Spring is almost here! With the changing seasons comes more activities outdoors and fun holiday traditions. However, have you ever heard the term “spring cleaning”? Spring also comes with a reminder to deep clean your home for a fresh start to the year. If you want to have a clean, healthy home, here’s a fact you should know: the dirtiest item in your home is likely your couch.
Would you have ever guessed that apart from your floors, bathroom, and kitchen counter, your upholstered furniture is in the running for the dirtiest things in your home?
And why is that? In our everyday cleaning routine, we typically remember to wipe down our counters. sweep and mop the floors, and clean our bathrooms. But our attention is often kept from our couches and other upholstery because many people don’t know how to effectively clean upholstery or don’t want to ruin their couch trying. Plus we can’t really see the dirt that’s been collecting on our couches. But did you know that your couch is where the most dust and dust settle in your home?
What Makes Dirty Furniture A Health Hazard?
Consider the amount of time you and your family spend on the couch compared to how often you clean it. As you can imagine, dust, body oils, spills, dirty clothes, and more deposit dirt and dangerous dust onto your couch where they’re then spread throughout your home. If there are animals in the home, the health risks increase even more. Upholstery attracts hair, dandruff, dirt, feces, and urine like a magnet.
How Often Should Upholstery Be Cleaned?
The number one thing to remember is that there’s a big difference between regular vacuuming and spot cleaning compared to deep furniture cleaning.
Making sure to clean what you can see is important in order to remove dust and dirt. Surface cleaning helps to preserve the quality of your furniture by reducing surface dirt and wear of upholstery fibers.
However, the biggest risk in upholstery cleaning is what you can’t see– the dirt hiding deep in the fibers of your upholstery that can’t be eliminated without professional upholstery cleaning equipment.
In order to keep a healthy home, your furniture should be professionally cleaned at least once or twice a year. If you have animals or children it would be a good idea to consider professional cleaning every 3-4 months.
Professional Upholstery Cleaning in Barling, AR
Regularly vacuuming and spot cleaning your upholstery are important tasks that shouldn’t be overlooked—but deeper upholstery cleaning by professionals is also needed. Elmer’s Chem-Dry can remove deep down dirt with advanced solutions and no excess moisture.
You can trust Elmer’s Chem-Dry to use the best cleaning method for your upholstery fabric in Barling, AR and the surrounding areas—leaving you with a home that’s drier, cleaner, and healthier.
We would love to answer your questions! Give Elmer’s Chem-Dry a call at (479) 561-3468. We are a professional carpet and upholstery cleaning company in Barling, AR. See what customers are saying about us!
