2 Reasons To Get The Carpets Of A House You've Purchased Steam-Cleaned

Here are two reasons to get the carpets of a house you've just purchased steam-cleaned.

The previous owners may not have been careful about keeping the carpets hygienic

If the carpets are not new and were used by the house's previous owners, then it's sensible to have a professional steam-clean them. The main reason for this is that you cannot know for certain if the previous owners were careful, in regards to keeping the carpets sanitary. Even if, for example, the carpets don't look stained, this does not mean that they are not housing bacteria and viruses. If, for example, the previous homeowners routinely walked barefoot on the carpets after walking around their outdoor patio or on their lawn, the dirt and grime from outside, and the perspiration and oils produced by their skin, may be trapped in the carpets and may have led to pathogens growing on the carpet fibres.

Steam-cleaning the house's carpets before you settle in will mean you'll know, without a doubt, that the carpeted floors are totally hygienic and safe for you to come into contact with. This is because the steam-cleaning technology used by professional cleaners will not only make the carpets look visibly cleaner and eliminate stains, but will also remove virtually all of the viruses or bacteria that may have been living on the carpet fibres. Having the assurance that your new house's carpets are truly sanitary will then make settling into this living space much easier.

To remove any dirt left on the carpets by the movers and by you during the moving-in process

Even if you think that the previous occupants of the house treated the carpets with care, you should still get them steam-cleaned, to remove the dirt that will probably be left on them by the movers and you and your family during the moving-in process. Moving into a new home without tracking in some dirt and dust is almost impossible. If you have lots of furniture and boxes, it's not usually feasible to ask the movers to take off their shoes every time they come into the house, and put them back on to go out to their truck, as they would need to do this many times over the course of the day. Likewise, when you're ripping open cardboard boxes, the dust from the boxes and their contents will go everywhere. Additionally, there is bound to be quite a bit of dust and dirt on the furniture you take with you to your new home.

Vacuuming the floors after you've unpacked will remove the surface-level dust but won't remove the grime and kill off the pathogens that are either at each carpet's base or are stuck inside the carpet fibres. Only a commercial steam-cleaner machine with a high-powered suction accessory will do this. As such, if you want to ensure that the items you display and the furniture you set up in your new house are placed on sanitised carpets, you should get them steam-cleaned shortly after unpacking.

Reach out to a company like Spring Fresh Carpet Cleaning to find out more.

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