Helpful Tips

Care advice, from the crew that does it every day.

Practical tips on cleaning, fabric codes, and keeping carpet and furniture looking new between visits.

How often should you actually clean your carpet?

Our answer is every 6 months. Here's why, and the signs that tell you it's time even sooner.

The smell isn't in the part of the carpet you can see — it's in the backing and the pad, which is why surface cleaning only buys a few weeks.

A wash that's perfectly safe for a synthetic area rug can strip the dye out of a hand-knotted Persian. Here's how to tell which one you own.

Most living rooms mix fabric, leather and microfiber pieces. Here's why that used to mean three appointments, and doesn't anymore.

Every sofa has a fabric code hiding under a cushion. Knowing it before you clean is the difference between a fresh couch and a ruined one.

Cracking usually isn't just age. It's almost always a sign leather has been cleaned wrong, or never conditioned at all.

Skip the guesswork — call or send a photo and we'll tell you what it'll take.