You know that everything in your house needs to be cleaned, but you might not know how often to be cleaning it. For example, it’s easy to know to wipe off the counter when something spills or they otherwise get dirty, but often should you mop the floor if it’s not visibly dirty? For your convenience, we’ve put together this easy guide that tells you just often you should clean most things in your home that you may be wondering about.

Floors and Walls

Every room in your house has walls and floors that need to be cleaned, so let’s start there. 

Your walls need to be about once a month, give or take. If you tend to keep your windows open in the spring and summer, particularly if your area has heavy pollen, cleanings should probably be increased to every week. This will reduce the allergen build up in your home. If you have children with sticky fingers, make sure to do regular spot checks to clean up problem areas before they set in. This may mean quickly wiping down parts of your wall every day. Another thing to pay attention to is cobwebs Remove these as soon as they appear. A broom will do the trick, as will a vacuum with an attachment. 

Whether you have hardwood, tile, or carpeted floors, they should each be cleaned about once a week. Sweep and mop hardwood and tile floors weekly, and vacuum your carpets and rugs the same amount. Because a vacuum can’t remove all of the dirt that accumulates in your carpets, it’s recommended that you have a professional carpet cleaning about twice a year. This will remove any built-up dirt or allergens and leave your home cleaner. 

Kitchen

Some of the biggest messes in the house happen in the kitchen. Regular cleaning can help this room not get too out of control. Here are a few good rules of thumb. Handle spills immediately, especially if they involve food, and wipe the countertops down every night. Don’t dishes sit in the sink overnight, and wipe down the empty sink every day to prevent bacteria and odors from occurring. Once a month, pour some baking soda and vinegar down the drain and let it sit for a few minutes before flushing out with boiling hot water. This will prevent food particles from accumulating in your drain and stinking up the whole room. If you have a garbage disposal in your sink, cut a lemon and run it down the disposal after cleaning for a fresh scent.

The appliances in your kitchen need to be cleaned regularly as well. Every three months, take everything out of your refrigerator and throw away any expired food. Then wipe up any spills before returning the food. Clean your oven out once or twice a year, in addition to cleaning any major spills when they occur to prevent them from burning in the oven.

Living Room / Den

The biggest source of messes living rooms and dens is clutter from everyday life. To prevent this, make sure that everything where has a home, and always place items in their home as soon as you set them down. If you don’t have a spot to put your mail, it will end up on any surface available and build up. If you have children who aren’t good at cleaning up after themselves, encourage everyone to spend five minutes at the end of the day putting away any stray items like shoes or toys.

Something that most people don’t think about is deep cleaning the various surfaces in their living rooms. Your upholstered furniture should be cleaned by a professional once or twice a year to remove allergens and bacteria. Flat surfaces such as tables, shelves, and the top of the entertainment center need to be dusted at least once a month to avoid accumulation. 

Bedrooms

The biggest concern in bedrooms is laundry. Make sure to launder your sheets every week, every two weeks at the very least. Wash your pillows twice a year to remove sloughed skin and body oil build up. Make sure that your dirty laundry is stored in a basket, instead of sitting on the floor, and wash your clothing regularly. Clothing that gets especially dirty, such as gym clothing or clothing you wore todo yardwork in, should be washed immediately to prevent odors in your room.

The same as the living room, everything in your bedroom should have a place that it belongs, and should never be put left outside of that place. If your closet or dresser is overflowing, take the time to go through and get rid of some clothes so your clothing can be properly put away.

Bathrooms

Your sink and shower need to be cleaned regularly to prevent soap cum and other build up. Take the time to rinse down the shower walls after showering, and deep clean it once a week. Wipe out any toothpaste or anything else in your sink nightly, and deep clean your sink once a week as well.

Because your bathroom tends to be wet and steamy, the tile and grout are prone to mold growth. You deep clean your tiled surfaces once a week and have your tile and grout professionally sealed once a year to keep mold out.

A quick scrub once a week with a disposable toilet scrubber can prevent your toilet from developing into a huge mess. Wash or replace your hand and bath towels every three days to prevent bacterial growth. Professionally clean the tile surfaces in your bathrooms a couple of times a year to keep them free from dirt, grime and bacteria build-up.

Of course, every home is different, and if you have kids you might find yourself cleaning much more often. Use this guide as a starting point on your way to a clean and healthy home!

Carpet and rugs, when properly cleaned and maintained, act as in-home air filters. We can ensure your rugs and carpet are helping create a clean and healthy environment for you and your family. However, if your rugs and carpet are NOT properly cleaned and maintained, this is what could be lurking right beneath you and your families noses:

Chem-Dry of Stratford will have your carpet sparkling clean and dry in hours, instead of the 1-2 days of other cleaners. How Do We Do It? It’s The Natural, our proprietary, effervescent, hot carbonated carpet cleaning process that is the heart of our revolutionary company.

We use a low pressure carpet cleaning solution, with millions of microscopic cleansing bubbles to lift dirt and stains from your carpet, lifting them to the surface to be extracted away forever.

​Your carpet is drier, cleaner and healthier with Chem-Dry of Stratford. The Power of Bubbles, Gentle for Carpet and Your Family!

• The Natural uses less water than other processes, so drying time is minimized, reducing the chance of mold, mildew and bacteria growth.
• The Natural is safe and gentle for most carpets and for your entire family, including your pets.
• The Natural contains no soaps, detergents, solvents, enzymes or other harsh chemicals.
• The Natural leaves behind only your sparkling clean carpet with no soapy residues to attract dirt, causing your fabrics to get dirty again even faster than ever.

Our Professionals Make The Difference!

Our highly trained service professionals use the power of Hot Carbonating Extraction for a deep and healthy clean. You can trust our powerful equipment and proprietary cleaning solutions to offer the cleanest clean, the driest dry, and the safest process available!
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Our hot carbonating extraction equipment and The Natural cleaning solutions have received the Carpet & Rug Institute’s Seal of Approval. Carpet manufacturers require routine carpet cleaning to maintain your warranty.

If you’ve ever wondered how to get rid of cat urine smells in your home or how to remove dog urine from carpet, then you’re not alone—not by a long shot. Here at Chem-Dry of Stratford, we have thousands of people ask us the same questions every year. To try to help solve this problem, we’ve put together a comprehensive guide to removing unpleasant pet urine odors and stains. If you’re already prepared to dive in and get the mess cleaned up, though, we’ve got you covered. Just select one of the options below to let us know whether you’re looking for a cleaning solution so you can clean up a smaller mess yourself or whether it’s a bigger situation that requires some professional care.

Step #1: Diagnose the Problem

If not treated properly, the odor from pet accidents can travel through the entire home and impact your health and your happiness. The smell emitted from an accident area also often leads to repeat incidents in the same area until it is properly eliminated.

The first thing to do when determining how to get dog pee smell out of carpet (or cat pee smell—we don’t discriminate!) is to locate the source of the smell. Once you’ve found the stained area(s) ask yourself the following questions:

• How long has the stain or odor been there?
• Is it still wet, or has the stain set in?
• What type of material is the stained surface made of?
• Carpet?
• Upholstery?
• Wood?
• How large is the area that needs to be treated?
• Have you verified that this is the only problem area?

Of course, most of these questions only work under the assumption that you know where the odor is coming from. If you cannot find the source of the urine smell, then your best option is to contact a professional cleaning technician. At Chem-Dry of Stratford, we use black lights to quickly find any areas in your home that need to be treated.

The Science Behind Black Lights and Urine

How exactly does a black light help us to find the problem area? Urine—and cat urine more than most—contains a substance called phosphorus. When it’s in the presence of oxygen, phosphorus will glow a yellowish green. The phosphorus absorbs energy and releases it in the form of visible light. (This is true whether it is under a black light or not.) Usually, this glow is rather dim, but a black light provides additional energy, which makes the light much brighter and easier to see. Under a black light, any areas that have been exposed to urine will glow.

Step #2: Remove the stain or odor

Once you’ve located all the areas that need to be cleaned, it’s time to get rid of the stain or odor. Pet urine leaves an unsightly blemish on your carpet, often accompanied by an unpleasant odor, but it doesn’t stop there. It penetrates the fibers and contaminates, not only the carpet, but the floor underneath, as illustrated in this diagram:

Because of this, some carpet stains can require specialized cleaning, well beyond just a simple cleaning and treatment. As time passes without treating the affected area, the urine penetrates deeper into the floors, into the walls, and eventually, even into your home’s framework and foundation. As your pet’s urine dries, the liquid portion of the stain evaporates, but the remaining crystals become even more concentrated, leading to a stronger smell. To remove this odor, you’ll need something a step beyond just a simple cleaning.

TIPS: A Few Words of Warning Before You Begin

When you are removing a pet stain, there are some practices you should avoid. Here are a few tips to help you to avoid making the situation even worse:

TIP #1: Don’t use a steam cleaner.

While a steam cleaner might seem like the just the tool to administer a deep clean for a stubborn stain, it’s quite the opposite. When you use a steam cleaner on a pet stain, the heat can actually make the stain even more difficult, or even impossible, to remove.

Just as the name suggests, steam cleaners use extremely hot water as they clean. The heat from the steam cleaner can actually cause the stain and odor to set, making them essentially permanent.

TIP #2: Avoid using strong-smelling chemicals—especially ammonia.

When you are cleaning up a pet’s accident, be very careful about which products you use. Strong-smelling cleaners—particularly ammonia and vinegar—can turn a single accident into a recurring problem.

When pet urine degrades, bacteria break it down into uric acid, uric salts, and several other components. Eventually, it converts into ammonia. Your pets are creatures of habit, and they often mark a specific spot in which to do their business. To your pets, the smell of ammonia is basically a signal to reinforce that scent, so using ammonia is basically an invitation for them to mark the exact same spot.

TIP #3: Stay away from enzyme-based products

If you take a look at Chem-Dry of Stratford’s competitors, you’ll notice that most of them use some sort of enzyme-based product to remove pet urine odors, most of which are virtually identical to the same products you can buy over the counter.

There are a few problems with enzyme-based products, though. In order for an enzyme product to be effective, it needs to stay in contact with the source for several hours. Not just stay in contact but also stay wet in order for the enzymes to be effective. This requires some constant watching and frequent re-application. Enzymes are also fragile and can be killed easily, so even after leaving the cleaner on the stain for hours, it may not have any noticeable effect.

Initial Cleanup

When you notice your pet has had an accident on your carpet or floor, the very first step to take is to gather paper towels and blot. Try to soak up as much of the urine as possible to keep the stain from spreading and soaking in further. Not only will this help you to keep the area that needs to be treated small, but it will make it easier for the odor remover to do its job later.

Once you have cleaned up the initial mess, take a closer look and identify just how big the problem area that will require deeper cleaning is.

For Smaller Areas and Recent Stains

If the mess is small and hasn’t had the chance to set too deeply, we recommend using our Pet Odor Extinguisher. This is a small piece of the same process our technicians use when they come to perform a larger-scale cleaning. It is designed to lift fresh odors from your carpet and neutralize them without the use of harsh solvents or bleaches that could damage your carpet or leave dirt-attracting residues. It’s also safe to use around pets and children.

For Large Stains, or Particularly Pungent Odors

If the stain covers a wide area, has had time to set in, or smells particularly strong, you should consult with one of Chem-Dry’s professional technicians. Once the urine has been given a chance to soak into the carpet, it can go deeper, permeating the padding and backing, or even into the sub floor. There’s only so much that you can do with a spot clean, and Chem-Dry’s professionals are trained to do more than just remove the urine from the face of the carpet. Chem-Dry of Stratford has been doing this for a long time, and our technicians know very well how to get urine smell out of carpet. They can go deeper and eliminate the bacteria that produce the odors.

When our technicians arrive, they will use special UV glasses and black lights to make sure that they don’t miss any spots that may not be visible to the naked eye. It can take up to five years for dog or cat urine to decompose on their own, but our Pet Urine Removal Treatment (P.U.R.T.) accelerates the process and completes it in a fraction of that time, reducing what would take years to a matter of hours. Our P.U.R.T. process has been tested and proven to remove 99.2% of bacteria from pet urine in carpets, as well as 99.9% of pet urine odors from carpets which is why we think it’s the best carpet cleaning for pet urine.

The P.U.R.T. Process

Tile and stone floors are very beautiful but very susceptible to dirt and bacteria build-up. Over time, these floors require professional deep cleaning.

Chem-Dry of Stratford in West Chicago, IL offers tile cleaning, stone cleaning and grout cleaning for your home. Call (630) 562-3930: Schedule Appointment Online

Chem-Dry Tile Cleaning West Chicago:

Chem-Dry tile cleaning paired with our sanitizer eliminates 98.6% of bacteria from stone and tile floors and grout. This means that with Chem-Dry tile cleaning, your floor is clean and your home is healthier too!

Types of Flooring:
We clean the following floors and surfaces in homes throughout Wheaton, Elkgrove and Glen Ellyn, IL: Ceramic, Porcelain, Granite, Slate, Saltillo, Travertine & Concrete

DIY Won’t Do!
Basic sweeping, scrubbing and mopping tile and stone floors cannot equal the results that professional tile cleaning from Chem-Dry of Stratford will. DIY cleaning is not enough to prevent bacteria build-up. Save yourself some time and some elbow grease and instead rely on our highly trained technicians.

Every technician at Chem-Dry of Stratford is trained to provide amazing results for our customers using the proper methods for every type of surface.

Our technicians execute a 6-point process for tile cleaning that’s effective and efficient.

Our Tile Cleaning Service:

Inspection: The first step in our tile cleaning process requires our technician to test the surface of your floor so he can identify the type of stone or tile and ensure he utilizes the proper equipment and solutions.

Different cleaning techniques and solutions are used for acid-sensitive stone surfaces such as terrazzo, marble, limestone and travertine.

Preparation: Once the technician has determined the tile and stone and examined its current condition, he will tape off the area to prevent any of the cleaning solutions from reaching surrounding flooring.

Execution: Our technician will then displace dirt and loose soil from the top surface area in order to better reach embedded bacteria and grime.

Deep cleaning follows and includes several mid-process inspections and checks for superior results and service adjustments if needed.

It is possible that the initial attempt to clean the tile or stone will not succeed in which case the technician will reevaluate and start over to deliver on our promise of cleaner, healthier flooring.

Sanitizer: Throughout the tile cleaning service, the technician applies sanitizer in order to purge bacteria and kill germs deep in the tile. This is where the healthy results come from!

Sealant: After the cleaning and sanitizing process is complete, the technician applies a sealant that forms a “shield” over your floor to stagnate future build-up and penetration of bacteria.

Polish: For the final step in our tile cleaning process, our technician polishes the floor to create a beautiful shine as if your floor were brand new!

Additional Services:

Carpet Cleaning
The Natural® carpet cleaning solution uses carbonation to lift and remove dirt embedded deep in your carpet.

Upholstery Cleaning
Chem-Dry of Stratford upholstery cleaning effectively removes dirt and pet hair from the furniture in your home.

Area Rug Cleaning
Trusted cleaning service for area rugs, rug runners, Oriental rugs and other decorative textiles.

Commercial Carpet Cleaning
Professional carpet cleaning for your business helps to eliminate allergens and bacteria in the air.

Stain Removal
Chem-Dry of Stratford carpet stain removal protects your carpet and eliminates liquid and solid stains.

Pet Urine Odor Removal
Our innovative P.U.R.T.® system powerfully attacks pet urine odor and stains on carpet and rugs.

Contact Us:

Telephone: (630) 562-3930
Location:  1820 Wallace Ave. #112, St. Charles, IL 60174

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Service Hours:

Mon – Sat: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: CLOSED
Holidays: CLOSED

When you’re looking for local carpet cleaning in Naperville, you can count on us. We’re a professional carpet cleaning service that provides a deeper, longer lasting clean and a healthier home. Our customers in the communities that we serve have become long-time, satisfied clients. You can trust our professionally-trained, hard-working and friendly technicians to understand your specific needs and provide a cleaner, healthier home for you and your family.

The Process

Chem-Dry of Stratford provides a deeper, longer-lasting, healthier carpet cleaning experience. Typical steam cleaning services use an excessive amount of water, which results in a much longer dry time and can lead to mold and mildew growth at the base of your carpets. Our proprietary Hot Carbonating Extraction cleaning process uses about 80% less water than steam cleaners and gets better results. Using a natural, green-certified carbonated cleaning solution that’s heated to over 200 degrees, millions of tiny bubbles penetrate to the base of your carpets to lift dirt, grime, dust and other allergens to the surface. Then our powerful extraction equipment removes these unhealthy elements along with the most of the water. So your carpets are dry in 1-2 hours with Chem-Dry of Stratford, compared to 1-2 days with most steam cleaners!

Your Home

We know you have a choice when it comes to carpet cleaners near your home. We promise to treat your home, your family and your pets with the courtesy and care you deserve. Our friendly, professionally-trained technicians understand that getting ready to have your carpets cleaned is a big deal, and they take pride in delivering superior, healthier results for your family and your home.

Tested and Proven Superior Results

Our Hot Carbonating Extraction (HCE) process was tested by a leading independent air quality laboratory in multiple homes. The lab found that Chem-Dry removes an average of 98.1% of common household allergens from carpets and upholstery. The common allergens tested were dog and cat dander and dust mite allergen.

Additionally, our HCE process, when coupled with a sanitizer, was found to remove an average of 89% of the airborne bacteria in the home and 82.3% of the bacteria in carpets.

Chem-Dry of Stratford’s signature cleaning solution, The Natural®, is a cleaning mixture that, through the power of carbonation, lifts dirt and grime to the surface where it is whisked away. The Natural is green-certified, safe and non-toxic so it’s ideal for homes with kids and pets.

You can trust our deeper-cleaning, healthier carpet cleaning service to meet your needs and exceed your expectations. Chem-Dry of Stratford is preferred by customers and professionals alike. The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) designated Chem-Dry as a company deserving of the CRI Seal of Approval for our innovative and unique hot carbonating system. This program identifies effective carpet cleaning solutions and equipment that clean carpet right the first time and protect a home or commercial facility’s carpet investment. The blue and green CRI Seal of Approval is proof that you are investing in a proven, high-quality service.

Don’t forget, when it comes to the best carpet cleaning in Naperville, Hinsdale, Downers Grove, Itasca, Roselle, Palatine, Schaumburg, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, and Elk Grove, Chem-Dry of Stratford is your best choice. Our goal is to provide you with a clean and healthy home. Our hope is that you become a long-time client for years to come. We are proud to serve this community with industry-leading services.

Supporting Best Friends Rescue Pet Adoption

The reason why so many pet owners trust Chem-Dry of Stratford to keep their homes clean and safe is that we care about the health and happiness of your pets and your family. Chem-Dry of Stratford offers a unique line-up of services that meet the needs of homes with pets and deliver superior results:

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning

Our unique Hot Carbonating Extraction (HCE) cleaning process removes an average of 98% of common household allergens including dog and cat dander from carpets and upholstered furniture and removes an average of 89% of airborne bacteria when a sanitizer is added.

Pet Urine & Odor Removal

P.U.R.T.®, our proprietary Pet Urine Removal Treatment, removes an average of 99.9% of pet urine odors from carpets and when used with our HCE process and a sanitizer, removes an average of 99.2% of bacteria from pet urine in carpets.

Chem-Dry also supports finding a safe, happy home for all pets. That’s why we’re proud to be partnering with Best Friends Animal Society® and helping them raise awareness and funds to support rescue pet adoption.

Chem-Dry can help you keep your home clean and safe and your family and pets healthy. Call Chem-Dry of Stratford today to schedule your Pet Urine Removal Treatment and Healthy Home cleaning!

​Help Chem-Dry of Stratford Support Rescue Pet Adoption in Wheaton, Hinsdale, Downers Grove, Itasca, Roselle, Palatine, Schaumburg, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Naperville, Lombard, Elkgrove, and the surrounding areas in Illinois!

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The Carbonating Secret Revealed

The secret to Chem-Dry of Stratford‘s unique clean is in the millions of tiny, carbonating cleaning bubbles in our cleaner we call The Natural. The carbonating solutions penetrate deep into the base of the carpet, literally banishing the dirt and grime off of the fiber’s surface. Then, we use a rejuvenating hot water extraction process to lift the dirty particles to the surface where they are quickly whisked away.

This concept is similar to the original idea of using club soda to remove a stain from a favorite article of clothing. The awesome cleaning power of carbonating solutions creates a powerful reaction that deep cleans carpets and upholstery in a gentle, yet effective way.

Carpets That Stay Cleaner Longer

Due to the natural power of carbonation, Chem-Dry of Stratford does not have to use excessive amounts of moisture to clean your valuable carpets or upholstered items. With the power of carbonation, the tiny bubbles do the bulk of the work for us which means Chem-Dry of Stratford does not need to use soapy cleaning chemicals that other carpet cleaners or do-it-yourself machines tend to rely on so much. Soapy residues will attract more dirt and will cause your carpets to get dirty again much more quickly than before.

Chem-Dry’s primary carpet cleaner contains no soaps, detergents, or surfactants. You save money the longer your carpet stays clean, since fewer, but more effective cleanings means a better value for you and one less thing you need to worry about.

Reappearing Carpet Stains? No Problem with Chem-Dry of Stratford.

Carpet stains tend to reappear in the same place on your carpets after cleaning them for two reasons. First, they were likely never thoroughly removed to begin with. Often times, the damaging materials are forced down deep below the surface of the carpet by a high pressure steam cleaning unit, only to resurface again as the carpet dries. Secondly, the cleaning solutions used by many steam cleaners create a sticky residue that will attract more dirt and grime to the already affected area of your floors.

With the use of Chem-Dry’s carbonated carpet cleaning solution, Chem-Dry of Stratford technicians can thoroughly remove spots and stains quickly and efficiently with the power of carbonation. We apply our solutions so sparingly, and without high pressure, that the resurfacing of stains is typically not a problem. However, if a spot does reappear, then count on the power of carbonation experts at Chem-Dry of Stratford to return to work on the stain until you are completely satisfied with the results.

Contact us by calling 630-562-3930 or get a free estimate and book now by clicking here.

Trained Tile & Grout Cleaners

If you want the best tile & grout cleaning DuPage County has to offer, you have come to the right place! We’re sure that several rooms in your home have tile in them. Tile can seem easy to clean by just sweeping and mopping it occasionally. However, tile requires a more in-depth cleaning every so often to prevent bacteria, grime, and other dirt build-up. If your grout is discolored, you’re experiencing this. You could get down on your hands and knees and scrub all of your tile floors clean, but you likely won’t get as good of a result as you would get from a professional cleaner. And your knees will be aching after a few minutes!

That’s why you need Chem-Dry of Stratford’s trained tile cleaning technicians. You can trust that our innovative equipment, cleaning products and cleaning experts will make your tile look as good as it did when it was first installed. Let us save you the time and hassle involved in cleaning tile and grout the way it deserves to be cleaned. We are proud to provide West Chicago with our top quality tile and grout cleaning services.

Drier, Cleaner, Healthier Tile Cleaning

We know that you are busy and don’t have a lot of time to spend sitting around waiting for your kitchen floor to be ready to use. That’s why Chem-Dry of Stratford offers the driest tile cleaning DuPage County service. Your tile and grout flooring can be cleaned and sealed on the same day, and freshly cleaned floors can tolerate light traffic in as little as four hours. With our tile cleaning service, you can be back on your floors and living your life in no-time. The tiled rooms in your house are some of the most important, we get that!  We work hard to ensure that our services cause the least amount of disruption to your busy schedule and home life while still getting the most effective clean. That is one of the many reasons why Chem-Dry of Stratford is a popular choice for tile and grout cleaning in DuPage County.

We aren’t just fast, though. We want to provide you with the cleanest tile possible, so we use a wide variety of powerful cleaning solutions designed to remove soils, oils, buildups, spots and stains. When we combine that with our high pressure rinse and extraction process, your tile and grout will be left looking better than it has in years. Customers love our results because we clean deep and leave a lasting shine.

At Chem-Dry of Stratford, we not only provide an excellent tile and grout cleaning process, but we also make sure that these services are performed by a professional whose top priority is your satisfaction. Our technicians have the training, knowledge and experience to evaluate your tile and grout, identify your needs and select the proper products, tools and equipment to deliver a result that will exceed your expectations.

Chem-Dry of Stratford is dedicated to providing the ultimate tile cleaning DuPage County service, so contact us today at 630-562-3930 or get a free estimate online to get a great deal and set up your tile cleaning appointment today!

The Cleaning Nightmare after Christmas

‘Twas the season to party, which means you have recently welcomed plenty of invited (and uninvited) guests into your home. Christmas and New Year celebrations have taken a toll and you’re probably wondering how to clean carpets and other areas most used throughout the season. In this blog post, we share our top cleaning tips for entering the New Year with a spotless home.

Decluttering Comes First

Before anything else, you’ll need to clear away the clutter. It’s much easier to clean when there are fewer obstructions. Not only does tidying up make cleaning a simpler task, but it also frees up space. If you can’t find a place to store an item, consider whether you actually need it or if you could donate it.

Clean from Top

To get your home clean from top to bottom, it’s best to start from the top. Clear away any cobwebs from your ceiling and work your way down to the walls and shelves. Sweep up any dust and wipe down all surfaces, making sure to clean every nook and cranny. Your next priority should be to revive any furniture, including sofas, chairs and tables. Friends and family most likely spent most of their time visiting on your sofas and chairs. The easiest and most effective way to clean a sofa is to hire Chem-Dry of Stratford to employ their professional upholstery cleaning. Schedule your appointment right now by clicking here. We often forget to routinely clean certain things in our home, from curtains to cushion covers. Washing them can make a big difference to a room, like a breath of fresh air in your home.

To Bottom

Any excess dust from cleaning surfaces and furniture will fall to the floor. There’s no better way to wave goodbye to the year than to scrub away any built-up grime and stains. To get the most thorough results, we recommend moving all furniture out of the room. If your floors are carpeted, it’s the best time of year to give them a deep clean. A deep clean of your carpet will extract dirt that’s buried deep within carpet fibers while vacuuming only removes the surface layer of dust. Chem-Dry of Stratford gives amazing results, and we can also clean the area rugs throughout your home.

Remember the Guest Room

Perhaps the most important room to clean is your guest room, which will need a refresh after all the use over the holidays. Make sure you tackle every place in the room, including under the bed and above the door frames. Freshly wash the bedding to eliminate any dirt, dust or pet hairs. Also, eliminate unpleasant pet odors and stains from dogs and cats with our PURT system.

Final Touches

Wipe over surfaces and scrub away any remaining stains left behind by guests. After a thorough deep clean, you’ll only need to do some quick touch-ups throughout the year or before the next gathering.

New Year, New Home, New Carpet Clean Goal

A thorough clean up after the party season makes it easier to keep your home clean year-round. With the professional cleaning services provided by Chem-Dry of Stratford, you’ll be able to refresh your entire home. So why not have yourself a sparkling New Year?

Our Cleaning Process

We use an exclusive patented process that combines our carbonated cleaning solution with gently heated water for the deepest and healthiest clean possible. This method allows us to use 80% less water for a faster dry time and safer clean. Our patented cleaning solution The Natural® is completely detergent & soap free and will never attract any dirt or stains after the cleaning is done, giving you a cleaner, longer lasting, and healthier clean.

Chem-Dry Dries Faster!

Carpets and upholstery cleaned the Chem-Dry way are left sparkling clean and dry in 1 to 3 hours, not 1-2 days. We don’t use soaps, detergents, or any harsh chemicals to accomplish these results, but instead the power of our crystal clean carbonating bubbles. This allows us to use about 80% less water than most typical steam cleaners and not over saturate your carpet with water.

Chem-Dry Cleans Deeper!

Our powerful carbonating cleaning solution lifts dirt, dust, and other allergens to the surface where they are easily extracted and removed completely from your home. This is all done without leaving any soapy or sticky residues in your carpet that can attract dirt and cause your carpets to get dirty again faster. With our patented carpet cleaning process, you truly get a deeper longer lasting carpet cleaning.

A Healthier Clean!

Our completely green & safe cleaning process removes more than just dirt! It has been proven to remove an average of 98% of allergens from your carpet & upholstery as well. On top of that, with only using about 20% of water that most steam cleaners use, less water is left behind. When water too much water is left behind, it quickly can become a breeding ground for mold and bacteria in the matter of hours. Chem-Dry of Stratford truly does clean for your health better than any one else!