Dry Cleaning Your Carpets?

Jul 17
19:17

2007

Christopher Smith

Christopher Smith

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Traditionally, having your carpets cleaned meant going through a process known as steam cleaning which involved the copious use of water throughout the cleaning process and generally meant avoiding walking on your floors for a specified period of time waiting for them to dry. The good news in today’s market is that you no longer have to go through this long tired process in order to have clean carpets. There is a new cleaning procedure in town that is giving steam a run for its money.

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In the past,Dry Cleaning Your Carpets? Articles cleaning your carpets involved steam cleaning them, which used large quantities of water and left the carpets damp.  Remember getting told not to walk on the carpets until they were dry, so you wouldn't make them dirty all over again?  Fortunately we now have other options when it comes to cleaning our carpeting that don't require steam.

Dry carpet cleaning works in a manner very similar to that used when dry cleaning your clothes. Chemicals are used for the removal of those pesky stains rather than water that is used when steam cleaning. With clothes and carpet that are cleaned by water they will take on a dingy appearance after a while. This isn't the case with chemical cleaning which will leave your carpet dry as well as stain and dirt free for a much longer period of time.

You do not have to be a homeowner in order to enjoy the beauty of dry carpet cleaning services. Even renters can, with the permission of their landlords of course, have the same dry carpet cleaning service performed on your carpets. I think you will find it very rare that they will not approve you doing something like this that will add value to the home or apartment they are renting out to you. They also know that with dry carpet cleaning there is less risk of water damaging the sub flooring if something were to go wrong in the process. Also the risk of mold and mildew that are health hazards forming as the result of dry carpet cleaning are virtually eliminated.

Even though dry carpet cleaning tends to be more expensive than traditional steam cleaning, it is usually well worth the price.  Keep it in mind if you want to have beautiful and clean carpets in your home, both for your enjoyment as well as your guests.  Due to increasing demand for carpet dry cleaning, the number of companies offering this service is growing, and chances are good that there is a professional carpet cleaning company is your area that offers dry cleaning.

The local Yellow Pages is a great place to begin your search for a dry or chemical carpet cleaning company. You can also use the Internet to search for companies in your area that offer this type of valuable service. Even if your carpet is showing no obvious stains, chances are that there is embedded dirt below the surface that will greatly benefit from a dry carpet cleaning service. It's a great way to bring new life to old carpet regardless and one you may just have to see in order to believe.