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Why Carpet Odors and Stains Come Back and How You Can Stop Them

The situation is all too familiar. You think your carpets are clean, you vacuum them regularly, you even rented a steam cleaner this year – yet to your frustration, you step into the room one day and get a whiff of a familiar odor. From pet urine to food stains, you’re upset to realize that …

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8 Things to Know About Carpet Cleaning

You may think you know all there is to know about your carpets and how to clean them. But cleaning your carpets, draperies and furnishings goes well beyond the occasional vacuuming or wash. Here are some important things you should know about carpet cleaning… 1) Pre-vacuum: Many carpet cleaning professionals will perform a thorough pre-vacuuming of …

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A blue air mover is drying a partially lifted carpet in the corner of a room, revealing mold and water damage on the subfloor near the wall during water damage restoration.

3 Reasons Why Water Damage Restoration is Important

Whenever moisture enters your home and sits there unchecked, it can pose a health and safety threat to occupants because it can encourage the growth of mold over time. In addition to that, it can compromise the structural integrity of your home. To avoid these problems, it’s important to enlist the help of professionals for …

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An adult and a child play together on a carpet, pushing colorful wooden toy trains over a small bridge on a curved wooden track, confident their space is fresh thanks to human safe, pet safe carpet cleaning chemicals.

Can Regular Carpet Cleaning Boost Your Indoor Air Quality?

Yes it can! The fibers in your carpets act like little sponges, grabbing dust and dirt out of the air and trapping those particles. If not properly steam cleaned on a regular basis, those particles can build up and worsen respiratory problems such as asthma and allergies. If you own a home with seniors or …

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Your Carpets are Dirtier Than You Think

It’s true. Yet many of us neglect our carpets and assume vacuuming every once in a while is enough. It’s not. Only professional-grade carpet cleaning can draw out the deep set dirt, grime and bacteria that can settle in your carpet over time. Think about what you do on your carpets every day: Your kids …

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8 Things You Should be Disinfecting at Home and at Work

The CDC says disinfection is one of the best ways to fight germs, bacteria, and viruses, including COVID-19, in everyday life. Disinfecting high-touch surfaces, such as doorknobs, remotes, handles, toilets, sinks and light switches is critical. You can swipe a disinfectant wipe on these every day, but it’s likely you’ll miss something important. And in …

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Two young children with curly hair, wearing white sweaters and jeans, sit on a gray carpet petting a brown tabby cat, with a colorful caterpillar plush toy nearby—pet safe for both the cat and children ensures human safety in this bright room.

Safety of Carpet Cleaning Chemicals for Pets and Humans

As a homeowner, parent or pet owner, you are understandably concerned with safety. If you have been contemplating getting your carpets cleaned, you may be wondering how safe the chemicals used in that process are. Carpet cleaning chemicals have come a long way over the years and are now extremely eco-friendly and non-toxic. In fact, …

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Carpet Cleaning FAQs

Here at 1st Class Carpet Cleaning and Restoration, we get a lot of questions on a regular basis about carpet cleaning, as well as other aspects of our business such as tile and grout cleaning and water damage restoration. We thought we would compile some of them here to help answer your questions and concerns. …

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9 Holiday Carpet Cleaning Tips

If you’re planning to have a few guests over for the holidays this year, you want your floors to look their best. You don’t want people judging you by your musty, dirty carpets, do you? Your carpets are a source of pride, which is why you should make every effort to ensure they are looking …

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