Maintaining Healthy, Beautiful Carpets

Carpet is everywhere, and probably mostly because it is comfortable yet easy to maintain.  Appearing luxurious or expensive, carpet is often the most economical choice for floor covering. Just like all textiles, though, the beauty and life of carpets depend on the care that is put into them.  Beautiful, long-life carpets require proper maintenance involving regular vacuuming and periodic deep cleaning.  Having clean carpets not only prolongs the life of the carpet fibers but is also better for you and your family’s health.

Regular, weekly vacuuming is essential to maintaining carpets in the home as it removes particulate soil that damages the carpet fibers.  Vacuuming maintains the surface appearance of carpet and keeps levels of soil in the pile to a minimum.  Cleaning the carpets with a vacuum should occur at least once every two weeks, perferably once each week and even daily in heavily soiled or trafficked areas.  It is important to use a well-maintained, good quality vacuum like the Miele Vacuums if you expect your carpets to last for years.

Vacuuming removes only particulate soil and surface dirt; therefore, other methods of carpet cleaning are periodically required.  Wet cleaning methods are much better for removing oils, greases and other forms of matter that cause deeper soiling in the carpet.   These methods can be accomplished by professional carpet cleaners or by homeowner’s with smaller, less powerful units that can be used more often that professional cleaning. The use of a RugDoctor Carpet Cleaner every three months will drastically increase the life of moderate quality carpet in any home.

What's so great about a steam cleaner?

With green cleaning on everyone’s mind these days we thought we would take this opportunity to talk about one of the greatest compliments to your green cleaning solutions.  Cleaning with steam is naturally a green option because your only ingredient is water.  Cleaning with water is beneficial in so many ways.  For many Americans, water is pretty much free.  It is also free of harsh smells or odors.  And since water is inexpensive, if not free, it is an economical choice for cleaning and sanitizing.  Cleaning with water is also safe for use in households with pets, children, pregnant women, or elderly.

Cleaning with steam accomplishes something that many chemicals simply cannot do, it kills bacteria.  Regardless of what is applied to bacteria in hopes of killing it, temperature is the only guaranteed way to safely remove bacteria from surfaces without leaving behind harsh chemicals.  Steam deodorizes and sanitizes with heat and moisture, and since you are using only water, your home or work place has never been safer, healthier, or more environmentally friendly. 

Steam cleaners can do a lot of things that regular vacuums cannot do, like kill bed bugs or remove stains from carpet. Oh, and that wallpaper you have been wanting to remove from the hallway bathroom, the steam cleaner can handle that too.  There are many options for steam cleaning available, from highly versatile cleaners that can tackle every job in the home to highly specialized steamers that are ideal for specific tasks.