Carpet cleaning, for beautification, and the removal of stains, dirt, grit, sand, and allergens can be achieved by several methods, both traditional and modern. Clean carpets are recognized by manufacturers and homeowners alike as being more visually satisfying, potentially longer-lasting, and probably healthier than poorly maintained carpets. Sanitary Maintenance magazine reports that carpet cleaning is widely misunderstood, and chemical developers have only, within recent decades, created new carpet-care technologies.

Within the USA, the professional carpet-cleaning business is mostly educated and unofficially regulated by The Clean Trust, previously the Institute of Review, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification. This is a nonprofit certifying human body for the specialized cloth-cleaning industry that sets modern carpet-cleaning standards. It accepts five basic dry and wet professional cleaning methodologies.

Now, vacuuming is where a lot of people tend to begin when keeping their carpeting from getting too dirty. That, then, is where we'll begin this article on carpet-cleaning suggestions. Carpets have to be vacuumed once a week and more frequently in regions of heavy traffic. Frequent vacuuming prolongs the life of your carpet by preventing a buildup of gritty particles that can cut carpet fibers. Every couple of weeks, take just a little additional time and use your crevice tool for cleaning around baseboards and radiators and in other hard-to-reach spots. Pay particular attention to the areas where people sit and move their feet. Vacuum these areas of heavy traffic with a crisscross pattern of overlapping strokes.

There will come a period in the life of every carpet when vacuuming can no longer restore its clean appearance. There are four major indicators of the need for a deep-cleaning job: the carpet is matted and feels sticky; the carpet is no longer the same shade as the remnant you saved when the carpet was new; the carpet has grimy circles around the chairs; or the carpet releases a dust storm when you run across the room.

Until you have the time and strength to do a thorough cleaning job, it is time to call in the pros like Fosters Carpet Care to do some deep cleaning. One of the most successful procedures for deep, or restoration cleaning, is hot-water extraction, also known by the misnomer steam cleaning. Many fiber producers and carpet manufacturers recommend this approach because of its soil removal capabilities.

Nevertheless, hot-water extraction may possibly bring with it some drawbacks, including slow drying, a low production rate, in addition to being fully a labor-intensive process. Chances are, as advances are made in equipment and chemistry, there will be less reliance on these types of methods.

With the continuing appearance of carpet in large commercial/industrial/institutional markets, the demand for proper carpet maintenance programs should increase, which bodes well for the really professional carpet-care service business. With the programs that are being tested, outlined at the recent IICRC Certification Board meeting, perhaps the issue of which system does or does not work will someday be put behind us, and we can get on with the more fundamental premise: Clean carpets, earn money.

When you hire Foster's Carpet Care you know precisely how much your work is going to cost and also this number will not change. When you get affordable, high quality service to your Scottsdale home that delivers results, you will soon be grinning when the job is complete.