Nashville Carpet Cleaning: Keeping your carpets looking newer, longer.

11/1/2014 (Permalink)

Residential carpet cleaning

Replacing carpet can take quite a hit on someone’s wallet, especially if it is a large area.  As long as there isn’t contaminated water damage, there is a good possibility that the carpet can be restoratively cleaned to a very high level of long lasting cleanliness, especially with the proper techniques and equipment that some cleaning professionals have. Carpeting will last much longer with proper and regular care such as vacuuming often, using safe products, and having your carpets cleaned regularly by a trained professional. 

 According to nationalcarpetcleaning.net, 99% of all stains can be removed, if done properly, as long as they’re cleaned within the first few days before it the stain sets completely in.  Some people scrub or brush vigorously to remove a stain or spot with the thought that the harder they scrub, the quicker the stain will dissolve, but this is actually false.  It is always best to blot a stain by pressing down firmly to soak up the damp area instead of rubbing it in and possibly spreading the stain.

Nationalcarpetcleaning.net gives some examples of good cleaning habits for specific, well-known spills such as:

Removing red wine stains

• Blot the spot with a paper towel or cloth to pick up most of the moisture
• Then combine 1 teaspoon of carpet shampoo and 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide in a bowl and damp a sponge in the mixture
• Blot the stain with the mixture until the stain lifts, blot with water and then dry with a paper towel

Removing nail polish stain

(I thought this was an interesting tip because they advise to let the nail polish dry  completely first before trying to clean because trying to clean the stain while it is wet can lead to spreading the stain and making it worse.)

• Most people have window or glass cleaner and for this removal process that is all you really need.
• Rub the cleaner into the stain with a scrub brush and then with a damp fabric to pull the pieces of nail polish out of the carpeting.