How Much Does Carpet Cleaning Cost

Shampooing

In case you have small kids or pets at your house who spills their food, plays with sand or clay, or walks with muddy foot on the carpet, then shampooing your carpet is the best choice that will surely work on highly strained areas. The professional carpet cleaner will start by applying shampoo on your carpet and leave it for a while so that it can break down the dirt and strains from the fibers of the carpet. After giving the shampoo treatment to your carpet, the cleaner will wipe out the shampoo foam to make sure it has removed all the possible residue. The price range for shampooing the carpet starts from $180 to $250.

Steam Cleaning

Steam cleaning is a highly effective method, where the carpet goes through a lot of activities such as dirt, strains, and debris. In this method, the professional carpet cleaner uses hot water to deep clean your carpets. A good amount of force is applied to the hot water so that it creates steam and discharges chemicals into the fibers of the carpet. Together, they will soften any dirt or other debris that might be trapped deep within your carpet fibers and allow for their removal. By steam cleaning, your carpet will get wet, so it will take around a day or two for your carpet to dry off completely. This type of service basically costs around $250 to $360.

Dry Cleaning

The dry cleaning method is the best in case you want your carpet to be cleaned quickly. By this method, your carpet will only be cleaned on a surface level. This kind of carpet cleaning is perfect for those days when muddy paws wander inside your house and you need to take care of the issue before it leaves a stain on the carpet. The dry cleaning takes about an hour or two to completely dry off and the cost range will be around $180 to $250.

Hot Water Extraction Cleaning

Hot water extraction is basically a particularised form of steam cleaning. In this method, extremely hot water is applied over the carpet through jet nozzles along with an acid or ammonia solution to liquidize any kind of dirt and debris. Then, the carpet cleaners use a grooming tool for agitating the carpet fibers and sucking up all the liquids with a powerful wet vacuum. Due to the labour-intensive nature of the hot water extraction method, you may expect to pay around $380 to $450 for normal treatment. If your carpet is made of cotton or wool material, then you need to pay an additional charge of 20% to 30%.  Let your carpet dry for at least 24 hours after the cleaning process to prevent any growth of mold.

Carbonated Cleaning

By its name, if you are thinking of fizzy soda, then yes you are right as in carbonated cleaning, tiny bubbles of chemical bursts for removing the dirt and debris from the carpet fibers. Through the carbonated cleaning process, the dirt and debris are moved up to the surface so that they can be removed easily, rather than loosening up from the carpet fibers. Some of the main benefits of using this method are that it utilizes less amount of water and also helps in getting rid of reappearing strains on the carpet. Carbonated cleaning services on average can cost around $300 to $350.

Bonnet Carpet Cleaning

In the bonnet carpet cleaning method, professional carpet cleaners start by spraying cleaning detergent on the carpet. Then the cleaner will add a cleaning pad to the cleaning machine that will move over the carpet and suck up all the dirt and debris from the carpet. You should know that this method will not deep clean the carpet but due to its fast drying period, it is mainly used in commercial places such as hotels, restaurants, cafes, hospitals, and many more. In some cases, using this method can destroy the warranties which are provided by carpet manufacturers. The average cost of bonnet carpet cleaning is around $120 to $180, which is less expensive as compared to other cleaning services.