Carpet Cleaning
Carpet Cleaning - to Protect Your Valuable Investment and Maintain a Healthy Indoor Environment
Major carpet manufacturers including Shaw and Invista (“Stainmaster” carpet) require professional hot water extraction cleaning every 12 to 18 months to maintain the texture retention warranty. Not to mention that a carpet not cleaned on a regular basis is an unhealthy carpet... The EPA publishes a guide that recommends regular cleaning frequencies based on the number of occupants. The EPA guidelines state that in a home with two adults the carpet should be cleaned every 12 to 18 months. If you smoke, have allergies, live in a humid climate, have children or indoor pets, more frequent cleaning is recommended. Take special notice of heavy traffic areas, as they should be cleaned most often.
The bottom line is that carpeting which is properly and professionally cleaned on a regular basis will last longer, look better and will help create a healthier home environment for you and your family.
Filtration Soiling
If you have light colored carpet, you may experience dark soiling along baseboards, under doors, and especially near the HVAC return. This is known as filtration soiling. How does this happen? As soil is deposited into the carpet, it begins a migration process through the carpet fibers due to airflow from the HVAC system. As the soil passes through the carpet fibers, it is filtered and ultimately becomes very fine, even microscopic. These microscopic soil particles continue to migrate until they become trapped along the baseboards or under a closed door.