How to Pick a Good Carpet Cleaning Company

Written by Clean Victoria on 09/10/2018. Posted in Carpet Cleaning.

Picking a good carpet cleaning company is something that most people don’t have any idea about. So in today’s article by going to talk about how you go about finding a good cleaning company that is not only highly reputable but will get the job done properly and for the right price.

As professionals within the carpet cleaning industry we’re the perfect people to talk about how to pick the right company.

Tip #1 – Don’t Pick Just Based on Equipment!

You never went to choose a company for carpet cleaning Gateshead based on their equipment alone.

Just because you need deep steam cleaning does not mean that’s the only question you should be asking them about. You want to hire a company that has been in business for quite some time dealing with the exact cleaning process that you’re looking for.

Also make sure the staff are accredited in the exact cleaning process you’re looking to hire them more. This is something that’s very important. You never want to hire a company that has literally just given stuff cleaning equipment and told them to go to customers houses to clean.

Tip #2 – What Do Others Say?

Any company can talk about the past work that they have done. The real way to judge the quality of their work in 2018 and beyond is to simply Google them and check their reviews. The company should be listed on Google with a lot of reviews.

Check out ours below or click here to see them live. Any reputable carpet cleaning company will be in Checkatrade also. The great things about Checkatrade is they have a verification process that make sure every single review left on their website is legitimate. Be if phone verified or an email verification.

Try to find a carpet cleaning company that has over 20 reviews on Checkatrade and you’re pretty much in the clear as long their reviews are pretty positive nature.

Tip #3 – Go for the Smaller Company

Don’t just choose a company based on size. There are some pretty large brands out there in the UK but the best quality you get is from the small company that has a few staff or the sole practitioner that does everything himself.

This comes down to the fact that the smaller the company is the higher risk the business takes. And every online review they get online counts. Every customer that’s not happy impacts that business more than a larger company.

In comparison to a large company that can have several slip ups and pretty much just push them under the rug. No pun intended. Clean Victoria is exactly this. A smaller company that gets the job done!

If you stick today’s 3 tips when looking to hire a carpet cleaning company you should have no problem finding someone that will come out to your property and do the job correctly for a good price.

A Handful of Helpful Rug Cleaning Tips

Written by Clean Victoria on 09/10/2018. Posted in Rug Cleaning.

An area rug can make any room shine. It can take a dull room and give it a nice atmosphere and a little bit of a personality.

If you don’t have carpet in your house as a norm an area rug is a perfect addition, or a few of them! But, looking after an rug is not as simple as it sounds, first they can be expensive, second of all that can be annoying to clean and there are other cost. Taking care of your area rug should be top priority because it’s somewhat of an investment.

The issue with cleaning area rugs is that sometimes they can actually be quite difficult. You need a little bit of patience and you need to master a few basic techniques that I mention below and you will easily be able to look after your own rug if you don’t want to hire a professional cleaning company to take care of the rug. Or you can call us to come out and do the work for you! Read more here: https://www.cleanvictoria.co.uk/carpet-cleaning-gateshead/

Regular Vacuum Cleaning of the Area Rug

Most people don’t vacuum their rugs as often as they really should. This happens even more if the rug is of a darker colour. Months can go by without thinking the rug actually has much dirt in it when the reality is it’s full of dirt!

Regular vacuuming is pretty much essential to make sure all the dust doesn’t build up and other dirt and grime stays clear. If you don’t do this at least weekly then you’ll damaging your rug and you’ll be throwing it out sooner than you thought.

Check the Rugs Labels

Something that is pretty much mandatory before you start cleaning your rug is to check the label on the rug. Every rug is different and you can’t clean a wool rug the same way you would another rug. If you clean a rug the wrong way you might actually end up damaging it. For example there are wool rugs, synthetics rugs, nylon rugs, polyester rugs just to name a few. Each one needs to be cleaned differently. So check the label!

At the end of the day keeping an area rug clean is not really an impossible task. Just follow the tips that have been mentioned in this blog and you will be well on your way to becoming a professional rug cleaner in no time!

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DIY vs Professional Carpet Cleaning – Who Wins?

Written by Clean Victoria on 07/10/2018. Posted in Carpet Cleaning.

The answer is simple. This blog post is not going to be about comparing DIY carpet cleaning to professional carpet cleaning. It simply going to be a post about why you want to hire a professional carpet cleaning company.

And when you have finished reading today’s blog post on why it is better to hire professionals then self clean you’ll understand why there was no need to compare the two.

Gives You More Free Time

If you live a very busy life and have a hectic schedule then you don’t want to be thinking about cleaning your own carpets. Let alone everything else that comes with keeping a home clean.

If you don’t stick to a regular cleaning schedule then grime and dust will stay inside your carpet. This does not look good when you have family or friends over. And it’s also not good to your overall health. Breathing in dust on a regular basis can cause health issues and even more so if you have asthma. If you don’t suffer from any health issues it’s still not good for your health and you’ll be sneezing a lot form all the dust.

Professionals Do It Better!

Professional carpet cleaning is much better than DIY. Let’s be realistic for a moment. your little vacuum cleaner does not have that much power in it. To get a real good deep clean on your carpet you need a professional company to come in to do cleaning with a commercial equipment. Even a wizz bang high end £600 vacuum is no match to the power a commercial machine has.

This is pretty much something that cannot be disputed once you have had your carpets cleaned by a professional for the first time.

Carpet Cleaning is Boring!

For most people cleaning is boring. This includes cleaning the carpets. Not for us thought! We love cleaning carpets. We find it fun and exciting. And that is why most of our clients like to use us. Because they also find carpet cleaning boring and tedious so they just get the professionals in. Lear more about what we can offer at over on out home page at CleanVictoria.co.uk.

Keep Carpets Healthy

Something that you cannot do with a regular store bought vacuum cleaner is to get rid of all the bugs and germs in your carpet.

How do you know if you don’t have a colony of dust mites living in your carpet. This is quite common in fairly homes yet most are unaware of this fact. Or how do you know you don’t have allergens in your carpet that can be causing health problems?

Having a professional carpet cleaning company come in too deep steam clean your carpets will help to get rid of all of the germs in your carpet that are not visible with the naked eye.

Carpet Cleaning is Hard Work

Carpet cleaning is physically exhausting. Imagine you have a five bedroom home. That is a lot of space to clean. Not only the main areas of the carpet but getting into all the corners, moving all the furniture, and then moving all the furniture back once you’re done.

How about the beds that you will have to move, how about the book cases you will have to move, how about the desks you have to move out the way. There is so much work involved that it is better to just hire professional carpet cleaners in Gateshead to do the work for you.

A Few More General Carpet Cleaning & Stain Removal Tips

Written by Clean Victoria on 03/10/2018. Posted in Carpet Cleaning, Carpet Cleaning Tips.

Today we’re providing you with a few handy cleaning tips that you can use on your own carpets in your home. We understand, sometimes you’re on a budget and getting a carpet cleaning professional in to deal with stain removal or general carpet cleaning might not be an option.

Today’s blog post is about giving back to the local community. Hopefully you will find what you need here today to remove the stains you’re dealing with on your carpets.

How To Clean Gum of the Carpet

If you have ever tried to get gum off your carpet then you know how hard it can be. As you remove the gum it just stretches out and is almost impossible to fully remove.

Do you want to know a tip on how to deal with gum removal from your carpet? Well have you ever chewed gum on a cold winter’s day? It’s quite hard to start chewing straight away until it finally gets soft, right?

Well this is the exact same concept you’re going to use when cleaning gum off your carpet. Take an ice cube and leave it on top of the gum for about 5 minutes. This will harden the gum and then you’ll be able to use a spoon to leaver the gum off the carpet.

If you’ve like us to come out to visit you as you don’t have time to deal with your own cleaning you can read more here: cleanvictoria.co.uk/carpet-cleaning-gateshead/.

Don’t Ever Rub Stains, Blot or Dab!

Have you ever tried to remove a stain from your T-shirt. Let’s say some tomato sauce dropped on your T-shirt during a meal. That stain does not come off by rubbing does it?

The reason for this is because as you rub a stain you actually push the same stain further into the fabric. Or in the case of the carpet you’ll be pushing the stain deeper into the carpet fibers.

The most effective method to get rid of a stain in your carpet is to dab or blot at the stain over and over. This totally depends on what stain you’re dealing with and it totally depends on what cleaning solution you’re using but in general you never want to rub a stain. You never see a cleaning professional rubbing a stain on a carpet. It’s either being dabbed, blotted or a commercial machine is lifting the stain out of the carpet.

Make Sure Your Spot Test!

Every time you are using a new cleaning solution you want to do a quick spot test. For example let’s say you bought some stain removal products from the store. How do you know it’s not going to have a bad reaction with your carpet and bring out the color? Then you’ll end up with a stain removed from your carpet but you’ll have a massive patch discolored patch where you removed the stain.

So How Do You Spot Test?

Well it’s very simple. Pick a corner of the room that is preferably somewhere that you had to move some furniture from. This will cover you if your spot test does discolour your carpet. This way you can move the furniture back over the the discoloured spot test and it’s not going to be an eyesore.

Use a tiny bit of the stain removal product in the corner where you decide to do the spot test and make sure that the carpet is not discolored in any way. If there is any discoloration it’s time to go back to the store and pick a different stain removal product.

If you’ve like us tome come out and do your stain removal so a professional Newcastle carpet cleaning company removes the stain then we are more than happy to!

Why you Should Keep your Carpets Clean

Written by Clean Victoria on 30/09/2018. Posted in Carpet Cleaning, Carpet Cleaning Tips.

Looking after your carpets in your home is one of the most important things you can do.

Your carpets play a major role in the overall health of your home. Your carpets will be walked on, dirt will get into them, things will be spilled on them. and much more! This results in the carpet pretty much becoming a suction cup of germs in your home. And the worst part is that you can’t see it most of the dirt, dust and grime living in your carpets.

Carpets that are not taken care of can also pose different health risks. If carpets are not cleaned on a regular basis the build up of germs and bacteria can take place. This is because carpets are perfect breeding ground for germs. Keeping your carpets clean is very important. In today’s blog post we are going to explore this topic.

If you’ve already read to this point and are wondering how you will even get the time to do your own carpet cleaning then why not get a professional Gateshead carpet cleaning company to lend you a hand? Our rates are some of the most competitive on the market!

Clean Carpets Means Better Health

The cleaner your carpets are the healthy the air quality in your home will be. It’s very easy for a carpet to trap pollutants and this can cause breathing problems for your family if somebody suffers from something something like asthma.

This problem can easily be resolved by keeping your carpets clean. There is no hectic cleaning schedule that is required you simply need to vacuum your carpets at least once per week.

Imagine not cleaning your pants or top at least once a week. Just like you clothes start to smell after a while as the absorb sweat and other things you carpets do something similar. So you wouldn’t go a week without washing your clothes so why would you not clean your carpets?

Less Is More when it Comes to Carpet Cleaning

Another great reason to keep your carpets clean on a regular basis is that it makes them easier to clean. If you look after your carpets with a regular cleaning schedule then you are never going to end up with a cleaning session that could take hours. Short and quick cleaning sessions every week are all that is needed to keep your carpets looking good and smelling great!

But if you let too much time go between those cleaning sessions. Then the next time you clean you will end up cleaning for a very long time when you finally get around to it. A long story short, clean on a regular basis.

Cheap Cleaning Products

The cleaning products that you need to keep a regular cleaning schedule are very cheap for general household cleaning beyond your carpets. And the best part is if you’re just dealing with carpet cleaning then generally you don’t need to buy anything extra other than having a vacuum cleaner itself. If you do decide to buy any extras they come in at a very cheap price.

A Great Smelling and Looking Home!

You know that feeling you have when you finish cleaning. You’re proud of yourself for what you have done. You look at your home and it just feels good. And it smells good.

If you clean on a regular basis then you do not need to worry about the appearance of your home when friends or family come to visit. Everything is dealt with on a regular basis with your cleaning schedule. You’ll always be dealing with any little stains that take place. Of course if you don’t have time to deal with carpet cleaning your Clean Victoria can always help!