Carpet Dry Cleaning

Getting your carpets dry cleaned allows them to last longer and keeps better hygiene in the home. You may need professional carpet dry cleaning if you are renting and are required to clean the carpets at least one time in a year or during the end of lease cleaning when moving out. If your carpet looks a little worse than it was before, you want to get dry cleaning technicians to clean it. Dry cleaning your carpet is a good investment in your home as it ensures cleanliness, improves your health, and allows longevity of the carpet flooring.

How often do you need to clean carpets?

It’s important that you vacuum your carpet around two times a week or even more if they take up dirt so quickly. Vacuuming is only a light cleanup and will often not take away all the debris and dirt that’s on the carpet. With time, the carpet continues to trap dirt that lodges within the tufts. A deep clean up with the help of a professional carpet cleaner needs to be done every 12 to 24 months. If you have little children, pets, or if you are a smoker or live with one, you want to see that you clean the carpet often.

If you reside in an area with a lot of pollution or dust, you want to clean the carpet often as dirty carpet can have a negative impact on your health. To help you go longer between cleans you may want to use a welcome mat placed at the backdoor and front door. It will help reduce the amount of dirt that gets into your home. If you happen to spill something on the carpet, make sure you spot clean it immediately by dabbling to minimise the chances of having a stubborn stain forming.

What are the benefits of having a professional carpet clean?

Cleaning your carpet not only makes it look nicer, but it also gets rid of a whole lot of yucky things like organic allergens, fine particles the vacuum cleaner didn’t catch, smells from smoking, candles, heating, and cooking, and pesticides you might have brought in on your shoes.

Carpet cleaning can also be a long arduous process if you’re unsure of what you’re doing. By choosing a professional carpet cleaning service you’ll benefit from the time and effort it may otherwise take you. The Jim’s Carpet Cleaning team is fully insured, police checked and trained with using the right chemicals and equipment for your carpeting. 

Can you dry clean a carpet?

Yes, you can dry clean your carpet. This is one of the techniques you can use to keep your carpets clean.

Is dry carpet cleaning better than steam?

There are several methods you can utilise to clean your carpets including dry cleaning and steam cleaning. While these two methods will help keep the carpets clean, they have their share of pros and cons. If you’re using one over the other, you want to know what to expect and how the cleaning is done. Sometimes, you may do a combination of both, but one method can work fine.

Steam cleaning

As the name suggests, you may assume steam cleaning uses only steam to clean up your carpets. That’s only logical because this method combines chemicals with water to help remove dirt and grime. A steam cleaner sprays cleaning detergent and hot water, not necessarily steamy water. A wet-vacuum is used to remove the moisture from the carpet. Since steam cleaning combines hot water with cleaning chemicals, it tends to clean much more compared to cleaning the surface of the carpet. It removes debris and dirt that is lodged deep into the carpet. Again, the spray of hot water helps work on difficult-to-remove particles. This cleaning method is effective in removing most debris, dirt, and stains or even pests and allergens.

The downside is that the chemicals used to steam clean may cause damage to your carpet or harm the people around. That being said, most cleaning companies utilise safe chemicals that won’t cause damage to your carpet or reduce the quality of air in your building. You may want to know the safety of the chemicals a cleaning company uses in steam cleaning.

Also, the water used to clean the carpet may contribute to mould and mildew. If you allow water to remain in the carpet for a long time, or you use too much water or you don’t dry the carpet properly, it will likely seep deeper into the carpet causing mould. So, you want to ensure that you wet vacuum the carpet properly and not allow water to completely soak the carpet.

While steam cleaning may do a better job, it takes a little more time. You will need a couple of hours to allow the carpet to be cleaned and dried properly, probably 12 to 24 hours. Click here to find out more about our steam cleaning carpet service. 

Dry cleaning

With dry cleaning, it doesn’t mean that there is no water used in the cleaning process. The method uses more cleaning chemicals with a bit of moisture to get rid of the grime, dirt, and debris along with the chemicals. A dry, powdered chemical is placed on the carpet where it seeps into the fibres of the carpets to break apart dirt and the hard-to-remove stains. Spraying some water helps cleaning chemicals to break down the particles. A cleaning technician vacuums the dirt that bonds with the chemicals.

Dry cleaning a carpet allows you to walk on it soon after the cleanup. Many homeowners and business persons choose dry cleaning over steam because it requires less time to perform and doesn’t interrupt business operations. The method offers a thorough clean and the chemicals can dismantle stubborn stains that probably steam cleaning is unable to combat.

Since dry cleaning uses more abrasive chemicals compared to steam cleaning, if you are asthmatic or have allergies, you may not enter the home or office immediately. So, you want to talk to the cleaning company to see if they utilise effective, safe, cleaning substances.

How can I dry clean my carpet at home? 

It’s possible to dry clean your carpet at home. You want to apply one or more sprays of dry cleaning powder or foam and brush clean into the carpet. Wait for some time for the chemicals to break down the dirt then vacuum the carpet. Dry cleaning your carpets will leave them dry and ready for use right away.

How much does it cost to have the carpet cleaned?

Cleaning a carpet will cost you about $70 to $200 or so. The price largely depends on the type of the building, the tasks involved, and the amount of work involved. The location may also determine the price, for instance, dry cleaning a carpet in Sydney may be more expensive than in Brisbane. Jim’s Cleaning has franchises in over 800 locations Australia wide, find dry carpet cleaning near you. 

The company you choose may determine how much you will pay, some will charge slightly lower than others for the same cleaning service. The type and condition of the carpet and the square metre of the carpet that need cleaning are other things that affect the prices. Any extras you need to clean including rugs, car seats, lounges, hallways, and furniture will also determine the overall price.

If you’re looking for a dry carpet cleaning near me, Jim’s Dry Carpet Cleaning team will help restore cleanliness in your carpet and your home at large. We use safe cleaning chemicals to ensure you get the desired results. We offer dry carpet cleaning services Australia Wide. Contact us today by calling 131 456 or get your free online quote any time of day!