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Furniture Protection Upholstery Protector
Your Furniture will Look Better and will Last Longer over its lifetime with Professionally-Applied Fabric Protector Your furniture is one of your most important investments that improves your home's interior. You want to keep your valuable sofas, couches, loveseats,...

House Cleaning Tips for your Houston Home
My Pro Cleaner™ had the privilege of participating in a nationwide article arranged by Julia Weaver for Redfin Real Estate. We joined Professional Cleaners from all over the country giving their best quick tips for "Deep Cleaning Your Home for a Tidier New Year". As a...

How to Get a Smell Out of Your Carpet: Basics for Homeowners
Nothing puts a damper on spending time at home like a stinky carpet. Whether it's a moldy smell or a pet odor, a house simply never feels clean when a stink is noticeable. In this article, we aim to help homeowners defeat offensive carpet smells using simple DIY...

Cat Pee on Carpet: How to Deal with It
This article is for all the cat lovers who have carpet. One of the most stubborn and challenging pet messes to get rid of is cat pee on your carpet. There's nothing worse than a cat who suddenly decides your carpet is their new litter box. No matter how many cleaning...

Carpet Water Damage: Should You Clean or Replace?
Dealing with carpet water damage is always a huge hassle, whether it resulted from an unexpected flood of rainwater, burst pipes, or — even worse — a broken sewer line. A water-damaged carpet isn't just a huge inconvenience; it could cause serious health problems for...

Spots and Spills on your Carpet: A General Guide
It's important to me that I empower my clients with good information. When you spill something on your carpet, there are many substances that are easy for you to clean up yourself if you know how. To get the best outcomes, I've supplied a general guide on this page....

Removing Ink from Carpets: A How-To Guide
Please Note: This is general information. Ink stains can be tricky to remove, and I do recommend calling me for this one if you're in the Spring TX / Houston TX area. My Pro Cleaner cannot be responsible or liable for any damage that may result from any do-it-yourself...

My Pro Cleaner How to Get Dog Hair Out of Carpet: Best Practices
We love our cats and dogs, and pet owners know that keeping your carpet clean can seem like an almost impossible challenge with all those stubborn pet hairs stuck between the carpet fibers. Pets shed hair – during some seasons more than at others — and if you live...

Steps to Prepare your Home for Your Professional Carpet Cleaning Appointment
It's cleaning day! And you want to get the most out of our service. I look forward to making your carpets and upholstery fresh and clean, like new again. Good news! There's no need for you to vacuum your carpets before we arrive! My Pro Cleaner™ offers full-service...

Daily Maintenance Tasks for Pet Owners Keep Your Carpets Clean and Odor-Free
Pets are members of the family! Our dogs and cats are delightful, loving contributors to the household. And they enjoy the soft warmth of clean carpeted floors as much as people do. Like all members of the family, pets significantly contribute to the messes in the...

For Pet Owners — How to Keep your Carpets Clean & Odor-free!
As your professional carpet cleaner, I believe it's helpful for my clients to write about keeping your carpets in great shape — between professional deep cleanings — especially for my clients who own pets! I’m here to help you in any way I can. I may only see you once...

For Pet Owners — What To Do About Pet Puke on your Carpets
Removing pet vomit from carpet is one of the most dreaded cleaning tasks. You're not given much warning if your pet has an upset stomach and vomits on your beautiful carpet. It's vital that you remove vomit as quickly as possible before it gets absorbed deeper into...

For Pet Owners — What To Do About Pet Poop on your Carpets
No matter how well-trained your dogs and cats are, accidents happen. Even if your pets always do the right thing in the right place (in the yard), you or your kids can step in it and track it all over your floors, rugs, and carpets. You know that pet poop stains on...

How To Get Pet Urine of out your Carpet
Even a well-trained dog or cat may sometimes have an accident on the carpet. You know that pet-urine stains on your carpet can look bad, but more importantly, they can eventually pose a health risk if they're not handled right away. We feel it's always best to be...

My Professional Carpet Cleaning Equipment
My powerful, truck-mounted cleaning equipment is known by cleaners nationwide as "The Darling of The Industry" — because many professionals that use it fall in love with it. It's the very popular, hard-working Prochem Legend GT. The engineers at Prochem pioneered the...

Tips and Tricks to Help your Carpet Last Longer
Your carpet brings a warm, beautiful, and cozy environment that enhances your home's interior. The plush feeling of new carpet feels wonderful to walk on, and it looks bright, beautiful, and spot-free. New carpeting is a significant investment, so it is truly in your...

Household Items That Can Work Magic on Carpet Spills
While spills on your carpet are a headache, you can find peace of mind knowing that a good first-aid solution for that fresh mess may already be in your kitchen pantry. I'm happy to fill you in on some simple household solutions that may help you effectively clean up...

Reducing Drying Time after Professional Carpet Cleaning
One of the most common questions that my new clients ask is "How long does it take for my carpet to dry after cleaning? When can I resume my normal activities around the house?" It's a very important question, and it has always been one of the biggest concerns that...

How Often to Vacuum your Carpets and Tips & Tricks on Best Vacuuming Practices
When you vacuum your home, you're not simply cleaning for appearance — you're also protecting the health of yourself and your family. Vacuuming your carpets regularly is essential for a healthy home. Each human sheds over 9 pounds of skin cells every year. Food and...

How to Handle Red Wine Spill From Carpet
Accidents happen around the home, especially during the holidays. Unfortunately, red wine spills are accidents that can leave you with serious red and purple stains on your carpet or area rug if you don't take action quickly. If you've found yourself in this...

The Ice Trick for Removing Furniture Marks/Dents from your Carpet
Let's say you decide to re-arrange the furniture in your living room or your bedroom. Or maybe you're entertaining a large group of guests, and you need to temporarily move a coffee table out of the living room for the party. But when you move your furniture, you...

How to remove gum from your carpet
Of all the things that can end up on your carpet, chewing gum seems to cause the most concern. I was amazed when I read that the world market for chewing gum is estimated to be about 560,000 TONS of gum chewed per year, and it is a $5 billion dollar market. That's a...

Consider Professional Carpet Cleaning over Renting a Machine
I deally, carpets should be deep cleaned every 6-18 months depending on the carpet soiling conditions in your home, to keep them looking brand new, and to remove the deep-down dirt, grime, bacteria, and debris from the carpets. A well-done cleaning will extend the...

My Pro Cleaning Solutions
One of the most important professional decisions that any true pro cleaner makes is which cleaning solutions to invest in — and then, which one should be used in your home — with your specific cleaning needs — to achieve the best, safest, and most effective results. A...

How to Remove Blood From Carpet: Best Tips
One night, you're sitting on your couch in the living room enjoying the most recent episode of your favorite TV show. The plot is just starting to pick up speed when a small voice startles you back to reality — "Uh, I think I have a nose bleed." Your child, who is...

How to Get Candle Wax Out of Your Carpet: Three Easy Steps
We love candles. Besides the fact that they smell amazing, they make a home feel cozy, and they can add a little romance to your home — there comes a moment when a stray elbow or wrong move sends them dropping onto the carpet, and then you're left with a special kind...

Guard your Valuable Furniture with Professionally-applied Fabric Protector
After we deep clean your furniture, the best way to minimize future stains on your most vulnerable furniture — like your couches, sofas, and chairs — is by pretreating them with upholstery fabric protector. I recommend that we restore the protector on your...

How to Remove a Coffee Spill or Stain from Your Carpet
If you just now spilled coffee on your carpet ... ... stop reading this article, grab some plain white paper towels (or a clean white rag) and blot up as much coffee as you can, immediately! Note: Please don't wipe or scrub the carpet — scrubbing may damage carpet...

How Often Should You Have Your Carpets Professionally Cleaned?
If you find yourself wondering how often you should get your carpets deep cleaned by a professional, it really depends on many factors. How many kids are in your home? How many pets? How many other occupants are there? How often do you entertain guests? Are occupants...

A Burning Question: What is Causing this Odd Discoloration Problem on my Upholstery?
From time to time, during my complete pre-inspection process of a client's furniture (which I do before every professional cleaning), I may discover a faint yellow or pinkish blotchy discoloration on the seats and/or back cushions of a piece of furniture. Fabric...