Devon Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services, ServiceMaster Clean are always on hand to help with your carpets, upholstery and soft furnishings any way they can. As Glen King comments, there is always something special and uplifting about that first warm day of spring that makes you want to throw open all the windows and welcome the fresh air and sunshine into your home.  The only draw back, however, is that after the long winter months, the sun’s rays have a tendency to show up the dirt and grime with unforgiving clarity. 

Even if you are a dedicated  ‘domestic goddess’, vacuuming alone really isn’t enough to combat the build up of dirt and dust accumulated by your average family, particularly if you have kids and pets.  We all lead such busy lifestyles and the care of curtains, upholstery and soft furnishings can be neglected. 

Following a particularly lively party at our house, and the resultant aftermath, I borrowed a carpet cleaner from a neighbour and set to cleaning my carpets with vigour to remove the tell-tale stains.  After three hours of intense labour, face looking a little shiny and pink, I collapsed on the sofa - right hand clasped to my sweaty forehead and a restorative, ice-cold, drink gripped firmly in my left.  And I had only completed the hall, which believe me is not palatial!  The thought of doing the rest of my three-storey town house brought me out in a fresh sweat and had me running to replenish my glass!   To add insult to injury, within just a few short weeks, the carpet appeared grubbier than before.    It was in this life changing moment that I realised I needed to call in the experts, ServiceMaster Clean to take on this mammoth job, if only to save my sanity and my Plymouth gin supplies! 

“People using hired carpet cleaning equipment often leave the carpet too wet and do not fully remove the shampoo, which can have an adverse effect.  This attracts dirt particles and results in the carpet getting dirtier more quickly,” explained local businessman Ken Rudge, who runs the Devon office of ServiceMaster.  “Our professionals have the right equipment and expertise to fully remove dirt and eliminate moisture from the carpet.  With our thorough cleaning processes, we guarantee that this will never happen.” 

ServiceMaster Clean is worldwide and in the UK alone, care for over half a million square feet of carpet every day with state-of-the-art cleaning equipment.  Ken and his team are kept well informed of the latest advances within the fabric and cleaning industries ensuring that they offer a comprehensive service for all your cleaning requirements.   After a thorough inspection, your ServiceMaster Specialist will decide which of their cleaning systems can restore both the colour and texture of your carpets and curtains.  They may recommend a soil proofing treatment after cleaning.  A protective barrier helps you clean up spills and limits their penetration, so you can remove them more easily before they set into stains.    No other item can affect the appearance of your home like your carpet or absorb more wear and tear on a daily basis.   Ken believes that a carpet should be professionally cleaned every six months to a year to help prolong its life and to protect your investment.  

You will want to keep your upholstered furniture looking its best as they get a lot of wear and tear, particularly chairs and sofas.  ServiceMaster can do spot treatment or full shampooing, never taking risks that will cause damage.  And they can even clean and restore leather.

No matter how delicate your furnishings, velvets, silks, damasks or even tender chintz, ServiceMaster have all the expert knowledge and care.  They are also able to undertake the offsite cleaning of your Oriental rugs from Turkish, Persian and North African to Chinese rugs such as Tai Ping & Tient Sin.  Oriental and modern rugs are coloured and finished in many different ways using various materials, dyes and processes.  The ServiceMaster technicians are trained to recognise, test and diagnose the best method of cleaning for your particular rug.  They will bring the original colours back to life and their full service includes collection from your home, thorough inspection and appraisal, a deep clean and dry.  They will even carefully wrap your rug ready for delivery back to its rightful place – your home.

After speaking to Ken, I have personally booked ServiceMaster to do all the carpets in my house whilst I go out for a little retail therapy (well I don’t want to get under their feet!)  “We will take care of everything and you know we will do a good job.”  Ken assured me. 

What a relief - I’ll drink to that!