Everyday Carpet Cleaning Tips That Work
As far as most people are concerned, running the vacuum over the carpet once a week is the most they are willing to do. They don't think about how there might be more to it than just that but, of course, as any good carpet cleaning company will tell you, that isn't the only thing you need to do to keep your carpets looking and smelling their best. In fact, most people could use a few simple carpet cleaning tips even when it comes to just doing the vacuuming part.
For example, did you know that vacuuming at least once a week can actually help extend your carpet's life? When you let your carpet fill up with little gritty particles, those particles can actually cut your carpet's fibers. And people who neglect regular maintenance on their carpets often find that there's a lot of shedding of the fibres. In fact, just running your vacuum cleaner over the carpet simply won't do. You also need to lift the carpet around the edges and around the baseboards to clean under there with the crevice tool. If you're dealing with spots and stains and spills on your carpet though, then these kinds of simple carpet cleaning procedures won't help. You need specialist advice.
The first piece of specialist advice you'll hear, and the best for when there is an unfortunate spill of any kind on your carpet, is that you need to immediately clean the stain out as far as you can with a sponge and soap and water. However, what most people forget is that it isn't a bad idea to first test whatever cleaning solution you have on a hidden part of the carpet to make sure that it doesn't make the color run (or something worse). Once you're done cleaning, you can fluff the pile back into shape, and then to help it dry, perhaps with a stack of some napkins on the spot with something heavy on it. This will blot all the remaining moisture up.
You'll find all kinds of carpet cleaning tips on the Internet to do with specific kinds of stains. For instance, what happens when you spill an alcoholic beverage of some kind? Well, in that case, you have to act quickly and spray cold water on it. Make up a solution with a little mild detergent, a little bit of white vinegar and water and put a couple teaspoons of it on the spot. Then, you just need to let it dry. When your child scrapes his knee outside and then comes and kneels on your nice beige carpet, what do you do? Well, you need to blot as much of the blood out as possible with a napkin, and then complete it with the same mixture that we made for an alcoholic beverage spill.
So, there you have it, some simple carpet cleaning advice from the experts. To make sure your carpets look and smell their best, be sure to take care and call in the professionals.
