Tips for Choosing Your Home Cleaning Products
Read any label or watch a television commercial about a cleaning product and you’ll soon be convinced that said product is a miracle in a bottle. Yet, not all cleaning products work as advertised and many aren’t even safe to have in your home. Here are some tips for choosing your household cleaning products for […]
The Do’s and Don’ts of Leather Furniture Cleaning
Leather furniture is a great investment in any home. While often a higher price point than fabric, leather furniture tends to be more durable, age more gracefully, cleans easier and is hypoallergenic. It also can add a more expensive and sophisticated feel to any room and matches most décor. However, if you just shelled out […]
Can You Have a Clean Home If You Have a Pet?
If you have pets, you already know that pet fur and dander cling to both your furniture and your carpet. But fur and dander aren’t the only problems. Pets also track dirt and grime back inside every time they go out to play or for a potty break. While it does create a little more […]
How to Keep Your Carpets Clean This Summer
Carpeting is a wonderful flooring material because it improves the look of your home, is soft and comfortable under your feet and helps control the noise level in your home. Unfortunately, it is also a large filter that collects massive amounts of bacteria, dirt, dust and debris. Carpet also is susceptible to stains if spills […]
Don’t Fall Into the DIY Trap
Have you ever tried to do something yourself and it turned out to be a big mistake? It’s true, you can find a “Do It Yourself” video for just about anything under the sun on YouTube. In some instances, it is possible to do things yourself; in others, it is just best to leave it […]
General House Cleaning vs. Deep Cleaning
How long has it been since you deep cleaned your home? For that matter, what does deep cleaning even mean? We all do our best to keep the house picked up, wiped down and vacuumed on a regular basis. But sometimes you have to go the extra mile and vacuum out under your fridge, or […]
Summer Cleaning Tips to Keep Your House Nice and Neat
The summer months have arrived. bringing with them heat, vacations and a heightened wave of activity around the home. While spring cleaning is all about reorganizing and opening up the home from the winter darkness, summertime tasks might be a bit more involved. Do you suddenly have children who are at home all day instead […]
How to Make Wood Floors Look New Again
If you are a proud owner of pristine wood flooring, you know the great feeling that comes with gleaming hardwood. However, if you’ve had your wood flooring for as long as you can remember, it may be starting to look like your teenager’s car. After years of use, hardwood flooring scratches, scrapes, and wears down. […]
Back to Basics: How to Keep Your Carpet Clean
Carpets trap dust mites, dirt, soil, bacteria and other types of substances that can cause allergy attacks. Keeping your carpet clean and healthy will go a long way in reducing the irritating symptoms of allergies. It will also make your carpets look better and last longer. Here’s what you need to do. Vacuum Your Carpets […]
Choosing the Best Carpet Cleaner for the Job
Cleaning a carpet is as simple as grabbing the right products and equipment and starting to clean. It’s even simpler when you hire the first cleaning company you find, right? Wrong. Carpet cleaning is a pretty complex process, and when you choose the wrong carpet cleaner, you may end up simply getting the dirt ground […]
Safe Ways to Care for Leather between Professional Furniture Cleanings
Leather furniture is always popular thanks to its beauty and durability. It’s also a more expensive choice than some fabrics, like microfiber, and an investment well worth protecting. Inbetween professional cleanings by Chet’s Cleaning, the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification offers some tips on things you can do to help your leather furniture […]
Tips to Boost Your Air Quality and Extend the Life of Your Carpet
Keeping your carpets clean can be a full-time job, especially when you have pets or small children in the house. While some stains and messes are pretty easy to clean up, there are others that you can easily make much worse than they have to be through a simple misstep. Check out this quick guide […]
Spring Cleaning Done Right
Nearly all cultures practice some sort of spring cleaning in the home. In the Chinese culture, this spring ritual symbolizes ridding the home of the bad luck and misfortune that has accumulated in the previous year. Cleaning makes room for good luck to enter the home. For Americans, spring cleaning has more practical implications. It […]
Allergens: The Invisible Problem Hiding in Your Carpets
If you suffer from asthma and allergies, it is extremely important to have your rugs and carpets cleaned regularly. Allergens can build up in the carpet and cause vicious attacks on the human body. When an attack occurs, it causes body itching, sneezing, coughing, wheezing, a runny and/or stuffy nose, as well as red, itchy […]
Rug Pile Types: A Quick User’s Guide
A rug’s pile refers to the density of fibers. The pile height or thickness of the rug and the length of the fibers in the weave combined determine the pile of a rug. They can range from a flat/short pile or long and shaggy. Pile Height To Consider Pile heights vary: less than 1/4″ (low); […]
Benefits of a Professional Area Rug Cleaning
Some people consider rug cleaning to be a DIY activity. However, there are some things you should consider before attempting to clean your rug yourself. Provides High Quality Cleaning Professional area rug cleaning goes further than your regular vacuum or home steam cleaner can do. The equipment and tools used will disinfect and clean your […]
Tile Cleaning Tips
Many people choose tile flooring in their homes because it is attractive and very durable. In order to maintain it’s beautiful appearance, it’s important to keep it clean. Try these tips to help keep your tile looking new. Keep Dirt Off Your Tile Floor Your tile’s first line of defense against dirt is a doormat. […]
Upholstery Cleaning & Maintenance Tips
Maintaining upholstered furniture is easy to do while following these few simple steps. They do not take much time and you keep your sofa looking great year after year. Choose the Right Fabric Where will the furniture be located, in a well-traveled area or in an area exposed to direct sunlight? Furniture pieces subject to […]