Couch Cleaning Tips

09 Nov Couch Cleaning Tips

Upholstery Cleaning – DIY vs Professional

There is no glamor in housecleaning tasks, and sometimes it gets difficult to do it when it should be done. The level of cleanliness in your home will influence both your lifestyle and health because pests and germs thrive in dirty environments. Because house cleaning is an important and time-consuming task, you will often be faced with the question of hiring a house cleaning company or do all the work by yourself.  In this post we will share a few DIY couch cleaning tips and great reasons to hire a professional upholstery cleaner.

3 Tips on DIY Couch Cleaning

Even when you decide to hire a house cleaning company to clean your couches, you will also need to have some cleaning supplies in store to wipe surfaces regularly. Setting 10 minutes during the start or end of the day to clean up is one of the best ways to keep your house clean. Here are some simple couch cleaning tasks you can do yourself:

Blot Stains – Instead of rubbing stains away, dab them using a wet and clean cloth, sponge, or paper. The key thing is to blot the stains. Blotting involves putting pressure on the stain using the wet cloth to soak it up. Rubbing is not the best approach because it causes the small particles to sink deeper into the couch fibers, and this can eventually lead to the untimely breakdown of these fibers.

Use Shaving Cream – One of the best fabric cleaners to get rid of general stains is ordinary shaving cream. Shaving cream can remove most types stains. Apply the cream on the fabric stains and leave it for 20 minutes. After the shaving cream is set, you can then blot it using a clean, dry cloth. After removing the stains, spray that part of your couch using a mixture of water and vinegar and then wipe using a dry white cloth.

Using Hydrogen Peroxide – Some stains on the couch are as visible as blood. Getting a few drops of blood on your couch does not equal ruin. Use hydrogen peroxide to get rid of such stains. Begin by loosening the dried blood using a mixture of mild detergent and water. Then proceed and scrap of the blood from the fibers of your couch. To remove the remaining blood stains, apply hydrogen peroxide on the stain and wait for it to foam. After it has foamed, dab the hydrogen peroxide using a clean, dry towel to wipe your couch.

Extend Furniture Life

Cleaning your upholstery is necessary to maintain their new and fresh look. To do this, steam cleaning may be necessary. Steam cleaning will also extend the lifespan of your furniture. Although there are several over the counter solutions that you can purchase to perform some basic upholstery procedures, they cannot be as effective as the services offered by professional cleaners.

Hire a Professional Carpet, Rug & Upholstery Cleaner

An upholstery cleaning company will often have trained and experienced cleaning professionals. These professionals are trained to identify and understand the best pre-treatment and cleaning solutions. They also know the most effective methods of removing deep-rooted fabric stains.

• Commercial grade cleaning equipment makes all the difference. They provide superior extraction suction of debris and remove deep stains in the fabric.
• A company that can steam clean your furniture will often have professionals who can perform other home cleaning services that you may need. For instance, removing pet or tobacco odors and the like.
• Although renting an upholstery and carpet cleaning machine may be the cheapest solution.  It does require some skill, knowledge and time. If you don’t have the time to conduct deep cleaning, hiring an on-site upholstery cleaning company is your best bet.

3 Reasons to Hire Carpet Keepers

Knowledge – Upholstery cleaning companies are experienced in operating cleaning equipment and determining how much cleaning solution should be used. In most cases, inexperienced individuals trying DIY approaches end up damaging their upholstery and carpets. Carpet Keepers is a full accredited member of the The Carpet & Rug Institute.

Removing Tough Stains – Not all solutions available at the local store can eliminate the glaring stains you see every day on your couch, and they may just need the hand of a professional. At Carpet Keepers we use our own patented eco-friendly PureScience formula to bust even the toughest stains and odors.

Preventing Growth of Mold – One of the problems of cleaning your upholstery is the risk of saturating them with water and not drying the completely. This can lead to the growth of mildew and mold which can affect your health and that of your loved ones in the household. The team at Carpet Keepers have powerful drying equipment that eliminates threats from moisture.

Hiring professional carpet, area rug and upholstery cleaners will preserve your investment and give you peace of mind. Upholsteries are expensive, and the money you use on a cleaning service is nominal compared to the high expenses you will incur in repair or replacement.

Contact the team at Carpet Keepers, based in Leesburg, VA.  We proudly Loudoun County and surrounding locations with full service carpet cleaning.  We are the carpet cleaners near you!