The only reason you should clean your carpet or upholstery is to remove the dirt.
Not true. Not only do you want to clean your carpet for appearance reasons, you also want a healthy carpet—germ and odor free. Unfortunately the dirt in your carpet has a lot of company. Carpet is the biggest filter in your home and it needs hot water extraction on a regular basis to be effective. As you probably know, outdoor air contains pollens, fungus, bacteria, air pollution, cigarette smoke, car exhaust and hundreds of other unwanted guests. Not to mention the dirty work done by dust-mites and their allergens. Did you know tobacco smoke contains over 4000 different chemical compounds, 43 of
which cause cancer. Even if you don’t smoke, when you come into your home, you carry those chemicals on your skin, hair, clothes and shoes. Your pets also carry fleas and many germs on them. Not surprisingly all of this winds up in your carpet and upholstery. As you walk on your carpets all of these ‘substances’ are stirred up and redistributed into the air you breathe. If you have allergies, asthma, emphysema or other breathing problems—one major source of your problem could be the unhealthy trapped indoor air and the ‘unwanted guests’ in your carpet and upholstery. Cleaning also flushes the fibers of odors. You become accustomed with your homes odors, but your friends likely don’t. Cleaning makes your home smell fresh. Many clients notice immediately the clean smelling freshness after their carpets and furniture are cleaned. The soil, pollen, dust, germs and odor have been extracted from the fiber. Many sensitive people breathe easier after a true professional cleaning is performed in their home to remove these allergens and odors.
Why You Want Clean Carpet
Have you ever noticed that just a few days after dusting your home you can see dust everywhere? Me too. But did you know that household dust has stuff in it like bacteria, dander, mold spores, germs and pollens? And on top of that, now is the time of year that we have our windows open. That brings in new dirt. And all of this ends up in your carpet. Cleaning your carpet may seem like a lot of work but it makes a big difference.
Have allergies? Studies show that carpet is better at trapping allergens then hard flooring. The carpet fibers trap allergens and particles reducing their circulation through the air. Cleaning with a CRI Approved vaccum sucks the dust up out of your carpet and locks it in the machine, keeping it out of the air.
Regular carpet cleaning can also help increase the life of your carpet. Dirt gets trapped in your carpet and then you walk on it. That just grinds the dirt in deeper and ruins the carpet yarns. Ever read your carpet manufacturer’s warranty? They’re usually dependent on regular cleaning and maintenance. Families with normal soil should vaccum 1-2 times a week and have the carpet walkways professionally cleaned every 6-12 months. People that have pets or smoke should have their carpet walkways professionally cleaned every 3-6 months.
