How to clean the carpet at home: methods and their descriptions, the use of available funds

What is the carpet all know. It can be of different textures and different colors, which allows it to fit into any interior.

Happy owners of such coverage must know everything about him. First of all, they should have enough information about the care of the carpet. After all, to be comfortable in the apartment, nice and cozy, must be pure in it.

Methods for cleaning carpeting 

Carpeting - it is a coating that can perfectly replace the carpet in the living room, nursery or bedroom. This is very convenient, practical and comfortable until a new coating. To preserve the color of the coating and its quality, you need to learn how to properly care for them.

Cleaning the carpet at home involves a number of ways. Selection method of cleaning depends upon the coating material and the length of its pile. The easiest and most used method for all - is the cleaning with a vacuum cleaner. In each family it is carried out in different ways: someone once a week, and who - every day. No special instructions on the matter no.

dry cleaning 

This is nothing, as coatings cleaning with a vacuum cleaner. Thanks to it from the carpet surface can be removed debris, dust and pet hair.

Clean the cover with a vacuum cleaner can be effective if used special funds. They may be in the form of a powder or spray, to be uniformly spread over the surface, and after a certain time to vacuum the treated surface.

This method is convenient, it has the following advantages:

• ease of use;
• after cleaning means with the coating thereon has neither stains nor streaks;
• coating does not deform.

This type of cleaning is recommended to apply a coating that does not have stains and odors - they did not obey him.

The funds are used for this type of cleaning, you can buy in any supermarket. Their selection is quite large. By purchasing the necessary means, Read the instructions:

1. Before applying the coating agent should be thoroughly vacuumed. This will eliminate unnecessary waste and raise the nap of the carpet.
2. Thoroughly spray the spray or sprinkle the powder on the carpet area, which are going to be cleaned. Before that, read carefully the instructions on the packaging of the drug selected. Do not experiment and the doubling time of the means of action.
3. After a specified time in the instructions means you need to remove the cover with a vacuum cleaner.

wet cleaning

It is recommended that no more than once a month. If the coating is manufactured from natural materials, such cleaning may cause deformation of the surface or leave stains. Excessive moisture can drain special means by which the coating is impregnated. Then it will be left without protection and in the future will very quickly become dirty.

Prior to use, bought the tools you need to carefully read the instructions on the package. A common actions are as follows:

1. Dilute means, according to the instructions. Do not experiment with the dosage - this can lead to unexpected results.
2. Determine what you will put on his carpet: it may be a washing vacuum cleaner, a sponge or brush. consuming procedure, a lengthy process, if you can use a vacuum cleaner - do not give up.
3. After cleaning must be thoroughly dry the carpet, so as not to cause unpleasant odors, mold or mildew.

Folk remedies

If you notice the carpet fresh stain, do not need to wait for general cleaning, and try to immediately get rid of it. From some contaminants can be removed folk remedies:

• Chewing gum is removed from the carpet with a knife or other sharp object, but after it is frozen.
• grease stain a coating can be derived by using dry sawdust soaked with petrol. Spot generously pritrushivaetsya sawdust soaked for 30 minutes. Through this time, using a sponge or brush, dust rubbed into the carpet and going as used on the scoop. A place where there was a spot, should be thoroughly washed, dried and vacuumed. Using this method, open the vents or put on a respirator. After the procedure room be aired. Despite the bad smells, effective method.
• Grease stains from carpet will bring dry salt. The principle is the same as that of sawdust.
• If the coating was spot on juice, coffee or wine, then before its output, need a place to moisten. Then the humidified surface stains sprinkled citric acid. This option is ideal for a light carpet as the spot becomes much lighter.
• If the stain is put juice, chocolate or wine, then bring it to help solution of vinegar and alcohol, in a ratio of 1: 3.
• pure vinegar eliminate the bloodstains and eggs.
• If carpet spilled drinks and had not yet dry, they wash out with soapy water, and then treated with a weak vinegar solution space.

After any of these methods, you need to place on the spot rinse with water and dry.

helpful hints

Do not mix different cleaners for carpet. The substance of which they are composed, can react and the result will be undesirable.

Breeding bought the means necessary strictly according to the instructionsTo avoid the same undesirable consequences.

Wet cleaning is only suitable for the coating of plastics.

Cleaning of carpets by unknown means undesirable.

Removing stains

It is impossible to avoid the appearance of spots, no matter how clean person you happen to be. To bring to the floor can be any spot, you only need to know:

• the material from which is made your coating;
• than put the stain;
• how long ago it was.

By answering these questions, you can proceed to the choice of means. It can be as professional stain removers, and the means at hand, which can be found in the kitchen of every housewife.

It is desirable to remove the spots begin immediately, it will take less time and effort. To prepare the solution or application of any professional, you need to wear a respirator, and to work - rubber gloves. Observe this condition necessarily.

Eliminating unpleasant odors

Depending on where in the carpet is, it is not a good smell can appear. Get rid of it by making a wet-cleaning, but you can use the following methods:

1. If spread on the surface of baking soda, and then vacuum the surface, then disappear with soda and smell. If you add a tablespoon of baking soda in a vacuum cleaner bag, the coating becomes brighter and fresher when vacuuming.

2. If the treated area on the floor, mold, hydrogen peroxide, the smell will disappear.

3. If your pet is sometimes allows himself to go to the toilet on the floor in any corner of the apartments, then this must be fought. The smell of vinegar deliver solution with water in a ratio of 1: 1. This scent will scare the animal.

Return the color brightness

No matter how expensive any coating over time it loses its brightness. In caring for him will help special funds.

As an experiment you can try the means at hand. If dissolve 3 tbsp. spoons of ammonia in one liter of water and a sponge to fully process the carpet, the color will be brighter and more saturated.

If all of a sudden none of the methods will not help you get rid of stains on your carpet, then should turn to a professional cleaning at home. Cleaning company operating in your city, will help solve all your problems for cover care for the floor.