Resale Prep With Pets – Carpet

Resale Prep With Pets – Carpet –

If you’re selling your home mostly as is, with carpet that’s a few years old, you’ll need to give it a complete and thorough cleaning before you show the home. Even if you recently installed new carpet, you may have had to continue living in the house with your pets before you put your home on the market.

Carpet.

Don’t skimp on the carpet cleaning. A basic vacuum job is not going to be enough to remove any pet hair or dander tracked around by your dogs or cats. Hiring a carpet cleaning service will save you time but will require more of a monetary investment. If you want to clean the carpet yourself be very thorough and detail oriented.

First, make sure your vacuum is emptied and cleaned to remove any hair or dander inside. Vacuum all the large areas of the carpet before moving on to the edges around your baseboard. Move slowly around the baseboard with a narrow hose attachment and look closely to make sure you’re removing all debris (especially stray kitty litter!). If you have multiple pets or full-time indoor pets, you will likely need to go over your carpets 2-3 times to completely remove hair from all the fibers. Don’t take a shortcut, take the time to prepare the carpet for cleaning thoroughly.

Second, rent a carpet cleaner from your local hardware store or grocery store. Note: To see the rest of this post, please click here to access my primary blog post site.