X-Treme Professional Certifications
Professional training matters when someone is working in your home or business. At X-Treme Carpet Cleaning, Air Duct Cleaning and Carpet Repair, owner David Filius personally holds eight current certifications from the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC).
Based in Granite City, Illinois, we combine professional education, practical field experience, and specialized equipment to provide quality cleaning, carpet repair, and restoration services throughout Metro East Illinois.
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I'm David Filius, owner of X-Treme Carpet Cleaning, Air Duct Cleaning and Carpet Repair in Granite City, Illinois.
Since establishing X-Treme in 2007, I've believed that professional training and hands-on experience should work together. Knowing how to operate equipment is important, but understanding the materials, cleaning methods, damage conditions, and proper repair procedures is just as important.
I personally hold eight current IICRC professional certifications. Those qualifications cover everything from carpet cleaning and commercial carpet maintenance to odor control, carpet reinstallation, water damage restoration, structural drying, microbial remediation, and tile cleaning.
Eight current IICRC certifications. One professionally trained owner. I maintain my certifications through continuing education and professional training to keep my industry knowledge up to date.
For our customers, this means the owner of X-Treme has invested in learning the technical side of the services we provide — not simply purchasing equipment and calling himself a professional.
The IICRC is an industry organization that develops standards and professional certification programs for inspection, cleaning, and restoration.
The following eight certifications are personally held by David Filius. Select any certification heading to visit its official IICRC description. You can also explore the related services offered by X-Treme.
Certification 01 / Cleaning
This certification focuses on carpet construction, fiber identification, cleaning chemistry, soil conditions, and appropriate professional cleaning procedures.
Understanding those differences helps a technician evaluate carpeting and select suitable methods rather than treating every carpet the same way.
Explore Our Carpet Cleaning ServicesCertification 02 / Commercial Cleaning
Commercial carpeting experiences different traffic levels, soil loads, and maintenance demands than typical residential carpet.
This certification covers commercial carpet maintenance programs, preventive care, routine cleaning, interim methods, and restorative cleaning procedures.
Learn About Our Carpet CleaningCertification 03 / Odor Control
Odor treatment begins with understanding where an odor originates and which materials may be affected.
OCT training covers odor sources, detection, treatment methods, equipment, and chemical options. This knowledge is especially useful when addressing pet urine, smoke, and other persistent odors.
Explore Pet Urine & Odor RemovalCertification 04 / Carpet Repair
Proper carpet repairs require knowledge of carpet construction, seam work, padding, installation materials, and stretching techniques.
RRT training addresses carpet repairs and reinstallation procedures, including the methods used to correct wrinkles, failed seams, and damaged carpet sections.
Explore Our Carpet Repair ServicesCertification 05 / Water Restoration
Water damage involves more than removing visible water. Moisture can affect carpeting, padding, flooring, walls, and building materials.
WRT training covers water damage conditions, restoration procedures, moisture considerations, contamination, and the fundamentals of structural drying.
Explore Water Damage RestorationCertification 06 / Structural Drying
After water intrusion, affected structures may need controlled drying and ongoing moisture monitoring.
ASD training builds on water restoration knowledge and addresses drying strategies, equipment use, and techniques for managing moisture in affected structures.
Learn About Our Restoration ServicesCertification 07 / Microbial Remediation
Moisture problems sometimes involve contamination concerns that require additional precautions and specialized knowledge.
AMRT training covers microbial remediation principles, contamination control, remediation techniques, and worker and occupant safety.
This certification reflects professional training in microbial remediation practices; the appropriate work for any property depends on its actual conditions and applicable requirements.
Explore Our Water Restoration ServicesCertification 08 / Hard Surface Cleaning
Tile, grout, stone, and masonry surfaces have different cleaning requirements depending on their composition and condition.
SMT certification covers professional cleaning and maintenance principles for stone, masonry, ceramic tile, and related surfaces.
Explore Tile & Grout CleaningCertification names and links refer to the official IICRC certification programs. The eight credentials listed above are held by David Filius individually. Learn more at IICRC's official certification directory .
Professional certification and real-world experience are not competing qualifications. They work best together.
Certification training helps technicians understand industry principles, materials, cleaning science, restoration methods, and safety considerations. Field experience helps put that knowledge to work in situations that are rarely identical.
Understanding carpet fibers, cleaning chemistry, moisture, odor sources, and installation techniques supports more informed decisions.
Every property presents different conditions. Hands-on experience helps technicians assess problems and choose suitable methods.
Maintaining professional certifications involves continued learning. David maintains his IICRC credentials through continuing education and professional training.
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Our training supports the way we evaluate and approach many of the cleaning, carpet repair, and restoration projects we perform for homeowners and businesses.
Whether you're dealing with heavily soiled carpeting, carpet wrinkles, separated seams, pet odors, or water damage, our goal is to understand the problem before recommending an appropriate service.
These are services provided by X-Treme; the individual IICRC credentials listed above apply to their respective professional disciplines.
X-Treme Carpet Cleaning, Air Duct Cleaning and Carpet Repair is based in Granite City, Madison County, Illinois.
We serve customers throughout Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Macoupin, Jersey, Bond, and Clinton Counties.
Our service area includes Granite City, Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Maryville, Collinsville, Troy, Alton, Godfrey, Belleville, O'Fallon, Columbia, Waterloo, and other surrounding Illinois communities.
If you're unsure whether we serve your location, contact our office to discuss your cleaning, carpet repair, or restoration needs.
Have questions about carpet cleaning, carpet repair, odor treatment, or water damage restoration?
Contact X-Treme Carpet Cleaning, Air Duct Cleaning and Carpet Repair to discuss the service you need. We're locally based in Granite City and proud to serve Metro East Illinois.
(618) 944-9717