img_header_filtrationLines

Filtration Soiling in Elwood

(Those ugly black lines around the baseboards and underneath the doorways in your home.)

If you have light colored carpeting in your Elwood, IL home you may have noticed those dark lines that appear along the edges of the carpet. These dirty lines are the effects from a soiling process called filtration soiling. Filtration soiling comes from the air that is passing through the carpet as it attempts to get through the crack between the carpet and the baseboard or under a closed door. This typically occurs over a significant period of time and is generally not noticed until a larger build-up has occurred.

This type of soiling is fairly difficult to remove because the soil particles are so fine that they penetrate deep into the carpet pile, and sometimes into the backing of the carpet. The effects of filtration soiling can typically be removed achieving reasonable results with the use of special cleaning products and tools, and some significant time and effort. Call the carpet cleaning specialists at K & T Chem-Dry at (815) 290-0845 for a free estimate and phone consultation To help prevent the effects of filtration soiling from occurring in your Elwood home, try to vacuum and wipe the edges of the carpeting on a regular basis.