Carpet, Rug, and Tile Cleaning Tips By The Expert in Pensacola

You walk in and out of your house dozens of times per day, tracking in soil. Your carpet acts as a filter to all the unhealthy oil, dust, pollen, and pollutants that you carry in on the bottom of your shoes. Plus, drink spills, food spills, and pet accidents add to the unhealthy status of your carpet. This filter (your carpet) needs to be cleaned regularly to keep your home healthy.

The EPA and carpet manufacturers recommend that you have your carpet cleaned every 6-12 months. Your carpet is a fabric. It needs regular cleaning to be kept clean and to stay looking beautiful.

When you call us to clean your carpet, we concentrate on three important health benefits for you:

1. First, the safest cleaning agents possible are used to pre-spot your carpet and break down oils. We use all natural Bi-O-Kleen cleaning agents that are formulated specifically for chemically sensitive people.
2. Soil, pollen, and dust mite dander are broken down and bacteria is reduced with 180 degree water through our truck mounted machine. The dirty water is extracted into a holding tank in our van.
3. No mold or musty odors will grow because we’ll use turbo dryers or special tools to ensure your carpet dries fast. 
    

    If you have allergies to dust mites, we have an excellent anti-allergen treatment that neutralizes the der-1 allergen in your carpet, upholstery, or mattress. This treatment is applied after a thorough extraction and cleaning of the dust mite dander. For a limited time, try our Anti-Allergen dust mite treatment in one room FREE when you get your carpet cleaned.

Treating Pet Accidents and Odors

    For your pet accidents, we use Bi-O-Kleen enzymes. We’ve tried many enzymes over the years and we’ve found these enzymes work better and are much safer than any other professional or store bought enzyme. Other enzymes can cause allergic reaction to some people, but we have never had a problem with Bi-O-Kleen.

    For other deodorization needs, we have a natural disinfectant-type deodorizer with tea tree oil that is safe for your family and pets. Many disinfectants, such as bleach, Lysol, etc, can be very bad for you to breath. In every possible situation, we use the safest cleaning agents available.

I’m going to show you an easy way to remove spots 95% of the time. It works every time as long as you get to the spot as soon as it happens.

Why would a professional cleaner tell me how to clean spots myself? Well, there are a few reasons. First, if you have kids or pets in your home, you MUST do some type of interim cleaning. Most people who have pets get their carpet or rug cleaned once or twice every year. If a pet stain sits in your carpet for six months, it will be more difficult to remove. Carpet needs to be maintained on a regular basis.

Yes, carpet manufacturers recommend professional cleaning at least every year. Some manufacturers actually demand it be done in order to comply with their warranty. Failing to have professional cleaning may void your warranty.

But professional cleaning is only part of the maintenance. Carpet is kept beautiful by vacuuming at least twice per week and taking care of emergency spots IMMEDIATELY after they occur.

What type of machine should you purchase? The brand isn’t really as important as making sure you have something for an emergency. Get a small, hand-held type. The smaller it is, the more likely you are to get it out of the closet. Because let’s face it, these happenings are never convenient.

Even a shop vacuum that extracts liquid will do the trick. You can go to www.carpet-rug.com for machines that are certified by the Carpet and Rug Institute. Bissell, Little Devil, Little Green Machine, etc.

Here’s the trick:

1. The first thing you’ll need to do is extract all liquid matter from the fibers.
2. Next, treat the area with a neutral PH spot remover (call us or stop by for purchase)
3. Gently blot the spot with a cotton towel
4. If the stain is still there, repeat the process above
5. Last, rinse the spot with water from your spot machine

That’s it. It really is that simple.

Now, where people usually go wrong is they skip over step 1. STEP ONE is the most important step of them all. The initial extraction is where you remove the bulk of the spill or accident. Then, the spot remover is used to take care of what’s left behind.

As well, you can use a shop wet vacuum to remove the liquid matter. The only difference is you can’t rinse with the shop vacuum. Instead, take a glass of water and pour it over the area for a final rinse. Then, extract the rinse water with the shop vacuum.

That’s the magic tip. Try it. It works. And if you don’t already have a small spot machine or shop vacuum, go out and get one today.