Carpet Cleaning

Whether your carpets experiences the wear, tear and dirt of a house filled with children and pets or the low traffic wear of a quiet one or two person household, all carpets need to be professionally cleaned at least every 12 months, more frequently for high traffic carpets and those in the houses or offices of people sensitive to allergens.

Regular vacuuming of your carpet gets the topical dirt – human hair, pet hair, specs of food and dust, but fails to pull up the deep grime, grit, bacteria, fungi (mold and mildew), mites and allergens that live in carpet. In laboratory tests, carpets have been found to be one of the dirtiest surfaces in the house. As carpet ages, dirt, sugar, oils from your body and pets, dust mites, fungi, bacteria and allergens become trapped in the carpet pile and in the pad below. While household vacuums are getting more powerful, even the best consumer vacuums from premium brands eliminate only the topical dirt. Only a professional deep cleaning will clean properly below the top surface of your carpets.

Our Carpet Cleaning Method - Hot Water extraction

We are proud to offer professional-grade hot water extraction (also called steam cleaning) to provide the best carpet cleaning available anywhere. We believe this method is the best solution for cleaning, beautifying and adding life to your carpet, furniture, upholstery, tile and grout. Hot water carpet cleaning/steam cleaning is proven to eliminate more than 99 percent of allergens, fungi and bacteria and 99 percent of dust mite allergens that live in your carpet, ensuring your family and pets are living in cleaner, healthier environment.

Details: Hot Water Extraction 

Otherwise known as “steam cleaning”, hot water extraction is the process that most are probably familiar with. Hot water extraction is the correct technical term, not steam cleaning. Actual steam is not used at all. A hot water solution is produced and immediately recovered, creating a “flushing” action on the carpet. There are many variations of hot water extraction. From the most powerful truck-mounted machine down to the small portable machine rented from the grocery store.

What’s the difference? Every machine has different capabilities. The biggest difference in the equpment is the pressure at which the water is applied to the carpet, and the recovery (suction) capability of the vacuum.

However, the biggest and most important difference is in the person cleaning the carpet. A trained technician will know what pressure to use, the cleaning products to use, and how to get maximum soil removal and maximum spot removal without over-wetting the carpet or leaving a sticky residue behind. The horror stories of carpet being wet for days is due to operator error, not because “steam” or “hot water extraction” caused it. Hot Water Extraction done properly will remove more soil than any other method.

The water is hot enough (up to 200 degrees F) to kill the bacteria, dust mites, and fungi living in the carpet and carpet pad and is sprayed in at a pressure (up to 1000 pounds per square inch) that ensures the heated water reaches both the carpet and the pad. Immediately after spraying the area, a high powered vacuum is used to remove the excess water. (Carpets will need to air dry for 2-3 hours before being 100% dry.) Hot water extraction/steam cleaning removes 99% of allergens, fungi and bacteria and 90% of dust mite allergens.

This method of carpet cleaning is approved by the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC), the world’s most recognized body of certification for carpet and upholstery cleaners.

Hot Style 911 steam cleaning professionals can clean, beautify and extend the life of not only your wall-to-wall carpeting, but also area rugs, runners, auto floormats and virtually any carpet.

Call Hot Style 911 for your free consultation!