Carpet Cleaning
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- Find a service you can trust by contacting the IICRC.
- Identify the source and attack it intelligently.
- Check the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) for top performers in soil removal, indoor air quality and carpet protection.
- After learning about dust mites, you too, may want to see if your vacuum cleaner is a CRI certified product.
- Stain removal products containing oxygen bleaches must be used correctly or bleach spots may result.
- Damage to textiles from pet accidents only worsens as time goes by. Find out how to take the appropriate action early on.
- The United States is home to some 68 million dog owners and 73 million cat owners, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. That’s a lot of love — and a lot of carpet stains. Accidents on carpet require quick cleanup to remove bacteria and odor.
- The Carpet & Rug Institute provides answers to commonly asked questions about carpets, asthma and allergies.
- Few flooring materials have generated more vigorous discussion than carpet. Why? Many people misunderstand its maintenance requirements or assume that carpet is just an unhealthy product. This Q&A dispels common myths about carpet.
- The IICRC answers several commonly asked questions about professional carpet cleaning.
- Is spring cleaning obsolete? Here's a new definition.
- Spilled wine should be cleaned up quickly.
- Discover how soil-filtration lines develop and how to address them.
- What to look for when you bring in the pros
- It looks like a 'Friday Night Tractor Pull' was performed in the living room; and the traffic lanes look like scars that didn't fully heal. Should your carpet be professionally deep cleaned or replaced?
- Find Seal of Approval (SOA) Service Providers on The Housekeeping Channel.
- Act Quickly! Ninety percent of the spots on carpet and upholstery can be removed completely if they are absorbed, blotted and flushed within two or three minutes.
- Studies have revealed that static electricity does not become a problem with most people until the relative humidity drops below 40 percent.
- Many of today's homes are built with products difficult to clean (stone, ceramics, specialty woods). Also, carpet or leather and upholstered furniture can be expensive to replace if irreversibly damaged by harsh chemicals or techniques.
- CRI's Seal of Approval (SOA) program uses precise science to test carpet cleaning products to help ensure certified products will get your carpets clean.