Here in Burnsville Minnesota we’re finally past the high pollen season where the trees dump vast amounts of yellow pollen into the air and it gets on everything. Pollen is most visible on smooth surfaces outside such as your car or the furniture on the deck. We find ourselves coated in the stuff when we [...]
As the days get warmer we’ll be opening the windows in our homes and offices and letting the fresh clean spring air into our spaces. Now is the perfect time to steam clean your carpet and get rid of all the things you have tracked in during the winter. Carpets are like the catch all [...]
Dirty carpet ages more quickly than clean carpet. There are several reasons for this, but the two most important are: Sand and Abrasive Grit Particles: As these particles enter your carpet they settle toward the bottom of the carpet. Every time someone walks across the carpet these particles then abrade the carpet fiber, wearing it [...]
According to the American Lung Association, carpet can act as a “sink” for chemical and biological pollutants including pesticides, dust mites, and fungi. This means that whenever you interact with you carpet by walking or otherwise having contact with it, you can disturb these contaminants and cause them to re-enter the air where they can [...]