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Professional Carpet Cleaning

  • By Shayne Webber
  • 01 Oct, 2019

You can clean your carpets yourself, but should you? 

Choosing to clean your carpets yourself or use a professional could be a costly decision.  

Here are our thoughts on the matter-

Pros for cleaning your own carpets-
1.  Save money.
2.  Do not have to make an appointment with a company.  (Not such a big deal with Carpet Zen.  You get scheduled with a short phone call or even book your own appointment on our website at https://www.mycarpetzen.com/book-now). 

Pros for hiring a professional carpet cleaner-
1.  Save time.  (Using the rented or home machines, can work, but normally requires hours of your time)
2.  Better equipment generally means better results.  Rented and home equipment cannot compete with truck mounted steamers. 
3.  Professionals know tips and tricks for stain removal and odor issues.  After all, we see this stuff all the time. 
4.  Good companies guarantee their work.  (Carpet Zen has a 14-day guarantee.  If a Carpet Zen customer is unhappy with results and calls within 14-days of service, we will return and do our best to fix it free of charge). 
5.  Sometimes you can even save money.  Look for deals, like with the Carpet Zen membership program where you can get 3-rooms of carpet pre-treated and steam cleaned every 6-months for just $9.95 per month.  See details at https://www.mycarpetzen.com/membership

If you have questions or would like a quote for carpet, rug, tile, grout and/or upholstery cleaning, call Carpet Zen at 512-650-2500. 



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Steam cleaning is the best way to clean almost any carpet or rug.  We use steam cleaning, because of it gives us the ability to get out most stains, it's sanitary and we don't have to use strong chemicals. The beauty of steam cleaning is that it effectively trades heat for chemicals without sacrificing strength. In fact, when used correctly, steam can quickly kill 99.99% of germs and bacteria, making it a safe, healthy, eco-friendly, all-natural way to clean your home from carpets, to rugs, to tile and grout and upholstery. 

When you use steam to clean, the tiny hot vapor molecules penetrate the pores of the surface you're cleaning, and as they come in contact with the cool surface of the pores, they expand and force all dirt, debris, and bacteria to the surface.  Then our powerful vacuum extracts this dirt, debris and bacteria.  It is a wonderful process to watch and we can feel good about the service we provide our customers.   

We may be a bit biased, but we just don't see how shampooing or a "dry clean" can get the same level of clean or disinfection.  Now, if you use a home shampooer between professional steam clean, that is fine.  Just be sure to run the machine over the wet areas multiple times, so you extract as much of the shampoo and water out as possible.  Leaving shampoo in your carpets will actually make them get dirty faster as the soap will attract and hold on to dirt and debris. 

If you'd like a quote on a professional steam clean for carpets, rugs, tile & grout or upholstery Call Carpet Zen at 512-650-2500 or email us at info@mycarpetzen.com. 


By Shayne Webber 03 Oct, 2019
Pets are awesome and part of the family, but they can create some odors.  We love to help by pretreating carpets, rugs and upholstery with enzymes, steam cleaning and deodorizing, but it we know you need a maintenance plan between Carpet Zen visits.  

We suggest you get some good enzymes.  Good enzymes will actually breakdown the organic materials left behind by pets including dander, urine, feces and vomit.  I know not fun to think about...but it does happen.  Good enzymes will break these organic materials down and leave a pleasant scent and actually get rid of the odors.  It works, but does take time.  We recommend that you clean messes up the best you can, then spray enzymes on the area and leave them.  Let the enzymes to their thing.  You may need to spray the area everyday for days or even weeks, before the odor is completely gone.  Urine odor from small dogs and cats (any size) are more difficult to eliminate, but can be done with the consistent application of good enzymes. 

Where do I get good enzymes?

We have not had any of our customers have a good experience with enzymes purchased at the pet store.  Therefore, we can sell you enzymes, or we have also had good experience with Bubba's Terminator Enzymes (available on Amazon).  If you'd like to get a bottle of enzymes from Carpet Zen, just call us at 512-650-2500 or email us at info@mycarpetzen.com.  We sell bottles for $15, plus tax. 

It is also helpful to get your carpets, rugs, tile & grout and upholstery cleaned professionally at least once a year.  However, if your pet has an accident and you can't seem to get it cleaned up sufficiently, call us and we'd be happy to serve and help you get out the stains and odors.  We can't guarantee that we can get out everything, but we can guarantee that we're good at our job and we'll work hard for you. 

Moreover, if you have questions or would like to schedule an appointment with Carpet Zen, call us at 512-650-2500.  We serve Leander, Cedar Park, Liberty Hill, Georgetown, Round Rock, Pflugerville, Hutto, Lakeway and Austin, Texas. 
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