If you’re one of the people who doesn’t want to waste time by running to the nearest market to buy some carpet cleaner, or don’t want to spend money to call for some professional carpet cleaning company to clean your carpet, then this blog is just right for you! Carpet cleaning doesn’t always need to be done by a carpet cleaner or some professional cleaning company. Although, the help from a professional carpet cleaning company is highly recommended by most, you can still get your carpet squeaky clean and looking good as new with the use of your own hands.
Cleaning Your Carpet By Hand Can Be Beneficial Because
Cleaning your carpet without the help of any cleaning equipment or professionals can save you a lot of time and money. You don’t have to go to the market to look for some carpet cleaner, and you don’t have to spend your money by calling some professionals to help you clean your carpet.
How To Clean Your Carpet By Hand
Did you know you can deep clean your carpet with the use of some homemade solutions and by your hands only? If you’re interested in how to do it, then read on.
Materials Needed:
- A mixture of water and natural detergent
- Baking soda
- Table salt
- Stiff-bristled scrubbing brush
- Spray bottle
- Old rugs or old shirt (that you don’t use anymore)
Here are the steps you should follow in deep cleaning your carpet by hand:
- Mix some detergent and water and put it in the spray bottle.
- Sprinkle and spread the table salt on the area where you want to deep clean.
- With your spray bottle, spray the same area and let it settle for a few minutes.
- Brush the carpet with your brush in one direction only. If you can still see dirt or strands of hair in the same area, move 90 degrees from your original position and start again.
- Drench the towels on the water and press it on the carpet.
- If the area is almost dry, spray regular tap water on top of it.
- Lastly, press the towels once more on the same area and let it sit for a couple of minutes. (Putting some heavy material on top of it can help it press further)
- After that, you can now remove the towels and see that your carpet is now clean and looking good as new!
This method is very effective and is proven to be safe with children and pets. And this will also avoid making your carpet smell heavily like detergent.
Other Methods You Can Use To Clean Your Carpet
If you still want to be sure and want to use other methods to clean your carpet, here are some other types of carpet cleaning to help you:
- Steam Cleaning
- Dry Carpet Cleaning
- Wet Cleaning
- Encapsulation
- Carpet Shampooing
- Preconditioning
- Bonnet Cleaning
- Dry Foam