Art of Clean

Thursday, 14 January 2016

Strange draft marks on my carpet! What can I do?

Thursday, January 14, 2016 – by Art of Clean

Every now and then, the Art of Clean team receive a job that we have not seen before. I'm pleased to announce this is a very rare occurrence, as our years of experience means we have pretty much seen everything.

The case in question included a call out to a house in Cambridge. The client had discovered some very strange draft marks on the carpet.

I have previously written about watermarks on carpets and rugs, which gives the appearance of shading or pooling, but this was something different.

We had been told by the client the marks were from his curtains and appeared after a very windy day and it was the first time it had happened.

This turned out to be a very straight forward carpet cleaning job, but whilst Gavin, our technician was there, he also checked the patio door seals. as they might be letting the rain and wind in. On closer inspection, it was apparent there was nothing wrong with the door seals.

Since we cleaned the draft marks, they have not returned!

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Wood Floor Sanding,

Stone floor Cleaning,

Carpet Cleaning,

Rug Cleaning,

Upholstery Cleaning

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Working for domestic or commercial clients throughout Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk and Hertfordshire.

For more information on our services contact our friendly team on 01223 863632 or email us at info@artofclean.co.uk

Monday, 4 January 2016

Watermark on my carpet - pile reversal explained

Monday, January 04, 2016 – by Art of Clean

Pile reversal sounds like a very unpleasant condition and there is no known cause and it’s not a totally understood situation. But be rest assured it’s a very common occurrence found on dense, high quality, cut pile carpets.

You may have noticed strange marks on your carpet which look like pooling, shading or water marks and this is known as ‘pile reversal’.

With new carpets, the pile stands almost upright but occasionally large areas of the pile can suddenly re orientate to lie in one particular direction, whilst adjacent areas lie in another direction. This causes the apparent shade change and will more apparent in certain lighting conditions, as the tufts viewed from one direction, have the appearance of looking lighter and vice versa.

According to Cleaning Research International, “there is no certain cause, and for this reason pile reversal is not considered to be a defect. And although there is no certain cause, there are a number of factors which may encourage pile reversal to develop, such as the relaxation of tensions imparted during manufacture, constructional aspects of the floor are telegraphing through the pile or excessive changes in humidity may exacerbate the problem.”

Unfortunately, once the alteration has occurred, cleaning a carpet will not satisfactorily correct the defect but if you do not want pile reversal then our advise at the Art of Clean would be to consider purchasing loop pile carpet, as you’ll never find the defect on this type of carpet.

Please take a look at the following film. In 2013 Art of Clean, took a trip to the Blue Mosque in Turkey to learn more about the manufacture and cleaning of rugs and you'll see on the carpets in the Blue Mosque that it's full of pile reversal.