Apex Carpet Care, Charleston, SC, Says Your Rug Deserves Some Pampering

DID YOU KNOW that a valuable area rug in your home is virtually crying out for some comfort?

When people start installing more hard floors in homes, the first thing many of them do is cover those floors with soft area rugs. Some of these rugs cost thousands of dollars, and they need their own special protection.

A rug pad designed and sized specially for your area rug (or rugs, if you are fortunate enough to have several in your home) is the protection they need and deserve.

Why go with a quality rug pad? Because they:

1.    Add cushioning and comfort for you

2.    Can add years to the life of a rug

3.    Protects the flooring beneath the rug

4.    Prevents the rug from slipping and you from falling!
Don’t wait for your rug to cry out, “Please help!” It needs a pad of its own, right now. Give it the protection it needs, and enjoy that rug for many years to come.

Besides a rug pad, your area rug needs regular cleaning. At least annually. It's adviseable to clean the area rugs off site where the rugs can be properly dusted and cleaned. Many try to clean the rugs on the floor. However, if the dyes in the rugs are "runners", they will easily transfer the dye, through the pad to your newly installed wood floors.

Let Apex Carpet Care, industry certified in area rug cleaning, take care of your ugs properly. Call 843-769-7445 http://apexcarpets.com

Apex Carpet Care Provides a Checlist for Renting a Carpet Cleaning Machine ... Or Not

Apex Carpet Cares Discusses Problems Caused byMan's Best Friend

DID YOU KNOW that man’s best friend can actually become your worst nightmare? That’s right. He’s cuddly, cute and you love him, but sometimes he has a problem with “accidents” and pretty soon, you start to notice the… ummm… odiferous situation. Besides the obvious occasional accident from Fido, his hair can also be an issue. Once he shakes a bit off, it goes into the carpet and furniture and sticks to it all and it can be quite a problem. Then you have the issue of “I want in. I want out. I want in.” You know it… Fido is always on the move and the constant going outside and then back inside brings in all kinds of dirt. What can you do about all this? 1.    Clean messes up quickly. Once you discover an “accident,” it’s important to grab a few paper towels and blot up the mess before it sinks down into the padding of the carpet. A good enzyme deodorizer like you might get from the vet helps with lingering odors, but of course it’s best to have a professional carpet cleaner come over to handle these odor challenges. Apex Carpet Care in Charleston, SC specializes in pet stain and odor removal. “If you don’t absorb the stains quickly, it could result in replacing the carpet, pad and sealing the subfloor. 2.    A hairy situation can be tamed by brushing your dog often. Loose hair that’s about to go into the carpet and furniture can be easily pulled from Fido with a good grooming brush. And guess what? He probably likes the attention! It’s difficult for the best beater-bar vacuum cleaners to pick up hair and dander imbedded in carpet fiber. 3.    While you may not have the time to wipe off Fido’s muddy paws each time he wants back inside, it is a good idea to place mats inside and outside the door. When Fido want’s back inside, let him beg a little bit on the outside mat because some of that dirt is definitely going to come off. In addition, vacuum those pet traffic areas regularly to head off the dirt accumulation. Do all of this and man’s best friend is going to be a dream to live with, not a nightmare! But if you need help, call Apex Carpet Care.

A Weekend Lost … Save it by Using Apex Carpet Care in Charleston, SC

You work hard all week and look forward to the weekend, a time to relax, go to the beach, float down the river, barbecue and enjoy family and friends (but you still have to mow the grass!)

You work hard all week and look forward to the weekend, a time to relax and enjoy family and friends (but you still have to mow the grass!)

But, sometime during the week, you look down. You aren’t happy with the condition of the carpet. So you make a decision to rent a do-it-yourself carpet cleaning machine from your local grocery store. That’s right… you are going to clean your own carpet. Your goal this weekend is to create a nice, fresh and clean carpet and enjoy a healthier home.

Friday evening arrives. Off you go to your grocery store and you find yourself in front of a bunch of do-it-yourself cleaning machines and the various cleaning solutions available. There are products to put on the carpet before you clean it. There are products to put in the machine with the water. There are other types of products for all kinds of spots and stains. Still others for pet odors. You aren’t sure which ones you will need, so you grab a selection of them and take them to the front of the store to pay. It’s already cost you more than hiring Apex Carpet Care.

At the register, while paying for the daily rental of the carpet cleaning machine, you discover the cost of all those cleaning products is about what you spend on food for the family for an entire week. But you aren’t deterred!  You are going to clean your carpet. Nothing will stop you.

So you go home with all your cleaning stuff and get started. It takes all your Saturday and, sad to say, part of your Sunday as well. It’s backbreaking work. You had no idea what sweating was really like. Yet… it looks pretty good when you are done. The bad part is it takes a few days to dry and you yell at the kids to not walk on the carpet. Maybe you thought they could float over it?

Within two weeks, though, the carpet starts to look worse than before it was cleaned. Uh oh… what happened? It’s called resoiling and you didn’t use carpet protector

You didn’t call Apex Carpet Care! You know, those who have the training and the very best equipment and cleaning solutions to get the job done right. They have high- heat, truck-mounted equipment run by Certified Master Technicians who know what they’re doing.

Don’t ruin another weekend. Do the smart thing and hire a professional to do what he does best: Clean your carpet.

Guilty! (but it will be OK) -- Red Stains, Apex Carpet Care to the Rescue

DID YOU KNOW that the devastation of spilling something like grape juice, Kool-Aid and other fruit drinks doesn’t have to be that… devastating?

So you have kids, grandkids, or some other kids come over, and they want something to drink. They surely don’t want water from the tap. That’s pretty boring stuff. They want something fruity, sweet, and with lots of color. Like deep blues, or reds. You know, the stuff that can really stain a carpet or piece of furniture.

And the inevitable occurs. The kids enjoy what you give them, but after all, they are kids. So something gets spilled. For some weird reason, this never happens on a hard, tile floor. It happens right on the carpet.

What to do?

Call Apex Carpet Care in Charleston early at 843-769-7445 or online at http://www.apexcarpets.com. On it’s website, Apex Carpet Care illustrates the initial cleaning process.

Do It Yourself

Step #1
First of all, don’t panic. Gather your senses and realize this isn’t the end of the world.

Step #2
Start blotting. You want to use white cotton or paper towels, with no print or dyes, and blot – blot – blot! Most of any spotting or staining substance will come right out because the towel you are using is more absorbent than the carpet the drink was spilled on.

Step #3
It may be appropriate, with some coaching from your carpet cleaning pro, to do some spotting. Use a spotting product, like a mild neutral detergent spotter, recommended by your carpet pro. Apply a small amount to the spot and keep blotting. Never scrub. Scrubbing can damage the carpet fibers and you can’t fix that. Keep blotting.

Step #4
Did we say keep blotting? Keep it up! You may need to apply more approved mild detergent spotter. One thing you do not want to do is apply too much moisture, as that gets into the backing of the carpet and into the padding, creating additional problems.

Step #5
Once the spot is gone, it’s time to dry the carpet. How to do this? Keep blotting, of course! But also aim a fan on the spot and let the air current remove more moisture.

Is the spot still there? It may be a stain, very tough to remove. It is definitely now time to call your carpet cleaning pro! Apex Carpet Care of Charleston, SC uses heated chemicals that transfer the remaining stain from the carpet to a clean towel. It takes a long time to remove remaining stains.

Best case scenario
When anything happens, like spilling grape juice, red wine, mustard or other tough-to-remove substances, call your carpet and furniture cleaning professional. He has what it takes to get the job done right the first time.

Make that phone call (843-769-7445 or online http://www.apexcarpets.com , especially for pet “accidents.” Apex Carpet Care technicians know exactly what you need to keep your home spot and stain free!