Why You Should Deep Vacuum Your Carpet

If you’ve visited Kenosha Carpet Cleaning Blog before you know how much and how often we stress the importance of routine vacuuming. If you haven’t visited before, vacuuming your carpet on a regular basis is the most important element of caring for your carpet investment.

We recommend vacuuming heavier traffic areas once a day and the entire home at least twice per week. Homes with pets should also have their carpets vacuumed once a day or multiple times per week.

Routing vacuuming will remove surface level dirt and help maintain the plush feel and bright colors of your carpet, however, over time, the quality will deteriorate unless you go even further with your vacuuming and carpet cleaning routine.

10 Best Carpet Cleaning Tips: Part 2

Kenosha Carpet Cleaning Blog highly recommends you choose carpet for the flooring in your home or business. There are many benefits to carpet that tile, hardwood and other surfaces can’t provide.

That being said, there are several issues associated with carpet that you will have to address if you have it in your home, some of them are very common and others are more rare and require the assistance of professional carpet cleaners or installers.

In our previous post, we outlined 5 of the most common carpet cleaning issues and we will finish up the Top 10 with 5 more issues you could confront with carpet in your home:

10 Best Carpet Cleaning Tips: Part 1

Carpet is an extremely popular choice for flooring in most homes and businesses due to its softness, decorative elements and many other performance benefits compared to smoother surfaces. To ensure you receive all the benefits carpet can offer, you will want to properly maintain and care for your carpet at all times and promptly address common issues that occur with carpet.

Not all carpet cleaning and maintenance concerns spots, spills, stains and dirt. A lot of the deterioration of carpet is due to weight and wear and tear after years of use. Here are some common carpet cleaning issues related to wear and tear and how to avoid and address them in your home or business:

How to Clean Chocolate Stains on Carpet

Halloween is here! That means ghosts, ghouls, goblins, creepy critters, and of course, lots and lots of candy.

Chocolate candy is one of the most popular treats handed out and enjoyed throughout the Halloween season and with trick or treating in full swing in Kenosha, there is sure to be a few pieces in your home, especially if you have children in your house.

If you or your children get chocolate on the carpet, try not to let it melt. Act fast! Here are some tips for removing chocolate stains from carpet and upholstery:

Carbonated Carpet Cleaning: Nature’s Secret Cleaner

Have you ever spilled a drink on your clothing and used club soda or seltzer water to remove the stain? It works great, doesn’t it? Have you ever wondered why?

Club soda or seltzer water works so well at removing liquid stains and dirt from fabric due to the minerals, low pH levels and, of course, carbonation. The carbonated bubbles within club soda literally help to “lift” the stain out of the fabric and fibers.

The principles of cleaning with carbonation don’t only apply to removing stains from your clothing. You can also remove stains and dirt from carpet using carbonation.

The Benefits of Using a Carpet Rake

Cared for carpet is known to last longer and retain its beauty for many years. There are many ways you can maintain the quality of your carpet through cleaning it regularly, including vacuuming and professional carpet cleaning at least once every 12-18 months.

Another tool that can be used to help maintain your carpet’s performance and look is a carpet rake. That’s right, rakes aren’t just for leaves in the summer and a rake for carpet can truly make your floor look wonderful.

Tips to Remove Odor From Carpet

There are many benefits to clean carpet in your home. Clean carpet performs better, looks better and even provides a healthier home for you and your family.

Another benefit is that unlike dirty carpet, clean carpet typically doesn’t smell bad at all, and if you use deodorizers and other scented cleaning products, it can actually smell quite fresh.

There are several ways you can remove odor from your carpet, including harsh odors such as pet urine.

How to Clean “Traffic Lane Gray” Stains on Carpet

Spills and stains usually get the spotlight on Kenosha Carpet Cleaning Blog but nothing dirties a rug or carpet more than time.

After a long enough period of time, even the most durable of carpet fibers succumbs to the general wear and tear of years of use, especially the “traffic areas” throughout your home.

Traffic areas are the areas of in a home that get walked on the most. Obvious traffic areas include hallways and stairs and the areas just in front of furniture. Over time, a gray hue starts to appear in those areas due to the carpet becoming worn from the traffic.

This effect is known as “Traffic Lane Gray” and can become unsightly if left ignored.

If you want to avoid “Traffic Lane Gray” throughout your home, there are a few things you can do to help prevent it on your carpet:

5 Common Questions for Kenosha Carpet Cleaners

If it’s been over a year since your last professional carpet cleaning, you will want to schedule an appointment right away.

But how do you know which carpet cleaner in Kenosha is the right one for you?

Of course you will want to consider price and availability, and perhaps there are companies that a friend or family has referred to you, but if you want to ensure you are hiring a quality carpet cleaning service, you will want to ask these five questions before booking your appointment:

How Easy is Microfiber to Clean?

How much time do you have available to spend on cleaning furniture? Probably not much. Once dishes are cleaned, carpet is vacuumed and shelves and tables are dusted, most busy moms and home owners don’t have much time left to address their dirty furniture.

If you don’t want to worry about dirty furniture in your home, you might want to consider purchasing microfiber couches, chairs and loveseats, especially if children or pets live with you. This is because microfiber is the easiest furniture upholstery to clean and keep clean.

Why is Microfiber Easy to Clean?

First and foremost, microfiber upholstery is easy to clean because it generates very little dust and lint compared to other furniture fabrics. On some fabrics, dust and lint build up and even submerge into the fabric, requiring constant attention to keep clean. Because microfiber fabric is sewn so tightly with man-made materials, it is almost impenetrable. Therefore, most of the dirt and dust sit on the surface of the furniture and can be removed with regular vacuuming.