The industry name is hot water extraction. The steam nickname stuck because of the vapor coming off the wand, but no actual steam gets produced.
We heat water and mix in a Green Seal certified solution. That goes down into the pile under pressure. Heat and solution break the bond between the fiber and the oils, soil, and stains sitting on it. Then the extraction vacuum pulls the water back up, and the loosened soil rides out with it.
The pulling out is the part that matters. Anyone can put solution down. What separates a good job from a poor one is how much comes back up.
Hot water extraction is not just for floors. The same process lifts dirt and allergens from sofas and chairs. Learn more about our upholstery cleaning in Chicago.
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Those work the top of the pile. They can also leave detergent behind, and leftover detergent is sticky. Sticky carpet grabs new soil faster than clean carpet does, which is why a cheap clean can leave a room looking worse three months later than it did before.
Extraction rinses as it goes, so the carpet stays looking clean longer.
Low-moisture methods are not useless. They are genuinely faster to dry and they suit a light maintenance clean between deeper ones. They are the wrong tool for ground-in soil, traffic lanes, or anything a pet caused.
Traffic lanes down hallways and in front of couches. Soil that has been walked into the pile over a season. Winter salt tracked in from November through March. Allergy-driven cleans where the goal is removing what is in the carpet rather than freshening what is on it.
It is also the right method after a pet accident, because the deposit sits below the surface where a bonnet cannot reach.
Steam works well on wall-to-wall carpet. Area rugs are a different story. Hand-knotted and natural-fiber rugs need off-site washing and controlled drying. Our area rug cleaning in Chicago includes free pickup and delivery.
Four to six hours in most homes.
Winter is faster here. Heated air is dry air, and a Chicago apartment in January pulls moisture out quickly. August is slower, and a home without air conditioning can run past six hours.
You can walk on it before then in clean socks. Do not put furniture back or lay a rug over it until it is fully dry, since wooden legs can leach into damp fiber and metal legs can leave rust marks.
If it is still damp the next day, call us. That is not normal and it is worth a look.
Run your heat or your air conditioning, whichever the season calls for. Both dry air. Point a fan across the floor rather than down at it. Open interior doors so air moves between rooms.
Do not open windows on a humid August afternoon. You will be pulling wet air in.
Our solutions are Green Seal certified and non-toxic, so they are safe around children and pets once dry. We are not going to tell you they are magic. They are good products used properly.
The vacuum pull decides how much water and soil actually come back out, and it is where we put our attention on every job.
High floors, walk-ups, and buildings where running a line from the street is not practical come up constantly in Chicago. We set up for the building rather than force one method on it. Same result, different setup. Tell us your building when you book.
Once or twice a year suits most Chicago homes. Twice if you have pets, children, allergies, or live on a busy street.
The spring clean is the one worth prioritizing, because salt left in the fiber through summer keeps abrading it every time someone crosses the room.
Minimum service order is $180. Card payments carry a 3.7% processing fee, which cash or check avoids. No fuel fee and no parking fee.
Optional add-ons are $30 per room for pet stain and odor treatment, disinfectant, or fiber protectant.
Stain treatment during a normal visit and moving standard furniture are part of the job. Neither gets itemized onto your bill afterward.
Call (773) 570-4224 for a free estimate. Measure your rooms and you can price the job yourself before you call.
Same-day openings come up and fill early. We are family-owned at 3652 N Milwaukee Ave and have cleaned Chicago floors since 2014. Open Monday through Friday 8 AM to 8 PM and Saturday 8 AM to 5 PM. Closed Sunday.
Every job carries our 100 percent satisfaction guarantee.
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The industry name is hot water extraction. The steam nickname stuck because of the vapor coming off the wand, but no actual steam gets produced. Here is the sequence. We heat water and mix in a Green Seal certified cleaning solution. That goes down into the carpet under pressure. Heat and solution break the bond between the fiber and the oils, soil, and stains sitting on it. Then the extraction vacuum pulls the water back up, and the loosened soil rides out with it. Compare that to bonnet or dry methods. Those work the top of the pile. They can also leave detergent behind, and leftover detergent is sticky. Sticky carpet grabs new soil faster than clean carpet does. Extraction rinses as it goes, so the carpet stays looking clean longer.
Steam carpet cleaning is a form of hot water extraction, where heated water and solution are flushed through the pile and vacuumed back out.
Minimum service order $180
*3.7% processing fee for credit card
*NO fuel/parking fee
