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The Pandemic’s Effect on Your Home’s Carpet and Other Surfaces
by Expert Contributor Luke Anastasio, Owner of DriGanic Carpet Cleaning
Before most states went into “lockdown” in March 2020, to attempt to halt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the carpet cleaning industry standard for cleaning carpets in an “active household” (a home with kids and/or pets) was every six months, and annually for homes with typically less activity. During the last year and a half, many households became much busier than usual. Many people have had to face new challenges such as working and learning from home. Working parents and full-time students had to learn to coexist in their homes all day long every day.
Perhaps your home is one of thousands of local area homes that had to withstand an up to 40% increase in use and foot traffic If that’s the case, the carpeting in your home understandably became more soiled and is in need of attention, to restore it to almost-new condition and to get back to a regular cleaning schedule. This may also be true for your upholstery, tile, grout and other surfaces.
By using a professional for such services, you are protecting your investment in your home and its contents because professionals use more refined processes and products. As you consider scheduling a professional service to clean your carpeting, ask about the cost to also clean your upholstery, tile, grout and hard surfaces.
When choosing a carpet-cleaning professional, ask if their cleaning process is “multi-stage,” which ensures that all dry soil is removed prior to their next stage of cleaning, which is to remove dirt left by shoes, kids and pets. The best carpet-cleaning process makes your carpets dry within an hour, and also makes your carpets stay cleaner longer than other methods.
Newer products that have become popular such as luxury vinyl tile and other waterproof floors should be professionally deep cleaned with the proper safe solutions and equipment. You will be amazed at how professional cleaning processes and products can remove dirt and grime that was hiding in plain sight!
Did you know that tile and grout in your kitchen can harbor and hold an amazing amount of soil and grease? Getting those surfaces deep-down clean requires multiple professional tools and products that are specifically designed to remove contaminants. Very shortly after that cleaning process, your tile and grout will be dry and look fantastic!
One final piece of advice: When comparing cost estimates for cleaning your carpets, upholstery and other surfaces in your home, ask if the price for each cleaning surface includes all steps, processes and cleaning products or if there will be additional cost for add-on processes or products. Make sure you’re comparing “apples to apples” so that when it comes time to pay, there’ll be no surprises.
Expert Contributor Luke Anastasio, Owner of DriGanic Carpet Cleaning
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