10 Tips to Prepare Your Home for Professional Carpet Cleaning
Vacuum the carpet
This sound like a no-brainer to do when you are just about to hire a professional to clean the carpet. But it is a good practice to do. The removal of as much debris and dirt as possible from the carpet will let the professional easily access the dirt that is in the bottom of the carpet. Some carpet cleaning services will do the vacuum prior to cleaning but others do not. So it is good if you can do this so that you have the satisfaction that your carpet will be 100% clean.
Remove all valuables and fragile items
The removal of all the items which are valuable or fragile is something that has to be done prior to the cleaning. Even though the professional carpet cleaning takes immense responsibility to handle the machinery with care mistakes can happen. So it will be your job to keep your valuable safe from where the carpets are being cleaned. Otherwise, you will have a lot of worry and frustration towards the carpet company for breaking your valuables.
Dust and clean baseboards and HVAC registers
Cleaning out the HVAC registers and baseboards and checking out if they are working properly is something that you have to do. This is a must in order to allow the worker to do continuous work while he’s working otherwise due to the use of heavy machinery the trips, circuit breakers and fuses of the house will go off which will disturb the cleaner.
Move light furniture
The carpet cleaning personnel is there to clean your carpet and not move your furniture. So it is your duty to move the light furniture and prepare for their arrival. This will make their job a whole lot easy and they will be happy about the working environment resulting in a great carpet cleaning job. Light furniture like coffee table, indoor plants, floor lamps, and small ornaments should be moved in order to make way for the cleaners to do their work.
Move the heavy furniture if Necessary.
Sometimes you might have to move the heavy furniture. This is because that there will be a lot of dirt and dust gathered underneath the and in order to get a perfect job done you have to clean them out as well. It will also be easy for the cleaner to work in an empty room rather than a cluttered room.
Declutter the room.
All the stuff that makes the room cluttered should be moved away. For example, dog bones, chew toys, children’s toys and socks should be moved out so that they will not be misplaced by getting sucked into the vacuum or be a bother to the cleaner.
Free up a parking space
It is a best practice for you to clear up the driveway a bit to make room for the cleaner’s vehicle to park. This will make the cleaning process easy for the cleaners since they will have access to their cleaning equipment needed quickly and easily. Make sure that any family vehicle will not obstruct any work. This will be useful since the cleaners can do a quick process which will be of great use to you too.
Point out the concern areas
You should tell the cleaners the detailed floor plan. This will be useful to the cleaners since they will have a good idea about where they have to do a bit more cleaning and which places needs to be delicately handled.
Protect your walls
The cleaners will drag big hoses and equipment all over the house. In order to avoid any black markers left on the walls by hose and cords rubbing on the corner, you should take some precaution. The best thing for you to do in order to avoid this is to apply a high-quality painter’s tape for the places that the cords or hoses are usually to get rubbed.
Pets
This point is valid for those of you who have any pets. It is good if you can keep them aware of the day of the cleaning so they will not bother the cleaners while doing their work.