There are plenty of ways you can go about dealing with stains on your new carpeting. Some ways are far better than others. If you find that a spill has occurred on your carpet, the dog has had an accident, the cat got sick, or some other situation has arisen, avoid some of the most common mistakes.
Below are three ways many Toronto area homeowners deal with stains and then we’ll discuss what you should do.
1. Scrubbing the stain out. Many people immediately drop to their knees after grabbing a roll of paper towels and begin pushing the stain down into the carpet while rubbing back and forth. While this certainly gets some of the staining material up, it also pushes a lot of it down deeper into the carpet pile, where only a powerful machine can get it out.
2. Covering it up. If somebody tried to clean the stain by scrubbing it, they’ll realize it doesn’t come up completely. Then they may just move furniture around to cover it up.
3. Renting a carpet cleaning machine. Not only is this potentially harmful to your health and that of your family, it’s not going to be very effective. Yes, a professional carpet cleaning machine that you can rent from a local home improvement center or somewhere else is going to be powerful, is going to spray water down into the carpet, and it may look like it got most of the staining material out, but it won’t be nearly as effective as a professional carpet cleaning service that comes to your home with truck-mounted equipment.
Another thing to consider with these machines is that many of them are rented to clean up body fluids and other hazardous materials. They are returned, yet not thoroughly cleaned out or disinfected. You then bring that machine into your house along with whatever is still inside it.
The best thing to do when you have a stain on your carpet is to contact an experienced and professional cleaning service. Royal Interior Cleaning has years of experience helping homeowners just like yourself get rid of unsightly stains and protect their carpeting for years to come.
