Mexican Pavers

It’s not exactly the Da Vinci Code, but we’ve got the truth about your Mexican Pavers. Mexican pavers, made of clay by artisans of the industry, have been around for hundreds of years. (Saltillo is a type of Mexican Paver, but not all pavers are...