There are many carpet soiling factors, from pets to the area that you live in. We have been cleaning carpets in the Sussex area for many years and have cleaned every carpet type imaginable.
No one likes to welcome family and friends into their home when their carpets are looking stained and grey.
Lets take a look at carpet soiling factors in your home.
Geographical influences can see your carpet fibres filling up at a rapid rate of knots, by why?
Carpet soling factors in your home
Location is a very important carpet soiling factor, whether you live on a busy road or a clifftop location.
Traffic
Living on a busy road can see your carpet and upholstery rapidly collecting fuel dust particles.
Most people will open their windows at some point, particularly on warm summers day. Fuel dust, particularly diesel can drift into your home.
Coating not only carpets, but furniture, curtains, mattresses and rugs. They will not only darken fibres but increase toxins in your home.
Fuel deposits are highly toxic and will be easily absorbed through our skin, potentially causing health issues.
Keeping on top of deposits will ensure that your carpet fibres don’t become a health hazard in your home.
The image above shows recovered water from a carpet in a busy location. A large proportion of the dirt in the water will be fuel dust.
Customers are often surprised when they see water draining from our recovery tank.
Coastal living
We are based in Sussex. I grew up near the sea. Its a real tonic to stroll up and down the seafront but what are the carpet soiling factors?
There’s no doubting that living near the sea is a pretty healthy option, but what are the carpet soiling factors?
On a windy day its surprising how the salt count in your fibres can jump. Again with windows and doors open, salt can find its way into your home.
The impact isn’t as great as fuel dust but salt will find its way in.
High salt content can and will accelerate the abrasive action in your fibres.
If you have pets (dogs in particular) they can bring in large amounts of sand, as with salt, sand will increase the speed of wear in your fibres.
We suggest regular vacuuming using a high quality cleaner such as a SEBO that has a beating action as well as good suction.
Carpet soiling factors in the countryside
We visit many small towns in village locations in the Sussex area.
Village life has been extremely popular choice for many people in recent years.
Many people working from their homes remotely with companies realising that staff can perform well from their own study or office.
This has had a lot of positive effects. From spending more time with the family, saving money on travel, leaving almost no carbon footprint and companies not needing big offices in the city.
Country living has many advantages but carpet soiling factors are still common.
Mud and dust are considerable factors in the soiling process. Again pets are often the culprits but also farm animals.
Believe it or not, we have several customers that don’t mind the odd chicken, goose, goat or horse coming in and saying hello.
Dust contributes to carpet soiling factors in many homes. It also has a negative impact on indoor air quality, this will see your home smelling musty.
So what can you do?
Regular vacuuming will help keep down and maintain soil levels. We suggest purchasing a SEBO vacuum cleaner
They remove good soil levels from your carpet but importantly have high filtration ability. This means dust recovered from your carpet isn’t blown into the atmosphere in your home.
We suggest annual carpet cleaning in your home. Professional carpet cleaning every year will deliver a deep down and effective way to remove built up allergens, germs, bacteria, soils, sand and dust from your carpet fibres.
Sometimes its not until work commences do we see the real colour of your carpet.
Over the months fibres fill. Indoor air quality drops and appearance can start to concern.
Construction nearby
Many people have noticed increased dust and dirt levels in their homes due to construction. A regular client of hours has lived in a semi rural location for many years.
On a recent visit to see them we noticed big metal fencing in a field close to the border of their garden. We started to prepare the carpeted areas for cleaning and noticed that house construction had started in the adjacent fields.
We had worked at the property on multiple occasions but had never seen soil removal as high before.
Construction sites will always generate high levels of dust, naturally our customer had opened the windows and doors throughout the summer period.
Dust had drifted into their house and settled in carpet fibres throughout their home. The carpeted areas had lost their lustre and colour. Once we had completed the job the house felt much cleaner and fresher.
