You went away for a week or two on vacation or perhaps it was a business trip. It felt good to get away, but toward the end of your trip you couldn’t wait to get back home. You pulled in the driveway, felt the relief wash over you that you’d be able to sleep in your own bed that night, and when you open the door and stepped in, you noticed a strong, stale smell to your entire house.
You’ve probably never noticed the smell before, even though it was likely there all along. We often get accustomed to the odor that surrounds us, especially when it is consistent.
For example, smokers often don’t realize just how pungent their clothes can smell to somebody who doesn’t smoke and is not exposed to it very often. Pet owners are often surprised when friends come to visit and make note that they can smell the damp, mustiness of those pets as soon as they stepped in through the door.
When you’ve noticed that stale smell, you may have gone right to your kitchen and routed through all of the food, especially the perishable items. You might have moved onto the refrigerator next, then the freezer. Perhaps you threw out a lot of food, just assuming it was old and causing that smell.
Yet that didn’t do it, so you turned to the laundry and made sure you washed everything, maybe even twice. Still, no matter what you did, you couldn’t get rid of that stale smell. That’s because it’s often the carpets.
As carpets get old, they can trap a lot of foreign contaminants and even fluids deep down in the carpet pile as well as the foam under padding. The only way to truly get rid of this smell is to either replace all the carpeting (which isn’t necessary when the carpet is only a few years old) or relying on a professional and experienced carpet cleaning service.
With a quality company that has the right equipment, you can return your home to a great looking, feeling, and smelling environment.
