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7 Habits to Keep Your Carpets Cleaner Forever

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7 Habits to Keep Your Carpets Cleaner Forever If you live with wall-to-wall carpeting, or have a home full of rugs, you know how quickly your soft, beautiful floors can get dingy and dirty. How your carpets fare has a lot to do with your daily habits and cleaning methods, so there might be more you can be doing to keep your carpet looking and smelling its best. From how you vacuum to your stance on shoes in the house, here are a few ways you can tread more carefully. Get good doormats (for every entrance) One way to protect your floors and carpeting is to make sure all the entrances to your home have a doormat for you and guests to wipe your shoes on when you come in. It might even be a good idea—especially in winter when snow, salt and slush from can make a huge mess—to have two at each entrance, one outside to wipe your shoes on, and one inside to take them off without making a mess. Clean any stains right away The longer you wait to deal with spills and fo...

4 Stains That Should Be Removed by Carpet Cleaning Professionals

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4 Carpet Stains You Should Never Clean on Your Own For most homeowners, keeping the carpet clean is an ongoing battle. While minor stains can often be removed quickly and easily with little more than a gentle detergent, others need professional attention. Before you try to handle your own carpet cleaning, make sure the stain is one you can remove. Here are a few of the most difficult-to-remove stains that need to be handled by a professional. 4 Stains That Should Be Removed by Carpet Cleaning Professionals 1. Coffee When it’s early in the morning, you’re not always aware of how much that mug of coffee is sloshing about. Unfortunately, that delicious morning beverage is one of the most difficult stains to remove, and when done improperly, it leaves an ugly yellow residue on your carpet. A professional will be able to get rid of the entire stain, eliminating the underlying yellow tint and leaving your carpet looking as good as new. 2. Blood Cuts and scr...

Health Problems to Humans from Breathing Animal Urine on Rugs

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Health Problems to Humans from Breathing Animal Urine on Rugs Most pets have an accident on your carpet at one time or another. Many people clean up the mess as soon as they notice the problem. However, merely cleaning the urine with a cleaning solution may not solve your problem. Often a urine smell will linger which can cause unpleasant odors, However, it's not just the foul smell that may bother you. You should also be concerned about your health. When pets and other animals urinate on your carpet, you may be subjected to more than just the smell. Sense of Smell It's not the urine itself that is potentially harmful to your health. It's the ammonia that is in the urine. Small amounts of ammonia are not harmful to the majority of people, apart from the unpleasant smell. However, large amounts of ammonia can be dangerous for your health as ammonia produces a gas that is harmful to your sense of smell. However, it's most likely that even a house th...

How to House Train a Dog Without Sacrificing Your Floors

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How to House Train a Dog Without Sacrificing Your Floors By Jeanne Sager New puppy owners know they'll need to learn how to housetrain a dog. But did you know that dogs of any age—from puppies to adult rescues—in new living environments can require training to get fully housebroken? Your adorable furry scamp will likely need a little guidance in its first few weeks in a new home so your floors can be protected and piddle-free. As long as you're patient and willing to put in the time (seriously, how much of a choice do you have in the matter?), your pup will learn the correct place to do its business. The tips below will hopefully make the process (mostly) painless and (definitely) efficient. How to house train a dog Expect to be very busy in the immediate aftermath of adopting your new pooch. It's going to need you around to keep it on a strict schedule and direct it to the precise place it's allowed t...