The Dos and Don’ts of Upholstery Cleaning
When you work with a Littleton company like A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning, you get the kind of top-flight expertise that only comes with decades of experience. Keeping your upholstery spotless is one goal of our cleaning company serving Englewood, and our expert team adheres to a specific set of dos and don’ts. Do: Vacuum Frequently Don’t wait until crumbs, dust, dirt, and other particulate is heavily entrenched in your couch, loveseat, or easy chair. Instead, vacuum frequently – daily, if necessary – and ensure that your furniture’s arms, cushions, and crevices are crud-free. Left unaddressed, these materials can cause discoloration and foul odors, yet another reason to keep your vacuum handy. You can also count on our local furniture cleaners to apply the latest, eco-friendliest protective polishes and stain preventers. Do: Spot-Treat and Clean Stains Immediately All of us have spilled something at some point in our lives, and some of these substances have been acidic furniture-damagers like wine and coffee. It’s important to spot-clean these spills right when they happen in order to avoid permanent damage to your furniture. An off-the-shelf cleaning product should be enough to stem the tide (depending on what was spilled, and how much) until our team reaches your house and can assess the issue first-hand. For large stains and/or stains made by a highly acidic or toxic product, we’ll address the problem with professional-grade cleaning solutions and high-powered stain removal equipment. Don’t: Saturate Upholstery With Water It’s natural for a homeowner to want to attack a stain or spill with water, especially when the spill is made of something notorious for causing long-term damage. However, using too much water can lead to its own set of problems. When excess water soaks furniture, the moisture seeping into the upholstery often causes ripples and/or buckling in the fabric, which can be hard to remedy. In fact, extreme cases might necessitate replacing the item with a new piece of furniture. If the spill affects your furniture and the surrounding carpet, it’s equally important not to soak the carpet. Too much water can cause wicking, which happens when moisture penetrates deep into the carpet and then rises back to the top, carrying with it any deep-rooted soil and spill residue. But the “wick” is akin to an iceberg, with the surface-visible residue connected to unseen detritus nestled deeper in the carpet. Carpet wicking, as well as upholstery ripples and buckling is best avoided by using a gentle, low-water approach to cleaning. Don’t: Ignore Fading Colors Sunlight, usage, and airborne/product-based chemicals all contribute to furniture losing its color. Fading begins gradually, but soon you’ll see that one area of your couch isn’t as “colorful” as another. Although this is a natural byproduct of furniture ownership, it doesn’t mean your only recourse is to let the fading continue. Our local cleaning company has the expertise to restore the original colors to your furniture and upholstery. At the very least, we recommend consulting us anytime you think it’s time to replace a faded piece of furniture with something new. Trust Our Experts To Keep Your Upholstery Clean For professional upholstery cleaning near Englewood, trust A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning. With our help, your furniture will remain clean, vibrant, and stain-free for years to come. Remember at A Personal Touch, “We don’t cut corners, we clean them.”
Three Health Benefits Of Clean Carpets
Want to ensure a healthy home environment for the people and pets sharing your abode? A consistently clean carpet is a big step in the right direction. It’s not uncommon for a homeowner to put carpet maintenance on the back-burner, but periodic professional carpet cleaning from A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning makes a huge difference. Why Is It Important To Have Clean Carpets? Here’s a telling fact: simply vacuuming your carpet at least three times a week significantly benefits anyone in your home with a breathing condition, i.e. asthma or snoring. This information comes straight from the American Lung Association, and it’s proof that even a little bit of carpet maintenance goes a long way. But why stop at a thrice-weekly vacuuming regiment when you can reap the substantial benefits that come with a yearly or twice-yearly professional carpet cleaning? Benefits include: Mold-Growth Prevention The dirtier a carpet is, the more susceptible it is to mold growth. This is especially true on rainy days when moisture, dirt, and grime are tracked into a home. Left unattended (in other words, not vacuumed or dried immediately), these particulates waste little time in penetrating deep into the carpet’s fibers, and the more they accumulate, the higher the chances are of mold taking root. Everyone knows just how harmful mold can be to a person’s respiratory system, which is why it’s best to supplement the vacuum-and-dry step with periodic professional carpet cleaning. Our local carpet cleaning company employs state-of-the-art tools that eliminate moisture, even in hard-to-reach spots, and ensure mold is never given a chance to grow. Pollutant Removal Another agency that knows a thing or two about the importance of cleanliness is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The average person wouldn’t normally equate the EPA to household carpeting, but believe it or not a dirty carpet often serves as a retention area for several indoor pollutants. These include everyday substances like pet dander and dust, along with more obscure irritants like lead and cockroach allergen. All of these substances harbor toxic gases which can become airborne after being vacuumed or walked over, quickly contaminating the air in your home. Since vacuuming is actually a “trigger” for this problem, a professional carpet cleaning is the answer. Our combination of powerful vacuums and pro-grade carpet shampoo is needed to confirm that all pollutants are removed from the carpet and killed. Dust Mite Deterrence Dust mites are microscopic and virtually impossible to detect with the human eye – and for this reason, many homeowners are unaware that their house has a dust mite problem. These diminutive pests enjoy the soft, warm surroundings offered by carpet, and before long they’ll generate a large amount of feces and other detritus that’s bothersome to all residents, especially allergy sufferers. The longer dust mites are allowed to roam freely in your carpet, the more easily their droppings are disturbed and injected into the airstream. A professional carpet cleaning eliminates this problem with a thorough steam-clean, generating high temperatures that kill dust mites on the spot. Count On Us To Keep Your Carpets Clean Our carpet cleaning company brings decades of carpet-cleaning experience to homeowners throughout Englewood and Denver. Contact us today for a free quote, and optimize your home’s air and the health of its occupants. Remember at A Personal Touch, “We don’t cut corners, we clean them.”
Protecting Your Home’s Carpet From Furniture
As a leading provider of professional carpet cleaning services in Englewood, A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning fields plenty of carpet-care questions from customers. One of the most popular is, “What are some things I can do to protect my carpet from furniture?” Here are a few tips from our experts. Use Furniture Coasters Sometimes simple objects are the most useful – for example, furniture coasters. These are nothing more than small discs placed under the legs of heavy furniture, everything from beds and armoires to entertainment consoles and couches. It may seem surprising, but coasters actually minimize the chances of furniture making permanent dents in the carpet beneath. The discs absorb and redistribute the furniture’s weight, thus preventing the furniture from pushing directly into the carpet’s pile. Rotate Your Furniture While it’s true that using carpet coasters will reduce the frequency at which you should rotate your furniture, we highly recommend continuing a periodic rotation. Doing so goes a long way towards ensuring your living room is free of spots where the furniture has permanently crushed the carpet/pile into the nap. Of course, the fact that carpet manufacturers nowadays can make carpets with different “crush resistance” is something that shouldn’t be discounted – but even if you’ve invested in carpet with a high crush resistance, rotating your furniture still offers plenty of peace of mind. Rearranging the furniture can seem like a pain, but it’s something you only need to do once every year or two. An annual rotation can extend your carpet’s lifespan by a factor of years, and it’s also a good opportunity to give your room a fresh look. Choosing The Right Padding Even though nobody sees a carpet’s padding, it’s still a vital component for reasons such as sound insulation, cleaning, and comfort. The padding also matters in terms of a carpet’s “dent potential” – specifically, a thin, firm pad is better at preventing carpet dents than a thicker, softer pad. On the flipside, the latter type of padding delivers superior noise-reduction and underfoot comfort. So it’s a matter of personal preference, as long as you remember that a thick-padded carpet will require more diligence on your part in terms of furniture coasters and rotating. Consider Caster Caps Caster caps serve a function similar to that of furniture coasters, but with a different approach to the dent problem. One side of the cap is a rubber circle that attaches to the feet of the furniture. The other side is comprised of numerous small “spikes” that separate the carpet strands, instead of indenting. Like coasters, very heavy furniture may still leave dents in the carpet, but vacuuming over the dents will restore the carpet to its original look. All Of Your Carpet Questions, Answered Whether you have questions about carpet cleaning, carpet repair, or new carpet installation, A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning has the answers. And along with helping you get the most out of your carpet, we also assist with upholstery cleaning, spot removal, and much more. Remember at A Personal Touch, “We don’t cut corners, we clean them.”
Getting Ready to Sell Your House? Here are 11 Things Most People Forget to Do
You’ve started on your lists of small repairs, you’ve contacted a real estate agent, and now you’re in the final steps of getting ready to sell your house. But before you put your home up for sale, and certainly before having your first open house, here are 11 things to consider that most home sellers forget to think about and could cost you a sale. 1. Declutter and Organize Your Closets and Cabinets Sure, you went through your entire house and reduced the clutter in each room, organized your desk and other surfaces, and arranged your collection of antique ceramic kitty figurines to be facing perpendicular to the window. However, did you tackle your closets and cabinets? One thing you should definitely expect during an open house or individual home tours is that potential homebuyers will be looking in your closets, kitchen drawers and cabinets. Will your walk-in closet fit all of his shoes and her summer dresses? Is there enough storage space in your kitchen for their cookware, bakeware, and all the kitchen gadgets that they seem to collect each year? These are all questions homebuyers will be asking themselves as they walk through your home. Of course, you as a home seller will have no idea what the needs are of a potential homebuyer, but you can definitely showcase what your house has to offer in terms of storage. Start by decluttering your closets, cabinets, and drawers, and then keeping only enough belongings in each to really show off the potential that space has to offer. Think of it as an extension of staging your home, but for your storage areas. 2. Clean Stains and Eliminate Odors We should all consider small stains, marks, and other imperfections as badges of honor for a house that has been lived in for years. Nonetheless, these slight bumps and bruises your home has encountered over time will stick out to potential homebuyers, so tackle them head-on. Begin by trying to put yourself in the shoes of a potential homebuyer and look at your house objectively. Start by going outside and then re-entering your house as if you didn’t actually own it but were an interested homebuyer looking at it for the first time. What do you see? Walk through every room and take note of all the imperfections you notice. You might surprise yourself with how quickly your list grows. You can then add them to your list of repairs so you can make your house truly be at its best before your first open house. Also, if you have pets there is a strong possibility that your home has an odor which you can no longer smell. Deep cleaning your house is a sure fire way to help eliminate these odors, but also think about using an odor eliminating spray every day for about a week before your first open house. You can also place plugin room fresheners that offer a great crisp smell, like cucumber, to help infuse a sense of cleanliness throughout your house. 3. Replace Light Bulbs Walk through each room in your house and look at every light bulb to see if it’s working. As homeowners, we sometimes forget to immediately replace a lightbulb when it goes out. You want your house to be at its brightest when new homebuyers are touring your home and replacing old burnt out light bulbs is one of the easiest ways to do it. Also, don’t forget to walk around the outside of your house to make sure all the lights of your home’s exterior are working as well. Depending on the time of year, your open house or home tours could happen when the sun is going down or when it’s already dark. So be sure to make your house shine inside and out! Pro tip: Make sure all your light bulbs are the same color temperature inside your house as well as outside. A soft-white light LED bulb can create a bright but welcoming environment for new homebuyers. 4. Think About the Small Details: Plants, Mirrors, Rugs Consider each room’s individual characteristics, so you can really showcase the potential every room in your house can offer. Here are a few ideas to keep in mind while you start prepping every space for an exceptional open house experience. Add a little green to your spaces Nothing breathes life into a room more than a little greenery. A potted tree can work wonders in a living room, but for smaller areas think smaller plants such as a small potted herb garden in the kitchen or a miniature cactus on the mantel. Open up even the smallest rooms Mirrors can make small spaces seem large because they create the illusion of depth. Mirrors also work wonders in darker rooms as they reflect light deep into areas of a room that may not receive an abundance of natural light. Add character to an otherwise unimpressive space While staging your home, think about adding character to various spaces with rugs. However, keep in mind that you want to use rugs to enhance a space, not be the focal point of it. Also, if you have a strange space that you never really figured out a good use for, a rug could at least offer a little personality while leaving the space and its potential to the imaginations of homebuyers. 5. Enhance Your Outdoor Space You’re probably already aware that enhancing your curb appeal is one of the most impactful things you can do to create a great first impression. However, you don’t want to forget about your other outdoor areas, such as your front porch or entrance, your back entrance, side yard, and backyard. You want to enhance your outdoor spaces around the house so potential buyers can see themselves living as much outside your house as inside. Simple enhancements like placing potted plants to your front entrance or adding fresh beauty bark around the base of your hedges and trees can
Selling Your Home? Get Your Carpets Cleaned First
A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning always brings its “A game” to every project we’re involved with. Our carpet cleaning services satisfy a variety of needs for homeowners in Denver and Littleton, and they’re of particular use to those of our customers who are preparing to sell their house. Make Your Home Move-In Ready While there’s no chance a potential buyer will move into your home the day of your first open house, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make your home move-in ready. This is especially true for your carpet, which in most homes occupies a sizable chunk of floor space and is thus readily visible to eager buyers. A dirty, dusty, smelly carpet is a big turn-off, not just aesthetically but also because a buyer will likely have concerns regarding the cost to clean or replace it before moving in. Remedy this potential pitfall by having your carpets professionally cleaned and looking brand-new. Eliminate Odors Unlike stains, which are readily visible to the eye, odors are trickier because we tend to get used to them over time. The two biggest culprits here are odors related to cigarette smoke and pets, both of which can be a significant red flag for potential buyers – especially those who don’t smoke or have pets. A professional carpet cleaner can evaluate the “odor level” in your home and apply the right cleaning techniques so that your home smells fresh again. Enhance Your Home’s Appearance Some years back, there was a deodorant ad with the slogan, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” It’s a memorable line because it applies to many things in life, including the carpet of a house that’s for sale. A clean carpet further boosts the appeal of the various rooms in a home, and shows a buyer that the current homeowner is diligent about upkeep. If you really want to make a good first impression and wow potential buyers with your home’s appearance, don’t settle for a simple vacuuming and/or shampooing, as these implements only clean the carpet’s surface. Instead, hire a professional carpet cleaner with the equipment and know-how to eliminate even the most ground-in stains and restore your carpet’s color and vibrancy. Strive For a “Healthy Home” Nowadays it seems like allergy sufferers and people with respiratory issues have it worse than ever. Pollen, dust, dirt, and other particulates are ever-present, and so too dander, mold, and the various contributors to hay fever. The last thing a homebuyer wants is to step into a house in which these substances are even partially problematic – especially when children or elderly people will reside in the home. A professional carpet cleaner utilizes a healthy, non-toxic approach for remove these allergens and materials from your home, allowing everyone to breathe easier. For a Quicker Home Sale, Leverage Our Expertise When you’re ready to sell your home, count on A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning to deliver first-class cleaning services that will help your house shine. Also, bear in mind that carpet cleaning is just one of the many services we offer. Our team is also proficient at carpet repair, upholstery cleaning, and much more. Remember at A Personal Touch, “We don’t cut corners, we clean them.”
The Most Durable Types of Carpeting
For carpet repair and installation, Littleton homeowners trust A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning. Our customers also turn to us for advice on all things carpet-related, and one of the most popular questions we field is, “What are the most durable types of carpeting?” When discussing carpet durability, it’s best to start with the type of fiber the carpet is made from. Fiber Choices Nylon Nylon’s durability and versatility make it a natural choice for any area of a home. This is especially true for high-traffic areas, since nylon possesses excellent wear resistance and is easy to clean. Though it isn’t naturally stain-resistant, many nylon carpet varieties are pre-treated with a protective coating to ward off stains and spills. Wool Carpet options don’t come more natural than wool. Though it tends to be more expensive than other fiber types, wool offers a terrific suite of benefits. It’s stain-resistant, hypoallergenic, and in some variations is even flame-retardant. Plus, wool is exceptionally soft and looks great. Polyester Polyester stands out for its stain resistance and its natural softness. As manmade fibers go, it isn’t as durable as nylon, but significant advancements have been made over the years that have increased polyester’s durability tenfold compared to the polyester carpeting of yesteryear. Polypropylene Also known as olefin, the biggest upside offered by a polypropylene carpet is its lack of water absorption. This quality makes polypropylene remarkably stain and fade-resistant, more so than nylon or polyester. On the flipside, olefin isn’t as resilient as these fibers, and so its best employed in low-traffic areas of the home. Texture Choices After you’ve chosen a fiber, the next step is to pair it with a texture. Berber Arguably the most popular choice for home carpeting, berber offers the best of all worlds. It’s durable, and thus a top choice for hallways, entryways, and other busy spots. It’s also easy on the eye, because it often possesses a base color and then hints/traces of other colors running through it. In terms of feel, berber boasts a classy, comfortable texture. Cut A cut carpet’s defining trait is that its yarns are cut at the ends. There are several variations of cut carpet, including frieze, velvet, and the well-known shag. Every variation possesses a soft feel, and their durability depends on the amount of “twists” in the yarns. With so many colors, looks, and “twist levels” to consider, a cut carpet works anywhere in the home. Loop Loop carpet, notable for its yarns that are looped and uncut on the carpet surface, is naturally durable and an excellent dirt-concealer. Moreover, a loop carpet’s formidable strength and unique construction allow it to turn foot traffic into an asset: the more wear that a loop carpet endures, the deeper and richer its colors appear. A byproduct of this quality is that loop carpet doesn’t require as much vacuuming as other carpet types. Shop For Carpet With Confidence If you’ve been searching online for a “carpet cleaner near me”, contact A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning. Not only do we offer a variety of carpet cleaning and repair services, our experienced team will help you assess your durability needs when it’s time to choose new carpet. Remember at A Personal Touch, “We don’t cut corners, we clean them.”
Teflon For Protecting Your Floors
A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning believes that the more usage your floors and carpets endure, the more advantageous it is for you to protect them with Teflon. Along with superior carpet cleaning near Littleton, our experienced pros can help protect your floors so you can worry less about repairs and maintenance. How Does Teflon Protect Floors? When something is spilled on a regular carpet, or dirt/debris is tracked in from outside, the carpet’s fibers will absorb the substance(s). This leads to unwelcome stains, soiling, and odors. On the other hand, carpets treated with Teflon spray won’t absorb spills and debris to nearly the same extent, if at all. In essence, it’s an invisible barrier, optimally employed right after your carpets are cleaned by are local carpet company. For all kinds of floors, Teflon spray prolongs lifespan by minimizing the amount of wear and tear the floor receives. Plus, Teflon offers “built-in” protection from ultraviolet rays, helping your flooring retain its color and luster. The benefits of Teflon’s protective properties are most easily seen in homes with children and/or pets where high-traffic areas are common. When a liquid is spilled on the floor or a stain appears on a carpet, a Teflon spray ensures the homeowner has plenty of time to clean the mess before a stain/odor develops. Who Should Apply Teflon, and When Is It Applied? A Teflon flooring protector must be applied by professionals, such as those at our nearby carpet repair team. Even though it’s non-toxic, CFC-free, and odorless, it takes a trained pro to apply it correctly – especially because it dries quickly and there’s very little room for error. We recommend applying a Teflon spray after each professional carpet cleaning. This ensures that there are no gaps in your treatment plan, and gives you the peace of mind that comes with knowing your carpet is fully protected against spills, odors, dirt, and grime that add up fast. Why Should You Treat Your Floors With Teflon Spray? Nowadays, most new carpets come with some level of carpet protection. Unfortunately, these “straight from the carpet mill” sprays don’t last long, especially on heavy-use carpets where constant coming-and-going serves to break down the protective coating faster. On the other hand, Teflon spray’s toughness is virtually unparalleled, protecting your floors/fibers and ensuring exceptional performance. Is Teflon Spray Appropriate For Upholstery? Our Teflon spray can be used on upholstery. We recommend its usage on materials like cotton, nylon, polyester, and their various blends. Teflon spray isn’t appropriate for upholstery that might incur water damage, and it isn’t recommended for use with silk and other exotic fabrics. Teflon spray’s advantages are numerous: Protects each individual fiber Repels spills and dirt, resulting in easier upkeep and cleaning Superior soil protection compared to other flooring protectors Extends lifespan Saves you money Safe, non-toxic, and odorless: the ideal application for families, especially those with small children and pets Short drying time: usually a few hours at most We’ll Help Protect Your Floors Today Whether you’re interested in floor restoration, scheduling regular carpet cleanings, or just want your floors to look good and stain-free, our Teflon treatment delivers outstanding protection. Contact the A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning team today for more information and a quote. Remember at A Personal Touch, “We don’t cut corners, we clean them.”
Make Your Carpet Perfect For Your Space
For a homebuyer, it’s not uncommon to move into a new place with new carpet that’s too loose due to poor installation. Nor is it uncommon for older carpet to loosen after years of use. In both cases, a professional carpet re-stretching from A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning is an excellent solution. What Is Carpet Re-Stretching? Bumps, ripples, and wrinkles are all symptoms of a loose carpet that’s suffering from old age or subpar installation. Carpet re-stretching is done to remove these imperfections and return the carpet to its natural state. To do this, our carpet pros use a power stretcher and a knee kicker to pull the carpet tightly to the edges of the room. When this is done, we use a carpet knife to remove any excess carpet. This knife is double-sided, superlatively sharp, and cuts through virtually any kind of carpet. Once the carpet is trimmed, it’s hand-tucked and then reattached to the original tack strip (the “framework” which helps hold the carpet in place). How Do You Know If Your Carpet Requires Re-Stretching? Obvious signs of a carpet in need of re-stretching include large, clearly visible wrinkles, buckles, and bumps. There are also less obvious signs too – one of the most common is the formation of small bumps in the vicinity of heavy furniture. Also, if you can left a section of the carpet up off the floor, a re-stretching is probably needed. You can confirm this by standing in the center of a room, grabbing your carpet’s fibers, and lifting. If the carpet raises more than an inch off the floor, you should consider re-stretching. Do You Have To Move Your Furniture? It’s pretty much accepted that in order to properly stretch a room’s carpet, at least 50% of the room’s furniture should be moved. The goal is to have enough open space so that the carpet’s imperfections are easily accessible, as well as the walls to which the carpet is being stretched. Why Consider Carpet Re-Stretching? There are three key advantages to having your carpet professionally re-stretched by our local carpet repair company: Safety Loose carpet and the ripples it creates can pose a safety hazard to everyone in your home, from little kids to the elderly. Tripping, falling, and sliding are all risks which increase when a home’s carpet isn’t taut. Lifespan A carpet with its own “topography” of bumps and ridges is far more prone to collecting dander, soil, and dust in the low sections between its various deformities. These materials cause your carpet to wear out faster than normal, especially if there’s a lot of foot traffic in your home. Appearance We can all agree that a flat, well-stretched carpet is much more pleasing to the eye than a carpet with visible wrinkles and folds. A good-looking carpet isn’t just satisfying for the homeowner, it’s also a nice thing to have when the time comes to put the home on the market. Re-Stretch With The Pros Our carpet company serving Littleton offers decades of experience in all forms of carpet installation and repair. We’ve helped thousands of Denver area residents restore and maintain their carpet so that it’s safe, durable, and looks good. Contact us today for a quote and to learn about our current service specials. Remember at A Personal Touch, “We don’t cut corners, we clean them.”
How To Protect Your Upholstery From Pets
Pets are a cherished part of the family, but many customers ask A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning for advice on pet-proofing their upholstery. This is an area of considerable experience for our professional carpet cleaners, and we think the following tips will come in handy. Buy Furniture That Uses Pet-Friendly Materials This is an ideal way for both you and your pet to enjoy the comfort of your living room sofa, and the two best materials are microfiber and leather. Microfiber offers impressive durability, while pet owners love leather because it’s easy to clean. Also, both materials are far more odor-resistant than competing alternatives. Match Your Furniture Color With Your Pet’s Unless you own a hairless cat or routinely shave your dog, you’ll probably end up with at least a minimal amount of pet hair on your furniture. Rather than fight it, why not use your pet’s color to your advantage and buy furniture of a similar color? Or at the very least, purchase blankets/throws that are of a similar hue. This will cut down on your regular cleaning, and probably keep you from tearing your own hair out. Buy a Dog Bed While there’s no guarantee that your dog will like a bed as much as the couch, it’s safe to say that most dogs will spend at least part of their time in a bed that’s just for them. Nowadays you’ll find beds with all sorts of added benefits: heated, pillowed, bolstered, orthopedic, the list goes on. If your dog really wants to be part of the action all the time, start by putting his bed in the living room so he’ll still be close to you. One he acclimates, he’ll probably seek the bed out wherever it is. But even at a bare minimum, the more time your dog hangs out in his bed, the less time he spends shedding/scratching/biting on the furniture. No Bare Wood If your dog is a chewing machine (or a puppy, as the terms are more or less interchangeable), it’s a good idea to avoid any furniture constructed from bare wood. Some dogs love laying into a naked wooden chair leg, and breaking a dog of its chewing habits can be difficult, especially if you’re out of the house a lot. Since chewing is not only harmful to your furniture but also to your pet, we recommend either crate training your dog, or spraying down your wood furniture with a repellent such as bitter apple spray. Make Certain Rooms Off-Limits This is an easy solution – just remember to close the doors of the rooms that you don’t want your dog to enter. This likely won’t apply to your living room or kitchen, but for these spaces you could use baby gates for prevention as well as training purposes. Trust Us For Your Carpet and Upholstery Needs In addition to expert upholstery cleaning services, A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning excels at spot removal, pet damage solutions, and much more. In fact, we’re so confident in our abilities that we’ll provide you with a free quote for any service you need. Contact us today and let’s get started. Remember at A Personal Touch, “We don’t cut corners, we clean them.”
Should I Clean My Carpets Before Moving Out Of My Rental Unit?
Searching online for the best “carpet cleaners near me”? No doubt A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning will be at the top of your results, and for good reason. Our talented carpet pros have vast experience in cleaning and repairing carpet, as well as answering questions like, “Should I clean my carpets before moving out of my rental unit?” Carpets and Rental Units The best answer to the question of “To clean or not to clean my carpet?” is that you should consult with your landlord. The vast majority of rental leases contain a list of move-out stipulations, stating what you need to clean and what the landlord’s expectations are with regard to cleaning. Often times these stipulations are tied directly to your deposit, and failure to meet the landlord’s expectations results in a reduction in your deposit return. Specific to carpet, your responsibility to clean/repair/replace it before you move out is sometimes tied to the size of your apartment complex. It’s more likely that the landlord of a large complex will ask that you clean the carpet, and in some cases pay for any repairs or a full-scale replacement if necessary. The bigger the complex, the less time a landlord can dedicate to individual units, and the more expensive it becomes to ensure every tenant’s carpet is in good shape before they move out. It’s not unheard of for a landlord to hire his own cleaning company to deep-clean a unit before a new tenant moves in, a stipulation that should be mentioned in the lease. In this case, one of two scenarios are possible: the landlord pays for the cleaning out of his own pocket or an “upkeep fund” that every tenant gives a monthly amount too, or the landlord expects the outgoing tenant to pay for the deep-clean. The upside here is that you won’t have to lift a finger, but the downside is you’ll get less of your deposit back. In the majority of cases, a lease will call out what the landlord’s expectations are regarding move-out condition, and include a note regarding how your deposit-return could be lower if the unit isn’t cleaned to the lease’s expectations. Thus, you’ll have the option to either clean the unit yourself or hire a cleaning company, which comes down to whether you prefer to spend time or money. Other Items/Areas To Be Cleaned In addition to cleaning your unit’s carpet and other obvious tasks like wiping down the kitchen counters and scrubbing the toilet, here are some other areas that will require your attention: Tile grout The entire toilet (top, bottom, and back) Oven (some ovens have an auto-clean feature, but these don’t always do a complete, “landlord-friendly” job Cabinet shelves and all drawers, along with the tops of cabinets Refrigerator and freezer, and the top of the fridge We Have Your Carpet Cleaning Covered Rather than leave your deposit to the whims of your landlord, contact A Personal Touch Carpet Cleaning and utilize our professional carpet cleaning services. We’ll have your carpets looking great, giving you peace of mind and a better chance of getting your full deposit back. Remember at A Personal Touch, “We don’t cut corners, we clean them.”