Posts from — September 2007

The carpet need regular care and maintenance, it all depends on you how you clean it to make sure it stays looking excellent longer. Here are few tips that will help you for routine care for your valuable carpet.

Use vacuum cleaner that pull up the surface dirt and prepare the carpet for cleaning, before cleaning make sure how your carpet will react to certain cleaners, try to check the color fastness before using any cleaner by checking any small hidden area for just experimenting before you use the cleaner. It is generally suggested to use the cleaners, which contain peroxide, that work more effectively. Use hot water extraction method to clean the carpet. For cleaning a Berber carpet you’ll need very hot water to clean it for getting good results. Use hot tap water with non-foaming detergent, which will force pressure and this, will clear the ground dirt easily. Don’t use bleach, as there are chances that it will leave a discoloration in some area.

For removing stain, it is better if you attend it immediately, you can blot it with paper towel, don’t rub it otherwise it will spread to the other carpet area and into the carpet fiber. For removing wine stains club soda/baking soda works fine for removing, for other stain you can use equal parts of white vinegar and water or a paste made from borax, salt and vinegar, paste it over the stain, the stain would disappear if you keep it for overnight, later you can wash the area and vacuum it up after it get dried. If you follow these easy steps, you will find every time you wash your carpet it looks new terrific. For more home organization tips refer this site discoverorganization.com