Carpet Cleaning Guide
Before you book a carpet cleaner,
know what you're buying.
Everyone has a price. Not everyone explains the process. This guide helps you ask better questions before letting someone put chemistry and moisture into your carpet.
Pricing & True Cost
What should carpet cleaning cost?
Understand per-room vs square-foot pricing, minimums, what changes a quote, and how to compare the number behind the number.
Products & Chemistry
What goes into your carpet?
Cleaning products, surfactants, concentration, fibre compatibility, and what gets left behind. Chemistry should have a purpose.
Carpet Fibres
What kind of carpet do you have?
Fibre determines chemistry, soil behaviour, moisture tolerance, drying time, and stain behaviour. Carpet is not just carpet.
Methods & Drying
How should carpet be cleaned?
Hot water extraction, low-moisture, encapsulation. More water is not the goal. Less water is not the goal. Control is.
Residue & Re-Soiling
Why does carpet get dirty again?
Residue attracts dirt. Stains return. Carpet feels sticky. Understand what happens after the cleaning company leaves.
Problems & Corrective Cleaning
Something wrong with your carpet?
Still wet, brown, dull, smelly, or stained again. Do not just clean it again. Find out what happened first.
The machine is a tool.
The carpet is the job.
Carpet cleaning should begin with the carpet, not the machine. What fibre is it? What soil is present? What chemistry is appropriate? How much moisture is required? How will it dry?
Ready to clean different?
Fast drying. Zero residue. Built on textile science.