Carpet Cleaning FAQ — Sioux Falls, SD

Cost depends on how many rooms you need cleaned, how dirty the carpet is, and whether you need pet odor treatment or stain work on top of the basic cleaning. A small apartment runs less than a four-bedroom house with stairs. There is no flat rate that fits every job. Call for a free estimate.

Most homes in Sioux Falls take between one and three hours depending on the number of rooms. Heavily soiled carpet or jobs that include pet odor treatment take longer. Plan to stay off the cleaned areas for at least four to six hours while the carpet dries.

With hot water extraction, most carpet dries in four to eight hours. In winter, when Sioux Falls homes run forced air heat that dries out the air, carpet can dry a little faster. In humid spring months it can take closer to the full eight hours. Keep windows open if you can.

Surface cleaning alone usually does not remove urine odor. The smell comes from the pad under the carpet and sometimes from the concrete slab below that. Many older Sioux Falls homes have carpet laid directly over slab, which soaks up urine and holds the odor. You need a treatment that gets into the pad, not just the fibers.

For most homes, once a year is enough. Homes with kids, pets, or people who track in a lot of mud and salt in the winter months should plan on every six months. Sioux Falls winters run from November through March, and road salt gets ground into carpet fast during that stretch.

Pick up anything on the floor and move small furniture off the carpet if you can. You do not need to vacuum first, but it helps. Let the cleaner know about any stains, pet accidents, or areas you are most concerned about so they can plan the job before they start.