If you have carpet, furniture, or area rugs in your home, it's important that you hear
this.
I never paid much attention to how my carpets were cleaned until I learned the dirty truth
of what was being left behind in my home.
After doing some research, I found that most carpet cleaning systems can actually harm
my carpets, leaving caustic chemicals, soapy residues, dirt, and allergens behind.
A clean and healthy home is so important to me and my family that I wanted to share with
you what to look for in a cleaning system so you can make an informed and intelligent
decision.
Outdoor air contains pollens, fungus, bacteria, air pollutions, cigarette smoke, car exhaust,
and hundreds of other chemicals.
When you or your family members come into your home, you carry those pollens and chemicals
in your hair and on your skin, clothing, and shoes.
Not surprisingly, that all ends up in your carpet, furniture, and rugs, and if not properly
removed can create an unhealthy indoor environment.
The first and most common method of cleaning is called steam cleaning or hot water extraction.
This is a quick one-step process where boiling temperature water loaded with soap and chemicals
is injected into the carpet at over 400 pounds of pressure per square inch.
This pushes the dirt and allergens plus the soapy water through the carpet, the carpet
pad, and even into the subfloor, only sucking some of it off the top.
It can take days for the carpet and pad to dry out and the extremely hot temperature
of the water can deteriorate the carpet backing, shortening the life of your carpet.
The carpet may look good on the top when they leave, but the dirt, chemicals, and soap residues
left deep in the flooring can resurface in just a few weeks.
When those machines you can rent from the grocery store, they dump just as much soap
and chemicals into the carpet, but have even less power to try to remove it, leaving behind
a mess in your carpet.
A second cleaning method, common with oxy type cleaning systems, spreads a dry compound
mixture that looks like wet sawdust all over your carpeting.
Then a machine brushes the mixture into the carpet fibers, and when it's dry, they try
to vacuum it all out.
Can you imagine applying shampoo to your hair, allowing it to dry, and then removing the
shampoo from your head with a vacuum?
This method doesn't provide a deep cleaning and can leave a tremendous amount of chemical
residues behind.
The reason why none of these methods are effective is because they leave a soapy residue to reattract
soil.
They typically don't pre-vacuum to remove allergens.
They use too much or too little moisture.
They don't agitate the carpet fibers enough to clean and restore them, and they often
use irritating and harmful chemicals.
Luckily, I was able to find a company with a system that overcomes all of these challenges,
using a unique five-step low-moisture process.
First, the carpet is pre-vacuumed with a commercial extractor and pile lifter.
This can remove up to 75% of all the soil allergens and andor in carpeting, which makes this a
critical step for a thorough cleaning.
Next, a non-toxic, eco-safe, and residue-free cleaner is gently applied to the carpet fibers,
where it starts to break down spots and soils.
Third, a rotary floor machine with a special brush is used to clean all four sides of the
carpet fibers.
This liquefies any remaining soil and helps to lift and restore the carpet fibers.
As the soil has been liquefied, special soil-sorb bonnets absorb and thoroughly extract the
liquefied soil, leaving the carpet fibers clean, healthy, and beautiful.
Lastly, the carpet is groomed, which helps it to dry in just a few hours and leaves the
carpet like new again.
Without question, the most effective way to clean carpeting is with a five-step low-moisture
system.
It's the most effective cleaning method available, and the only one that thoroughly removes
dirt, chemicals, and residues while restoring the carpet fibers to a healthy condition.
The only company I've found that offers this type of cleaning is Belmont Clean and Restore.
My carpets, furniture, and rugs stay cleaned three to four times longer, saving me money,
and their technicians are industry certified.
Plus, they stand behind their work with a 100% money-back guarantee.
If a clean and healthy home is important to you, you'll understand why Belmont Clean
and Restore is the only company all used for cleaning and damage restoration in my home.
For worry-free cleaning, call 970-927-1313 and see how clean, healthy, and beautiful
your home can be.
