When it comes to maintaining your carpet, one of the most critical areas of focus is the traffic areas.  If ground in soil is not removed on a regular basis, the traffic areas will begin to wear excessively.  The dirt is extremely abrasive against the fibers of the carpet as you walk back and forth on it. 

The second area of focus, of course, is spot removal.  You must react to "danger" spots immediately.  Red wine, red beverages, urine, blood, etc. can cause a permanent stain if not treated immediately.

Carpet Care Tips

Vacuuming  -  Vacuum your carpet often.  Once or twice a week at least.  Vacuuming removes the sharp soil that can cut and slice the fiber causing premature wear.  Much of this soil is not visible to the eye.  Vacuum before the carpet looks soiled.  Remove any loose particles such as loose food, leaves, pieces or crayon, bugs, etc. as these items can cause a spot on the carpet.

Professional Cleaning  -  As a general rule, professional cleaning by a professional certified technician should take place about once per year.  For extremely heavy traffic areas, cleaning may be required more often.  Proper professional cleaning will not leave a sticky residue behind and can be done as many times per year as needed.  MANY STAIN RESIST WARRANTIES REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL CLEANING EVERY 2 YEARS.

Spot of the Month
Urine Spots

What should you do when your pet “goes on the carpet”? Are puppy puddles putting you in a particular predicament? Well, not to worry, that’s what we are here for.

First of all, if you have a pet that is prone to urinate on the carpet, take a quick walk through your home each day when you get home. The quicker you get to a pet stain the better.

Some technical tips on urine: When urine is first excreted, it is on the acid side of the pH scale and very easily removed. Within hours of being exposed to oxygen it turns to an alkaline pH. When this happens it will continue to increase in alkalinity to the point of becoming practically ammonia. This explains the ammonia like odor. At this stage it dramatically affects the dye structure of the carpet.

To clean the urine spot: Mix 1 part white vinegar to 2 parts water and clean with a white terry towel. If you have a small extraction machine, it would be ideal to use it. DO NOT USE OVER THE COUNTER SPOT REMOVERS OR ALL PURPOSE CLEANERS ON URINE! YOU MAY SET THE SPOT PERMANENTLY! IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE REMOVING IT, CALL US.

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