How Carpet Cleaning Can Improve Indoor Air Quality

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Carpets frequently trap bacteria, dust, allergens, and other pollutants that affect indoor air quality and could potentially make you sick. Many people are unaware of the significant role carpet plays in determining the quality of indoor air, and ultimately lack knowledge on how to properly clean and maintain their carpet.

If you’ve recently moved into a new home with pre-existing carpet, there’s no telling what pollutants are lying beneath you. Some of the most common types of impurities found in carpet include dust mites, particle pollution, pet dander, cockroach allergens, lead, and dirt. Taking a few necessary steps will reduce these pollutants while improving your indoor air quality. 

Vacuum weekly

It’s crucial that you stay on top of carpet maintenance. If you opt to do it yourself, it’s best to vacuum the entirety of your flooring on a weekly basis. 

Use a quality vacuum cleaner

Make sure you are using a high-quality vacuum that is equipped with a High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter. 

Deep steam clean your carpet

Regular cleaning and maintenance of your carpet not only improves the appearance, but ensures that you and your loved ones are living in a safe and healthy environment.

Remove carpet from bathrooms & kitchen 

If possible, kitchens & bathrooms should remain carpet free in order to prevent mold growth in areas that water is prevalent. 

Keep your home well ventilated

Keeping humidity levels below 51 percent will reduce the occurrence of dust mites, and making sure the home is well ventilated can help improve air quality vastly. 

Many of us spend the majority of our time indoors, yet we seldom reflect on how this might be negatively affecting us. Follow these tips to help reduce pollutants in your home, making your indoor air cleaner and helping you breathe easier!

How To Easily Maintain A Clean Litter Box

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Poor litter box maintenance is often to blame for a cat’s mishaps. Cats hate dirty litter boxes and may be driven to search for substitutes, such as a corner of the carpet. Your cat’s sense of smell is 14 times stronger than yours, so a litter box that smells reasonably clean to you may outright stink to your cat. Check out these tips for maintaining a clean litter box.

  1. Start with a Simple Litter Box
    Unless your cat has a preference for covered boxes or the box is in an area where you’d like to keep it inconspicuous, such as the kitchen, the best box to start with is a plain rectangular one. Make sure the box is large enough that your cat can move around in it comfortably, with no overhang.

  2. Line the Litter Box
    The use of litter box liners is optional, but they are convenient for tidy disposal of the used litter when it is time to empty and wash the box. Liners are a definite advantage when using non-scooping litter because they contain the excess urine that seems to pool, which is the reason most non-scooping litter must be changed frequently.

  3. Pour in Enough Cat Litter
    Most cat litter manufacturers recommend using two to three inches of litter. You may want to use three to four inches if your cats are deep scratchers who will dig to the bottom of the litter box if you use less. Start with two inches and experiment until you find the ideal depth for your cat.

  4. Make Scooping up Waste Easy
    With clumping litter, scooping is easy because urine clumps into fairly solid chunks which can be scooped out while sifting the clean litter back into the box. Poop gets coated with the litter so that it doesn’t stick to the scoop.
    The litter box should be scooped a minimum of twice daily, and more often if needed. You may need to add fresh litter after scooping to replace the amount that was lost.


It is also recommended to thoroughly wash the litter box with an unscented dish soap and hot water at least once per week. We hope these tips will help to keep your carpets clean and your home free of cat urine odors! 

How To Choose Carpet For A Home With Pets

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Are you purchasing new carpets in a home with pets? It’s important to choose the right carpeting for your home, since some carpet types can be easily damaged in a home with pets. Replacing carpet is a major investment and there are many factors to consider before choosing new carpet for your home. 

  1. Carpet Pile: Cut vs. Looped The best carpet choice for pet owners will have cut piles. Looped piles easily snag on your cat or dog’s nails causing them to fray and tear. Looped piles can also be an irresistible chew toy for your new puppy. Always choose cut piles. 
  2. Carpet Fiber: The two primary choices of carpet fiber are nylon and polyester. This choice can be a little trickier. Polyester fiber is typically more stain resistant, but nylon is sometimes also a good option due to advancements in stain protection treatments. Before making the final decision you may want to ask the manufacturer specific questions related to stain resistance. But when in doubt, polyester is the safest choice.
  3. Colors and Patterns: As a general rule, white carpeting is a bad choice for pet owners. From muddy paws to occasional stains, you will be fighting a constant battle. It may be in your best interest to choose a carpet with colors or patterns that can mask small messes that accumulate between professional cleanings. 
  4. Carpet Tiles: Carpet tiles are gaining in popularity and make replacing small sections of a carpet a breeze. They are an excellent solution if you own a puppy with a habit of chewing everything in sight. It is wise to buy extra tiles when the carpet is installed so you can easily replace any section that becomes damaged or stained. 

By keeping these factors in mind, you should be able to make the right choice for your family with your fur family in mind as well. It also helps to have a reliable carpet cleaning company out for those unexpected accidents!

Why You Should Have Your Carpet Cleaned This Spring

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Spring is just around the corner and if you are like millions of other people out there, you will likely be doing some spring cleaning both inside and outside of your home or business. There is just nothing like a freshly cleaned and organized home; cleaning your carpets should also be a part of your spring cleaning routine. There are many reasons why spring is a great time to have your carpets cleaned.

Improve Mental Health

Whether you realize it or not, carpet stains and odors can be a significant factor in stress and anxiety. The worst part of it, it can stop you from being able to relax in your home. Straightening up your home and getting your carpet cleaned is a vital part of spring cleaning for this reason.

Reduce Allergens

A spring carpet cleaning can help with major and minor allergy symptoms. Over the year, allergens, dust, and debris build up in your house. Then, it gets tracked throughout your house from the bottom of your shoes and gets blown in from open windows and doors. Now that these allergen particles have settled into your home, they can cause allergy symptoms once you breathe in the airborne particles, or when you sit on your furniture where allergens and other dust particles have landed.

Remove Winter Dirt

Over the winter holidays, we typically have more people in and out of our home. Not to mention, kids are doing more indoor activities inside your home while they’re out of school for winter break. For this reason, we tend to track in more dirt over the holidays, causing further wear on our carpet, especially in the high traffic areas of our home. Carpet Cleaning removes build up of dirt and other substances which have been tracked in your home over the winter. 

How To Prevent Spreading Of Viruses & Disinfect Your Home

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As flu and viruses continue to spread, more and more people are looking for ways to disinfect their living spaces. It’s always a good idea to wash your hands thoroughly and avoid close contact with people who are sick, but there are also things you can do to deep-clean and disinfect your home. 

Remember to clean first, disinfect later

Cleaning refers to the removal of germs from surfaces. Disinfecting refers to the use of chemicals to kill germs on surfaces. Both can lower the risk of infection spread, but you should clean first, disinfect after.

Don’t forget to read the label on your disinfectants. Some need to remain wet for anywhere from two to ten minutes.

Use household cleaners and disinfectants on frequently touched surfaces

Look at tables, doorknobs, light switches and toilets as places to start. Before you disinfect dirty surfaces, clean them with detergent or soap and water.

For disinfecting, you can use alcohol solutions that contain at least 70% alcohol. Don’t use expired products.

Wear gloves and make sure you have good ventilation while you clean

Wear disposable gloves and throw them out after you’re done using them.

If you’re using reusable gloves, don’t use them for other purposes, and wash your hands after the gloves are removed. 

Wash dirty laundry on the warmest setting possible

Use the warmest appropriate water setting for washing the items and let them dry completely afterward. Also, consider washing the laundry bag that holds your clothes, as that surface can also collect germs and viruses.

Clean and disinfect your carpet

Carpets act as a filter for bacteria and harmful substances. We recommend carpet cleaning and disinfecting for the professionals. However, if professional carpet cleaning is not in the budget, you can use an at home steam cleaner with white vinegar as a natural disinfectant. Pour white vinegar into a spray bottle and mist it over your carpets. Allow the vinegar air-dry. Get your steam cleaner and fill the fluid compartment with three parts water to one part white vinegar and steam clean your carpet.