How often should you clean your carpets? Like many open-ended questions, the answer is: “It depends.” Whether you clean your carpets the minimum recommended Twice a year or more often rests on a variety of factors. How to Know It’s Time For Carpet Cleaning The color and pattern of your carpet. Pale, solid shades show […]
Caring for Your Area Rug Can Significantly Extend The Lifespan Did you know that properly caring for your area rugs can significantly extend their lifespan? A rug can be a warm, soft addition to your home or a sleek stylish décor statement. Depending on your preferences, they can be fluffy and placed beside beds or […]
Area rugs can make fantastic floor covering and protect your carpet, hardwood, or tile. They are soft and warm underfoot even in wintertime, and add color, design and brightness to any home. How to Save Area Rugs After a Spill When a rug gets a spill or stain, immediate action can save the looks of […]
When Fluffy, Spot, or Roscoe has an accident on your beloved area rug, you may think that all is lost. Fear not; “the dry guys” can help you fix even the worst pet-related issues and restore your floor covering to look its best. Step One: Don’t panic. Accidents happen, and yelling or chasing the animal […]
A thorough carpet cleaning is part of a smart homeowner’s housecleaning plan… but how often should carpets be cleaned, and what method is best? As is usual with many of life’s questions, there is no “one-size-fits-all” answer, but “the dry guys” do have some basic rules of thumb when it comes to the care and […]
Whether your area rug is big or small, round or rectangular, wool, silk, cotton or synthetic – knowing how to care for your floor coverings is key to making them last. If your area rugs are dusty, the time honored custom of hanging them over a clothesline and beating them may or may not be […]
We all love Fluffy and Spot – but when they leave fluff and spots all over the floor and furniture, it’s hard to be happy. Fortunately, “the dry guys” can help make your carpets, rugs, and upholstery smell and look fresh and clean – even with multiple pets in the home. Pet accidents on carpet […]
Your area rugs not only add warmth to your home and protect your floors; they are also often an investment. However, textile-eating insects are often attracted to natural fibered area rugs. Moths and other insects can not only seek out, eat and digest protein fibers such as wool, silk and specialty hair fibers, but will […]
It’s springtime, and that means it’s time for the annual ritual of the spring clean. While many think this applies simply to clearing out mud rooms, sweeping the attic, dusting the basement or perhaps cleaning the gutters, there is one area of your home that deserves a clean more than any other. Your carpets take […]
