Choosing a Good Carpet Cleaner

When finding a good Hampton Roads carpet cleaner, you should look for many of the same things that you would look for anywhere else:

• Good reviews
• The company has been in business a long time
• Recommendations
• The technicians are qualified and trained
• Prompt service (on time, returns phone calls, etc.)
• Proof of past services (before/after pictures, customer reviews, etc.)

Avoid companies that just started business recently for one reason: they have not yet proven themselves to be trustworthy. Beyond that, it is important to check the qualifications of companies that you choose to work with. Working with companies that cannot explain their qualifications or their training is invariably a bad idea.

The Hampton Roads Area

The Hampton Roads Area of Virginia generally consists of areas in the southeastern portion of the peninsula and some of the areas in the Southside. The cities are generally Hampton, Newport News, Yorktown, Poquoson, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake. Some other areas that are sometimes included are Williamsburg and areas such as Smithfield.

One of the most notable things about this general area is the high military presence and the presence of the Newport News Shipyard. The high turnover of population which may be somewhat transient in nature means that many homes in the area are rentals. Rentals often come with the requirement of the security deposit and a thorough cleaning when moving out. Carpet cleaning is often one of the services that is required. Choosing a good and trustworthy carpet cleaner will help you make sure that you are able to leave the apartment as clean as it was when you moved in and will ensure that you get your security deposit back.

Recommendations:

Choose quality over price. Many carpet cleaners offer sub-par cleanings at low cost or employ bait and switch tactics in order to get into your home and raise the price on you. When choosing services for upholstery cleaning or carpet cleaning, it is important to choose quality companies. The price will be higher in most cases, yes, but the higher price will be offset by the fact that the cleaning will be better, they will need to come less often (should you opt for regular cleanings), and there will be less risk of damage to your fabrics and carpet.

There are two issues with low price: companies offering low prices often cut corners and companies offering low prices are often less qualified to do the work. Cutting corners can be anything from not using cleaning chemicals at all during the cleaning to skipping (or charging extra) for bad spots. The risk of allowing unqualified individuals into your home to work on your carpeting and fabrics is the possibility of damage (this is especially true in cases where harsh chemicals may be used). In Hampton Roads, just like anywhere else, it is important to choose quality over quantity.