Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Carpet drying and cleaning


Carpets and rugs can change the overall look of your home. They add and enhance the beauty of any place you decorate with them. It’s the first thing that instantly gets noticed by guests or whoever visits your home. Maintaining the cleanliness and appearance of your carpets isn’t an easy job especially if you’re too lazy to vacuum it often. Carpets needs constant cleaning as their texture has the ability to store dust particles. If not vacuumed regularly, these particles may cause nasal allergies, constant sneezing or skin blemishes etc.
Keeping your carpets dry is another major task for household people. Carpet drying takes much more effort than mere vacuuming. Damp carpets can provide the ideal surface for mold growth especially toxic mold that reproduces in creepy invisible places. You will be able to recognize black mold’s symptoms even if it’s beneath the carpet. It would cause infections, irritations in eyes and skin, musty metal like odour in room and similar sign that confirms your carpets is being mold affected. Humidity level inside home is also favourable for mold growth. The carpets and rugs absorb the wetness present in air that may result in constant dampness. It’s best to keep indoor humidity level low even if you have to use a dehumidifier. Mold needs merely 24 to 48 hours to start growing. If you accidentally spill water or liquid on the carpet than make sure it’s dried perfectly.

Methods of carpet drying
There are many ways of carpet drying at home. Some of those are
  • Vacuuming is one method of carpet drying. It may take some time but make sure you the suction is done perfectly.
  • Pull the carpet and put it outside in the garden or driveway under sunlight. Sun drying is the best way of removing even little moisture from your carpets.
  • Replace carpet padding or separate carpet to dry both.
Always wear air mask, gloves to avoid dust while lifting your carpets. If there’s any mold growth underneath carpets than leave it to the professionals instead of trying to remove it yourself. Several cleaning companies offer professional help in carpet drying. ADET has newest equipments to dry even soaked carpets. The trained technicians work hard and double check that no moisture remains in the carpets. The team reaches you quickly and start working right away. They also investigate if the mold has begun growing already or not. It’s a necessity to keep your rugs and carpets dry to ensure the health of your family.  

1 comment:

  1. When water damages a house, people prefer to handle the mess all on their own. If you are aware of water damage restoration, it is good. But it is always better to hire a professional to handle this situation. Cleaning and restoring the interior of a home is not an easy task as you think. When you start the job yourself, you will realise its toughness. You cannot ensure proper restoration if you do it yourself. Expert cleaning technicians can easily restore your home back to normal.

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