HOW TO CLEAN RUGS AND CARPETS

 

Cleaning Rugs and Carpets is essential if, in our home, we use these decorative elements to create ambient warmth and print in each room a sophisticated, rustic, classic or modern touch.

Carpets generate comfort by damping our footsteps' noise, warmth against cold pavements, division, and framing of spaces and environments depending on their size, color, shape and texture.

The use of this type of coatings, given its many benefits, always implies a problem: cleaning carpets and maintaining good maintenance.

As they are usually made with natural fabrics such as wool, vegetable fibers or yarn, all of them highly absorbent materials, and generally arranged on the floor, they are the target of all kinds of stains, which will force us if it is large carpets to resort to some cleaning service at home.

When it comes to cleaning unique rugs due to their origin, price, or uniqueness, it is best not to gamble trying to solve it personally, so we recommend that you go to some cleaning companies specialized in conservation and cleaning of rugs and carpets to compare budgets and decide on the one that offers the most guarantees and results.

On the contrary, if your rugs are of a manageable size and always following the manufacturer's instructions, we can help you with some tips to clean different types of carpets. We offer commercial cleaning services in Puyallup. With our years of experience, we provide excellence in our office cleaning and business maintenance services. We serve any company that needs an excellent comprehensive cleaning service.

Essential information for cleaning rugs and carpets

To know how to clean a rug or carpet, it is essential to understand the material with which it has been made. The type of knot and the finish will also influence the way we proceed with the cleaning of carpets and utensils and cleaning products that we will use.

There are knotted rugs, with less or greater thickness, shaved rugs, and mixed rugs: they combine knot and shave on the same canvas.

Before starting to clean a carpet, we must also always inform ourselves about the manufacturer's instructions regarding the dyes with which it has been made to know if they are trustworthy or can discolor, to apply some sanitizing treatments or others, which in addition to carpet cleaning, ensure the preservation of its color and texture.

In the coloring of their fibers, they usually use natural colorants obtained from plants, minerals, or even animal origin substances, especially in carpets of ethnic origin and artisan manufacturing.

Non-toxic artificial colors are also used in industrially manufactured carpets.

After coloring, mordants are used, which are materials to fix the pigments, among which are: iron sulfate, alum or tin oxide.

The procedure for cleaning carpets also depends on the bases and fibers with which they are made.

·         The primary and secondary base on which the carpet is woven is usually made of polyurethane and polypropylene in industrially produced rugs, using latex to join the grounds.

·         Fibers give the carpet its body and can be made of wool, yarn, synthetic materials, or other manipulable materials.

"If you want to extend the life of your carpets, it is essential to vacuum frequently, and clean liquid stains as soon as possible, do not let them dry."

Tips for Cleaning Carpets and Carpets

One # Vacuum regularly

The best thing to do to keep the carpets clean is to vacuum both sides, or faces, several times a week, or even daily if you have pets and children, avoiding the accumulation of sand particles, dust, and hair, that will cause the appearance of the dreaded mites, responsible for so many allergies.

Two # cleaning up spilled liquids

Spilled liquids, such as wine, must be treated immediately to facilitate cleaning up any corrosion and stains that may occur.

Three # annually, it is advisable to perform a thorough carpet cleaning

It will always be useful to change its position and the furniture that may be on it, to achieve more regular and uniform wear.

Carpet Cleaning Products and their uses

If you are determined to clean the carpets in your home personally, according to the type of carpet and degree of dirt or stain, we provide you with the most used cleaning items.

But first of all, we insist on the need to carry out a deep vacuuming of both sides of the item, to remove all kinds of particles of dust, sand, etc., because if we do not do it, we run the risk of creating mud while cleaning carpets, leaving the area we handled caked with the application of liquid products.

·         It is also essential to perform a test in a small, very inconspicuous location with the product we will use. This is particularly useful on long-pile carpets because if the product deteriorates the color, they will still be camouflaged with the rest when applied with very few fibers.

·         In any event, before continuing with carpet cleaning, we focus on testing the resistance of the colors in an inconspicuous corner and applying the products gently and in small amounts. A solution of soapy ammonia in water works well in cleaning wool and felt rugs and acrylic or polyester carpets when our pets do their thing or clean up vomit.

·         Fruit juice, coffee, tea, milk, chocolate, wine, sauce, egg, or blood stains can be removed with a neutral detergent and white vinegar solution to clean in warm water.

You apply the solution with a damp sponge, after a little while cleaning it with a cloth and letting it dry.

·         Alcohol mixed with water removes traces of sugar and glue.

·         To remove oil, ink, bitumen, tar stains, you must use a solvent for dry carpet cleaning.

·         In paint stains, nail polish, or ink, after applying the solvent for dry cleaning, moisten with a warm water solution, neutral detergent, and cleaning vinegar, to finish with a new application of that same solvent, thus ensuring best results.

·         To remove wax from candles, or sticking gum, first apply a dry cold source to help harden the resin or gum from the gum; you can use one of those airtight pharmacy containers for preserving medications. Then try to remove it by scraping or pulling the remains to be removed. Finally, apply the solvent for dry carpet cleaning, as we have explained in the previous point.

·         If the stains to be removed are mud or recent dirt, they should be allowed to dry, and once dry, brush well. We would then add a solution of three parts of water to one-third of the ammonia.