Can someone recommend a good carpet cleaning service?

YourDirtisMyfood

Years ago for a Mothers Day gift I had a cleaning service go to my parents house to clean their rugs in the living room and dining area. The guy was pitching different services to my young brother at the time and I specifically just wanted those carpets done. They were just a pain in the ass trying to get more service. I'm in my first house and have been for 7 years and the carpet in the living room needs service. I just called Stanley Steemer and they said that it's a $96 minumum and there's a chance that the tech guy will upsell for more rooms, when it's just my living room that needs attention.

Anyone deal with a national chain and have a good experience for carpet cleaning that they could recommend? I'd do it myself but would rather have it professionally done.

Thank you.

Dissidentman

Yup!

http://www.jordanscarpetcleaning.com/

riffrandall

If you have wall-to-wall the only way to go is Sears or Stanley Steemer. They're expensive but soooo worth it.
If it's just area rugs then they're not as worth it.

81

i bought a carpet cleaner and did it myself. most likley not as good as a professinal service, but not bad.

mookeywrench

can't you rent carpet steamers somewhere?

81

mookeywrench wrote:

can't you rent carpet steamers somewhere?

walmart and grocery stores typiacally have them

YourDirtisMyfood

81 wrote:

i bought a carpet cleaner and did it myself. most likley not as good as a professinal service, but not bad.

where did you go for this?

And thanks for the feedback, guys and gals.

iluvcats

mookeywrench wrote:

can't you rent carpet steamers somewhere?

we bought one. it's paid for itself.

81

YourDirtisMyfood wrote:

81 wrote:

i bought a carpet cleaner and did it myself. most likley not as good as a professinal service, but not bad.

where did you go for this?

And thanks for the feedback, guys and gals.

number of places sell them. walmart, kohls, target, best buy, sears....anybody that sells vacuums will most likely have them.

81

iluvcats wrote:

mookeywrench wrote:

can't you rent carpet steamers somewhere?

we bought one. it's paid for itself.

when you you cats, it's a nice thing to have.

our cat pukes on average once a month...and with him having to eat special food, that food someimtes i like mud, so the carpet cleaner makes it quick and easy to clean

Dissidentman

I hear Dunkman runs a 1st rate clock cleaning business.

chadwick

in the past i have always looked through my phonebook for a local carpet cleaning service.
oddly enough the town i lived in was rather small so i knew exactly where to look.
btw, carpet is disgusting.
so many horrible things in carpet.
if you have pets, forget about it, you have some major disgust dwelling in your home.

81

chadwick wrote:

if you have pets, forget about it, you have some major disgust dwelling in your home.

we (and by we, i mean gf) had to clean dog hair out of the fridge before we could put food in it. disgusting

chadwick

81 wrote:

chadwick wrote:

if you have pets, forget about it, you have some major disgust dwelling in your home.

we (and by we, i mean gf) had to clean dog hair out of the fridge before we could put food in it. disgusting

@ one time maybe your fridge was used as a doghouse, yes/no?
i have found weird shit in my fridge before.
deer hair, marsupial skins, night crawlers, and a sack of nuts & bolts.

iluvcats

I think our house was built in 1976. we have really nice hardwood floors and the previous home owners left the windows open and they were rained upon. ruined them in spots. we covered it up with carpet 14 years ago.
when my cat would barf up grass, i could clean this carpet with plain water and a sponge. the green was all gone.
now, so is the scotch guard (besides my cat is deceased *sobbing*) It appears that my husband and I both have allergies so we may not go with carpet again. I think our steamer is a Hoover upright. I have rented a canister type before, usually in the front of grocery stores.