Cleaning your carpet can sometimes turn out to be abominable with some harsh or dreamy consequences. Either the stain has to be easy or the cleaner has to have some professional knowledge before proceeding further. In some confusing cases, carpets just shrink like some sweaters and always favourite knitted dresses after a steam cleaning treatment. To avoid these kinds of circumstances, you need to take some pro precautions.

Here are some tips to understand to keep the shrinking problem at bay and keep your pretty carpet for years to come.

Factors That Make Carpet Fibers To Shrink

We need to understand the variety of fabrics and how they stimulate the shrinking process in the carpets. As we know that not all fabrics are equal in our clothes and thus they exhibit different properties; the same happens in carpets. The making from different materials affect the carpets’ properties when comes to cleaning, staining and shelf life. For instance, synthetic carpets are easier to clean than the natural fibres such as wool or jute carpets; they are extremely sensitive and if not properly cared, result in shrinkage as well.

If it is a natural fibre, excessive soaking in hot water can cause carpet shrinkage. So, before investing money in your carpet, understand the nature of the fibres of the carpet to avoid harsh cleaning techniques on the beauties.

How To Repair The Shrunken Carpet?

‘When it is done, it is done’!

It is not easy or simple to fix a carpet or rug once it is shrunk. Some of the best methods include modifying the fabric or fibre of a carpet with fabric, with adhesives or stitching. In some cases, polyester binding tapes are folded over and stitched at the rough sides of the carpet to repair the minor frayed damages.

This type of carpet repairs should be done in more professional tackling techniques. They should be done in a way to make the difference unnoticeable. And this also depends greatly on the type of the carpet or rug.

Top Precautions To Prevent Carpet Shrinkage

Hire professional carpet cleaning services to provide deep care and better solutions to your dear carpet. They can easily figure out the fibre type of the carpet and choose which technology can be perfect for the carpet. The usage of empowered water is the main ingredient to clean dirt and soil. Low-pressure sprays and high technical wicking action also have been proved to be effective in carpet cleaning and avoiding carpet shrinking. Avoid too much soaking and using hot water bubble bath for your carpet as it will definitely give that a pure shrinkage. Test the soaking solution first before soaking the entire carpet into it.

When you think that it is really confusing to understand the type of the fibre of the carpet, call a professional carpet cleaning technician and they will fix your issue in no time. They can also give you advice on how to take care of the carpet vehemently.

For a clean and healthy home, Call Southern Carpet Cleaning on PH 1300-745-711. We provide our Upholstery Cleaning, fabric protection and carpet cleaning services in Picton, Campbelltown, Bowral, Bundanoon, Wollongong, Mossvale, Camden, Thirlmere, Tahmoor,New South Wales, Outer South Western Sydney, Southern highlands and Suburb of Wilton area of Outer South Western Sydney, New South Wales.

Note: Every carpet fibers reacts differently and if you don’t know about your carpet and which solutions will be good then please call a professional carpet cleaner at Southern Carpet Cleaning.