Be Wary of Carpet Cleaning Sharks

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:04:14 +0000

The carpet cleaning industry in Australia is unregulated, which means that virtually any novice can start up their own business as a self-professed carpet cleaning professional. While these people deem themselves to be carpet cleaning aficionados, their lack of formal qualifications limit them from comprehensively understanding proper carpet cleaning practices – with “splash and dash” tactics that may seemingly “clean” your carpet at the time, however it can actually do more harm than good in the long run.

Carpet cleaning is a science that requires skills and expertise that can only be obtained with formal training within the field. Discount carpet cleaners are cheap for a reason – you are getting what you pay for. Their actions are as shady as a backyard knee operation, where the intentions seem to be good but the outcome is inevitably bad.

A review on choice.com.au reiterates the notion of un-certified carpet cleaners and their inept skills in treating carpet and identifies a handy checklist to help you identify credible industry certified carpet cleaners:

Is the carpet cleaner a member of an industry trade association and are their qualifications visible?
Does the quoted price seem suspiciously low?
What guarantees are offered?
Does the carpet cleaning business have public liability insurance?

As a consumer, you should be treating your carpet as a long-term asset! A clean carpet does not only improve household hygiene but it also adds value to your house through household presentation. Getting new carpet is a hassle, and can cost up to and including amounts of $6000. Cleaning your carpet once per year is a small price to pay for prolonging the life of an expensive household asset.

If you’re a carpet cleaner running a business without professional industry certification, take an ACCI carpet cleaning course today.

Australian Carpet Cleaning Institute, ACCI » industry certification

Be Wary of Carpet Cleaning Sharks