If your carpets get damaged due to water damage or flooding, then you might have to clean them through professional carpet cleaners. Sometimes, experts might also suggest you replace your carpet if it has been completely damaged due to contaminated floodwater.
Here are some ways in which commercial water damage restoration experts can clean your carpet-
1. Steam Cleaning
In this carpet cleaning method, experts use hot water at a much high pressure to penetrate your carpet fibres to break dirt, dust and bacteria which has accumulated in the carpet due to water damage. Thereafter, this water is extracted from your carpet with a vacuum cleaner. Before this process, a cleaning solution is also applied to the carpet surface and spread with a brush to break up the dirt. After this cleaning solution has settled, hot water is introduced to the patch of your carpet.
This process might need a couple of hours for completion and again sometime for carpet drying.
2. Dry cleaning
Generally, dry cleaning is also known as absorbent compound cleaning. In this process, experts use an absorbent compound that eradicates dirt and other pollutants from your carpet.
Professionals spread these cleaning solutions on your carpet surface with a mechanical brush to break down dirt particles. These compounds are left to settle down and loosen the filth which is accumulated in your carpet fibres. Subsequently, a vacuum cleaner is utilised to deep clean the carpet and give it a fresh look.
This carpet cleaning technique is specially used for carpets that need to be deeply cleaned.
3. Carpet shampoo cleaning
Carpet shampoo cleaning is an old carpet cleaning method that includes the application of a foaming detergent on your carpet with a brush machine. Later, wet vacuum cleaning is carried out to eliminate all the accumulated dirt and dust. This process requires substantial time as it is a long process. However, this process can give a clean and shiny look to your precious carpet instantly.
4. Bonnet cleaning
In bonnet cleaning, experts mainly focus on the upper surface of your carpet. They use a machine having a spinning pad that is soaked in a heavy-duty cleaning solution. The machine cleans all the dirt and dust from the surface and gives your carpet a cleaner look in minimal time.
This method of carpet cleaning is usually used in restaurants, hotels and offices where carpets need to be cleaned in less time. Although bonnet cleaning is completed in a limited time, still it cleans the only peripheral surface of your carpet and is not a deep cleaning method. Also, you might see some chemical residue left behind after bonnet cleaning is performed on your carpet.
5. Encapsulation method
Professionals use a synthetic foam detergent in this method for cleaning your carpet. This foam applied on your carpet crystallizes and turns into powder foam. This powder traps all the soil from your carpet. Afterwards, this powder is cleaned with a vacuum cleaner and trapped dirt gets eradicated.
Apart from carpet cleaning, one has to do a lot of things to stay protected during flood damage and also keep the maximum object from your property in a safe condition.
Things Which You Must-Do If You Face Crisis Of Water Damage–
- Move all the movable furniture away from water affected areas.
- Try to eradicate maximum water from your carpet as you would if the main power switch is turned off. You can use mops, buckets and big rags for cleaning the water.
- Remove the underlay pad if it is completely soaked by lifting the carpet.
- You might need to treat the walls which have turned damp due to water damage. However, for this, you might need to hire a professional water damage restoration firm.
- For drying your carpets, walls and other objects, you can use fans, and dehumidifiers and open up the windows to ensure proper ventilation.
- After cleaning, disinfect your carpet with an effective sanitizing product.
- Consider then treating affected areas with a professional-grade anti-mould product
- During the carpet cleaning process, make sure that the foot traffic on the affected carpet is restricted.
- Although it is important to start carpet cleaning immediately, still it is advisable to call professional carpet cleaners and water damage restoration experts for cleaning your carpets as soon as possible.
So, if you are looking for professional water extraction and remediation, then Emergency Flood Restoration Adelaide is here to help you. You can connect with our experts right away and avail our services for guaranteed results.
