Fleas In Carpets and Upholstery: Carpet Steam Cleaning, Victoria BC

It is essential that pet owners know how to get rid of fleas from carpets and furniture. Once infestation has been established, fleas spread out to other parts of your home quickly! Here are some useful tips:

The first step is to address the flea infestation on your pet. The flea infestation is also in your carpet not just your pets. When getting rid of the fleas one of the biggest battlefields is the carpet. It’s the all-around perfect place for breeding fleas, too.

Effective flea control requires treatment of both the pet and the home, and the use of products that address the entire flea life cycle. You will need to use products that kill the eggs, the larvae, and the adults. You should always consult your vet before using any flea control products on your pet. In some cases, when a home becomes heavily infested with fleas, the services of a professional pest control specialist may be required to eliminate the pests.

Your home will also need to be treated to kill the existing fleas and prevent larvae from hatching out and causing a further flea infestation. They get in to your furniture and your carpets and this makes them a little harder to get rid of. If you don't take care of the problem the fleas will continue to increase at an shocking rate. They will bite the humans of the house as well as the animals. This causes small red bumps which itch. After you have treated your animals, you can get to work eliminating the fleas from your carpet.

You should pay special attention to vacuuming higher traffic areas or places in the house where your pets prefer to go. Vacuum your carpet and upholstery thoroughly.

VACUUM, VACUUM, VACUUM

Use the nozzle attachment instead of just pushing the vacuum cleaner. Start at one end of the room, and vacuum in strips until you have covered the entire carpet. Pay special attention to the corners of the room and baseboards. Fleas like to hide in dark and humid areas, so vacuum underneath furniture well. Throw the vacuum bag away in an outside trash can when finished.

Vacuum any upholstered furniture in the room, especially at the base and in the seams. Fleas often jump onto the furniture, and they could re-infest your carpet if not removed.

It is very important to have your upholstery, area rugs and carpets professionally steam cleaned after an infestation of fleas and after you have treated the animals. Having your carpets and furniture steam cleaned will help further eliminate fleas. Hire a professional carpet cleaning company in Victoria, like Victoria Carpet Care.

The high temperature cleaning from our Victoria Carpet Care's professional truck mounted cleaning systems will be much more effective and provide a more thorough cleaning in comparison with a carpet cleaning machine you rent at a grocery store.

Call Victoria Carpet Care at 250-474-7777 today for a FREE Cleaning Evaluation!

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Carpet Cleaning Is NOT Just About Getting Out The Dirt! Oak Bay, Langford, Colwood, Victoria, Saanich

Many are under the impression that the only reason to clean carpets is to get out the dirt. That is simply not true....

Consider what is in outdoor air! Outdoor air contains pollens, fungus, bacteria, air pollution, cigarette smoke, car exhaust -- and hundreds of other chemicals. When you and your family members come into your home, those pollutants are carried in and usually end up in your carpet.

If you have allergies, asthma, emphysema, or other breathing problems – one major source of your problem could be the pollens, fungus, pet dander, and chemicals in your carpet.

What are some things you can do if you do suffer from allergies?

Prepare your home for allergy season with a regular vacuuming routine, along with a professional cleaning from Victoria Carpet Care every three to four months. Our professional deep cleaning process has proven to be effective in removing a large percent of surface allergens in the home.

Clean carpets can actually help you breathe more easily than hard surface floors. Studies have shown that particulate contaminants, bacteria and fungi are found to be in higher levels above hard surfaces. This is because every time you walk on the floor, you're kicking up particles into the air you breathe.

Carpeting, on the other hand, is actually your home's largest indoor air filter. Contaminants, bacteria and fungi are trapped in the carpet fibers, so you don't breathe them in. But just like any filter, your carpets need to be cleaned regularly to remove all those trapped contaminants, so your home's largest filter--your carpeting--can be effective again in helping you breathe air with far less allergens.

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Awesome Green Cleaning Tips: Victoria Carpet Cleaning and Care

As professional Carpet Cleaning Professionals we wanted to share with you some great ways to clean in a green way:

1) Use cleaning products made from safe natural and not-toxic ingredients to prevent exposure to the hazardous synthetic chemicals conventional cleaners contain.

2) Dust with a damp cloth to ensure that household dust, which collects toxins, is removed from surfaces and not stirred back into the air.

3) Open windows and doors occasionally (even in winter!) to rinse out any air pollutants that have accumulated inside.

4) Don’t use aerosol products. They fill your home with microscopic droplets of whatever is being sprayed. These droplets remain suspended in the air for hours and are easily inhaled.

5) Avoid room deodorizers or other air “freshening” products, which are frequently made from unhealthy chemicals.

6) Don’t use any pesticide products in your home, your yard or garden, or on your pets. Instead, supplement a preventative strategy with natural pest control methods.

7) If you decide to use them, keep conventional cleaners and other chemical products out of your children’s rooms.

8) Use chlorine-free dishwasher detergent. The chlorine in conventional detergents is easily vaporized by hot dishwasher water and then released into your home’s air.

9) Ask guests to remove their shoes when entering your home. That way, they won’t track in pollutants.

10) Buy a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter. These special filters trap unhealthy dust particles.

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Easy Checklist To Make Spring Cleaning A Breeze: Victoria Carpet Care

This is one of my favorite times of year because nature is naturally cleaning up the dead and brown world of winter and transforming it into the colorful, bright days of spring. No wonder we all feel like “breathing some life” into our own homes with a little spring cleaning.

If you get overwhelmed, you could end up with analysis paralysis and either not get your projects done - or worse – not get out there to enjoy any of the beautiful spring weather. So here is Spring Cleaning Made Easy – Courtesy of your favorite carpet cleaner in Victoria BC…

Kitchen: Living Room:

Vacuum refrigerator and coil. Rotate out winter rugs & throws for summer ones.

Wipe out the inside of the freezer & fridge. Vacuum or dust blinds or curtains.

Clean/organize cabinets/Clean out pantry Organize DVDs

Bedrooms: Bathrooms:

Launder or dry clean bedding. Discard expired cosmetics/beauty products/meds, etc.

Vacuum or dust blinds or curtains. Organize and wipe out cabinets inside and out.

Home Office: Closets:

Clean out/shred files. Switch out cold weather clothes for warm.

Review and update insurance policies, etc. Reorganize closets & clear out clutter

Utility Spaces: Outdoor Spaces

Change or clean air filters.
Prep patio furniture

Clean dryer vent. Clean windows

Throughout House:

Dust moldings & heating vents

Clean all blinds and window coverings

Reseal stone and/or grout

Oil squeaky hinges & clean door hardware

Wash or vacuum walls, ceilings, light switches, blinds and curtains (where needed)

Call Victoria Carpet Care to have your carpets, upholstery and area rugs professionally steam cleaned.  Isn't it time they had a good deep cleaning? 

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Professional Mattress Steam Cleaning, Victoria BC

Victoria Carpet Care uses professional products to sanitize and deep clean your mattress. These products clean without leaving behind chemical residue, which can cause other types of allergic reactions. We are able to remove stains, odour, dust mites and allergens that sometimes are found on mattresses. The most popular place for these mites to rest and breed is in your mattress - where you sleep everyday! Our mattress cleaning service can get your mattress back to store-like condition. We recommend that you have your mattresses cleaned in Victoria, BC at least every six months, or more often if you have pets.

A clean and sanitized mattress is a healthy mattress

Mattresses are something you use constantly, but never get cleaned. It makes sense to keep that mattress clean and fresh. It costs less than you think and has significant health benefits. Mattresses are deep cleaned to give you extra protection against dust mite allergens. A great idea is to use a mattress protector to reduce your exposure and control the population growth of dust mites.

Why you should have your mattress cleaned professionally

•1/3 of our lives is spent there in bed

•Don’t be a victim of dust mites

Benefits of having a clean sanitized mattress

•Kill / control dust mites

•Helps people with asthma, allergies, itchy skin, bronchitis

•Sanitize and eliminate odours

•Allows you to wake up well rested

Our Cleaning Specialists at Victoria Carpet Care our trained and trusted cleaners that can help restore and revive your mattresses, upholstery and carpets back to new, clean and healthy looking condition.

If you would like a complete thorough mattress cleaning call Victoria Carpet today for a FREE Cleaning Evaluation - 250-474-7777

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