While your carpeting may not require the regular cleaning that other types of flooring demand, your carpet should be professionally cleaned once every year to 18 months, even if you vacuum regularly. Professional carpet cleaning extends the life of the carpeting and contributes to better air quality, reducing allergies and illness. Beware of the these most common mistakes:
Don’t Let Stains Settle
Once something like a beverage, pet urine, nail polish or anything else of the sort hits your carpets, the clock is ticking to address these areas and prevent significant staining. The longer that these items sit, the deeper they set into the carpet and less likely you are to get them out. Once these stains have gotten deep into the underpad or bottom of the fibers, they generally will not come out, even with a standard carpet cleaning service. At Refresh, we have a flood tool for areas just like this that aims to flood the stain in question with more water than a traditional steam cleaning, tackling dark stains with more ease.
Ensure You Have The Right Products
Many cleaners that you can buy at your local Walmart or grocery store cleaning aisle will have harsh chemicals that can sometimes lead to damaging your carpets. Whenever possible, try to find natural-based solutions that won’t lead to burning out your carpets or changing the color of the flooring.
Be Sure to Test Any Solutions
Whenever you’re trying a new cleaning product on your carpets, you need to ensure they won’t react negatively with your flooring. Find an area of the carpet that rarely gets seen as a corner underneath a coffee table or behind a TV unit, etc. Use this test area to spray the solution and ensure that the carpet doesn’t react in a way that surprises you!
Don’t Assume They’re Clean!
Certain carpets can have a tendency to only “LOOK” clean just based on their color and pile design. Regular vacuuming and treating spot stains as they happen is a great way to ensure the regular maintenance of your carpets, but it is no substitution for the deep cleaning that is unavailable without hiring the professionals at Refresh Carpet & Upholstery Care. Our truck mount systems ensure high levels of heat and extraction, naturally sanitizing your floors and allowing for a deep rinse, keeping the carpets clean and your homes air quality fresh. This is especially important for homes with young children, pets, or those with respiratory issues.
Avoid Over Cleaning
Your carpets are designed to have a lengthy life in your home, and it’s important not to over clean the carpets. That’s right; we said not to clean them over, crazy right? The reason is simple, regular cleaning isn’t easy on the carpet fibers, and over time will lead to the color fading, the pile becoming somewhat looser, and overall affecting the appearance of the carpet. In most homes, the carpet is the largest feature spanning many areas, so the appearance is a major factor to consider.