You are going to have your carpets cleaned by a professional carpet cleaning company. What things do you need to do to prepare for your carpet cleaning? Listed below is instructions how to prepare for your cleaning.

Pick Up Small Items: The first thing you can do is to pick up all small things from the carpet area being cleaned. Such as toys, plants, and small pieces of furniture ( dining room chairs, ottomans, etc.).

Pre Vacuum: Some carpet cleaning companies pre vacuum carpets prior to cleaning as part of their cleaning package. Some do not vacuum to help keep your cleaning price down. So ask the company before if vacuuming is included with your cleaning service. If not, then pre vacuuming all the areas being cleaned would be recommended.

Space in Your Driveway: If you can, have a spot for the carpet cleaning company to park in your driveway. Most carpet cleaning companies have their cleaning equipment mounted in their cleaning truck or van. They usually need to hook up their carpet cleaning hoses from their truck and bring in hoses into your home. That is why the carpet cleaning company needs to be able to park as close as possible to the garage or front door access.

Areas of Concern: Before the carpet cleaning company arrives, look at your carpet and figure out all the areas of concern. Such as bad spots and spills you are concerned about. If you know what the spot and spill is from, that information can greatly increase the carpet cleaner’s ability of being able to remove the spots. Also high traffic lanes that you can point out to the carpet cleaning company. All of this will greatly help the carpet cleaner to do a better job for you when they know all of your cleaning concerns.

Slip & Fall Hazards: When having your carpets cleaned, make sure you and everyone in the house is aware of the possible slip and fall hazards. Most every cleaning method uses one form of moisture to clean the carpets. When you walk from a carpet area that is damp from cleaning solutions to a hard surface area it can be a slip hazard. Tile floors and linoleum floors can be like walking on ice when you have cleaning solution on the bottom of your shoes. It is best to stay off damp carpet areas until dry. If you need to walk on damp carpet areas use extreme caution when going from the carpet to hard surface floor.

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