Question by schabj3: Cat allergies, buying a home from pet owner, trying to clean the carpets?
Does anybody have any recommendations on the best way to clean carpets that have been affected by cats? My fiancee is allergic to cats and we are buying a home from a cat owner. We want to have the place professionally cleaned but don't know the best cleaning service to get for this matter. Any recommendations?
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Answer by pebblespro
If the carpet smells and may have a flea infestation.... Get a BIG bag of baking soda and a big box of iodized salt from the wholesale store... Cost about for a 12 lb. bag of soda and for the salt... Mix in a gal. ZIPLOC bag and sprinkle liberally over the carpets...Leave overnight or acouple of days...
The BS deodorized the carpet and the salt pulls up dirt/debris so the carpet will be brighter...
If you have a bagless vacuum you may have to clean or replace your paper filter after this procedure.... If you have a bag vacuum be sure to have extra bags!
The BS/SALT will also smother fleas,larve and dissolve the eggs of the flea if there are any......
You can rent a steam cleaner for about a day at most food/drug stores... A RUG DOCTOR is very good and easy to use... OR you can spend around 0 or MORE for a professional company like STANLEY STEAMER to come and clean the whole house... I would inquire with your new neighbors and see who they suggest.. OR if there are coupons in the community circular.
You may also want to think about having a cleaning service (MOLLY MAID) come in and deep clean EVERYTHING like the walls, trim, baseboards etc... OR you could spend the day a bucket of water some some mild cleaner to do it yourself.. I highly recommend getting a wet/dry shopvac- they are super handy for DEEP CLEANING I use mine about 2-3x a week.. It has all the attachments and cost about 0! GREAT for spot removal on carpets/furniture.
*If he's severly allergic you may want to seek someone that does duct and ac cleaning to get dust/debris and hair out of the heating cooling duct and replace your AC/Furnace filter once a month....
Good luck
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