Category Archives: Bear Tracks Green Cleaning

We are the Greener Cleaner in Nashville, TN and Surrounding counties!

We believe in doing what we can to improve our environment & not impact it in a negative way.  Of course, there is no way that you can be completely, 100% green, but we try in every way to do what we can the Greener Cleaner!

If we can give you the ultimate clean and get your carpet the cleanest possible, in the greenest way, it will not prematurely be put in the landfill.  The equipment, business practices and products that we use make us the “Greener Cleaner”…….. We are green in our personal life and business practices as well!

In our household, we have 3 containers for curbside recycling where most only have 1 container in the neighborhood and we are lucky if they put it out for the company to pick up.  When we did our kitchen remodel we wanted to use and buy the most energy efficient appliances & materials to make the kitchen as up to date as possible.  I buy organic at the grocery store and pay more to do that, but I know its better for our family (including our pets), health and environment.

Sometimes we all put something on the stove and leave it…. then we forget about it!  So, we either smell something burning or hear a fire alarm go off.  Thankfully we don’t usually start a fire, but we do end up with the worst smell from the pan fire.  In this case, WE can help you!  We specialize in getting rid of odors from pets, smoke & cooking odors, among others.  We use a special machine with a cartridge that will run in your home, while you still live there.  Unlike using Ozone, a thing of the past, this can be used around people.  You don’t need to move out!  This saves your nose, you don’t have to move out or stay at a hotel and best of all the smell is gone!

It’s Fall Y’all!  Now is the perfect time to get your indoor environment cleaned up so that you can spend more quality time indoors once the weather turns cold.  We can help by green cleaning your Carpet, Upholstery, Leather, Rugs, Mattresses, Tile & Grout and Hardwood floors.  If you have pets then we can rid you off the pet odors too.  When we clean mattresses that helps you get a good night’s sleep and who doesn’t want that?!?  Call us today to get an early start to Fall Cleaning!

We are thrilled to say that we now have a “Green” Protector that we have been using for a few months.  It is exceeding our expectations and holding up to foot traffic, spots and spills.   So, when you have us clean for you, we now apply the new Green Guard and you can rest assured that we are doing all we can to improve your indoor environment and keep it on the Green Side!!!!  It’s not easy being Green…but we don’t mind!

You cannot be a leader in the industry without education, even though it’s not required in our industry!  We have always believed in going to IICRC Certification Schools & to keep up with our Certifications we have to continue our education.  This week we all 3 will be in a Water Damage Restoration Class, which we have had half dozen times over the years, to stay up to date on technology and to attain CEC’s as well.  We are not even WDR Contractors anymore, but we still like to know what is going on in that part of the industry, just in case…ha!  We love our industry and always want to better our company, industry and learn new things!  It doesn’t matter how many times you take the same course, you still learn something new each time, learn about changes in the industry that you can incorporate or change in your company!

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Audra Hicks with Big Bear Floor Care – Master Textile Cleaner

Rugs should be vacuumed often because they can hold so much dirt & have them professionally cleaned at least once a year!  Turning the rug around to get equal wear on both sides is recommended and will allow you to vacuum or clean the floor underneath the rug!

By: Audra Hicks with Big Bear Floor Care

If you have ever used any over the counter powder products that they sell for odors in your carpet then you are only hurting your carpet.  The powder stays down & makes its way below the carpet (in the backing & subsurface) & is not vacuumed up properly so it will act like sandpaper & wear out your carpet over time.  Over the almost 16 years of being in business we have only ran into a few instances where a client had been using it frequently…once it is professionally cleaned & dry, the powder will rise to the top & it becomes a night mare.  Use to we would say that there is no way to get it out but now that we have the Big Bear Truck we were able to remove it from a clients carpets due to the suction/vacuum that the truck produces.  The powders are only a masking agent so you are better off leaving those at the store!