Do I Need To Vacuum Before the Carpet Cleaners Arrive?
The trade certifying body for the carpet cleaning industry is the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification, IICRC. They have developed detailed standards for the carpet cleaning industry. These standards state that a thorough vacuuming is to be done by the carpet cleaner before any extraction is attempted. Some types of carpet can hold a pound of soil per square foot and not appear dirty. However it is the dry soil, sand and grit that damages your carpets fiber. This grit acts like sandpaper to abrade the fibers and degrade their ability to reflect light. This in time is what gives your carpet that dull grey, “dirty” look in high traffic areas. This damage is irreversible.
If your “professional” carpet cleaner shows up and pours the water to your carpet without a very thorough vacuuming first, he is turning sand into wet sand, hair into wet hair, clay into wet clay, etc. You see the problem. This is why the IICRC requires as an industry standard that the professional carpet cleaner thoroughly vacuum first.
If your carpet cleaner tells you that you should vacuum before he arrives….what are you paying him for? Is he offering you a discount for doing his job? If you hire a painter and he tells you to strip and sand the old finish and mask off anything you don’t want painted, do you have the right painter?
A professional carpet cleaner will be on site, on time, with all the proper equipment to do a first rate job. He should show up with a vacuum that has superior suction to the everyday plastic vacuum that you probably use. He should spend more time vacuuming than you normally do, because he understands that removing the dry soil is key to a truly first rate carpet cleaning.
If you are looking for a quality carpet cleaner in Joplin Mo, then call Crystal Clean Carpet for a free, no obligation quote to clean your carpets and upholstery. We are the best carpet cleaner in Joplin Mo. Also serving Carthage, Neosho and the surrounding area: call us today: 417-291-1172.
