MEH Flooring, Newcastle Carpet and Flooring Specialists

Carpet Care

Looking after your Carpet

With regular cleaning and routine maintenance, your new carpet will look good for years. As with everything, the more care you take of your carpet, the longer it will keep its appearance and the longer it will last.

Routine maintenance aims to prevent the build-up of soil so cleaning is less frequent. Dirt and grit are a carpet's worst enemies! An easy way to protect your new carpet is to place a doormat at entrances to a room or even a left over piece of carpet. Remember that these mats need to be cleaned regularly as well otherwise they will not prevent the transfer of dirt and grit to your carpet.

Vacuum Cleaning

Vacuum your carpet regularly, and certainly at least once a week. Heavy traffic areas should be vacuumed daily.

When a carpet is first laid, there may be some 'fluffing' or 'shedding' as loose fibres work their way to the surface. Don't panic - this is perfectly normal!

Your vacuum cleaner must be well maintained in order to be effective. Belts and brushes or beater bars need to be in good condition and correctly adjusted for height, filters and dust bags need to be emptied regularly and filters washed or replaced depending upon the type of cleaner.

For cut pile carpets, an upright with a beater bar brush is recommended or cylinder vacuums with a turbo head attachment. For loop pile carpets, a suction only cleaner is preferred.

Vacuum cleaners are now available that incorporate high levels of exhaust air filtration, such as HEPA filters. We strongly recommend these if you have a respiratory condition

SPOT AND STAIN REMOVAL GUIDE

General rules for spot removal

• Soak up liquids with kitchen roll, paper tissues, toilet roll, or absorbent cloth
• Scoop up or scrape off solids
• Try to identify unknown spots prior to treatment - if unsure, use solvent first
• Always work from the edge of the spot inwards
• BLOT, do NOT rub
• Apply small quantities of cleaning agent at a time, applied to a cloth, NOT directly to the spot.
• Take care with applying solvents to bitumen-backed carpet tiles
• When using solvents always ensure there is plenty of fresh air ventilation
• Always thoroughly rinse afterwards if spotters have been used
• Dry the spot, if possible, with a hair dryer

The spot removal charts contain the methods for dealing with accidental spillages and the order in which the treatments should be tried

The EASY SPOTS chart contains those spots that come out relatively easily with the methods recommended or when the carpet is wet cleaned.

DIFFICULT SPOTS are more difficult to remove and may require repeated attempts with stronger spot removers. Some stains you may find impossible to remove completely in which case the assistance of a professional carpet cleaner may be required

EASY SPOTS Spot or stain 1st Try 2nd Try 3rd Try Blood 5 6 3 Butter 7 5   Candle wax 8 5   Chewing gum 9     Chocolate/cocoa 5 7   Cola 3 5 6 Cream 7 5 6 Egg 5 6   Floor wax 7 5   Fruit juice 3 5   Gravy and sauces 5 6   Herbal tea 3 6   Metal polish 5     Mustard 5 6   Oil and grease 7 5   Paint (emulsion) 3 5   Shoe polish 7 5   Tea 3 5   Urine (fresh stain) 3 5 6

DIFFICULT SPOTS Spot or stain 1st Try 2nd Try 3rd Try Artificially coloured drinks 3 6   Bleach 3 13   C/heating radiator fluid 5 6 13 Coffee 6     Felt-tip pen 7 or 11 12 5 Furniture polish 7 5   Glue/adhesive 10 11   Ink (fountain) 3 6 5 Ink (ballpoint pen) 12     Lipstick 7     Milk 4 5 13 Nail varnish 10     Paint (oil) 11     Rust 13     Soot 6 5 2 Tar (asphalt) 7     Urine (old stain) 6 13   Vomit 5 6 13 Red wine 1 6

TREATMENTS

   1 Blot with white kitchen roll or paper tissues

   2 Vacuum clean

   3 Cold water

   4 Warm water

   5 WOOLSAFE-approved carpet shampoo solution (diluted)

   6 WOOLSAFE-approved spot remover for water-based stains

   7 WOOLSAFE-approved spot remover for greasy/oily stains

   8 Spot remover for candle wax.

   9 Chewing gum remover (solvent or freeze type)

  10 Nail varnish remover or acetone

  11White spirit or turpentine substitute

  12 Surgical spirit (ethyl alcohol or ethanol)

  13Call in an approved professional carpet cleaner

 

We stock the following cleaning Products 

Bissell OxyKic	Woolclean
One chamber contains several cleaning agents which removes oil based spots and stains. The other chamber contains a colour safe oxygen activator to work on dye-type spots and stains. Press the trigger and the two combine to create a stain remover for the toughest stains, all the way to the carpet backing.	Keep your upholstery, rugs and carpets spotless with this cleaning kit. It's suitable for all carpet and upholstery fibres, and will remove most food and drink stains. The kit contains: 250ml Spot Remover 1 - for over 100 stains including alcohol, blood, urine, coffee and grass 200ml Dry Spot Remover 2 - glue, pen marks and ink, oils and fats etc. 500ml Clean & Fresh - gently removes dirt spots from high-traffic areas	The success of cleaning up the wine spilled, coffee knocked over and food dropped has not always been great, however there is one product on the market that has been proven to really work. The success of sales has resulted in Stikatak's Carpet Stain Remover becoming the consumer's number one choice for lifting stains, according to recent research. Designed to work on the majority of carpet and upholstery materials in the home, car or workplace, Stikatak's Carpet Stain Remover can be used without water or rinsing. The instant foaming action lifts dirt and grease within 15 seconds and the anti-static properties combine a pleasant smell with effective cleaning.
£8.50	£25.00