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    Lava Steemer

    3.9 (118 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Carpet cleaning

    Rug cleaning

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    Brown stains after carpet was cleaned and dried that day

    NEGATIVE STARS. THESE GUYS ARE TOTAL SCUMBAGS!!! They are not professional carpet cleaners based on my experience. They are rude, they lie, and will ghost you if you have any issues. They cancelled on me the same day - first red flag. They quoted me $175 then they finally came out, then told me I needed deep cleaning and upsold me to $400 because my original quote was only for steam cleaning - second red flag. I fell for it. When my carpet dried that evening, there were huge brown stains everywhere in the pattern of the steam vacuum! I contacted them over and over and they blocked my number. ZERO accountability, ZERO apology, NOTHING. Carpet is worse than before and I'm out my money. I should have done more research on them beforehand. Read their Facebook reviews. Awful. I am going to report them to the BBB and the county. They are unlicensed and running a total scam business. Don't believe the positive reviews - they are likely fake. The negative reviews all tell a similar story to mine, and the owners takes ZERO accountability and are rude jerks. Oh, and they operate under another name called Royal Oriental Rug washing based in Palo Alto (https://royal-rug.com/). From their website: "Welcome to the Bay Area Rug Masters. We are a locally owned and family-operated full-service rug cleaning company proudly serving Omaha, Lincoln, and surrounding areas. Another FAKE business. Don't fall for it. You have been warned.

    wet rug 2 days after

    Can't make this stuff up End result is a 14x14 rug on my dirty tar and gravel roof yea! on roof soaking wet $500 for this "I had a horrible experience with this company. They shampooed my rug and left a pool of water underneath, which turned into mildew. When I complained, they promised to pick it up, clean it at their shop, and return it. Instead, a week later, they came back and shampooed the rug directly on my tar-and-gravel roof--without putting down any plastic or tarp--leaving it on the dirty roof! To make matters worse, they told me they'd come back to bring the rug down, as it's a heavy 14x14 piece. They never returned, and the rug is still sitting on my roof! I've tried reaching out, but I'm still waiting for a solution. This is beyond unacceptable. I'm furious and wouldn't recommend this company to anyone."

    This is AFTER they were cleaned! They looked so much better before Lava showed up.

    Don't. I promise you will regret it. First you should know that I never leave negative reviews but these clowns deserve it. I had a sofa and loveseat that needed to be cleaned. The cats peed on it when I moved in. I moved it upstairs to my office. Finally had the time to get them professionally cleaned. Sal (who I think is the owner?), gave me a quoted me per cushion. Um? No. I need both pieces of furniture cleaned in their entirety. Sent him 8 photos of all the stains and full view pics. I was quoted $239 for everything. I repeated back the set number via text several times. Two guys arrived at my home. Immediately, the one whose job it was to tell me that I needed to use a different kind of cleaning solution so the price would be $399. I'm not joking. Of course I was pissed and have zero problems sending someone packing. He put his boss on the phone who reiterated what the cheesy sale dude said. I told him that I already sent him the pictures so he knew what they looked like. Long story short, they did it for $239 with the "special" cleaner. Every other minute the sleepy sales guy was saying "Look! Look! Isn't it great". The answer was no. Not great at all. The only thing the managed to do was soak my furniture. He said it would only be a few hours to dry - almost a week later and they are not only still damp but the stains remain the same. I felt bad for the guy who actually did the cleaning, so I gave them $300. DO NOT even think about using these snake oil salesmen. You will regret it. Went and bought a vac master. Using it now and it works like a charm. Quick follow up: for no reason I can think of he decided to spray one on my drapes. Now, that's stained. Good Lord.

    Thank you Lava steemer joe and Sam good Did great job Cleaned sofa It looks beautiful They are the best

    Stain that never came out despite their claim it would
    Steve A.

    I contacted Lave Steemer for carpet cleaning for my rental property last year. The carpets were cleaned but the tech failed to protect the corners of the walls and the exhaust hose caused drywall damage. After reporting I was told they would give me a $15 discount. Fast forward to last month I asked to have my couch cleaned in my new apartment space. The techs showed up but still thought I lived at last address despite me making it clear I live in an apartment. They show up on time but explain their hose won't reach, but they can remove stain with their solution and dry rag for $65. So I said sure only to find it was a complete waste of time and money as there was no charge when it was dry. I contacted whoever it was I was texting and the ignored me. I would never use them again and challenge their dude of the story as I have pictures if text log. Shame on business' like this.

    I just got my carpets cleaned by LAVA Steemer and I'm just going to warn people to use at your own risk. Although they did clean my carpets and the carpets look good, they tried to pull a fast one on me and charge me more for services that 1. They didn't do, and 2. I didn't even approve of because no one talked to me first or my mom about anything more. The initial scheduling of the appointment was fine... I requested steam clean only due to I clean my own carpets with my carpet cleaner regularly and they're in good shape, but I need them steam cleaned upon move out. I requested the 3 room service which is listed for $139. The technician came out and did just that... steam clean. My mom was there to watch over and even FaceTimed me while he was doing it. She asked him to go over a corner (but never asked for deep clean) The guy NEVER told her that he recommended anything else, nor did he use any pre-treatment or additional chemicals. My carpets were in good shape before... I get a text saying my carpets were super dirty and it was going to be $289 for deep clean... Oh hell no!!! First off, I have BEFORE photos and second off, I never agreed to anything but steam clean. You can see the before and after below. Needless to say, I only paid $140, and now I am requesting a receipt but he is not sending it to me like he said he would. SHADY BUSINESS PRACTICE!! Don't lie to your clients and do what's right! Now you're getting a horrible review! I WANT MY RECEIPT!!

    Obada came to deep clean my house, and he has done excellent work. My carpet looks completely new. See the picture..... I would highly recommend him for the carpet cleaning.

    Very unprofessional business & did a really poor job cleaning my apartment. Operator was late by 1 hour and did not clean after himself in kitchen. Payed them 300$ + 40$ tip for pre-move out clean. My landlord had to reschedule another steam cleaning and DP for 200$ (That I payed) Due to poor initial cleaning (A lot of my pet hair was left on the carpet - pictures attached) I had all my furniture packed and moved to the balcony and the bathroom with very few light items left (that are easily movable) on the floor (During call owner said it is ok). Lava Steemer not responding and not willing to engage in a discussion. Service: Move-out cleaning

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