Carpets absorb airborne pollutants including pollen, dust mites, mould spores and other allergens that can negatively affect the indoor air quality of your business facility. Carpet fibres can also trap unpleasant odours from perfumes and other scented products, chemicals and VOCs. Fortunately, many allergens, toxins and disagreeable odours can be significantly reduced or eliminated with regular professional carpet cleaning.
Professional commercial carpet cleaners have the specialized equipment, cleaning products and expertise to remove deeply embedded grime, dust, pollutants and allergens from your commercial carpets, to keep them clean and looking their best, while also improving the air quality of your facility.
ServiceMaster Clean specializes in carpet encapsulation cleaning. An integral component of this method is interim maintenance carpet cleaning designed to ensure pristine carpet cleanliness and appearance between deep cleaning extractions.
Benefits of Encapsulation Carpet Cleaning
The encapsulation carpet cleaning method makes it easier and more cost-effective for businesses to have their carpets professionally cleaned on a regular basis, and in doing so, to extend the life of their carpet investments over the long term. The benefits of encapsulation carpet cleaning include:
- Maintains carpet cleanliness for extended periods of time between deep cleaning extractions
- It is a low-moisture carpet cleaning method, that is not only good for the environment by saving water, it also significantly shortens drying times (typically under 30 minutes), which ensures less downtime for busy work environments
- Helps to mitigate spots between deep cleaning extractions
- Prolongs the usage life and attractiveness of your commercial carpeting, resulting in significant savings over the long term
- Because the production rate for carpet encapsulation cleaning is almost double that of extraction, the encapsulation method is a lower cost investment
What Is Encapsulation Cleaning?
With encapsulation carpet cleaning, a specially formulated detergent is circulated through a scrubbing machine and brushed into the carpet. The cleaning solution surrounds each soil particle within the carpet fibres and crystallizes (‘encapsulates’) them.
Encapsulation Cleaning Is a Low-Moisture Method
Because it requires minimal drying time, low-moisture encapsulation carpet cleaning allows carpets to be back in service much faster than other cleaning methods. While there are different types of carpet encapsulation techniques, each one facilitates quick drying times of typically only 30 minutes or less.
How Does Encapsulation Cleaning Work?
Encapsulation cleaning solutions are made with a crystallizing agent, which is worked into the carpet by agitation using a specialized brush machine. At ServiceMaster Clean, our carpet cleaning technicians use a counter-rotating machine because it complies with most carpet warranty specifications. Once the crystallizing agent binds to the soil within the carpet, it encapsulates the soil and dries it into hardened crystals, which are then removed with subsequent vacuuming.
The Carpet Encapsulation Process
1. Pre-vacuuming
Thorough vacuuming must always be conducted prior to encapsulation cleaning to remove any loose, dry soil, and to prepare the carpet for the encapsulation cleaning process.
2. Pre-Treating Spots
While pre-treating isn't always necessary, carpets with significant spots will require pre-treatment. During this stage, the cleaning technicians will spray the spots and allow the solution to soak into the carpet for several minutes. They may also use a spotting tool to agitate stubborn spots prior to using the carpet encapsulation machine.
3. Encapsulation
The encapsulating cleaning solution is applied and worked into the carpet by agitation using a counter-rotating brush machine. The solution binds to the soil, encapsulates it and dries it into hardened crystals that is then removed by regular vacuuming.
Look forward to having clean, fresh and attractive carpets in your place of business and extend the life usage of your carpet investment? Contact ServiceMaster Clean today to learn how we can develop a comprehensive cleaning program to fit your company's particular requirements and budget. With over 70 years’ experience in the carpet care and commercial cleaning industry, our carpet specialists have the expertise and resources to keep your commercial carpets clean and looking their best at all times. Experience the difference that regular encapsulation cleaning services can make for your business.