While a good vacuum cleaner can get rid of a lot of the dust and dirt that gets trapped in carpet fibers, there are messes — spilled food, pet accidents, muddy footprints, plus the embedded grit that ...

Some people enjoy cutting a rug, but experts recommend you give it a nice deep clean first. Robert Cowan, owner of Beatty’s Carpet Cleaning Inc. in Altoona, said that the spring cleaning season and ...

We like to think we can keep our carpets clean on our own, thank you very much. We just need to vacuum every month or so and blot when there's a stain... right? Wrong. What you're likely forgetting ...

Q: I recently moved into a house with wall-to-wall carpeting in most rooms. The carpets are very dirty. I can’t afford a pro cleaner right now and wondered if do-it-yourself cleaning is feasible. Can ...

Cleaning carpet can easily feel like the hardest job in the house, and in a lot of ways, it is: The equipment is specialized, a lot can go wrong, and there's no way to walk back your steps or just ...

Maintenance between professional steam cleaning services is important. Here are some important things to keep in mind for carpet, rugs, upholstery, and tile. Maintenance between professional cleanings ...

I ditched the chemicals, grabbed a pile of filthy floor mats, and let steam do the talking. Here's what happened when we put the latest trend in car cleaning to the test.