While a regular vacuuming is likely part of your house-keeping routine, along with a little spot cleaning as required, neither will get to what’s keeping your carpet less than truly clean.
When a typical carpet contains roughly 200,000 bacteria per square foot, properly cleaning a carpet requires the right equipment and the right expertise. In return you’ll have flooring that lasts longer, retains the look you love, and is healthier for your family.
Your carpet, below the surface
Our floors typically see much more use than we realize – resulting not only in wear and tear, but unwelcome germs tracked in from outside shoes and pets.
While we love carpet for its warmth and ability to accent our living spaces, it’s also the most effective trap for dust mites, mould, mildew, fungi and more. Because of this, your average vacuum most likely isn’t stripping the fibres in your carpet of everything you’d like it to.
First, it’s important to consider the difference between cleaning and sanitizing.
While regular cleaning or vacuuming removes visible dirt, it doesn’t touch bacteria that may be present. Professional carpet cleaning, however, removes grease and soiling deep beneath the surface, including bacteria and germs that might be present.
So how do you achieve a carpet that’s truly clean and sanitized?
Your vacuum cleaner is still essential to remove surface dirt and grime from your floors, but one of the easiest and most effective ways to fully clean and sanitize your carpets is with a deep steam cleaning – recommended every six to 12 months, suggest the professionals at COIT.
Yes, steam cleaning both lifts dirt and kills bacteria, but it also removes build-up that may contribute to mould or unwanted odours.
However, achieving optimal results also depends on the quality of equipment and technique used – carpets are not all created equally, so the best procedure may vary based on the carpet type, the fibre integrity and soil level.
COIT’s professionally trained technicians tailor each treatment to match what’s best for your particular carpet, paying special attention to high-traffic areas to remove ground-in dirt and stains that carpet shampooers and vacuums simply cannot handle.
With this in mind, it’s important to invest in a professional service that ensures the most advanced commercial-grade equipment is used to provide as deep and thorough a cleaning as possible.
COIT’s cleaning techniques incorporate deep-down extraction, while still following manufacturers’ recommendations and warranty requirements so your carpet looks new and stays protected at the same time.
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Many surfaces in our homes may look and feel clean while unwanted contaminants still lurk under the surface – call the pros at COIT in Nanaimo at
