Carpet Cleaners How Do You Choose The Right One? .
If you are looking for professional office cleaners you will find there are a lot of carpet cleaning companies out there. Read the adverts and you notice none of them will suggest they are the second best cleaners. Why would they? But by following the tips we give later in the article you will discover how to find the right carpet cleaner to fit your needs.
Taking a few minutes to look at the different types of cleaning carpets options and the particular type of carpet you have in your offices or home will enable you to make the right decision. You will find that there are a number of different carpet cleaning methods which all have their own advantages and of course disadvantages. Not all cleaning companies will take the time to explain the disadvantages of the method they want to use on your carpet. You need to know them. For example a dry extraction type of clean will use a powder chemical which can be massaged into the fibres of the carpet bonding with the dirt or stains and “pulling” them away from the fibres to make them easy to vacuum away.
Dry foam on the other hand may be used by applying foam to the carpet and then vacuuming it up with a wet vacuum. You can also choose a vacuum that uses stronger chemicals and a stronger suction to get dirt up. For your needs, you should choose the vacuum accordingly.
You can also get different estimates as well. Find out what the professionals charge and what is considered to be extra. You should also find out what chemicals are going to be used, how long the process will take, and whether or not they plan to move any furniture.
Be aware not all cleaning companies carry out effective security checks on their employees. Find out about insurance liability. If they make a mistake and someone gets injured are they covered or will your company be at risk? Get it in writing that they are taking responsibility for any damage caused e.g. carpet shrinkage, furniture damaged, items going missing etc.
Follow the above tips, and you’ll have no problems with finding the right carpet cleaner.
Many of your staff may suffer from allergy problems without knowing about it. That dirty carpet could be holding dust mites and allergies that make them sick and unable to work at full capacity. The cleaning of the office carpet may result in higher productivity so it could pay for itself in work done afterwards.
Ron Thomson the author is the Area Manager of Aberdeen Office Cleaning and Quality Manager for Clean Care Scotland.
