Carpet cleaning per room or per square foot: which is fairer?
Two ways of turning a carpet into a price, and the minimum charge that sits under both. How each one is worked out, where each one is fair, and four homes reasoned through both ways.
Carpets and rugs 10 posts
Carpet and rug cleaning, explained plainly.
How often a carpet really needs cleaning, how long it takes to dry, what the difference is between steam and dry methods, and why a wool rug should never be treated like wall to wall broadloom. Written so you can decide whether to do it yourself or book someone, and know what a proper job looks like either way.
How to clean a Persian or oriental rug, and when not to
A hand-knotted rug is built differently from anything else on your floor. How that construction decides what you can safely do at home, and the signs that it needs a full specialist wash instead.
How to prepare for carpet cleaning, and what to do afterwards
What to do the day before, how to settle the furniture question, what to tell the crew about your stains, and how to look after the carpet while it dries so the result lasts.
Renting a carpet cleaner vs hiring a professional
The rental machine and the professional one work on the same idea. The difference is how much water each puts in, how much it takes back out, and how much of your Saturday it costs you.
What carpet cleaning can and cannot remove
A yes, partly and no table for the things people hope a carpet clean will fix, with the Health Canada advice on pests and mould, and an honest line on where the machine stops being the answer.
How to clean a wool rug without ruining it
Wool forgives a lot of foot traffic and very little chemistry. The three things that damage it, a two minute test for the dyes, and what to do about the fringe.
Steam cleaning vs dry carpet cleaning: which one do you need?
One method rinses the carpet and takes the dirty water away. The other tidies the surface and lets you walk on it sooner. Both have a place, and they are not the same place.
How much does carpet cleaning cost in Toronto?
No single figure fits every carpet. Here is what decides the price, how the quote is put together and confirmed before anyone starts, and how to tell a fair quote from a bait one.
How long does carpet take to dry after cleaning?
Four to six hours in a normal room, longer in a basement or in August. What the drying time actually depends on, what you can do about it, and when damp stops being an inconvenience.
How often should you have your carpets cleaned?
Every cleaning company gives you a number of months. The number is not the useful part. What actually decides it is how much traffic the carpet takes and what comes in on people's feet.
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