Higens Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning

Here is a pet stain from a sick dog. Disinfection, deodorizing and then the food coloring from the dog all have to be removed one step at a time.

Here I am demonstrating a pile transfer on a carpet with a permanent stain.

Neutralizing and removing oxidized soap residue that has turned brown. People often mistake this condition as a soiled carpet.

Today I'd like to demonstrate a spot dye.

All my services follow industry guidelines set by the CIR.

There are many techniques that can be used depending on the severity of a snag, type of damage and style of carpet. This one is a snagged berber carpet.

Here's an example of extreme pet urine odor removal from a wool rug.

Filtration Soil, Where & How It Accumulates & Tips To Prevent It Filtration soil is the dark grey lines that appear on the carpet along the baseboards and around furnishings. It can also accumulate under interior doors that remain closed for a long period of time. Filtration soil accumulates in these areas due to positive and negative airflow. The large open areas of your home is the area of positive airflow, the smaller areas is where the negative airflow is, along baseboard...s, around door jams and under closed doors. Because these areas have a negative airflow it creates a vacuum where airborne particulates will accumulate and overtime with humidity these soils will begin moisten and penetrate into the fiber. Once this happens it can be difficult to remove, so the easiest way to deal with this is to prevent it from happening. Here are some useful tips. Make sure your air ducts are clean, if there is dust in the air ducts it will end up in the air of your home and ultimately end up in the areas of negative airflow, along baseboards, around your furnishings and under closed door. If you are experiencing this in your home then get your air ducts cleaned. Next you will need to change the filter in your air system occasionally. If you would like to purchase an electrostatic air filter that will never need to be replaced then please contact me and I can drop or ship one to you. The next thing to help prevent this soil is to use the crevice tool with your vacuum and vacuum these areas well as this will help to prevent filtration soil from accumulating and penetrating into the fibers in these areas. Now that the prevention of filtration soil has been talked about, I would like to give you a tip on how to clean them. If you start to see a few areas that are turning that grey color then get your Dawn dish soap and mix in two drops to a cup of water. This mixture is diluted enough as to leave no residue and is safe to use. wet the cloth and gently rub into the grey soil, then follow up with a dry cloth, don’t use aggressive agitation. If you should have any questions about filtration soil then please feel free to call or email me at anytime.

PET URINE DEODORIZING Pet urine is one of the most damaging stains that can occur to your carpet. If left un-treated it can cause bleach stains, and in time can cause delamination of the carpets backing. Topical treatments are ineffective. Here are some helpful guidelines for you to follow. Purchase a 2 1/2 gallon wet/dry shop vac. Read the directions before using, you will have to take out the filter inside first. If you find a wet pet stain, take the shop vac. and extract o...ut as much pet urine as possible, next mix an ounce of white distilled vinegar into two cups of water, pour in a circular fashion around the stain and and towards the center to condense the stain. Do not pour directly into the stain as this will cause the stain to migrate outwards and leave a ring. Now take the shop vac. and extract out the water/vinegar solution. Repeat if needed. If the stain is dry then leave the vinegar and water solution set for twelve hours then extract out. repeat if needed. See more