To use Dry or Wet Carpet Cleaning

By Jason Wall - SKHomes4sale.com and Athomecanada.com

Everyone needs to clean their carpets. When you decide, you will have several options. Do you hire someone? Do you do it yourself? Or…is it just time to replace your carpet. Hiring someone and replacing your carpets are not a cheap option. Cleaning your carpets yourself is an inexpensive option.

If you decide to do it yourself, you will still have two options. Do you go wet or dry carpet cleaning? Wet carpet cleaning takes forever to dry and it is messy. I had a cousin that owned a carpet cleaning company and it was a dry way of cleaning your carpet and there was no drying time.

You can rent the equipment. Check your local Yellow Pages under Host Dry Carpet Cleaning. You should be able to pick one up at either a vacuum supply store or at a home improvement store. Call around first to check. The Host Dry Carpet cleaning system uses an environmentally friendly compound, so you will need to get that as well. To clean the higher soiled area you will need a bottle of pre-spray. The rental place should have all this for you.

So you have rented the Host system. Now what? You first start by vacuuming your carpet. The better the vacuum you use the better. Once you are done the vacuuming you will need to use the pre-spray. Spray on all the spots and soiled areas in your carpet. Then, sprinkle the environmentally friendly compound on the carpet and let it sit for a few minutes. Use a 10’ x 10’ area. The Host machine will have two reverse rotating brushes. They will work the compound into the carpet and the compound will work the dirt and must out of the carpet. Once you are done let the compound sit and move onto another room or another 10’ x 10’ area. Do all the carpet areas in your home and then go back to the first area you did and vacuum the compound up.

That’s it. Easy. And it can save you a lot of money.

If you dry-clean your carpets consistently, you will not need to get in a professional carpet cleaner in. If you don’t do it consistently and your carpets are very soiled, you may wish to get a professional at first and then do it yourself after that.

I hope this was of help to you.


About the Author: Jason Wall is the owner of SKHomes4sale.com and ATHomecanada.com. His company provides an advertising avenue for home owners selling their home privately in Canadian Real Estate and thus providing buyers a great way of searching and viewing private homes for sale in Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba. There are hundreds and hundreds of homes on the site for people who are buying their home privately.

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What Is Carpet Cleaning

As we all know carpets accumulate a lot of dust and dirt over a period of time. A dirty carpet may accumulate microscopic organisms like dust mites, fungus, bacteria etc which is unhygienic and bad for the user. Further a dirty carpet not only spoils the aesthetics but may also emit bad odor spoiling the “feel” of the room. Hence frequent cleaning of carpets is a necessity. The frequency may vary from once in six months to once in two months depending upon the usage of the carpet and other factors such as presence of kids or pets in the house and whether anybody is suffering from allergies in the house.

Choosing the right carpet cleaning method is important because if you choose a wrong method your carpet´s life may be reduced. Choose a method which is compatible with the fiber and underlay of the carpet. Most carpets can be cleaned using a hot water extraction method. However if your carpet bleeds dyes then you should opt for dry cleaning. The correct method can be determined by doing a simple fiber burn or chemical test.

There are various types of carpet cleaning methods as explained below. All the carpet cleaning methods employ vacuuming in the beginning to remove dust.

Steam cleaning

This method is very popular at homes and with people having allergies as it is very effective. Steam cleaning machines are available at a reasonable price for residential use. In this method hot water mixed with detergent solution is worked into the carpet and then extracted. Some machines use super heated steam, but most machines use hot water.

Dry cleaning

If you do not want to wait for the carpet to dry, then you can opt for a dry cleaning method. In this a powder which has affinity to dirt is spread over the carpet and is worked into the carpet. The powder sticks to the dirt in the carpet. The carpet is then vacuumed to remove the powder and the dirt.

Shampooing

Detergents are applied to the carpet and a carpet cleaning machine agitates the carpet. The detergent is then extracted by vacuuming from the carpet. Deodorizers and brighteners are employed to deodorize and brighten your carpet. This is the least effective of the methods as it still leaves dirt and microbes in the carpet.

Foaming

This method is a hybrid of dry cleaning and shampooing. The idea is to use as little water as possible so that the carpet can dry quickly. A foam detergent is used that has affinity towards dirt. This foam is worked into the fibers of the carpet and then extracted along with the dirt.

Bonnet carpet cleaning

This is mostly used in commercial and industrial carpet cleaning. The purpose of this method is to restore the look of the carpet and does not provide a deep cleaning. In this method a detergent is applied to the carpet and a rotary carpet cleaning machine with absorbent pads is used to extract the dirt from the carpet.


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Welcome to our new Carpet Cleaning Blog

By Jason Wall - SKHomes4sale.com and Athomecanada.com

On behalf of SKhomes4sale.com and Athomecanada.com, welcome to our new Carpet Cleaning blog.

I created this blog because we receive so many questions about cleaning carpets before and after selling and/or buying a home.

We will try to provide all of our home selling and buying customers with as much information about cleaning your carpets as possible. We will be posting approximately 2 to 3 posts per week.

If you have any questions at all, please respond to the blog entries.

Please enjoy!!!!

About the Author: Jason Wall is the owner of SKHomes4sale.com and ATHomecanada.com. His company provides an advertising avenue for home owners selling their home privately in Canadian Real Estate and thus providing buyers a great way of searching and viewing private homes for sale in Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba. There are hundreds and hundreds of homes on the site for people who are buying their home privately.

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