Sean's Carpet Care

Have you thought about buying new carpet recently? I know that it can be tough to look down at your carpet sometimes. Does it make you feel like you don’t take the best care of your home?  Sometimes when I meet new clients that call my company for Carpet Cleaning in Portland and I see their homes and I never judge. I always mention that I am there to clean and not to judge.

Don’t feel bad! You know…With some types of carpet you can clean it until you feel like your arms are going to fall off and it will still look like it’s dirty! Often, people consider the reason their carpets look dirty after cleaning is due to wear.

Do you know…That what most people consider as wear in their carpet is actually damage. Wear is a legal term that addresses fiber loss. Some types of fiber don’t actually wear and what you are looking at is most likely damage. I hear about wear everyday and educate my clients on the difference between wear and damage.

When searching for the type of carpet that will work best for your situation you should consult a good Carpet Buying Guide. As a professional carpet cleaner I meet clients with all types of carpet fibers. Carpet fibers are generally comprised of wool, nylon, polyester, olefin, and a few new ones. Each of these fibers can have different weaves like Frieze, Berber, Loop Pile, cut loop, and many others.

My favorite type of carpet fiber is nylon. But choosing a fiber for your next carpet does depend on the type of traffic that will run running across it on a daily basis.

Before choosing carpet I would recommend looking at StainMaster’s Carpet Buying Guide. When choosing new carpet you will learn about carpet styles & construction, importance of padding, carpet installation, and more!

So before looking at buying new carpet do some research and pick the best fiber and style to suit your needs. TIP: After getting your carpet installed make sure to read the warranty information and make to sure to note the recommended cleaning frequency. You definitely want to maintain your new carpet warranty.

I hope this information is helpful! Until next time take care….Sean

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Your home is your castle. When you own a castle you need to make sure you perform regular and proper maintenance. One of the goals with my website it help people learn how to take care of their home environment. Often, i’ve noticed that there are a lot of maintenance tasks that get over looked.

With owning a home you need to make sure to regularly clean the heating filters, carpets, hardwood floors, tile & grout, and counter tops. One other important maintenance tip is to take care of your lawn. One major problem with lawns that leaves homeowners at a loss for answers is How to Identify and Control Snow Mold Lawn Fungus. Check out the website link above for the answer on how to identify the mold and treat it yourself.

For more information on how to take the best care of your indoor environment, please check out my website. Hope this info helps…..Sean

My website: Carpet Cleaning Portland

Do you have spots on your carpet that almost speak to you everytime you walk past them. Do wonder what to do with the spots so they do not become permanent?

Well, I want to offer some help for Do It Yourself Carpet Cleaners. Everyday, I meet new Carpet Cleaning Portland clients that have issues with spots and need help.

The importance with proper spot removal is to get it wiped up as soon as possible. The other key is knowing exactly what is the best spot removal procedure for your particular stain. Everyday, I meet carpet cleaning clients in Portland that if they would have known how to remove a spot properly it wouldn’t have become a stain.

Here are some great spot removal tips from the Rug Doctor, on Removing Carpet Stains

Hope this information is helpful! Sean

The holiday season is obviously upon us and we all know that a few accidents will happen on the carpet or on the fabulous persian area rugs. In my carpet cleaning Portland business I get calls everyday asking how to remove accidental spills from rugs and carpets.

Oriental and persian rugs hold a special place in the hearts of their owners. Even if you don’t have the most expensive rugs in the world your rug is important to you, so it is important to know how to safely remove accidental spills.

I found a great article written by Lisa Wagner, The Rug Chick, that details how to safely save your rug from, “Red  wine, soda, food, mud, and with all those guests making your pets NUTS…inevitably pet puddles on your rugs too. ‘Tis the season….for RUG SPILLS!’”

Read her article, Rug soills during the holidays…’Tis the season

Happy Holidays! Hope this info is helpful….Sean

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Everyday, I meet with new clients to discuss concerns with spots, spills, and odors in their carpets. Often, these new Carpet Cleaning Portland clients do not realize that concerns with carpet is not just obvious dirt that can be seem. The real issue with maintaining a healthy indoor home environment is maintaining healthy indoor air quality.

Hiring a professional carpet cleaner to clean the carpets is a great way to help maintain indoor air quality. The best way to maintain your carpets in-between carpet cleaning is to vacuum your carpets properly.

There are a couple secrets to proper vacuuming that  will greatly enhance your efforts.

The first secret is to setup your vacuum correctly. Most homeowners seem to have their vacuum height set on the lowest setting. In other words the vacuum is set all the way on the floor. You should have your vacuum height set to where the beater bar is just touching the top of the carpet fibers. With the beater bar at the top the fibers are vibrated and you achieve great particulate soil removal.

The second secret is to change the bag regularly. When the bag gets 25%-50% full your machine has lost 80% of its vacuuming power.

Now, that you know secrets to maintaining your carpet it should be obvious you need information on Choosing the Best Vacuum Cleaner for Your Needs

Hope this information is helpful….Until Next time….Sean

Carpet cleaning is a business that covers more than just cleaning carpets. Many companies often specialize in other services that includes, mattress cleaning, hardwood floor cleaning, upholstery cleaning, pet urine odor removal, rug cleaning, and more.

In my Carpet Cleaning Portland OR business I offer all of the above services and a few more. One specialty service I offer is rug cleaning. Every so often I have been asked to clean rug that have strange odors. If there are pets in the home then I will inspect the rug with a black light to detect odor caused by pet urine.

Occasionally there there is no pet urine to be found. So what can it be I am asked? If there is no pet urine, or water damage problems then usually the odor is coming from latex in the rug. Yes, the latex in the backing of the rug smells if bad.

Unfortunately there is nothing that can be done to remove the odor from the latex backed rugs, except to get a new rug.

Here is a great blog by Lisa Wagner that talks about Rugs That Stink.

Hope this information is helpful…Until next time Sean

The last time I hired a carpet cleaning service, I ended up in court because they had rushed over the job and cashed their check at a payday advance place. So I was extra-careful in finding this one. Sean’s carpet cleaning is amazing. He was here for several hours. I’ve never used a carpet cleaner who spent so much time working on the job. I really didn’t expect some of the pet stains to come up – and was blown away – everything looks new again. I also asked him to clean the tile grout in the kitchen, which I thought was also a lost cause. It’s looks new as well. His professionalism was more on-par with the kind of service you get at El Gaucho or Mortons than what you think of with carpet cleaning services. He explained the investment he makes in high-end equipment and continuing education – it shows in the end result. The carpets look and smell great. Do yourself a favor and call him. Really outstanding company”

Patrick Sheehan – Clackamas, OR

Patrick Sheehan for State Representative

Lately, indoor air quality has become a major concern. Everyday, I try an educate my Carpet Cleaning Portland clients on how to take the best care of their indoor environment.

The truth with allergy control is that carpet is excellent at suppressing allergens and keeping them from entering the air. Carpet cleaning and regular vacuuming keep the home’s indoor air filter clean. Yes, you read that correct. Carpet is the home’s indoor air filter. Everything gets filtered through the carpet and stored until cleaned. Once the carpet is full of soil, dander, and other particulate soil then the filtering burden is passed onto the upholstery, mattresses, and hardwood floors.

For some fascinating information from Shaw Floors about Carpet and Allergens – Answers to Common Misconceptions

Hope this information is helpful…Until Next Time…Sean

Pets are a wonderful addition to the family. Hey, I am a pet person, so I understand the down side in dealing with unexpected cat urine or dog urine accidents. Almost everyday in my carpet cleaning Portland business I receive phone calls for help with pet urine issues.

I get calls all of the time for asking for help with pet urine removal from carpet and then there are those special calls: Pet Urine Removal from Wool Rugs.

Pet urine removal is challenging, except for carpet cleaners with specialized knowledge and tools. Pet urine in wool rugs requires additional specialized experience and knowledge to properly treat.

Damage from pet urine in wool rugs can sometimes be minimized if quickly and properly treated. If the urine is not properly treated quickly there can be permanent staining, color loss, fiber damage, and more!

Here is a great article written by Lisa Wagner, “The Rug Chick”, that has a great article that provides answers to the question: Pet Accidents Happen. Now What?

With all of the options in vacuum cleaners today it can be overwhelming to know which is the best. It is hard to know which is the best one to choose. I mean you can spend as little as $50.00 or over a $1000.00 dollars on a new vacuum cleaner! As a professional Portland Carpet Cleaner I get asked almost daily which is the best vacuum cleaner to buy?

One of my favorite types of vacuum cleaners is the bagless style vacuums. Bagless vacuums can be great because you do not have to fool with bags. One secret to maximizing the power of any vacuum cleaner is to keep the bag or cylinder clean. So to keep your vacuum performing efficiently just make sure the bag or cylinder is not more than 25 – 50 percent full. With a bagless vacuum cleaner it is easy and cost effect to keep the cylinder not more than 25 – 50 percent full.

Here is a great website I found that talks about The Best Bagless Vacuum Cleaner

Hope this info is helpful…until next time…Sean