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Carpets are an enduringly popular floor covering in Australian homes. They’re attractive, they’re warm underfoot and they provide a soft covering for sitting or playing on. Most people vacuum their carpets several times a week to keep them clean and pleasant to use. Having the carpets professionally cleaned is also a common practice, although it isn’t one that’s carried out on a regular basis by many people.
Professional carpet cleaning is often done only when carpets become heavily soiled or stained or at the end of a rental tenancy. However, it’s important to introduce a regular professional carpet clean into your home’s annual maintenance schedule. As well as keeping your carpets looking, feeling and smelling great, you’ll also make your home a far more hygienic and healthy environment.
Here are three insidious and invisible contaminants that professional cleaning can eradicate from the carpets in your home.
Mould is a common intruder in Australian homes. Mould can cause serious respiratory health issues including coughing, wheezing, blocked noses and a sore throat. Mould can also exacerbate asthma symptoms and may even lead to the development of asthma in children.
Mould can appear in many places around the home and is often found in bathrooms and kitchens where there is a combination of heat and moisture. Mould in these locations is generally easy to detect and eradicate; it’s the mould that you can’t see that’s the real problem.
Mould is often found in carpets and underlay. This type of mould build-up is invisible but no less dangerous. Regular professional cleaning, which includes an anti-mould product, will effectively remove mould and mould spores from your carpets and underlay.
Dust mites are tiny insects that feed on the small flakes of skin that are found in the dust around the home. Although they don’t bite, dust mites excretions can cause allergies in many individuals. Symptoms of dust mite allergies include asthma, eczema, skin rashes and cold or flu-like respiratory issues.
It’s virtually impossible to completely eliminate dust mites from your home, but you can restrict their population significantly. Vacuuming regularly can keep dust mite numbers down in your carpets, which will reduce the impact on allergy sufferers. Regular professional cleaning is also vital for preventing a dust mite population explosion.
Carpets are also home to a massive variety of bacteria, many of which can cause serious health concerns. Although you may think that your carpet looks clean, it can actually harbour around 4000 times more bacteria than your toilet seat.
If you have pets and children, then your carpets are even more likely to be hotspots for bacterial growth. Food particles and faecal matter that are transferred to the carpet provide a smorgasbord of food for bacteria, which allows them to thrive.
Constant exposure to even mild bacteria can weaken the immune system, particularly in young children who regularly play on carpets. Regular professional cleaning that includes an antibacterial cleaning product will ensure that your carpets are a safe and hygienic place for your children to use.
Experts recommend that carpets should be professionally cleaned twice a year to keep these horrible contaminants from compromising your family’s health. If you have children, you should consider increasing the frequency of your cleaning schedule to three or four times each year.
Davali Chem-Dry can provide you with a professional carpet cleaning service that will ensure that your carpets are safe and clean. Contact us to book in your first carpet clean and organise a regular carpet cleaning schedule with one of our experienced, professional and knowledgeable carpet cleaning contractors.
