Yes that’s right, we clean upholstery! In fact we bought a new piece of equipment specifically for upholstery cleaning.

Take a look here:

Upholstery can come in a wide range of textures, colors, and fiber content, yes not all upholstery is the same. We go through a series of steps in order to clean your furniture safely and effectively.

First we will test the fabric to see what fiber content its made of to determine what safe cleaning solution(s) we will use to clean it. Not all upholstery is created equal, and we want to be sure we get the best results possible. When needed we will gently agitate the cleaning solution to help break up the oils and soil that has attached to the fabric.

Finally we rinse the soils suspended in the cleaning solution(s) leaving the fabric soft. Leaving the fabric soft ensures that there are no soil attracting residues so that your furniture will stay cleaner longer.

The great feature of this machine is everything runs inside the home so it is perfect for cleaning upholstery during the winter time without having to have the door cracked to allow our hoses in. Give us a call to schedule your upholstery/furniture cleaning today. We’ll even clean your husbands favorite chair!

Did you see our announcement below? Our very own technician Nathan just completed his Carpet Cleaning Technician class and certification course from the IICRC last month. Read about it here.

Yes, we can clean your upholstery at the same time of your nampa carpet cleaning appointment. Just let us know when you call us 208-466-3223

Vacuuming is the single most important thing you can do to maintain your carpet. Well all get busy, and we all neglect it from time to time. We recently had a cleaning appointment where we pre-vacuumed the carpet prior to cleaning, and this is what we found…

As you can see there was a lot of dry soil particulate. This dry soil damages the carpet over time and causes it to prematurely wear out. Soil and dirt have thousands of sharp edges that cut away the carpet fiber over time. We cannot stress enough how important vacuuming is to extend the life of your carpet in between professional carpet cleaning.

Vacuuming Checklist

In order for your vacuuming to be efficient there are a few things you will want to do…

• Check Filters: If your vacuum has any filters you will want to clean them after every use, or at least regularly. This will ensure you have proper suction so the dry soil can be removed from the carpet.
• Check Hoses: Check any hoses your vacuum may have for debris/lint/hair. This is simple to do - you can detach the hose and take it outside and flush water from your garden hose through it to remove any clogs. A metal coat hanger also helps remove any stuck debris as well.
• Check Vacuum inlet: Underneath the vacuum near the beater bar there is a vacuum inlet port that carries the soil to the bag, or dirt cup. It tends to get clogged if larger debris is swept up, and a results loss in suction/vacuum occurs.

These three things are the most common issues with vacuums that we see. The vacuum doesn’t work properly, and many people go and buy new when it simply could just be a maintenance issue.

• Check and Clean the beater bar: The beater bar becomes ridden with hair and lint over time. It is good to clean it periodically so that it brush off the soil from the carpet.
• Check the power cord: For safety reasons you want to make sure there are no exposed wires or damage to the power cord. There are many cases in US every year where frayed and damage power cords cause fires. If you notice damage you will want to have it repaired, or buy a new vacuum.

As we mentioned before in a previous blog post the type of vacuum isn’t as important as to actually doing it regularly. A good rule of thumb is to vacuum common living areas 2-4 times a week depending on use, and amount of people living in your home. Living rooms, family rooms, dining rooms, hallways, and bedroom entry ways are what we consider to be common living areas. Studies have proven that regular vacuuming of your carpet will extend the life of it by 30-60%. The normal life expectancy of carpet we’ve experienced is 6-8 years, but we have clients with carpet 12-15 years old, and it is still in good or great condition.

Finally

Remember to have you carpet cleaned every 12-18 months as the manufacturer recommends. Some of clients require carpet cleaning every 6 months because of the amount of use. You can view videos of our work by clicking here. We also have some great before and after photos in our photo gallery.

As always we offer the following services & service areas:

Carpet Cleaning

Carpet cleaning - Nampa
Carpet Cleaning - Meridian
Carpet Cleaning - Caldwell

Tile & Grout Cleaning

Tile & Grout Cleaning Nampa
Tile & Grout Cleaning Boise

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We offer carpet cleaning in Boise, Nampa, Caldwell, and Meridian.

We not only clean residential carpet, but clean commercial carpet too! We have 20+ years of experience in the carpet cleaning industry.

Here is an example of a restaurant we recently cleaned.

As you can see carpet was heavily soiled which is normal for a restaurant environment. Restaurants should be maintained every 1-3 months depending on amount of traffic.

Regular maintenance of your restaurant or business carpet has many benefits:

• Saves on the cost of replacement - It has been proven that having your carpet cleaned regularly can extend the life of your carpet by 50%.

• Maintaining a professional appearance - When patrons enter your business they will notice the cleanliness of it, and having your carpet regularly maintained will ensure you’re projecting the image of your business that you want.

• Less sick days - The carpet in your business or restaurant acts as a natural filter capture all of the dust, pollen, allergens, oil, grease and bacteria. Carpet cleaning regularly removes theses things from the carpet, and brings it back to a sanitary level. Our cleaning system produces water for hot water extraction (‘steam cleaning’) in excess of 200 degrees. The high temperature will NOT damage the carpet but aids in remove greasy oils, soil particulate, and sanitizing.

Able Carpet Care provides residential & commercial carpet cleaning in boise, Nampa, Caldwell, and Meridian.

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Is Fabric Protection Necessary? You benefit by having us apply our carpet & fabric protection any time we clean your carpets, rugs, and furniture. Our protector makes it more difficult for spills, spots, and stains to PENETRATE to the interior of the fibers (where they cause permanent color change). The protector keeps messes on the surface where they can be more easily cleaned. Some fabrics have protector applied during the manufacturing process.

However, the protection degrades over time with use and cleaning. It must be refreshed from time to time. We don’t just clean carpets. Able Carpet Care’s carpet cleaning technicians are also experts in cleaning upholstery. We know the right cleaning methods for a particular fiber or fabric. Our steam-powered equipment will clean almost any sofa, love seat, chair or other piece of upholstered furniture.

Your home contains many pieces of furniture created from many different fibers, each with different characteristics. Cleaning these fibers properly takes experience and the correct cleaning methods. No one method cleans all upholstery fibers. So that expensive living room set, dining room chair cushion, or office ensemble you bought years ago doesn’t need to be replaced. Able Carpet Care will make it look like new again. So when you call us to have your carpets cleaned, don’t ignore your furniture. We can do both at the same time.

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