Carpet Cleaning in Irmo

Irmo is a suburban town northwest of Columbia that grew heavily in the 1980s and 1990s as families moved out of the city. You'll find a lot of split-level and ranch-style homes from that era, many of which still have original carpet or carpet that's been replaced once. It borders Lake Murray, which brings in a lake-house crowd with higher-end properties. The town has a tight community feel and homeowners here tend to care about their properties.

Columbia's humidity sits above 70% for most of the summer, and that moisture works its way into carpet fibers and padding fast. Homes in Forest Acres and Shandon built in the 1960s and 70s often have original subfloors that hold odors once the padding underneath gets wet. Dirt tracked in from the red clay soil around here doesn't vacuum out — it grinds down into the base of the fiber and stays there until it gets properly extracted.

We use hot water extraction, which pushes hot water and cleaning solution into the carpet and pulls it back out along with the dirt — this is different from shampooing, which leaves soap residue behind and attracts more dirt within weeks. The truck-mounted equipment we use generates more heat and suction than portable machines, so carpets dry faster and the cleaning goes deeper into the pile.