Steam Cleaning vs. Low Moisture "Quick Dry" Cleaning

This is a topic that is debated daily. What is the best method?

My opinion is that it comes down to personal choice. Certainly Steam Cleaning is what you see as most commonly offered, and the large industry groups and carpet manufacturers recognize this as the industry standard. Many people love steam cleaning (also known as "Hot Water Extraction" or HWE).

Many of our customers have come to us due to bad past experiences with Steam Cleaning. Some have told us that their carpet took 1 or 2 days to dry, other have mentioned that many of their stains came right back. Others have found that the method worked pretty well but just prefer a clean carpet that's dry by dinner time. Still others don't care about the method, they just want to make sure that non-toxic products are used in their home. Bellingham Carpet specializes in using natural, bio-based products in carpet cleaning.

I believe that both methods have their place and both can achieve excellent results.
This is why we have recently introduced Steam Cleaning as an option. With our steam cleaning process we always include several steps that other "budget" steam cleaning companies in town often skip. First, we always include a pre-vacuum step to remove dry soil with a high end, commercial vacuum cleaner. Second, we always include an agitation step to work in the pre-spray prior to extraction. In addition, we make sure to take an extra dry pass to maximize dry times. With these extra steps we are able to avoid many of the problems commonly associated with steam cleaning.

Also, the green products we use has attracted more and more new customers as well. I have had many experiences all over town where people mention how toxic their home smelled after they had their home steam cleaned previously. I continue to receive positive feedback regarding the mild, pleasant citrus fragrance of our green pre-spray.

My opinion regarding the method is that most people who have a preference of one method over another have this preference due to a bad past experience. Usually, however, the bad experience can be traced to a poor technician, or technician that was more worried about getting to the next job than with doing quality work. The fact is that both methods can achieve excellent results when done correctly.

With Bellingham Carpet, we can accomodate cleaning with either method. If you have a preference, I will be happy to accomodate your request. But perhaps more important, is that with Bellingham Carpet you can be assured that since the owner of the company will be your technician, you won't have an inexperienced technician doing the work in your home.