Removing Paint from Carpet Paint can be one of the most difficult and frustrating stains to remove from carpet. It should also be noted up front that not all paint can even be removed. When the paint hits the carpet fibers, the fibers can easily become dyed, changing color regardless of whether the actual paint is cleaned up or not. The longer it sits, the more damage can be done in this way. Here are a few important things to…
Around 79% of all of the soil that builds up in carpets is a combination of sand and dry particulates. In the tidewater area of Southeastern Virginia (Hampton, Newport News, Yorktown, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and the surrounding areas), this percentage leans even further toward a sandy consistency, due in no small part to the high concentration of sand in the soil and beaches nearby. What people don’t think about, however, is how much damage sand can do to a carpet.…
One of the largest misconceptions in the general public about the cleanliness of their home is that a floor, of any type but carpet in particular, is clean if it looks like it’s clean. Unfortunately, that just isn’t the case. Any professional cleaner can tell you or, better yet, show you that your carpet is not clean just because it doesn’t look like it has anything on it. That has implications not only for the overall cleanliness of your environment,…
Red Wine Stains There are very few things that the eye will catch more than red wine stains on a carpet. In a time when many people opt for white, beige, or tan carpets, a red wine stain stands out like nothing else. Most wine stains are, obviously, accidental. They are usually limited to either a drop or two that spilled out of a glass or, at worst, an entire glass that spilled onto the floor. And the biggest problem…
What Is a High Traffic Area? A high traffic area on a carpet is an area that sees much more use than the rest of the carpet. Think about areas that you utilize in your home. The pathways leading to those areas are very likely going to be the high traffic areas of your carpet. This could include entryways, stairs, hallways, and areas around furniture that is used often. Anywhere on the floor that sees a lot of foot traffic…
How Do Allergens Get Into Carpet? The answer to the question “how do allergens get into carpet” is simple: the carpet is a giant air filter. Allergens will be caught by some kinds of carpeting more efficiently than others. It is important to follow this to its logical conclusion: if the allergens are being trapped in your carpet, then they are not floating around in the air where they can have an effect on you. Allergens get into carpet through…
What Are Bait and Switch Carpet Cleaners? We have all seen them. There you are, driving down the street and you pull up to a stoplight and see a cardboard sign that offers a whole house cleaning for $50. You think to yourself: “That is too good to be true.” The truth of the matter is, you are correct. Most of the companies that you see offering deals like that are too good to be true. Bait and switch is…
