Prevent Unnecessary Carpet Repair – Atlanta Pros Cite Factors That Can Damage Carpets

Chris Kiadii - MTC, UFT, RRT, CCT, OCT, RCT, CRT, SMT, JTC

9 years ago

Before purchasing carpet for your home or office, it is a prudent idea to know exactly how to clean and maintain it. This knowledge will allow you to prolong the life of your carpet and get a good return on your investment.

Apart from regular cleaning and maintenance from expert carpet cleaners, it is equally important to know the things that can damage your carpet.

Atlanta carpet professionals list a few of the things that can damage carpets as well as the steps that you can undertake to prevent this from happening.

Foot traffic

As people walk on carpeted areas on a daily basis, damage is inevitable. This is why it is advisable to ask your family and guests to avoid walking on your carpet if they are wearing high heels, dress shoes and even rubber-soled sneakers.

Dirt

Another factor that can damage carpets over time is dirt. As such, it is important to clean your carpet yourself weekly and have it periodically cleaned by professionals.

If at all possible, encourage everyone to leave their shoes at the door. This reduces the dirt and germs tracked in.

Chemical spills

Bleach, household cleaning products, even wine spills can permanently damage carpets. Some chemicals can immediately damage and discolor carpets, which is why it is important to avoid handling these near carpeted areas. Once damage has occurred, your best bet is to have the carpet repaired as soon as possible.

Furniture damage

Over time, furniture like desks and couches can damage the fibers and back-weaves of carpets. Once this happens, you can go to experts to have your carpet repaired or simply cover the damaged areas with other furniture.

Make sure your carpet cleaner moves the furniture and cleans under it. This will keep your carpet color uniform and prevent furniture indentations from becoming permanent.

Burns

Cigarettes and lighters can burn carpets. To prevent carpet damage, avoid smoking indoors. Whatever the reason for the carpet burn, if the damage is extensive, the only recourse is to have the damaged area cut off and patched. This job can be performed by a qualified carpet repair professional.

Carpet rippling

Carpet rippling can be caused by increased humidity or incorrect carpet installation. In some instances, the carpet will revert to normal when the humidity levels return to normal. Once the carpet has lost its elasticity, however, you will have to call the professionals to re-stretch your carpet.

Protecting your carpet

As the old adage goes, prevention is better than cure. Most carpet damage can be easily prevented.

Here are a few things that you can do.

Make sure your carpets are installed properly.
Avoid bringing food and drinks into carpeted areas.
Leave your shoes at the door.
If you are a smoker, avoid smoking indoors.
Finally, make sure that you set aside ample time and effort to clean and maintain your carpet.

In some cases, you may not need your carpet replaced at all. Here are a few customer testimonials.

WOW! Unbelievably great!!

Chris has been cleaning our carpets for us on a quarterly cycle for several years now (we have 2 Mastiffs!!) and we couldn’t maintain our home without him. Stop reading reviews now and call Fresh Start-you will be thrilled! Fresh Start is a company that gets it ALL right: scheduling, being on time, being the BEST at what they do (how DOES he get all that out of our carpets?! they look brand new,) follow-up, customer care/remembering my dog’s names… Chris and Fresh Start is the benchmark for all companies!!

Honest and Reliable

I contacted Fresh Start based on the positive reviews and location to my property. After a recent floor repair, I needed the carpet in my sunroom relayed & stretched back in place. Chris provided a reasonable quote over the phone based on the square footage of the room. He arrived on time as promised and completed the work quickly and professionally. He also took care of a large stain in the room. I am extremely impressed with the overall experience and attention to detail I received. This is definitely a company that I will use again and refer to others.