by sladetanner on March 31, 2010
Cleaning your carpet can be really complicated. If it is your first time, you may even consider hiring someone to do it for you. But you really don’t have to, because there are some very easy solutions to doing it yourself. You will need your own carpet steam cleaner. If you do not own one, there are many places you can rent one for a feasible fee. But if you don’t own one, you should really consider purchasing one, for future purposes. You will need some really good carpet cleaner solution. Make sure it is a popular brand. It will deodorize your room well. If you have pets there are special solutions to help with those strong odors.
The first thing you will have to do is move your furniture. Then you will need to vacuum your floors freeing it from all kind of excessive dirt. If you have any stained spots that have been hard to remove, this will require a pre-treatment of the spots. This solution can be purchased in the same place you buy the steamer solution.
These machines are really easy to use. You will just add your warm water and solution and begin cleaning. These steam cleaner machines will leave your carpets wet. Be careful not do over water your carpet. Plan on not using your room until it dries. You can place fans in the room, air conditioner or the heater to dry your room. This will make your carpet dry really quickly. It’s also good to open some windows to allow ventilation.
If you do not want to steam clean your carpet, because of having to deal with wet carpet. You can try dry cleaning your carpet. You will have to purchase a special foam solution for this type cleaning. It does not take long for the solution to dry. Once the foam dry into the carpet, you use your vacuum to do a deep cleaning. You will need a real forceful vacuum for this. You can also use a powder solution for dry cleaning. If you have pets and children, you will want to make sure the solution is out of their reach. These chemicals can be harmful if swallowed.
If you decide to use the steamer to clean your carpet, make sure your carpet is completely dry, before replacing your furniture. This could cause permanent floor damage. You will take pride in cleaning yourself for the first time.
by sladetanner on March 29, 2010
If you are looking into possible new flooring options to replace an old floor, or in building a new one, check out the pros and cons between carpet and tile. Carpet and tile are both great flooring options for any home, which one you choose to use most prominently depends on which room of the house the flooring is going to be placed in.
Carpet is great for any room of the house, except for rooms that are prone to be exposed to wet floors and spills, such as the kitchen and bathroom. Carpet can be purchased in a variety of colors and textures, and can be as simple as a one shade color, to as ornate as a multi integrated design filled with colors. The price range of carpet goes most typically in the square foot range, and the price per square foot is often determined by the ornateness of the carpet, and how high of quality it is. Carpet can cost anywhere from under a dollar a square foot for the more basic designs, to up near twenty dollars a square foot for the top of the line in quality and style. Carpet is easy to clean as far as dirt and daily messes go, but when it comes to the more serious stains you need to purchase a carpet stain remover or cleaner which can add up in price. Also carpet can sometimes need to be tightened if it is not installed correctly the first time. Overall carpet has been used for year and will continue to be used for its simplicity in both design and material.
Tile on the other hand is also a great flooring material. Tile is perfect for nearly all rooms of the house, but it is found most commonly in the bathrooms and kitchens. Tile also comes in a variety of colors and ornate designs, and like with carpet the pricing per square foot goes in direct correlation with the ornateness and quality. Tile is very easy to clean in day to day messes, and does not stain very easily; however the flooring material can be cracked with the daily damage it endures, or if exposed to heavy weight. The price for tile is typically more than that of carpet, but since less of it is used in smaller spaces it comes to about the same price to tile a bathroom as a living room.
Overall carpet and tile are great flooring choices that compliment nearly every room, deciding on which one to use is all a matter of preference.
