Carpet Cleaning
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Carpet care advice ~ after cleaning
It is unavoidable, after your carpets have been cleaned, they will gradually re-soil and stain, sooner or later, but what can you do to minimise this?
Firstly, we would suggest investing in a quality upright vacuum cleaner, try to avoid small cylinder cleaners with no mechanical brushing, for example, the SEBO Felix or Dart, will deliver excellent dry soil removal, it is light and easy to use and will actually work when it is flat on the carpet surface, great for vacuuming under beds and difficult to reach areas.
Blotting is key, avoid using spray and wipe/scrub domestic wonder products, these well marketed solutions will often make no improvement at all, with some actually damaging the carpet fibres colour stability, many people will panic at this stage, using even more products, sometimes a mixture of three or four, which can be terminal. The best stain removal a customer can execute is by using non colour fast towels, one dry and one moist, blot the area with both, draw the stain out of the carpet or rug, this is the best way.
The innocent looking slipper….over the last few years I have noticed that more slippers on the market have black rubber soles, over time these will wear, often resulting in colour transfer from the slipper to the carpet or rug, resulting in traffic areas that resemble a race track, showing where the slippers have been worn. Try to buy slippers with light soles!
Pot plants can cause carpet and rug fibres irreparable damage, before introducing a plant pot into your home, test it, fill it up with water and make sure that it isn’t porous, leave it for two days and check if any water has soaked through the pot. We see circular marks on carpets that have been produced by planted pots, where the home owner has unwittingly watered the plant for several months without realising that moisture has seeped through the pot onto their carpet, this will cause the fibres to rot, leaving permanent damage!
Draw your curtains or close your blinds on hot summer days, this will reduce ultra violet damage to your rugs, upholstery and carpets.
