Sunday, September 1, 2013

How To Get Rid Of Fleas In Carpet For Good

By Amanda Baird


For many people learning how to get rid of fleas in carpet can have a huge impact on their lives. The most important thing to keep in mind though is that if you do not do it properly the first time, you will continue to have problems in the future. By following a some easy steps you can get them out of your house in about one day.

To start the process you should steam clean all the carpeted surfaces that you have. The high heat from the steam cleaner will kill off most of the bugs and their eggs. Do every room over at least two times to be sure that you have gotten as many as you can. Don't forget all the corners and hard to reach places that they may be hiding.

For the next part you will need a combination on borax and salt mixed in equal parts. These two ingredients dry out all the remaining bugs and their offspring and kill them. Spread the mixture over all the affected carpeting, and be sure to be generous with your distribution. Make sure that you get all the corners, along the edges of the walls.

Once the mixture has been sitting for long enough, roughly twelve hours or so, vacuum it all up. Once you are done this remember to through out the vacuum bag as there may still be some living in it. Be sure to get everywhere as well because you never know where they may be hiding.

It is important to do this in every room, preferably at the same time as they tent to travel through rooms very quickly. The best way to go about this is to do it right before going to bed. This way you can deal with the clean up the next day and it won't have much impact on your daily activities.

While you are doing this it is a good idea to keep any pets out of the way. When you start cleaning them up they will start looking for the safest place to hide, your pets fur. To prevent this from happening, keep all pets away from the areas that you are cleaning.

When you are cleaning all the carpets you will also need to take care of any furniture that you have that may be host to fleas that you have. Anything that can be cleaned through the washing machine should be. And anything that may be too difficult to clean would be best to throw out.

Once you know how to get rid of fleas in carpet you will also need to take care of the ones living on your pets. Give them a good washing so that they don't carry anymore of theses little bugs into your home. You will also need to thoroughly clean any areas that they like to go, inside and out.




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