Your carpet is like a giant air filter, effectively trapping common air pollutants such as fungi, pollen, bacteria and other residues that you would otherwise be breathing in. This is why carpets can actually be better for allergy and asthma sufferers than tile, wood or other hard floors.
However, if you don’t regularly remove these stored allergens – with vacuuming and annual professional carpet cleaning – your carpet will become “full,” and will be unable to trap and hold any more pollutants. These allergens will then stay in the air to be breathed in by your family and friends.
Dust mites can also infest our carpets, and their droppings can cause severe reactions in allergy sufferers, triggering asthma and rhinitis attacks, as well as eczema. The proteins found in pet hair can also cause severe reactions.
Professional Carpet Cleaning Is The Answer
If you get down on your hands and knees and spread the individual fibers of your carpet apart, you will be amazed at how much dirt is trapped deep in the carpet pile, which hasn’t been removed by regular vacuuming. Professional carpet cleaning is the only way to ensure that your carpets are deeply and thoroughly clean.
Hot water extraction (steam cleaning) is the carpet cleaning method recommended by most leading carpet manufacturers. It is thorough, kills bacteria and doesn’t over-wet your carpet. It also doesn’t use any chemicals or detergents, relying solely on the power of very hot steam.
Because carpets are not over-wetted (industry standards dictate that they should be fully dry within 24 hours) there is little chance of any mold forming.
There is a common misconception that once you’ve had your carpets cleaned, they become dirtier much more quickly than before, and you have to keep having them cleaned more and more frequently. This only happens if you use an inferior carpet cleaning company that uses detergent and/or harsh chemicals. These can leave a sticky residue behind that attracts dirt.
When choosing a professional company to do your carpet cleaning, Lakeville, MN, residents should take all the above into consideration. If you look after your carpets properly, they will last you for many years.
For comprehensive carpet cleaning and restoration services, visit the Steamatic of the Twin Cities website at www.twincities.steamatic.com.
