Why you need to deep clean your carpets
If you have a dog or a cat, you no doubt have had to clean up urine or feces at least once. The smell of urine will probably remain in your carpet until you rent a professional carpet scrubber and go to town on the carpets. For $19.99 you can rent a Rug Doctor for 24 hours and you can spend time getting all the stains out of your carpet and removing all the other bacteria that lives in there.
Anyone that has a busy home knows that the carpet is going to get dirty no matter what you do. High-traffic areas are prone to mud and dirt and a good scrub of the carpet is really the only way you are going to get it out.
Individuals that live in a home where the white carpet turns brown need to have monthly carpet scrubbing.
Individuals with fairly clean homes are fine with once a year carpet scrubbing. Here is a quick guide to help you figure out which type of carpet scrubbing service you need:
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Rental
As stated previously, you can rent a Rug Doctor for about $19.99. If you rent the additional tools and the soap, you will end up paying about $30.00 - $40.00. Rentals are great because you have the control over where you want to focus more of your attention. Of course, you should do your whole house, but it's wise to come back over the rooms that have a lot of traffic or per urine stains.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out how to use a scrubber, there are some instructions attached to the machine so you can see where to pour in the solution and where the dirty water will come out. The cleaner works by spraying water and cleaning solution onto your carpet and then it is sucked up by the vacuum. Some rental models work better than others, but they all do a pretty good job.
Home carpet scrubbers
If you want to scrub your carpets once a year just to keep them fresh looking, a home carpet scrubber isn't a bad investment. However, if you have pets and a busy home, you will probably scrub more than once a month and the machine will wear out quickly as it won't be able to keep up with the demands. A home carpet scrubber averages around $80 or more. Like the rental, you will pour solution into a tank with hot water and it will be sprayed onto your carpet and sucked back up into the tank. It works great if you need to get rid of some pet urine spots, but it won't last forever.
Professional Carpet Cleaners
A professional carpet cleaner is one of your best options. For about $39.99 per room, they will scrub your carpets and move all the furniture to ensure that every square inch of carpet was covered. Their scrubbers also soak the carpet with hot water and solution and then suck it back up but the difference is in the power of their vacuum.
Their vacuum is so powerful that it will remove dirt from the actual carpet pad.
If you have just moved into a new home, hire a professional carpet scrubber to come out and clean the carpets to ensure that all the bacteria, pollen, and germs have been removed.
Whatever route you decide to go, it is a good decision to pay some money and scrub your carpets. If you don't do it on an annual basis, dirt, bacteria, and other harmful things can get trapped in the carpet pad. Try pulling up a section of your carpet to see how dirty it really is under there, you will be surprised!
