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3 Area Rug Cleaning Basics For Your Home
Area rugs bring beautiful color, texture, and diversity to our homes, and also require special care to be maintained. Here are the basic principles of area rug cleaning and stain removal so you can keep your precious textiles looking their best as the years go by. ...
3 Reasons Why Upholstery Cleaning Is Essential
With all the important tasks you have to keep up with around your home, it’s understandable that upholstery cleaning may be pushed to the backburner. What’s the big deal, right? Truthfully, there are actually many benefits of upholstery cleaning, and also some...
Top 3 Types of Carpet For Pets & Kids
If you have children and/or pets, it’s inevitable: your carpet will undergo some wear and tear. So, how do you minimize the damage that’s done, or prevent it altogether? One of the biggest decisions you face when choosing a new carpet isn’t style, color, or brand....
What to Do When Your Cat Has an Accident
The Stain Cat accidents can leave unsightly patches in your carpets. Here are a few tips to prevent the stain from becoming a permanent fixture if you’re lucky enough to catch it when it happens. What to do: Act quickly. Remove as much urine as possible using paper...
Cold, Flu, Allergies: Can You Tell the Difference?
Fall is often thought of as the gateway to cold and flu season. Many people are already starting to safeguard themselves and their families against germs, bacteria, and viruses that frequently accompany the season of sniffles and flu shots. But what about allergies?...
HELP! What Do I Do When My Pet Stains The Carpet?
You love your pet, but it’s ok to admit you don’t love the stains and odors they can leave around the home. The good news is, this isn’t a predicament you simply have to live with. Here are a few simple, effective tricks for removing pet stains quickly and getting...
How Healthy Is Your Carpet?
Did you know that there are about 200,000 bacteria that live in the typical home's carpet? It might be hard to believe, but your carpet is one of the most germ-filled areas of your house. Yes, even dirtier than the toilet seat! Carpet is home to about 4,000 times more...
How Often To Clean Your Couch & Upholstery
Summer is coming and going! It is the perfect time to refresh the home and clean. If you want to have a clean, healthy home, here’s a fact you should know: the dirtiest item in your home is likely your couch. Surprised by that? There are tons of places we clean...
Decorating Small Spaces With Area Rugs
One way to bring life into a smaller room is to add in an area rug. Rugs can add a lot of artistic value and a colorful design to any room. They are also a much cheaper option than installing carpet. If you are wanting to add design and depth to your home but don’t...
How to Make Your Vacuum Last
Is your recently purchased vacuum already starting to lose its power? If so, you’re not alone. It is almost everyone’s first reaction to go grab their vacuum on the occurrence of any little mess. But vacuums have a limit and eventually will lose the power they once...
Why Do Carpet Stains And Odors Reappear?
Have you ever spilled something on your carpet, cleaned it up, and it looked good as new, only to find that the stain reappears a day or two later? This can be extremely frustrating, especially if you have thoroughly cleaned the area multiple times. In order to...
Why NOT Skip Your Next Professional Carpet Cleaning
If you want a healthy home, regular carpet cleaning is essential. Here’s why. We get it—your life is busy. Sometimes a list of to-do’s can seem like a mile long. We’re here to make your life easier, not harder—which is why you shouldn’t push your next carpet cleaning...
5 Things To Look For In A Carpet Cleaning Company
Carpets are an important piece to our homes that require regular maintenance, that’s why there are so many carpet cleanings out there vying for your business. Not all carpet cleaning companies are created equal, so how do you go about choosing the right one for you?...
These 5 Gross Things Could Be Hiding In Your Couch
In our homes, we know and remember to vacuum and clean the common and hot spots, but we often forget one important item, our couches. People tend to put off cleaning their upholstery until it becomes dingy or stained. When was the last time you had yours cleaned? The...
How Often Should I Have My Office Carpets Cleaned?
With all the important tasks you have to complete, it’s easy to push cleaning the carpets in your office to the bottom of the list. However, clean carpets are an important aspect of a healthy office and productive employees. So why should you make cleaning the carpets...
Don’t Forget Area Rug Cleaning In Your Holiday Prep!
There’s a lot for you to remember during the holiday season. From planning parties and wrapping gifts to reflecting on what this season really means to you, you’ve got a lot on your mind. So why should area rug cleaning be on the list? Why Area Rug Cleaning Matters...
3 Reasons Why Winter is the Perfect Time to Clean Area Rugs
Something about the changing seasons lifts our spirits—and also lengthens our to-do lists. While there are many things to remember this holiday season, there are a few key reasons why it’s wise to make area rug cleaning a priority this time of year. Clean Your Area...
5 Reasons to Have Your Area Rugs Professionally Cleaned
Finding the perfect area rug for your home takes a lot of time, thought, and often, money. These beautiful textiles add character and texture to our homes and protection to our floors. In fact, area rugs endure high amounts of traffic every day—increasing the...
3 Surprising Ways Clean Carpets Can Boost Employee Productivity
What someone sees or feels when they walk into an office stays with them. First impressions count—and that includes the carpet. Your office doesn’t need to be lavish, but it does need to be a creative, clean space. In fact, recent studies show that the atmosphere...
3 Best Ways To Remove Pet Urine Stains From Carpet
We love our fur babies—even when they make pesky, smelly messes in the house. Accidents are bound to happen at some point, and even though pet urine removal and other pet stain clean-up can seem daunting, it doesn’t have to be. Cleaning pet stains can be as easy as...
Maintaining Rugs in High-Traffic Areas
Many people choose to cover high-traffic areas of their carpet with throw rugs to protect the carpet itself. But how do you protect these rugs from wear and tear? While it may seem an unlikely ideal, it's not. There are ways to keep your rugs looking prime. With...
Picking the Right Carpet for Children and/or Pets
If you have children and/or pets, it’s inevitable: your carpet will undergo some wear and tear. You probably already know that. So, how do you minimize the damage that’s done, or prevent it altogether? One of the biggest decisions you face when choosing a new carpet...
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*Based on results of studies conducted by independent laboratories of Chem-Dry’s Hot Carbonating Extraction process. Allergens tested were dog and cat dander and dust mite allergen. All bacteria results include use of sanitizer. Figures are an average across multiple homes. Hard surface bacteria tests were based on independent lab testing associated with EPA registration #s 84683-3-74771 and 70385-6; sealed stone and VCT surfaces were evaluated and bacteria tested include salmonella, influenza and E. coli.