All About Carpet Cleaning

If you want to have clean carpets, then you don't want to just go and hire any company you find in the yellow pages. You want to know what goes into keeping clean carpets and what exactly to look for in a good company. Keep reading to learn more about what to do.

• Ask for a full-service quote when you are calling around for carpet cleaning. Many companies will try to give you a quote based on minimal service so that they can get their foot in the door. Unfortunately, you will have already taken a day off of work before you find out what the costs really are if you do not follow this tip.
• If your carpet cleaners also offer floor installations, consider stained concrete floors as opposed to carper or even hardwood. Polished concrete is much easier to clean and take care, and it is the most durable flooring you’re going to get. It easily handles heavy traffic. If you already have concrete floors, ask your service provider if they work with concrete stain.
• When hiring a carpet cleaning company, get an in home estimate. It is easy for a company to give you an estimate over the phone, but that estimate will not take into account the current condition of your carpets or the true square footage of carpeted areas. Things like stairs can also cost more, and that is often forgotten in a phone estimate. Avoid surprises by asking the company to come to your home before providing a price.
• Make sure to show your carpet cleaning company what spots on the carpet need special treatment. Not all carpet and stains respond to the same treatments. Any hard to clean food and drink stains, pet stains, and the like will require special product applications in order to effectively get rid of them.
• When thinking of hiring a cleaning company to clean the carpets in your home, check to make sure they have a valid business license. Some companies believe that because carpet cleaning is unskilled labor, they do not have to have a license to operate a business. This can come back to haunt you if there is an issue with the work they do in your home.
• Before you hire a carpet cleaning company, find reviews on the company. There are many ways that you can find out if others have liked a company and what kind of work they have done in the past. There are sites online you can use to find what others thought, or you can ask your friends.
• A good carpet cleaner can offer advice on the proper way to care for your newly cleaned carpet. You want to make sure that you do not cancel out any work that they have just done. Following their advice can help ensure that you won't need a carpet cleaner again for a long time.
• Difficult stains should be left to the professionals. A professional cleaning company has an arsenal capable of eliminating stains from food, grease and even bodily fluids--things which might otherwise be difficult to remove. They can do this without harming your carpet, which can save you money and time.

Hopefully, you now have a better understanding of how you go about hiring the right carpet cleaning service for your needs. It's more than just choosing the best advertisement or going with the largest company. Carpets are a large part of your home, and you want to take good care of them.