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Your House, Your Rules: Say Goodbye to Uninvited ‘Pests’

Pests like termites, cockroaches, ants, spiders, and more not only damage your house but are also harmful to your health. Not only is it an embarrassment if you have someone over, but it gets really annoying. The best way to get rid of these pests is to get a professional home pest control service. In the meantime, try these tips to keep your house pest-free.

Keep the Kitchen Clean

The kitchen is where pests grow and thrive because it’s a damp space with lots of leftover food that describes home to pests.

In order to avoid such a situation, you need to wipe down the counters, put away food and clean any particles lying around. Pests feed on such things. This is a routine you need to follow every day to avoid pests.

Clean Your Bathroom

Another damp space in your home is the bathroom. Therefore, you need to keep your bathroom as dry as possible. Use a disinfectant to clean the sink and the bathtub. Use a toilet cleaner to clean the bowl and ensure that all drains are clear and not clogged up. This practice will prevent all sorts of pests from growing.

Clear Out Any Stagnant Water

Mosquitos breed in stagnant water. Make sure to clear out any standing water around your house. Clear out any clogged drains as they can cause other diseases to grow. Don’t store water in an open dish for many days. This will also invite mosquitos into your house.

Clear Out the Trash

Disposing of garbage is an important chore. Garbage is where rats, cockroaches and rodents come after. The longer the garbage stays indoors, the more easily the pests will reach it, especially if your garbage contains rotten food. This can spread diseases in your house.

Get Rid of Things You Don’t Need

One most important tip to avoiding pests is to declutter your house. Get rid of any useless boxes, toys, unworn clothes, plastic containers, old luggage, etc. Pests tend to make their home in such items. To keep your house pest-free, this is a tough call you need to make.

Contact a Professional Home Pest Control Service

When things get out of control, and you’re unable to control pests with the above-mentioned tips, the next thing you need to do is call Pest control. There are several pest removal services present in Sydney.

We at Adam’s Carpet Cleaning are a professional pest control & removal services in Sydney that will leave your house free of pests. We provide all sorts of cleaning services and guarantee to leave your house spotless.

Visit our website to book your appointment today!

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Getting Ready for Holiday Season: A Deep Cleaning Guide

Every household goes through a cleaning stage before holiday season. If your family is hosting people for a party, cleaning the house is a top priority. Many people hire professional cleaning services before the holiday season to clean their homes. But, if you’re looking to try and do it yourself, this guide can help you be more efficient.

Plan and Pick an Approach

The key to success in any task or project has a proper planning process. Research has proven that planning makes the task more efficient and effective. So knowing what approach to take can save you a lot of energy and time.

Now choose which approach you want to take. There are two different approaches you can take when beginning to clean. You can either choose to clean each room completely or choose to do one task for the whole house and then move to the next one.

Both of these approaches have pros and cons, but from experience, we advise you to pick the latter because going back and forth between tasks can be stressful and time-consuming. On the other hand, it’s easier to go through with one task, take a break, and then move on to the next one. The biggest benefit of this is that you stay motivated to clean your home in one go.

Dust and Vacuum

Start by vacuuming, try to be as efficient as possible with your movements, and be careful you vacuum your carpets in a single direction. If you aren’t consistent in your patterns, you might end up with a damaged carpet.

When you’re done vacuuming, focus on wiping off the dust from all the surfaces in your home. We advise getting a furniture cleaning solvent. Spray that solvent on your furniture and wipe it clean for extra shine.

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Clean Your Kitchen

Clean kitchens are a source of tasty and healthy food. The holiday season is all about you and your family enjoying good food and company. So, focus on cleaning those counters, the cabinets, and if you’re feeling it, deep clean all those pots.

Pay Attention to the Bathrooms

Last, clean your bathrooms. Bathrooms are a source of many different types of bacteria. An unclean bathroom is extremely unhygienic for your home. So, focus a lot of time and energy on deep cleaning each aspect of your bathroom. You can find numerous cleaning products that can be used on tubs, sinks, and toilets, making them look like they’re brand new.

If you want to relax before the stressful holiday season and let professional cleaners take control of cleaning, you can look at Adam’s Carpet Cleaning. We’re a cleaning services provider that gives services like tile cleaning, carpet cleaning and, if you have to pick someone at the airport and need a clean car, we provide car cleaning services. So you can contact us and book an appointment.

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How to Extend the Life of Your Carpet

Have you ever seen a stain so horrific that you don’t know how on earth you’ll salvage your carpet? Messes and stains are a casualty of having pets and toddlers.  

A stained carpet is an issue just about every adult faces at some point.  Taking into account the increasing prices of carpets, you simply cannot afford to change them frequently, but you can use some hacks to prolong its life.

Here we have five easy hacks you should know of.

Vacuum Regularly

Regularly vacuuming your carpet will keep it completely spot-free. The debris can be very dangerous, so this needs to be cleaned daily. You can use chemical products while vacuuming the carpet too.

Just make sure you have a trusty carpet cleaning solution that you can spray on top and vacuum. Leave the carpet untouched for an hour or two to dry completely—you’ll love the results.

Keep Shoes Away From The Carpeted Areas

To prolong the life of your carpet, remove your shoes before you step onto your carpeted areas and make sure your guests follow suit. This will keep dirty soles from tracking mud and other pollutants onto your carpet. According to the American Lung Association, carpets can trap pollutants that are bad for you and your family’s health.

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Quickly Remove Stains From Your Carpet

If there’s a spill on your carpet, you have to take action and remove the dirty spot as soon as possible! If you let the stain set, it will be harder to get it out later. However, some stains should always be removed by professionals.

For example, it isn’t easy to get urine stains from your pet doggo out, especially because of how bad it can smell. Why not hire us to do it for you?

Hiring professional help can benefit you in several ways. If you are looking to hire a professional carpet cleaning service in Sydney, contact us at  Adam’s Carpet Cleaning. We use high-quality chemicals which will get the job done. As an IICRC certified service provider, we also offer leather rejuvenation, upholstery cleaning, boat cleaning, pest control services, tile and grout cleaning, and pet urine and odor treatment.

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5 Most Common Carpet Stains and How to Remove Them

We all have stains on carpets that we try to keep clean so desperately.Not every stain is the same but always remember to DAB, NOT RUB the stain. Fortunately, most of the supplies you’ll need to clean the carpet are right in your kitchen.So before you call the commercial carpet cleaning service, try these DIY tips and tricks.

Coffee and Tea

Coffee and tea stains are the most common and the most stubborn stains on carpets.Dip the cloth in a mixture of equal parts water and white vinegar and gently blot the stain.Next up, pour some beer on it. Take the cloth and dab lightly. Repeat the process until it’s clean.So coffee to sober and beer to clean up!

Fruit Juice

Another common culprit that stains carpets, especially if you have kids in your home.Mix 1 ½ tablespoon of white vinegar with a tablespoon of laundry detergent and add 2 cups of water. Mix, apply and then blot the stain.

Wine

This one will need quick feet, quick thinking, and some science! If you spill wine, quickly blot up the spill.Mix ¼ teaspoon of white vinegar with 32 ounces of water to fight the stain. And keep blotting until it looks dry and clean.

Ketchup

If ketchup dries on the carpet, prayer might be the only solution for you!Sprinkle some salt and let it sit. Then, vacuum over it after a few minutes. Clean up any excess and repeat the process until the carpet looks clean.
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Pet Stains

We love them. We cuddle them, but we hate to clean up after them!Cleaning up cat and dog urine from carpets is a chore, but it has to be done.Clean up any excess. Mix ¼ cup of vinegar into a quart of warm water and spray the mixture onto the stain. Let it soak into the carpet. Finally, blot until dry and clean.These are the common stains and the DIY tips to remove them. However, a DIY job might not give you a squeaky clean, and fresh-smelling carpet. This is where a carpet cleaning service comes in!Have your carpets cleaned and regularly treated to keep them looking as good as new.And we can help do just that! contact us or give us a call.See how our experience lets us transform your old carpet into a new one!
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Why Professional Cleaners Are the Solution to Your Pet Odour Problems

Aussies are an animal-loving nation and most households have a pet. Having a pet has great benefits for a person and a family as a whole. But keeping a pet has some downsides as well, which includes them urinating on your furniture or carpets by accident. Aside from the unpleasant odour, this can have potentially serious effects on your family’s health.

Here’s a look at the potential consequences that animal urine on carpets can cause and how Adam’s Carpet Cleaning can help you with this so that your pet continues to be a part of your family.

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Carpet bacteria damages your immune system

Bacteria that grow on pet stains in carpets can become a problem if you do not have a healthy immune system. This is especially important due to the coronavirus pandemic. Bacteria in urine stains can cause sinusitis, inflammation, and various allergies among others diseases. Young children and the elderly are especially at risk of significant health issues due to their weak immune systems. The urine stains smell sharply of ammonia, which is harmful to the lungs. Ammonia can cause significant problems for people with asthma and allergies.

Similarly, mold on the carpet can cause respiratory problems. To keep your family safe from these bacteria contact. At Adam’s Carpet Cleaning, we use non-toxic, biodegradable chemicals because we care about your family and pets. Stop germs and bacteria from thriving in your home now and get out pet and odour treatment service today.

Financial Expense

Aside from your health, there are financial downsides as well. Urine can soak through your carpet and into the subfloor causing structural damage to the floor. This may lead to having to replace sections of your subfloor which will increase the cost dramatically. To keep your finances in check, it is important to get your carpet treated at least twice a year.  

Truck-mounted steam extraction system

Adam’s Carpet Cleaning has invested in a state-of-the-art truck-mounted steam extraction system for steam cleaning carpets. Powered on a 31 HP Kubota motor the truck mount superheats water and sucks out every tiny droplet of urine. The system is so powerful that it even can treat carpets with diarrhoea or pet vomit stains.

Get your carpet cleaned

If you are looking to clean your carpet of cat urine or dog urine in Sydney, then you can drop us a text at 0433 55 66 87. To get your carpet cleaned from bad bacteria, you can also call us on 1300 309 276 or email us at [email protected] any time.