Keeping Your Carpet Clean In The Fall
Fall is a wonderful time of year with all of the leaves changing colors and the air cooling down. It is definitely beautiful while you see those orange and red colors. The leaves don’t help your carpet out, but the food during this season might make up for it. You can almost smell all of the pumpkin spice food and lattes that start coming out.
Hot Chocolate, Cider, Coffee, Oh my!
Warm beverages are more common as the weather starts to cool down, which means a higher possibility of spilling that mug of hot chocolate or apple cider on the carpet! Something simple to prevent the spills on your carpet is to make sure these drinks stay in the kitchen. If they do get spilled on the carpet clean them up with something you have already tested on your carpet so you don’t have to wait testing the product while the stain sets in. Club soda, vinegar, or detergent are all items that have been recommended.
That Candle Wax
Something about fall and candles really go together. We are sure you have been lighting a few around the house and also have been taking precautions. Even with being as careful as we can, accidents happen. Don’t stress too much about it because it can be simple to clean up. Try heating the wax back up with a clothes iron. Put a white cloth down over the wax, and then place the iron over it. That should pick the wax up from your carpet. Be very careful with the heat around your carpet. You don’t want to use the iron for more than 15 seconds or you risk burning your carpets. Having a stain would be better than burnt carpets because a professional can still get that out. Besides, you wouldn’t want to add the smell to your house for the life of your carpet.
Get your carpets professionally cleaned
Spring may be a popular time to get your carpets cleaned, but so is fall. The temperature will start going down and you will be spending more time indoors. You don’t want to be spending all winter with the dirt and dust that has come in. Getting your carpet cleaned in the fall will remove those allergens, and dirt so you have a more pleasant winter inside.
Tips for every season
You could look at almost any blog or carpet cleaner and they would tell you these same tips. These tips work for every season and are some of the most effective ways to get your carpets cleaned and to stay clean. If you spill, you want to make sure any stains are cleaned up immediately! The longer you wait, the harder they are to get out.
Vacuum your carpets at least weekly. They get a lot of the dirt out of your carpets and helps reduce the time in between professional cleanings.
This brings us to the next one, getting your carpets professionally steam cleaned. Carpet manufacturers recommend getting them cleaned between every 12-18 months. If you have gotten new carpet the warranty may even require it.
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