How to Hire a Carpet Cleaner & Cleaning Methods

What Distinguishes One Carpet Cleaner From Another?

So choosing a carpet cleaner is tough. All carpet cleaners say they are the best and many have tons of reviews. They all claim they have the best cleaning process to clean carpet. There are some company carpet cleaners and then the big corporate chains that clean carpet. It can be frustrating to try and figure it all out. In the meantime you keep trying to find a carpet cleaner You Want to Call Back.

I use Hot Water Extraction and take it to an extreme level by using a Rotary Jet Extraction tool.

Don’t let propel tell you its not that dirty. Of ten dirt is hiding deep down and it is amazing what comes out of carpet even if shoes are not worn in the house. I still offer a portable carpet cleaning service and carpets in high-rise bulling that look really clean have a lot of dirty dark water. And these houses I clean every year!

To help consumers make an informed educated decision when hiring a carpet cleaner I have provided this fact filled guide. Here, you’ll discover:

What I’ve Learned: The 6 things you NEED to know

Carpet Cleaning Process: The basic science of cleaning

How to Vacuum: Two simple secrets to improving your efforts

Six Costly Misconceptions about Carpet Cleaning

Four Steps to Extraordinary Carpet Care

Seven Questions you should ask a carpet cleaner before inviting them into your home.

What I’ve Learned – Tips to Keep Your Home Looking it’s Best

Tip #1 CAUTION Putting Area Rugs Over Carpet  Ok, so you want to put a beautiful new area rug on top of the carpet in an area of your home. Please make sure the rug does not have latex in the backing. Latex often releases a gas called BHT that over-time naturally causes irreparable damage to the carpet by turning it yellow.

For example, the latex back on new shower mats is white and turns yellow over time. The BHT gas sometimes can also turn vinyl floors yellow.

Tip #2 Acids Etch Natural Stone Counters/Floors  Natural stone counter tops and floors are prone to etching when exposed to acids, such as lemons. It is important to have these surfaces sealed. Often contractors skip sealing natural stone counter tops. Even after sealing natural stone surfaces can still etch, so be careful letting any type of acid sit on these surfaces.

Tip #3 Unsealed Tile Tile floorstile counter tops, and tile showers are often left unsealed by contractors. We can bring these areas back to life and seal them to help keep foreign debris from penetrating the grout.

Tip #4 Prep A Repair Piece (Just in case ☺) – If you have new spare pieces of your carpet then I would recommend taking an approximately 12 x 24 inch piece and placing it where it will get lots of foot traffic (preferably shoe traffic). This will serve as great piece of replacement carpet that will blend in with the original carpet, if needed. After about a year of walking on this carpet have it cleaned and then put away.

Tip #5 A Reason Why Dogs Like Certain Rugs – Do you have a dog that likes to pee on certain rugs and not others? The reason some dogs pee on one rug consistently and not the others is because the rug they favor may be made out of wool. Of course the dog has not seen a lamb running around the house, but the wool causes the dog to think there is a lamb near. The dog thinks, “Hmm…No lamb is coming into my home and take over.” The dog pees on the wool rug to mark its territory. Bleach dissolves wool. So if you carefully remove one fiber from the rug and put some bleach on it and it dissolves then you know it is wool! Do Not put bleach on the rug.

Tip #6 Microfiber Upholstery – Microfiber is a fabulous material that is very durable. This fabric is imitation suede, which is a compliment. If you have a spot on this type of fabric make sure to BLOT the spill. NEVER rub the spot or you can permanently damage the fabric turning it from a suede look to a leather look. Microfiber is not like carpet and cannot be re-dyed.

The 5 Main Systems for Cleaning Carpet

The 5 most popular carpet cleaning methods.Steam Cleaning(hot water extraction), Encapsulate Cleaning, Bonet Cleaning, Dry Carpet Cleaning.

1. Hot water extraction (Steam Cleaning)

This is the most popular method for carpet cleaning and recommended by Shaw and Mohawk carpet manufacturers. I use this process with an extensive cleaning system. This method is also known as “steam cleaning,” which is funny since no steam is used. It’s probably called steam cleaning since the water coming from the truck mounted machine is usually 180-250 degrees. Leaves carpet cleaner for longest time (if done properly)

Machinery:

Generally, three hoses come from a van where the machine is mounted. The machine is really a hot water wet/dry vacuum. The machines run of their own engine or the engine from the van. They have tons of vacuum power. One hose hooks up to house water (outside). A second hose (high pressure hose) comes in the house which supplies the hot water to clean the carpet. The third hose is a large hose that provides vacuum to suck up the water and dirt. The water and dirt are stored in a tank in the van.

General Hot Water Extraction Process:

First, a mild detergent is used to pre-spray the carpet. Next, hot water is injected into the carpet.  Finally, a high-powered vacuum extracts the water, detergent and soil from of the carpet.

Tools for Hot Water Extraction Click here to see Carpet Cleaning Tool pics

Wand – A manual hand tool that looks kinda like a push broom. The handle is a hollow tube where the vacuum hose attaches to the top of the handle. The font of the “push broom” is the vacuum box that is dragged like a push broom across the carpet to suck up the water and soil. The pressure hose attaches at the handle and powers jets on the back of the vacuum box that spray hot water on the carpet. They usually only make 1-2 passes over the carpet.

Good – Can be quick. Doesn’t leave s sticky residue.

Bad – Can be real quick cleaning using little amounts of water and not removing much soil. Can lead to reappearing spots. Can leave excess water if not using dry passes. Hard to get out tough stains. Can blow water on furniture, walls, etc.

Rotary machine (I use the Rotovac 360i) – They have a spinning head with many vacuum ports that sit on the carpet and suck up the water and soil. Right next to each vacuum port is a spray jet. Water comes out of the jets to rinse the carpet. These machines make 200-300 passes per minute on the carpet. They are generally safe for all carpet (the Rotovac is safe for all carpet). The vacuum ports are usually smooth plastic or smooth metal and separate each fiber and suck up the water and dirt the jets just sprayed. People often this they are floor buffers. LOL

Good – Rotary Machine: Provides through rinsing and rarely has spots re-appear. Gets out tough stains. Rotovac can do stairs (nothing beats this)

Bad – Needs electric power, takes longer to clean, can leave the carpet wet if not using dry passes.

Ways to to Perform HWE:

Basic (dumbed down version):  Single Step version – The wand or rotary machine is set on the carpet and the trigger is pulled to blast hot water in the carpet. The water is plain water or mixed with soaps (usually soap). As the water is being blasted in the carpet it is being sucked up a second later. Pre-spot and Post Spot treatment may be necessary. Popular by big companies and unethical carpet cleaners.

Good: Very fast. Crew doesn’t need much training.

Bad: Leaves the carpet sticky. Doesn’t remove much soil. Water alone doesn’t clean carpet that well. Leading cause to people thinking, “Once you cleaned the carpet it’s ruined.” (Note: Sticky carpets can be fixed). Sometimes carpet takes a long time to dry. Often spots reappear. Many companies charge extra for Spot Treatments.

IICRC Training Method (Best): Multi Step Version

  • PRE-SPRAY – Detergent cleaning solution is sprayed from a hand held sprayer into the carpet. The solution is kid and pet friendly and loosens soils by breaking down water tension so water penetrates better, looses soil, and floats it to he top to be removed.
  • RINSE the carpet with a special Fiber Rinse that keeps the carpet from being left sticky and crunchy. Some of the rinses also help continue the cleaning process down deep in the fiber (I use these).
  • EXTRA DRY PASSES go back over the carpet with vacuum only remove excess soil and water.
  • POST-SPOTTING for all difficult stains. (Coffee, food, oil/grease, spills, traffic soil)
  • Wand or Rotary Tool – Both tools work with this method

Good: Leaves carpet cleaner for longest time

Bad: Unskilled technicians can leave carpet wet.

2. Non-Residue Zero Carpet Cleaning

These companies inject empowered water to remove soil. This process is an attack on Hot Water Extraction and really against carpet cleaners that rinse carpet soap.

Good: Honestly, not much good. The marketing is good.

Bad: They use an alkaline powered water to clean carpet which leaves a residue. Truth…For heavy soiled carpets they use pre-spray but have no way to neutralize them. Water alone will not remove oils and other types of dirt. Secret…Their process cannot get most soil and stains so they buy a lot of products that I use to pull out tougher spots from my suppliers. Guess what?? They have nothing to pH balance the carpet and so are leaving a negative residue in the carpet.

3. Encapsulation Carpet Cleaning (Chemical Dry Process – ical)

This process is mostly suited for office buildings, but had a big following for years in residential carpet cleaning. It is an IICRC certified system so it adds value and dopes remove soil.

Encapsulation is a chemical with a polymer that labors soil into the soap bubble. The dirt is hidden by the soap bubbles. When the applied solution dries, the carpet is then vacuumed to suck up the dirt particles, giving the rug a clean appearance. Encapsulation uses less water during the cleaning process, and as such, results in short drying times.

Tools for Encapsulation

The common is a machine like a floor buffer with brushes or removal Bonnet pads.

Good – Fast drying times, can be very inexpensive.

Bad – Leaves a residue. Doesn’t remove much soil

4. Dry Powder Cleaning (Host Method)

Been around probably since the 50’s. Some canopies sell it in cans at grocery stores. Powder like saw dust is poured on the carpet and brushed in. It has some solvents in the powder that absorb soil.

Good: Super dry. Good for something that should be cleaned wit h water at all.

Bad: Hard to get all the powder out of the carpet. Doesn’t remove much soil. Could stain the carpet if wet cleaned later or wick back, forever. Scratched my head over this one seeing saw dust looking material coming out of the carpet forever.

5. Do it yourself

You can rent or buy a machine and do warm water extraction.

Some machines need to have hot water added, while others have heating coils to pre-heat the water.

You can also buy a detergent that can be added to the tank.

Dry times average 18-24 hours as the suction for the extraction is not as powerful as a cleaning machine used by a professional.

If 10 gallons of water is used, some machines will only pick back up half or 5 gallons, leaving a great deal of water in the carpeting.

A couple of carpet manufacturers will still cover warranties with this type of cleaning, but you should always check before proceeding with this method.

Good – Great for spot cleaning. Cheaper than hiring someone.

Bad – Easy to over wet carpet. Leaves sticky carpet. Hard to get out stains. Hard work.

Don’t Just Read Reviews…Ask the Right Questions to find the Best Carpet Cleaning in Portland

There are some great carpet cleaning companies in Portland, but the Trick is knowing how to find them. Ask the Right Questions to find the Best Carpet Cleaner in Portland. Everyday, new clients tell me the decision to hire the previous carpet cleaner was based on the answer to the question, How much Do You Charge?” Of Course, you want value for your money and time. Everyone has a budget. Ask the Right Question…Can You Fix the issues with my carpet? This may sound like like an obvious question, but you need to make sure the carpet cleaner you hire has the training, dedication, and process to Actually Get Your Carpets Clean as possible. Is your carpet cleaner Upfront and Honest with Expectations, Pricing, and a Cleaning Process that leaves your carpet Better in the Long Run.

One Thing My Repeat Clients Know about My Carpet Cleaning Service!

It may ACTUALLY cost more to hire an ‘Estimate Beater’ Carpet Cleaner. The truth… For most consumes there are two different price quotes available. You need to ask wether the price quote includes Removing the Spots or Just Spray Water on the carpet & call it “Professionally Cleaned.” Often, over the phone price quotes sound like a great deal…But what happens when they show up? You guessed it…The price often doubles or triples. You find out that the ‘Phone Price’ does not include spot removal. Have been charged extra to use ‘Soap’ and/or ‘Deep Clean’ and charged for ‘Every Spot’ on the carpet? Then find out that both of these extras Blow the ‘Phone Deal’ out of the water!

What distinguishes one carpet cleaner from another?

To help consumers make an informed educated decision when hiring a carpet cleaner I have provided this fact filled guide. Here, you’ll discover:

What I’ve Learned: The 6 things you NEED to know

Carpet Cleaning Process: The basic science of cleaning

How to Vacuum: Two simple secrets to improving your efforts

Six Costly Misconceptions about Carpet Cleaning

Four Steps to Extraordinary Carpet Care

Seven Questions you should ask a carpet cleaner before inviting them into your home.

What I’ve Learned – Tips to Keep Your Home Looking it’s Best

Tip #1 CAUTION Putting Area Rugs Over Carpet  Ok, so you want to put a beautiful new area rug on top of the carpet in an area of your home. Please make sure the rug does not have latex in the backing. Latex often releases a gas called BHT that over-time naturally causes irreparable damage to the carpet by turning it yellow.

For example, the latex back on new shower mats is white and turns yellow over time. The BHT gas sometimes can also turn vinyl floors yellow.

Tip #2 Acids Etch Natural Stone Counters/Floors  Natural stone counter tops and floors are prone to etching when exposed to acids, such as lemons. It is important to have these surfaces sealed. Often contractors skip sealing natural stone counter tops. Even after sealing natural stone surfaces can still etch, so be careful letting any type of acid sit on these surfaces.

Tip #3 Unsealed Tile Tile floorstile counter tops, and tile showers are often left unsealed by contractors. We can bring these areas back to life and seal them to help keep foreign debris from penetrating the grout.

Tip #4 Prep A Repair Piece (Just in case ☺) – If you have new spare pieces of your carpet then I would recommend taking an approximately 12 x 24 inch piece and placing it where it will get lots of foot traffic (preferably shoe traffic). This will serve as great piece of replacement carpet that will blend in with the original carpet, if needed. After about a year of walking on this carpet have it cleaned and then put away.

Tip #5 A Reason Why Dogs Like Certain Rugs – Do you have a dog that likes to pee on certain rugs and not others? The reason some dogs pee on one rug consistently and not the others is because the rug they favor may be made out of wool. Of course the dog has not seen a lamb running around the house, but the wool causes the dog to think there is a lamb near. The dog thinks, “Hmm…No lamb is coming into my home and take over.” The dog pees on the wool rug to mark its territory. Bleach dissolves wool. So if you carefully remove one fiber from the rug and put some bleach on it and it dissolves then you know it is wool! Do Not put bleach on the rug.

Tip #6 Microfiber Upholstery – Microfiber is a fabulous material that is very durable. This fabric is imitation suede, which is a compliment. If you have a spot on this type of fabric make sure to BLOT the spill. NEVER rub the spot or you can permanently damage the fabric turning it from a suede look to a leather look. Microfiber is not like carpet and cannot be re-dyed.

Carpet Cleaning Process

The Science of Carpet Cleaning (Basic)

I have tried to simplify the science of carpet cleaning to help inform consumers and make sure they receive value when hiring a carpet cleaner. This is the basic cleaning process involved with Hot Water Extraction also known as Carpet Steam Cleaning.

A carpet cleaner uses a detergent to remove the dirt from the carpet fibers. Most of the dirt found in carpet is acidic in nature. The detergent used in carpet cleaning is an alkaline. The basic rule: If an alkaline is stronger than an acid it will neutralize the acid and if an acid is stronger than an alkaline then the acid will neutralize the alkaline.

The Carpet Cleaning Process

First, detergent is sprayed to break down and loosen the soil from the carpet fibers. Second, a wand or a rotary extraction tool is used to rinse the detergent out of the carpet. A powerful vacuum sucks up all of the dirty rinse water.

If regular water is used to rinse the carpet then there will be detergent residue left in the carpet and it will not be pH balanced. Ok, so to pH balance the carpet and follow manufacturer’s cleaning recommendations we need to add something to the rinse water to neutralize the detergent that was sprayed on the carpet.

To pH balance the carpet the water that was sprayed to rinse the detergent, earlier in our example from the wand or rotary extraction tool, should have been mixed with a fiber rinse. The fiber rinse is actually a mild acid that neutralizes the detergent sprayed on the carpet. Since the detergent is neutralized the carpet is basically pH balanced. This leaves no sticky residue, provides fluffy carpets, and helps avoid rapid re-soiling.

Many carpet cleaners do not use a fiber rinse. They rinse the detergent from the carpet with water that is mixed with detergent! The idea, which is incorrect, is that left over detergent will absorb any left over dirt. This leaves a sticky residue that attracts dirt and causes rapid re-soiling. This is like washing your hair with soap and then rinsing it with soap.

P.S. If your entire home is cleaned in less than 1 hour is that enough time to vacuum and properly rinse the detergent out of the carpet? The answer is no. Here is a question to make my point…What takes longer to put the soap in your hair or rinse it? The answer is to rinse it.

The Importance of Vacuuming

Did you know that 80% of the soil in your carpet is located in the lower 2/3rds of the carpet? The only way to remove this dirt is through proper vacuuming. If the carpet is cleaned without proper vacuuming then the soil in the bottom of the carpets is turned into mud! This is why certified professional carpet cleaners ALWAYS pre-vacuum before cleaning.

Vacuuming Secrets

To properly vacuum you need 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. When the bar is touches the top of the fibers it vibrates and loosens up the soil.  Vacuuming with the machine all the way down on the floor crushes the carpet fibers and very little amounts of soil are removed.  :-)

Also, if you have a bag vacuum then you need to make sure your bag is changed regularly. When the bag gets 25%-50% full your machine has lost 80% of its vacuuming power.

Six Costly Misconceptions about Carpet Cleaning

MISCONCEPTION #1:
“You should wait as long as possible before cleaning your carpet.

No. Dirt is an abrasive-like sandpaper. Every time you step on your carpet, you grind dirt into the carpet fibers. This cuts your carpet, just as if you had used a knife. A dirty carpet will not last as long as a clean carpet. And while vacuuming helps–by itself, it’s simply not enough. The longer you wait to have your carpet cleaned, the more damage you do to your carpet and the faster it wears out.

MISCONCEPTION #2:
The only reason to clean carpets is to remove the dirt.

No. As you probably know, outdoor air contains pollens, fungus, bacteria, air pollution, cigarette smoke, car exhaust – and hundreds of other chemicals. When you come into your home, you carry those pollens, bacteria and chemicals in your hair and on your skin, clothing and shoes. Not surprisingly, all those chemicals and toxins wind up in your carpet.
If you have allergies, asthma, emphysema, or other breathing problems – one major source of your problem could be the pollens, fungus, smoke and chemicals in your carpet.

MISCONCEPTION #3:
One method of carper cleaning is as good as another.

No. There are two types of cleaning that carpet cleaners offer: Dry Cleaning and Hot Water Extraction.

Below are different types of Dry Cleaning methods:

Dry foam: The carpet cleaner applies shampoo to your carpet, allows it to dry, and then, without rinsing, sucks the dried shampoo into a vacuum. Can you imagine applying shampoo to your hair, allowing it to dry and then removing the shampoo from your head with a vacuum? This method leaves dirty residue in your carpet, which is one reason dry foam is not too effective.
Absorbent pad (bonnet cleaning): This method is similar to dry foam, except that the company sets a large cotton bonnet on your carpet and with a floor polishing buffer machine on top “buffs” the carpet. The rotating motion causes the bonnet to absorb dirt from your carpet. This method is also called bonnet cleaning. Bonnet cleaning is like trying to use a large cotton towel or mop to rub the dirt out of your carpet. It’s not very effective.
Dry, absorbent powder: The dry-compound method spreads a moist, absorbent powder through the carpet. The powder is allowed to dry and then sucked into a vacuum. This method leaves dry sponge particles at the base of the carpet yarn. And because the carpet is not rinsed, this method is not very effective.

Our Method

Hot water extraction: With this process hot water solution is sprayed at high pressure into the carpet and simultaneously sucked out of the carpet. This method is also referred to as carpet steam cleaning even though steam is not used.

Shaw Industries, the world’s largest carpet manufacturer, recommends hot water extraction from a truck-mounted unit, and using a portable unit only in areas where the truck-mounted unit won’t reach.

Not surprisingly, truck-mounted extraction cleans better because it heats up the water.

Once water heats up to 118 degrees, every 18 degree increase in temperature doubles the water’s cleaning ability.

A truck mounted cleaning process begins when detergent mixed with very hot water is sprayed at high pressure into the carpet to break down the soils. After providing sufficient dwell time for the detergent to work, hot water mixed with a fiber rinse is sprayed and simultaneously vacuumed out of the carpet. The process of spraying and vacuuming with a fiber rinse flushes out the carpet, neutralizes the detergent, and leaves your carpet pH balanced.

P.S. This process should be part of a multi-step cleaning process, like our 11-Step Carpet Cleaning Process.

No question, the most effective way to clean carpeting is with a hot-water unit. It’s the most powerful cleaning machine on the market and the only machine that cleans your carpet of dirt, harmful bacteria, fungus, chemicals, pollens, tobacco residue and dust mites.

Some people believe that hot water damages your carpet, but this isn’t true. By washing and then rinsing your carpet with hot water, we clean your carpet completely – in the same way that the person who showers and then rinses off the dirt and soap will be much cleaner than the person who takes only a sponge bath.

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MISCONCEPTION #4:
Having the right equipment is all a company needs to clean your carpets properly.

Not true. Many companies own hot-water cleaners but very few companies teach their employees how to use them properly. This is why it’s important that you choose your carpet cleaner carefully.

The best cleaning companies are those that have been certified by the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification, known as the IICRC. Before you choose a carpet cleaner, ask to see written proof of the company’s IICRC certification and also the certification of the technician who is going to do the job! If they don’t have them, don’t use them!

MISCONCEPTION #5:

The company that offers the lowest price is the company you should hire.

Maybe – but not always

Pont 1: The price may not be for the services you want performed. The company may be equipped to remove only the dirt from your carpet. But you may want bacteria, fungus, pollens, dust mites and tobacco residues removed as well.
Point 2: The price you see advertised may not be the price you pay.

Many homeowners have learned that the low price they saw advertised only lasted until the carpet cleaner got into their home. The cleaner offered a cheap price usually between $3.95 and $9.95 per room–and then, once they’re in your home, they pressure you into buying “add-ons.” It’s as if you were buying a car and found that the dealer was charging you extra for the tires and steering wheel.

As in all businesses and professions, the carpet cleaning industry has its share of bad apples. I take no pleasure in telling you this, but some are unethical, and sadly a few are dishonest. By their misleading advertising and false promises, they cast a dark shadow on our entire industry.

Then you’ll find other carpet cleaners – professionals like me who work hard to earn your trust and respect.

As a way of improving our profession, I’ve dedicated my business to educating the public. The only way you can make an intelligent decision is to have all the facts you need. This is why I’ve printed this message.

MISCONCEPTION #6:
Any honest carpet cleaning company should be able to give you an exact price quote over the telephone.

I wish this were true, but it isn’t.
Honest, reputable carpet cleaning companies almost never price carpet cleaning by the room. Instead, carpet cleaning is usually priced by the square foot. So if you’d like me to tell you the exact cost of cleaning your carpet, I need to know the exact number of square feet that you want cleaned. To get an accurate measurement, I use a digital laser tape measure to calculate the exact size of the carpet area.

To give you an idea of how we estimate the cost of cleaning, here are the three things we consider:
First, the type of carpet. Certain types of carpet are harder to clean than other types.
Secondly, the amount of soiling. Carpet that hasn’t been cleaned for ten years will take longer to clean than carpet that we cleaned within the last six months.
Third, the amount of furniture we have to move. If you move your furniture, you’ll save money.

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4 Steps to Extraordinary Carpet Care

STEP #1:

Make a commitment to yourself to get your carpets cleaned. The longer they remain dirty, the sooner they’ll wear out. Plus, the longer you have to breathe all the pollen, fungus and chemicals that hid in your carpet.

STEP #2:

List your objectives. Do you want only the dirt removed, something you could do with a rented shampooer? Or do you want all the bacteria, fungus, chemicals and dust mites removed, which will require a hot water truck-mount cleaner, as we use? Do you want to work with an honest, reputable company – or are you willing to risk working with the company that offers you the lowest price – knowing that the company might not be in business tomorrow?

STEP #3:

Ask questions. The way you learn about a company is to ask specific questions and listen carefully to the answers. Here are 7 tough questions to ask a carpet cleaner before he begins to clean your carpet:

1. What method of carpet cleaning do you recommend?
2. What type of equipment do you use to clean carpet?
3. What will your equipment remove from my carpet?
4. How often should I get my carpets cleaned?
5. What training have you had in cleaning carpets?
6. Are you certified by the IICRC and will you show me your certification certificates?
7. Are your cleaning technicians certified by the IICRC and can I see their certifications?

STEP #4:

Once you’re satisfied that you’re working with an honest, competent professional, invite him into your home and ask for a specific quotation in writing. A written quotation gives you the assurance that you know exactly what your job will cost – no surprises.

By following these four steps, you’ll gain all the information you need to make an informed, intelligent decision. If you want a quick, cheap carpet cleaning job, many companies in the phone book can help you. Or you can rent a shampooer from the grocery store and do the job yourself.

But if you want your carpeting to be completely and healthfully cleaned – removing the bacteria, fungus, chemicals, pollens, and tobacco products – then we invite you to call us.

We’ll be happy to answer your questions – provide you with a cost estimate over the telephone – or come into your home and give you a free written quotation – without cost or obligation of any kind. To reach us, call 503-922-4875 or 360-901-8686

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Risk FREE Guarantee Carpet Cleaning

At Sean’s Carpet Care, we take our service and earning your business seriously.

Nothing is more important than your complete and total satisfaction. If for any reason you are unhappy, we’ll…
1) Come back and re-clean the area FREE of charge. Then, if you are still
not satisfied we’ll…
2) Simply refund your money

This plan guarantees to save you time and frustration…

When You Hire Us…There is NO RISK! ! !
How can we make such an offer? Well, we work very hard to meet all of your expectations.

No other company can get your carpets cleaner. We are professionally trained by IICRC. Because we feel nothing is more important than you and your total satisfaction.

Even one unsatisfied customer is too many for us.

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Call us to see how we can help: 503-922-4875 or 360-901-8686

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