This time of year there tends to be a huge spike in carpet cleaning. This is for a variety of reasons;
- More lights on in the house means winter stains get noticed
- It’s time for some social get togethers and the home needs to look lovely for the guests
- Some of that buffet food ends up on the carpet and not in our mouths!
So what’s the best way to get common stains out of your carpet?
Many carpets these days come ‘family-ready’, which means they are bleach cleanable! They come in all colours and textures and we have a huge amount of these types of carpet on display in our Worthing and Storrington showrooms. These flooring wonders can take a hammering from young children and muddy pets, so if you know that you have bleach-cleanable carpets then you can use most domestic cleaning products to get the stain out. However, we always recommend reading the product label and following the instructions before using them. If, however, you’re not sure, whether your carpet is bleach cleanable then you will need the following three things:
some warm soapy water, a clean dishcloth or scrubbing brush and some kitchen roll

- Wet the cloth/brush and work it into the stain, taking care not to spread the mark out further. Try working in from the outside to the centre of the stain.
- Blot the damp patch with the kitchen roll
- Repeat process until the stain is gone.
- Leave to dry and then vacuum
Of course some stains are more stubborn and in these cases it might be best to either hire in a professional carpet cleaning machine or a reputable carpet cleaning company. These can be especially effective if you have large or high traffic areas of carpet that needs cleaning such as the hall, stairs and landing or a through lounge-dining room.
In our experience, most stains do come out of carpets with a little elbow grease most of the time. Halloween buffets can be very colourful, so do take care with those and also with the mulled wine and the berry cheesecake at the big family Christmas dinner too!
(the information in this blog has been updated from a previous blog, first posted in 2021)