* Maintain a well-functioning heat and air system by replacing filters regularly and having them services yearly. * Vacuum often, although cleaning can sometimes trigger allergic reactions causing dust to circulate within the air, vacuuming twice a week will reduce the surface of dust mites. Also make sure your vacuum has an air filter to [...]

You’ve noticed it’s time to clean your carpet again. Before you jump online or open the yellow pages to help you choose a carpet cleaner, it is important to know all the facts. Most traditional cleaning methods leave behind dirty water. This dirty water often comes back into the carpet surface (“wicking”) causing those nasty [...]

Waking up to the warmth of carpet under your feet is an even better feeling when you know that what is covering your floor is also helping you to breath easier. Carpet keeps the air you breath cleaner by trapping dust particles and other allergens until they are vacuumed away. In face, a number of [...]

Keep your home humidity between 30-55%. Vacuum regularly. Use air cleaners with HEPA filters. Wash bedding materials weekly. Have Chem-Dry clean your carpets every 8-12 months with allergen service.

Now with P.U.R.T.®, you CAN save your carpets! Urine deposited on carpet penetrates deep into fibers, the backing of the carpet and the flooring material below. As the urine dries, the liquid evaporates leaving urine crystals that are even more concentrated and pungent. Simple cleaning will only mask this odor. P.U.R.T.® is specially formulated to [...]

Fact: A typical used mattress may have 100,000 to 10,000,000 dust mites inside. High humidity increases growth of dust mites, bacteria, mold and fungus … especially during the summer when it’s hotter. In the winter, immature dust mites can stay dormant for long periods of time, and then grow and reproduce when the humidity and [...]

Misconception #6:  Any honest carpet cleaning company should be able to give you an exact price quote over the telephone. We wish this were true, but it isn’t.  Consumers often think that if they want to clean four rooms and the price is $6 per room, then the price will be $24.  But this isn’t [...]

Misconception #5:  The company that offers the lowest price is the company you should hire. Maybe — but not always.  Here are two important points to consider. Point #1:  The price you see offered may not be for the services you want performed.   Before you select a company, decide what you want to accomplish.  If [...]

Misconception #4:  Having the right equipment is all a company needs to clean your carpets properly. Not true.   Many companies own hot water cleaners — but a large number of employees don’t know how to use them.  You probably know someone who bought the newest computer on the market — but didn’t learn how to [...]

Misconceptions #3:  One method of carpet cleaning is as good as another. No.  You can choose from two primary methods:  Dry cleaning or hot water extraction. First, we’ll explain dry cleaning.  Many people believe that dry cleaning your carpet is like dry cleaning your clothing.  This is not true.  All carpet cleaning methods use water [...]