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What’s in Your Carpeting?
There are several good reasons for regular carpet cleaning. These include improved air quality in the home, fewer allergens and control of dust and other contaminants. Some EPA studies suggest that the typical home contains as much as 100 times more pollution indoors than what is lurking outdoors.
While many people maintain a regular schedule when it comes to washing their sheets or their automobiles, these same people think nothing of walking on carpeting that hasn’t been properly cleaned in months or even years. Walking on dusty or dirty carpeting can actually throw dirt and contaminants up onto clothing, furniture and in the air that home occupants are breathing. Guess what followed your shoes home today? Potential and typical hitchhikers include all sorts of bacteria and tiny organisms invisible to the naked eye. Things like chemicals, pesticides, feces, and fungi.
Do you have indoor pets? Small children? Plants? Do people smoke in your home? Do you have indoor hobbies? If so, you can add Regular vacuuming with a clean vacuum cleaner is just one step in seeking to reduce the level of allergens and contaminants in carpeting. Home vacuum cleaners lack the power of professional equipment. Professional hot water cleaning methods are far more effective in getting deep down, where contaminants are not only lurking but may be multiplying as well. Clean carpeting freshens both the appearance and the indoor air quality of your home. Take a good look at your carpet. What contaminants have taken up residence in your home? Isn’t it time to send them packing?Call Susan today at 913-244-6753 |
dust mites, pet dander, urine, food crumbs, chemicals and tobacco to the list of things residing in your carpeting. It is no wonder that many illnesses, especially respiratory illnesses, can be traced back to contaminants in the home environment.
