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Pets & People: Protecting Your Carpet

By The Clean Trust

Categories: Pets, Carpets & Flooring, Furnishings & Dusting
Tagged: Bacteria, Carpet And Rug Institute, Carpet Cleaning, Carpet Extractors, Cleaning Strategy, House Cleaning Tips, Killing Germs, Pets, Professional Carpet Cleaning, Sanitizing, Spot Removal, Stain Removal, Vomit

The United States is home to some 68 million dog owners and 73 million cat owners, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. That’s a lot of love—and a lot of carpet stains. Accidents on carpet require quick cleanup to remove bacteria and odor. The Clean Trust and The Housekeeping Channel have provided a Stain Removal Wizard to help you remove both pet and people stains. [Note: Ad links featured on this page are not affiliated with The Clean Trust and should not be considered a recommendation or endorsement by The Clean Trust.] The Clean Trust also suggests that, along with other measures, you do the following:

 

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Extract the moisture. Put an inch-thick layer of white paper towels on the area and a white, absorbent towel on top to absorb moisture. Leave it overnight.

 

Seal the floor underneath. Treat under floors before installing carpet. Thoroughly clean, disinfect and seal concrete floors. With wood floors, cut out and replace wood rot. Disinfect any stained areas and apply wood sealer.

 

When you encounter a spot or spill that is beyond your skill level to remove:

 

Enlist a certified professional. Without specialized knowledge, training, chemicals and equipment available through certified technicians, homemakers and pet owners may not be able to completely remove stains from carpet, upholstery and other surfaces, or without risking damage to surfaces.

To find a Clean Trust-certified firm, visit www.certifiedcleaners.org or call 800-835-4624.

The Housekeeping Channel (HC), a for-profit educational LLC, provides the information on HousekeepingChannel.com as a free service to the public. The intent is to disseminate accurate, verified and science-based information on cleaning and housekeeping.

 

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Pets & People: Protecting Your Carpet:  Created on June 2nd, 2009.  Last Modified on October 24th, 2011

 

About The Clean Trust

The Clean Trust

The Clean Trust, formerly known as The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC), is an ANSI-accredited standards setting body for the flooring inspection, floor covering and specialized fabric cleaning and disaster restoration industries. Organized in 1972, The Clean Trust currently represents more than 5,700 Certified Firms and 54,000 Certified Technicians in 22 countries. The Clean Trust, with participation from the entire industry, sets standards for inspection, cleaning and disaster restoration. The Clean Trust does not own schools, employ instructors, produce training materials, or promote specific product brands, cleaning methods or systems. It approves schools and instructors that meet the criteria established by The Clean Trust. The Clean Trust also serves as a consumer referral source for Certified Firms and Inspectors. Visit www.thecleantrust.org.