If you need a carpet cleaning company in Portland, Oregon or Vancouver, Washington with a GREAT reputation, you've come to the right place...

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Do they have good references? Checkmate is referred exclusively by the most seasoned Carpet Retailers, Interior Designers and Real Estate Agents. Our company is one of the most respected professional carpet cleaning firms in the Portland/Vancouver metro area. We have serviced the Street of Dreams for several years...

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Checkmate Carpet Cleaning Technicians are True Experts

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IICRC Certified in these areas: Carpet Cleaning, Water Damage, Odor Control, Upholstery Cleaning, Repair Reinstallation, Color Repair, Master Textile, Master Restorer and Senior Practicing Carpet Inpector.

Our carpet & upholstery cleaning company goes above and beyond most Portland OR and Vancouver WA carpet cleaners as we are experts in re-stretches, repairs, patches, pulled rows, stains, pet and flood damage, bleach spots and more.

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We are recommended by over 40 carpet stores in the Portland OR Vancouver WA area alone… We are also recommended by many Portland and Vancouver realtors, builders and interior designers. Click on our partners page to view the many business to business relationships we have established.

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George Grijalva, Checkmate Carpet’s owner and founder, has appeared on television 12 times and radio 3 - always as an expert in his industry.

George is also the inventor of “The Perfect Patch” carpet patching tool.

Perfect Patch Tool

We are the publishers of a Video Carpet Cleaning Training series for home owners and other carpet cleaning businesses. The videos were initially created to train Checkmate employees.

George has been building his Portland and Vancouver Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning business since 2000, but started his first carpet cleaning business in San Diego in 1982.

CarpetCleaningTradeSecrets.com gives you a chance to see the expertise in action. Click here to view our carpet cleaning training videos.

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Our pricing is simple and honest.

We charge by the square foot for carpet cleaning.

If you have a situation in Portland or Vancouver that is out of the norm, our technicians are IICRC certified and trained correction specialists that will give you clear, precise answers to any question, especially regarding any possible extra charges for extraordinary stains or heavy pet damage. In other words, no bait and switch.

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Please call our corresponding Portland or Vancouver carpet cleaning offices with any questions, or after hours use our contact form to request an in-home estimate.

Which do you prefer?

We are experts in all methods of carpet cleaning for your Portland OR Vancouver WA home or business - including hot water extraction, green cleaning and soil encapsulation.

We move sofas, nightstands, coffee tables, end tables, and other furniture within reason as an added service for our clients. With extra heavy furniture such as pianos, china hutches or beds you have the option of having them moved for an additional fee.

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For more details click here to see our 12-step carpet cleaning process.

 

Please call our corresponding carpet cleaning Portland OR & Vancouver WA offices with any questions, or after hours use our contact form to request an in-home estimate.

Carpet Cleaning Testimonials...

"George and his team are knowledgable, friendly, enthusiastic, and well-trained. Our carpets looked great. Highly recommend their Portland OR and Vancouver WA carpet cleaning services."
- C Wade - Vancouver, WA

"I liked the carpet cleaning so much I called again to get my upholstery cleaned too. What I liked best about Checkmate Carpet Cleaning is the friendliness and attitude of the technician. He was very professional and did an excellent job on our carpets so we called again regarding upholstery cleaning. Again, we were very pleased with the technician and his work. Our job was not an easy one and he worked hard and the results show. Very satisfactory. Pros: The technician was extremely smart. He informed me of things that I never knew and had never heard from any other cleaning companies. I found it very interesting and helpful. Cons: None. I was very pleased with the whole process. I have already been recommending their carpet cleaning services to my friends."
- R. Patt - Portland, OR

"In my experience I have found carpet cleaning companies to be categorized as "a dime a dozen" but in the case of Checkmate Carpet Cleaning I would have to say "Hats off to the true cleaning professionals." This is definitely a unique company with a true passion for achieving superior results and good old fashioned customer service. I am amazed at the high degree of education that the technicians have. Every angel is covered from the time I place a call to schedule my appointment up to the time the technician hands me my bill. Not a step is missed and each is executed with precision. I found their website to be extremely useful when looking for additional information. I took a peak at some of their videos posted and was blown away by some of the connections they have in our community. All-in-all this is a fantastic company to do business with. Bravo. Pros: Excellent service, well educated employees and helpful office staff. Cons: They are not the least expensive carpet cleaning company out there but they are certainly worth every penny!"
- W. Elton - Portand, OR

"Our neurotic dog accidentally locked herself in our master bedroom and, in her panicked state, she dug up a portion of our Berber carpet at the doorway to try to "dig" her way out. We were worried that we would need to replace the carpet in the entire bedroom and hallway. We called Marion's Carpet, who sold us the carpet, to ask who they recommended for difficult repair jobs. They referred us to Checkmate carpet cleaning, and we could not have been happier with the results. They came for a consultation within an hour of my phone call, and returned a few days later to make the repair. The repair looks fantastic, and the technicians were courteous, kind, and even had a sense of humor about our carpet disaster. We would highly recommend Checkmate carpet cleaning to anyone in need of assistance with a repair job."
- Megan Loeb - Portand, OR

"What a joy to have clean carpeting! Your technician had a great attitude dealing with our older carpet and I can tell you it looks like new! We will definitely call on Checkmate carpet cleaning again and tell our friends."

- Kaye Bovey - Vancouver, WA

"I usually don't write reviews, but I was so impressed with their carpet cleaning service that I felt that it was the right thing to do. Their service was great from the initial call to the appointment and follow-up. They presented a very easy-to-understand quote and described their services very well. They even taught me a thing or two about the kind of fabric used on my furniture. I was so impressed that during the service call I had them clean the rest of my chairs. This is not my first experience with these folks. We used to use another firm but my soon to be ex-wife (Thank goodness) recommended this one. (Of all the things we fought about, I admit that she was right about Checkmate Cleaners). I have two kids and my carpets and furniture are covered with stains. Yet, there's never been a stain that they couldn't get out. Before they left, they noticed that I had some other carpeting issues, such as wrinkles. They offered to repair ALL of the wrinkles throughout the house for a very reasonable rate. I can't believe it but my carpets look brand new. In fact, they look so nice that I am considering not having my floors replaced. I would recommend this carpet cleaning company to anyone. I wish more companies knew what service really is."
- Mike - Portland, Or

Feel free to take a second to look at our legacy, old-school, retro, flash, Portland OR Vancouver WA carpet cleaning website!

Also look at our three keyword domain websites created by Northwest eSource - our web partner.

These three sites actually debuted on the first page of Google - Carpet Cleaning Portland Oregon | Carpet Cleaning Portland OR | Carpet Cleaning Vancouver WA | Do It Yourself Upholstery Cleaning.

Last but not least you can see our Portland Business Networking Profile at Northwest Business Links.

Upholstery Cleaning

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Upholstery cleaning requires intricate knowledge of materials - there are hundreds used to make different pieces of furniture. Each material must be handled and treated differently. Therefore, you can not trust your upholstery to just anyone. Many companies will reject the opportunity to service a piece of furniture for lack of training. Another common practice in the industry is to charge a high price - that way if they have to replace a sofa for the customer, they have made enough money on average to cover that risk.

Checkmate Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning removes that risk by training first, so we know how to handle each material.

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Our process includes first identfying the material, then performing a fiber ID test, a color migration test (bleeding), shrinkage tests, and manufacturer bleeding ID number tests with a full inspection. We are experts in all methods: Hot water extraction, dry cleaning and ecapsulation. We will determine which one is right for you.

Pet Damage

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Which pet damage proccess is right for you?

Always make sure your pet is potty trained, check with an expert if you have any questions.

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There are three different techniques we use to rectify your pet odor situation, depending on what we feel has the highest chance of success, but they all have several things in common.

- We apply a urine stain remover and high breed enzyme.

- We hot water extract the infected area at 230 degrees (boiling water is 212 degrees).

- We apply a urine stain remover and high breed enzymes again (not available in stores, commercial use only).

In most cases those three steps resolve the issue. However, if the stain is deeper we can take additional steps to resolve the problem.

Carpet Restretching & Repair

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In the rare circumstance a stain can’t be cleaned from a carpet, the next best solution is a carpet repair. Carpet repairs are also good in situations where the carpet has been physically damaged, such as a pulled row, a cigarette/ fireplace burn, or a bleach spot. Carpet repairs may also be needed in pet odor situations where a pet’s fluids have soaked through to the carpet pad below the surface.

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A carpet re-stretch is also considered a repair, and this is when a carpet’s coverage over time has expanded and caused wrinkles. Many carpet cleaning companies (small and large) subcontract carpet corrections out to others that have more expertise than themselves – Checkmate Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning is not one of those as we are experts in carpet repair and do them all ourselves. There are 101+ situations that call for all kinds of repairs, and so only the true experts can handle all of these circumstances. Checkmate has been in business since 1987, and has created video documentation of nearly every scenario. These videos are used as carpet cleaning training and can be viewed on

CarpetCleaningTradeSecrets.com.