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3 Facts About Carpets & Carpet Cleaning When you're planning a fun day, do you say, "Oh, goody, let's clean the carpets!" Probably not. Well, we understand how you feel, and share Tile Installer Sebastian your feelings. Fortunately, if you practice prevention procedures, most of your time will be spent on doing the simpler tasks of carpet cleaning. You can schedule carpet shampooing less frequently if you do the simpler task of vacuuming often. When you vacuum more often, your carpet will always look fresh and clean. No matter what kind of carpet you have, always vacuum very thoroughly before doing any carpet cleaning such as shampooing. This is just solid best practices for taking proper care of your carpet. When you don't vacuum thoroughly before you shampoo, your carpet can look worse when you are through than before you started. The way carpet cleaners clean is the reason you need to vacuum thoroughly before you shampoo. The liquid used in your rug shampooer will dissolve this dirt. Some of it will be sucked up with the shampoo, but not all of it. Nevertheless, you probably won't be able to remove all of the dissolved dirt. As a result, it will dry deep in the fibers of your carpet. Here's an interesting fact we came across regarding older carpets of ten years or more. It's not unusual to find that the carpets weigh a lot more when you remove them than when they were initially installed. Even though they are somewhat heavy when they're new, they get even heavier as time goes by. Carpets get heavier over time because they collect a lot of dirt that isn't removed. Carpets will contain ground in dirt and debris even if there is no dirt that can be seen on the surface. This fact is interesting and we have talked to people in the carpet industry who say it's true. Well, you can see why you should vacuum frequently and, as a side note, if your vacuum cleaner is not up to the task, you would be better off buying one that is of better quality. Products with fragrances and chemicals are getting more and more blame for allergic reactions in millions of people. Normal, commercial rug shampoo contains both, of course. It's not hard to find rug shampoos that are based on natural products and are fragrance-free. People who, as a rule, have a chemical sensitivity, stand a chance of having a reaction if they buy a shampoo they haven't used before. In order to remove the offending scent that caused the reaction, it may be necessary to shampoo your carpet with another shampoo. And so, when you are shopping for a rug shampoo, remember this point and be careful what you buy. The basic cleaning techniques you may need to keep a carpet clean are one of the things you should give serious thought to when choosing new carpets for your home. No doubt, white carpets are beautiful and look very classy when we see them in people's homes. Unfortunately, we always sensed that the home owners were worried that someone would get their carpets dirty when they walked on it. It was their decision, of course, to put down light colored carpets, even though their uneasiness that it would get dirty uncomfortable for their guests.

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3 Facts About Carpets & Carpet Cleaning

When you're planning a fun day, do you say, "Oh, goody, let's clean the carpets!" Probably not. Well,we understand how you feel, and share Tile Installer Sebastian your feelings. Fortunately, if youpractice prevention procedures, most of your time will be spent on doing the simpler tasks of carpetcleaning. You can schedule carpet shampooing less frequently if you do the simpler task ofvacuuming often. When you vacuum more often, your carpet will always look fresh and clean.

No matter what kind of carpet you have, always vacuum very thoroughly before doing any carpetcleaning such as shampooing. This is just solid best practices for taking proper care of your carpet.When you don't vacuum thoroughly before you shampoo, your carpet can look worse when you arethrough than before you started. The way carpet cleaners clean is the reason you need to vacuumthoroughly before you shampoo.

The liquid used in your rug shampooer will dissolve this dirt. Some of it will be sucked up with theshampoo, but not all of it. Nevertheless, you probably won't be able to remove all of the dissolveddirt. As a result, it will dry deep in the fibers of your carpet.

Here's an interesting fact we came across regarding older carpets of ten years or more. It's notunusual to find that the carpets weigh a lot more when you remove them than when they wereinitially installed. Even though they are somewhat heavy when they're new, they get even heavier astime goes by. Carpets get heavier over time because they collect a lot of dirt that isn't removed.Carpets will contain ground in dirt and debris even if there is no dirt that can be seen on the surface.This fact is interesting and we have talked to people in the carpet industry who say it's true. Well,you can see why you should vacuum frequently and, as a side note, if your vacuum cleaner is not upto the task, you would be better off buying one that is of better quality.

Products with fragrances and chemicals are getting more and more blame for allergic reactions inmillions of people.

Normal, commercial rug shampoo contains both, of course. It's not hard to find rug shampoos thatare based on natural products and are fragrance-free. People who, as a rule, have a chemicalsensitivity, stand a chance of having a reaction if they buy a shampoo they haven't used before. Inorder to remove the offending scent that caused the reaction, it may be necessary to shampoo yourcarpet with another shampoo. And so, when you are shopping for a rug shampoo, remember thispoint and be careful what you buy.

The basic cleaning techniques you may need to keep a carpet clean are one of the things you shouldgive serious thought to when choosing new carpets for your home. No doubt, white carpets arebeautiful and look very classy when we see them in people's homes. Unfortunately, we alwayssensed that the home owners were worried that someone would get their carpets dirty when theywalked on it. It was their decision, of course, to put down light colored carpets, even though theiruneasiness that it would get dirty uncomfortable for their guests.