Homemade carpet freshener
Homemade Carpet Freshener
Here’s an idea for making homemade carpet freshener:
- 1 cup crushed, dried herbs (rosemary, southernwood, and lavender are good choices)
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Combine ingredients, and sprinkle over carpet. Allow to sit for a few minutes, then vacuum.
Here are a couple variations of that mixture:
- Mix 1 small box baking soda with your favorite potpourri oil, using just a few drops, and sprinkle on as carpet freshener. Leave on a carpet 10 to 20 minutes, then vacuum.
- Use 1 cup baking soda, 1 cup cornstarch, and 15 drops essential oil fragrance. Leave on carpet 10 to 20 minutes, then vacuum. Store mixture in a glass jar or airtight container.
Choosing the Right Steam Cleaner for the Job!
This Vs. That
Most people are familiar with the standard household steam cleaner that is used to clean floors. You may notice that your steam cleaner runs well at first, but often needs to be serviced. Whether its actual repairs or the tedious t ask of having to continuously refill the water reservoir, having to use these types of cleaners can be more hassle than help. QCare on the other hand uses a truck mounted hot water Extraction method which utilizes 200 degree hot water and detergents injected under pressure to suspend soil and sanitize carpet fibers. After all the dirt is broken free, powerful wet vacuums remove soil and excess moisture leaving no cleaning residues on your surface.
Keeping that Carpet clean!
It is truly a hassle to keep your carpet clean. Whether it’s the kids, the dog, or just an accidental spill, it always seems like we can never keep our lovely carpet clean! See how the atlanta upholstery specialist take care of tough grime.
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Black Lines Around the Edge of Your Carpet?
By Chris Callas
Do you ever wonder what those black lines around the edge of your carpet are from and why they don’t seem to disappear, even after a good vacuum. Many homeowners will start to notice this buildup and think it could be caused by a carpet defect or that their vacuum is not working well, however this is a natural occurrence and is called Soil Filtration.
Soil filtration is when dust and other airborne pollutants accumulate on the carpet face fibers in areas with a concentrated flow of air over the carpet or through tiny cracks or other open areas under the carpet. Although there is no way to prevent this from happening to your carpet, there are ways to help minimize these soil lines in your home such as keeping air inside the home as clean as possible by reducing indoor air pollutants, such as cooking emissions, fireplace smoke, burning candles, cigarette smoke, and emissions from cleaning chemicals; and by the installation and regular replacement of high efficiency HVAC air filters.
While no one cleaning technique may be successful in all filtration soiling situations, recent innovations in soil- and stain-resist treatments applied to carpet have reduced the effort previously needed to remove the filtration soil.
To achieve the best results at removing these soil lines contact QCare today for a professional carpet cleaning, and we will help restore and renew your carpet, and help combat the soil filtration issues within your home.
Chris Callas is President of Q Care, Inc. QCare is a full service cleaning company specializing is carpet & upholstery cleaning, hardwood floor refinishing, window cleaning and pressure washing. Chris can be reached at (770)594-1836 or on the web at www.qcare.com
Is Your Carpet REALLY Clean?
The best way to clean your hands or laundry is to wash them with hot water and soap and then thoroughly rinse. But what is the best way to clean your fine carpet and area rugs?
Is it better to wet clean or dry clean? When and how should my carpets be cleaned? Will professional cleaning damage my carpet fiber and make it wear out faster? My carpets don’t look dirty so why should they be professionally cleaned?
Leading carpet manufacturers and the Carpet & Rug Institute agree that the two most important factors for properly maintaining and cleaning carpet are: 1) regular vacuuming and 2) professional cleaning every 6-18 months depending on household traffic.
Loose soil deposits from common foot traffic are your carpet’s worst enemy. To the naked eye soil may appear smooth but, under a microscope, common soil has sharp jagged edges that act like little tiny saws or sandpaper, cutting into the carpet fiber when agitated by normal foot traffic. Regular and thorough vacuuming will remove up to 75-80% of the dry, loose soil trapped in carpet fibers. The remaining 20-25% of deeply imbedded soil must be removed periodically by professional cleaning to prevent premature wear and permanent damage.
While there are many different professional carpet cleaning methods, they typically fall into two categories – “wet cleaning” and “dry cleaning”. Let’s examine each.
Dry Cleaning
There are several variations of dry cleaning. They involve applying a liquid or sawdust like substance to the carpet, spreading it around, and then vacuuming up the dried substance along with the soil. Unfortunately, it doesn’t actually rinse the carpet fibers, it leaves residue which attracts more soil and it doesn’t reach deep down into the carpet fiber to extract the deeply embedded soil. Dry cleaning is usually recommended for interim cleaning, typically in commercial settings where wet cleaning is not feasible. Many cleaners offer dry cleaning to homeowners as a cleaning method of first choice because it is easier and less expensive for them, not because it produces the best results.
Hot Water Extraction
Also known as steam cleaning, it involves applying a cleaning agent deep into the carpet fibers to emulsify the embedded soil, then injecting hot fresh water deep down into the carpet fibers to rinse the stubborn soil, and then “extracting” the soiled water and cleaning agent with a high powered wet vacuum. When performed by properly trained technicians, it provides the most thorough cleaning possible without leaving any harmful residues. That is why the two largest carpet manufacturers, Mohawk and Shaw, recommend this method and will actually void your warranty if this method is not used! Critics of water extraction point to long dry times but, when done properly, there should be very little moisture left after extraction and any inconvenience is far outweighed by the superior cleaning results.
Simply put, the best way to clean your hands or laundry is to wash with hot water and soap and then thoroughly rinse. The same is true for your carpet and rugs…
By Chris Callas, President & CEO, QCare, Inc
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