Carpet Cleaning in South Portland

South Portland sits directly across the Fore River from Portland and grew rapidly after World War II, which means most of the housing stock is ranch-style and Cape Cod homes from the 1950s through the 1980s. The area has a working-class and middle-class mix with a lot of owner-occupied homes that have had the same carpet for years. The Maine Mall corridor brings steady commercial traffic and a transient rental population near the airport. It's a dense suburban area where high-traffic family rooms and finished basements are the most common cleaning jobs.

Portland winters are hard on carpets. From November through March, people track in road salt, sand, and wet snow from every doorway. Older homes in the East End and Munjoy Hill tend to have carpets over original hardwood, and once that carpet holds enough moisture and grit, it starts to break down the fibers from the inside out.

We use hot water extraction — most people call it steam cleaning — which pulls dirt and residue out of the fibers instead of just pushing it around. A lot of budget services use a bonnet or dry-compound method that looks clean for a week and then wicks the dirt right back up, which is a waste of your money.