{"id":68686,"date":"2019-01-17T08:23:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T00:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=68686"},"modified":"2019-01-17T12:37:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T04:37:32","slug":"how-dirty-are-your-sofa-carpet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/17\/how-dirty-are-your-sofa-carpet\/","title":{"rendered":"How Dirty Are Your Sofa and Carpet?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had a shock recently realizing that I have been sitting on my super dirty sofa and walking on my extremely dirty carpet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2556\" height=\"1440\" data-attachment-id=\"68687\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/17\/how-dirty-are-your-sofa-carpet\/deep-cleaning\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/deep-cleaning.jpg?fit=2556%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2556,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"deep-cleaning\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/deep-cleaning.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/deep-cleaning.jpg?fit=800%2C451&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/deep-cleaning.jpg?fit=800%2C451&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/deep-cleaning.jpg?w=2556&amp;ssl=1 2556w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/deep-cleaning.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/deep-cleaning.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/deep-cleaning.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/deep-cleaning.jpg?resize=800%2C451&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/deep-cleaning.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/deep-cleaning.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t get me wrong. They are still presentable and you might not suspect that they are so dirty until you see the video later (scroll down).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 years ago, I tried to engage a company to help to clean the sofa and carpet. I thought they did an ok job with the sofa but they messed up the house while cleaning the carpet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Long story short. I learned my lesson and realized that even though cleaning companies have similar equipment, the results are not the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"68691\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/17\/how-dirty-are-your-sofa-carpet\/dji_0175m\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DJI_0175m.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;IF&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;65536\\\/0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IF&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DJI_0175m\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;IF&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DJI_0175m.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DJI_0175m.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DJI_0175m.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DJI_0175m.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DJI_0175m.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DJI_0175m.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Similar equipment used for cleaning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This time, after going through some research (aka looking at comments on Facebook and Instagram), I decided to engage this company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BTW, this is NOT a sponsored post and I am not obliged to write anything about their services. I just thought that they are really professional with their work and some of you might need them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"68690\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/17\/how-dirty-are-your-sofa-carpet\/sofa-cleaning-01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sofa-cleaning-01.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sofa-cleaning-01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sofa-cleaning-01.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sofa-cleaning-01.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sofa-cleaning-01.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sofa-cleaning-01.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sofa-cleaning-01.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sofa-cleaning-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to know how much dirt can trap on my sofa and carpet, watch this video. There are some advisory warning in the video due to the extreme &#8220;results&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HlMuKsVqQlg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>BTW, they even throw in complimentary steaming service (sanitization) for the sofa pillows and soft toys (if you have them).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The job takes about 2 to 3 hours and trust me, it is a back-breaking job. To do proper cleaning, you have to use a lot of strength to &#8220;scrub&#8221; the sofa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"68689\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/17\/how-dirty-are-your-sofa-carpet\/dji_0164m\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DJI_0164m.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;IF&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;65536\\\/0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IF&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DJI_0164m\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;IF&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DJI_0164m.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DJI_0164m.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DJI_0164m.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DJI_0164m.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DJI_0164m.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DJI_0164m.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After cleaning, allow the sofa to dry completely. It takes a few hours to dry and based on this experience, please flip them once in a while so that they are properly dried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some things I learned from them: &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Equipment is important<\/li><li>The cleaning solution is VERY important to draw the dirt out.<\/li><li>Dedication to the job (good that if you have OCD &#8211; just joking).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are still reading, here is the name of the company &#8211; <em><strong>Squeakieclean Services<\/strong><\/em>. You can find them on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Facebook (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/squeakiecleansvc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Instagram (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/squeakiecleansvc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pricing of their service varies as it depends on what services you want. Do WhatsApp\/PM them to get a quote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe some of you have already tried their services. Do let me know in the comment if you agree\/disagree with me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a shock recently realizing that I have been sitting on my super dirty sofa and walking on my extremely dirty carpet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1509,4,61,29,3693,14],"tags":[17018,9850,17016,4357,3978,17017,17019],"class_list":["post-68686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-information","category-local","category-other-stuff","category-review-techie","category-techie","tag-carpet","tag-cleaning","tag-deep-cleaning","tag-featured-2","tag-how-to","tag-sofa","tag-steaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/deep-cleaning.jpg?fit=2556%2C1440&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8YKZ-hRQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68686"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68695,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68686\/revisions\/68695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}