Buying and Cleaning Wool Carpets in Boulder

Should I consider buying wool carpets? Wool carpets are wonderful! Wool carpets have made my life miserable! This is actually one of those situations where both of these statements can be 100% true. My hope is to help you determine which one of these groups you belong too before you go through the expense of investing in wool carpets.

I have been carpet cleaning in Boulder Colorado for over 17 years and I have cleaned some wonderful and not so wonderful wool carpets. Wool is soft and it feels great to walk, crawl, or lay on. It feels like walking on soft hair. Wow! It is soft hair! The wool fiber consist of three main parts. The epidermis (cuticle) consisting of protective, overlapping scales on the fibers outer surface. The cortex, which composes most of the wools fiber and the center of the wool fiber is called the medulla. One of the facts that makes wool kinda scary is that it is a protein. Why could this be bad? Wool proteins can chemically bond with other proteins and can permanently attach itself to the wool fiber.

The real protein problem usually arises from our pets. Most of our pets throw up their food which is primarily a Protein base. These pet accidents can quickly turn our beloved soft haired carpet into a visual tapestry of pet throw up, urine stains and other digestive processes that I don't like to think about. Often, these stains will permanently affix themselves and become part of the wool fiber. Wool is considered the finest carpet fiber in the world and if I didn't have pets I would seriously consider the expense. The advantages of wool carpet include its' feel (soft), holds color very well, wears well, soil resistant, cleans well and it is naturally non flammable.

The negative traits of wool fiber include that it is very sensitive to alkalinity (high PH soaps), costs more than synthetic fibers, costs more to clean, not resistant to Protein stains, will dissolve in bleach and can be damaged by carpet beetles and moths. Consider the pluses and minuses as they pertain to your life and if you decide to purchase the wonderful wool carpet fiber, see our special carpet cleaning care guide for wool carpets at http://www.colorado-carpet-masters.com. You will also find free Boulder carpet repair guides, allergy guides, carpet buying guides, carpet spot guides, carpet cleaning consumer guides an much more.

Carpet Cleaning Boulder

I am currently submitting an article to an e zine to help people decide on when to use steam cleaning and when to use dry cleaning. Our carpet cleaning Industry tries to convince you that their method is the only method that should be used for carpet cleaning and that is simply not true. In fact with the system my company uses we try to take the best of both methods. You can check it out at my carpet cleaning Boulder URL http://www.colorado-carpet-masters.com/carpetcleaningBoulder.htm

Carpet cleaning in Colorado or anywhere for the Holidays

Every child's dream is to spill thanksgiving dinner all over the once clean carpets? It seems that way at times. Our beloved children and pets seem to be working at mucking up our house before our family and friends get there. In panic we grab the nearest bottle of spot remover and go to town only to find bleach spots the next day. Helpful hint for cleaning carpet in Colorado or anywhere for that matter. #1- Do not use oxy cleaners on Nylon carpet. Do you have nylon carpet? Probably, most people have Nylon carpet and are horrified once the carpet dries after oxyclean and they are now missing carpet dye. If you like I can teach you how to test your carpet and determine what type of fiber you have. If you are need of a free spot guide you can go to www.Colorado-carpet-masters.com
I invite all your carpet related questions concerning stains, cleaning methods, best type of fiber to buy, and anything and everything related to carpet cleaning.