Deep Cleaning Checklist

1. When making your hire for your next carpet cleaning service there are a few small To Do’s that must be complete in order to accurately say that you have had a deep cleaning. Here is a deep cleaning checklist so you know that your carpet cleaning technician has performed the proper dirt removal processes. Some of the dirt may not be visible to the eye, but this checklist will ensure that no filth can even be left for the imagination.

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2. First be sure that your carpet cleaning technician vacuums thoroughly. It is estimated that as much as 70% of carpet soil is dry soil and can be picked up with a good thorough vacuuming. Slow vacuuming strokes are a must. Vacuuming a 10×12 foot room should take no less than 15 minutes to ensure a proper deep cleaning.
3. The next item on our carpet deep cleaning checklist is to be sure that your carpet cleaner is using enough prespray to allow the cleaning chemicals to do their job. Take a look at your technician’s pump sprayer. As a rule of thumb, 1 gallon of carpet prespray should be used to saturate approximately 160 square feet of carpet. Any less is not acceptable.
4. Proper agitation is key when dealing with a deep cleaning and our checklist wouldn’t be complete without it. Just like you massage shampoo into your hair when you shower, your technician must agitate the carpet prespray into the carpet. This is one of the most important steps towards proper soil removal during the deep cleaning process.
5. Next on our checklist is simple - let the prespray do it’s job. The technician has already agitated the prespray into your carpet and now it’s time to wait. Dwell times ranch between 5 and 20 minutes depending on the type of carpet cleaners that the technicians is using. If your technician starts steam cleaning immediately, stop him and reminded him of the importance of patience.
6. Finally it’s time to steam clean. Here you should be looking for long, slow passes with the carpet cleaning wand, followed by dry passes to expedite drying times. Make sure your technician gets the corners of your rooms and along the walls. Many carpet cleaners tend to dismiss carpet an inch or two from the wall. It’s not proper deep cleaning so it’s important that this is included in this checklist.
7. After all this work it’s finally time to groom the carpet so that the pile all faces the same direction. This will help the carpet dry quicker and also looks more pleasing to the eye than a bunch of drag marks from the carpet cleaners wand. This is the final step to the deep cleaning checklist.

Follow this deep cleaning checklist and you will be thrilled with you next visit from your carpet cleaner. Remember that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Let it be known that you know exactly how a carpet should be cleaned and you will accept nothing less. If you are located in the five boroughs of New York you may visit Steam Pro Carpet Cleaning New York or call (718) 606-0549 to schedule an appointment for your next carpet cleaning hire.

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