Back in the day, people only cleaned their rugs when they became visibly soiled. The general mistaken belief was that they needed to wait as long as possible to clean their rugs because cleaning them would cause them to get soiled much faster. The birthplace of this misunderstanding was that when wall to wall carpets first became prominent there were very limited ways to clean them. The most common method was to brush soaps made with coconut oil into the rug and let it dry. This method left a sticky residue that allured soil, and has not been used in this industry in years. We at Windy City Steam use truck mounted hot water extraction, or “steam-cleaning”, along with the most current in detergent technology in order to clean your carpets and upholstery with maximum outcome. Lets take a some time to discuss the 3 basic reasons for why you should clean your carpets and furniture on a frequent basis.
1.) Health is the main reason why everyone should have their carpets cleaned regularly. Dr. Michael Berry, deputy director for the National Center for Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency, in his book, Cleaning for Health, Protecting The Built Environment, points out these 7 things that deal with maintaining the indoor environment.
-1. Carpet acts like a filter in the indoor environment by trapping soils, gases, and human or animal dander.
-2. Excess build up of soils in carpet may have and adverse affect on the indoor environment.
-3. Soils, volatile organic compounds (VOC) and biopollutants be removed to maintain a healtthy house
-4. Maximize the extraction of pollutants from the building envelope.
-5. Minimize chemical, particle, and moisture residue
-6. Minimize human exposure to pollutants.
-7. Properly dispose of cleaning wastes.
Studies show that steam cleaning is the best method of removing not only everyday soils, pollutants, and allergens, but also greatly minimize the number of biopollutants in the rugs and upholstery, not only from the super high, but because of the fact that pollutants are removed from the carpet and taken to our truck and properly disposed of. The bottom line that the carpet needs to be cleaned when it is tarnished and should not be delayed until it’s surface is soiled.
2.) Asset management is a concern that most people don’t think about when having their carpets cleaned. What I mean is that carpet, on average is a Home-owner’s 3rd biggest investment. With the average price for carpet being around $24.00 per yard, the average home has several thousand dollars in carpeting alone. Frequent cleaning is recommended by the carpet manufacturers to not only maintain appearance, but to also promote a long life for the carpet. Soiling is the number 1 enemy and destroyer of carpets. The average piece of sand has around twenty five cutting corners on it that work to detract carpet every time it is exposed to traffic. Your carpet acts as a rag for your feet. Modern carpets are designed to hide oiling, so that by the time a carpet appears soiled on the surface, it may already be to late to reverse some of the damage.
3.) Appearance cleaning is third, and unfortunately, the largest reason that most people clean their carpets and upholstery, while dirty carpets are an embarrassing eyesore, I hope that in the above write up you have learned that cleaning only for the look of the carpet is not the only reason you have to have your carpets and upholstery cleaned on a frequent basis. With the above stated factsabout carpet cleaning, it is important that you become in touch with your local carpet cleaner. If you are in the chicagoland area look no further… Windy City Steam is the chicagoland’s number one choice for carpet Cleaning needs.
630-947-6034
Windy City Steam Service Area:
Addison, IL 60101 | Aurora, IL 60502 | Bartlett, IL 60103 | Batavia, IL 60510 | Bensenville, IL 60106 | Berwyn, IL 60402 | Bloomingdale, IL 60108 | Bolingbrook, IL 60440 | Burr Ridge, IL 60527 | Carol Stream, IL 60188 | Clarendon Hills, IL 60514 | Countryside, IL 60525 | Crest Hill, IL 60403 | Darien, IL 60561 | Deerfield, IL | Downers Grove, IL 60515 | Elmhurst, IL 60126 | Elwood, IL 60421 | Forest Park, IL 60130 | Glendale Heights, IL 60139 | Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 | Hillside, IL 60162 | Hinsdale, IL 60521 | Itasca, IL 60143 | Joliet, IL 60432 | Lake Forest, IL | Lemont, IL 60439 | Lisle, IL 60532 | Lockport, IL 60441 | Lombard, IL 60148 | Melrose Park, IL 60160 | Naperville, IL 60564 | New Lenox, IL 60451 | Oak Brook, IL 60523 | Oak Brook Terrace, IL 60181 | Oak Lawn, IL 60453 | Oak Park, IL 60302 | Orland Park, IL 60462 | Oswego, IL 60543 | Plainfield, IL 60544 | River Forest, IL 60305 | Romeoville, IL 60446 | Roselle, IL 60172 | Schaumburg, IL 60173, 60179 | Shorewood, IL 60404 | Tinley Park, IL 60577 | Villa Park, IL 60181 | Western Springs, IL 60558 | Westmont, IL 60559 | West Chicago, IL 60185 | Wheaton, IL 60189 | Willowbrook, IL 60527 | Willow Springs, IL 60480 | Winfield, IL 60190 | Woodridge, IL 60517 | Wood Dale, IL 60191
Carpet Steam Cleaning | Chicagoland Area 