9 Holiday Carpet Cleaning Tips

9 Holiday Carpet Cleaning Tips

If you’re planning to have a few guests over for the holidays this year, you want your floors to look their best. You don’t want people judging you by your musty, dirty carpets, do you? Your carpets are a source of pride, which is why you should make every effort to ensure they are looking their best this December.

Here’s how you can keep your carpet and tile floors tidy this holiday season:

  1. Doormats: Place doormats outside each entry door to your home so your visitors can wipe off their shoes before coming in.
  2. Boot trays: Place a large boot tray at the front entry so guests can take off their wet boots and put on dry shoes. Or, you could provide slippers or slipper socks for your guests to don while their boots dry.
  3. Area rugs and hallway runners: Protect wood, carpet or laminate flooring with area rugs and hallway runners. These keep spills, dirt, and stains from falling directly onto your good flooring. You can easily wash the runners and rugs later.
  4. Shoe removal: Ask guests to take off their shoes before entering. Put up a festive sign as a reminder.
  5. Tables, stands and trays: Your guests will likely be walking around your home holding plates and cups. To avoid spills, strategically place tables, trays and stands around the room so they can set down their snacks and drinks.
  6. Touch up vacuuming and sweeping: Prior to the party, as well as after, vacuum your carpets and sweep your floors.
  7. Mop up spills immediately: If someone spills soda or wine on your carpet, clean it up right away. Don’t scrub; use a gentle motion with mild soap and water, or use a stain remover designed for carpets and upholstery.
  8. Clean pets’ paws: It’s not just human shoes that track in dirt. Pets’ claws can too. Clean off their paws before they enter the house. This keeps your home cleaner, plus it prevents their paws from irritation from rock salt and dirt.
  9. Schedule your next carpet cleaning before and after the holidays: Having your carpets cleaned before your party will ensure they look their best for guests. Then, once your guests have all left, schedule another cleaning to freshen the carpets up.

The holidays are certainly a festive time of year. Don’t dampen your holiday spirits with a grungy carpet!

Contact 1st Class Carpet Cleaning and Restoration Services

To book carpet cleaning services in New Hudson MI or surrounding areas before the holidays, contact us at (248) 491-3088.

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Lori G.
I have used 1st Class for both a commercial building and our home. Both experiences were great! I thought our carpet at home was past the point of no return, but they did an amazing job. Pet stains and heavy traffic areas look so great. They are super responsive and timely. A great local small business! I would highly recommend.
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Cherie M.
Great company, great owners. They always do a thorough carpet cleaning.
Dawn M.
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Karen W.
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Sarah C.
I could not be happier with our cleaning service from 1st Class! From my first call, Ginny worked with me to optimize the timing of our cleaning with other work being done, and all communication from there was clear and thorough. Claude and Ginny are genuinely nice people and were a pleasure to work with during the cleaning. They clearly know their stuff and stand behind their work. Results were my formerly bedraggled 9 year old carpets looking brand new and a company I will definitely use again and recommend to others.
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Sue G.
This Company did a fantastic job on our 30+ year old carpet that just won't wear out! While we were moving furniture back afterward, I noticed a strip in a traffic area that didn't look quite right. When I contacted them, they were back out within a few hours and promptly took care of the issue!
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Awesome company, my furniture looks amazing. They were clean and professional. Also, on time and went right to work!
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Very professional, polite, the carpets looked and smelled wonderful!
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J. A.
Team just left moments ago after carpet cleaning. House looks much better already. They got out stuck on stains. Highly recommend them. After using others, they are now our go to carpet cleaning crew.
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Chris J.
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Kyle O.
My 2 dogs got skunked last night. We cleaned up everything we could ourselves but our main rug i couldnt get the smell out. I called 1st class and HANDS DOWN the FASTEST SERVICE IVE EVER GOTTEN. Lucky for me they live down the road and were here at my house 15 mins later. Totally professional, got rid of the smell and so understanding and helpful.Im passing there information on to all my neighbors and friends because you dont get service like they provide anywhere else!!!Thanks again for everything!!!!
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Dorothy M.
Would recommend this company. On time and courteous. Excellent job on my carpet which was extremely dirty looks great now.
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Laura Y.
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Tom T.
We have a carpet that was the best quality at the time, but is 30 years old. It had so many stains, I was sure they were permanent. The owners showed up with state of the art equipment and 'steam' cleaned, not hot water clean, and got almost every stain and mark out of this old carpet. It honestly looks like new. The only stain remaining was because it was actual wood stain and you have to replace the carpet with that much damage. The steam allows you to walk on the carpet in 6 hours instead of the usual 24. We are selling this house and the carpet was the only sore spot, but not anymore. I will recommend this company to family and friends with a clear conscience.
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On time. Easy to contact and schedule appointment. The carpet looks great!
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Kim Willemsen L.
Very professional. Did a great job. They are the only carpet cleaning company I use.
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Ann I.
Absolutely awesome experience! I needed anti-microbial cleaning for a guest coming with severe allergies. They arrived promptly, were fast and efficient and I’ll recommend them all day long.
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El C.
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