Company's Coming. Here's What Your Guests Will Notice First.

Nationwide Carpet, Upholstery & Tile Cleaning · Palm Beach County, FL

Every November my phone starts ringing with the same call: "My family gets here on the 24th. Can you get out here before then?"

Most of those people aren't worried about the whole house. They're worried about one or two things they've been staring at for months. The path worn into the hallway carpet. The spot under the coffee table. The grout by the back door that never looks clean no matter how much they mop.

I've owned Nationwide Carpet, Upholstery & Tile Cleaning for 26 years, and it's almost always the same short list.

The Four Things Guests Actually Notice

1. The smell when they walk in. You live there, so you stopped smelling it a long time ago. Someone walking in from outside smells it in the first five seconds. Down here it's usually one of two things: pet urine that soaked into the carpet pad, or the musty smell a house picks up after a humid summer with the windows shut. Air freshener covers it for about an hour.

2. The traffic lane. Front door to the couch, couch to the kitchen. That gray path isn't a stain. It's beach sand and grit ground into the fibers, plus oily residue that grabs more dirt every time someone walks on it. Vacuuming won't touch it.

3. The grout. Tile is everywhere in South Florida, and grout is porous. Every time you mop, dirty water settles into the lines. You can get the tile shining and the grout still looks gray.

4. The couch. It's where everybody sits for three days straight. Armrests and headrests darken from hands and skin oil, and it shows the second someone sets a white napkin down.

What You Can Handle Yourself, and What You Can't

Some of this you can do on your own:

• Fresh spill? Blot it with cool water and a white towel. Don't scrub, and don't use hot water on food.
• House smells musty? Run the A/C and open the windows for a day. If the smell is still there, it's in the carpet or the furniture.
• Thinking about renting a machine the week of? Don't. Rental units put down a lot of water and can't pull it back out. In our humidity that can make odor worse and leave the carpet damp when your guests arrive.

What you can't do yourself: get urine out of the pad, flush out a traffic lane, or bring grout back to its original color. That takes truck-mounted equipment.

What We Do When We Show Up

We walk the rooms with you first, tell you what's going to come out and what might not, and give you the price before we start. No surprises.

• Carpet: We pre-treat spots and traffic lanes based on what they are, then rinse them out with truck-mounted hot water extraction. It pulls the dirt and the water back out, so the carpet is usually dry within hours, not days.
• Pet odor: We treat where the urine actually went, down in the pad, not just the top of the carpet.
• Tile & grout: We deep clean the grout lines, and seal them if you want them to stay that way.
• Upholstery: We clean your sofa, sectional, and chairs right in your living room.
• Guest room: Mattresses and area rugs too.

Timing It Right

• Book 1 to 2 weeks out. The two weeks before Thanksgiving and the week before Christmas fill up first.
• Schedule a few days before guests arrive, not the morning of. You'll have time to put the furniture back and actually enjoy it.
• Wine or gravy on the rug during dinner? Blot it, leave it, and call us after. A fresh stain comes out a lot easier than one that sat for a week.

Why People Keep Calling Us Back

• In business in Palm Beach County since 2001
• Licensed and insured
• 5-star rated on Google and Yelp. Read our reviews →
• Clear price before any work begins
• If anything isn't right, call within 10 days and we'll come back and re-clean it at no charge
• Open 7 days, 8am to 8pm

We clean homes and condos from Tequesta and Jupiter down through Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach, Wellington, Lake Worth, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, and Boca Raton.

Frequently Asked Questions

How far ahead should I book before Thanksgiving or Christmas?

One to two weeks. The two weeks before Thanksgiving and the week before Christmas fill up first.

How long does the carpet take to dry?

Usually a few hours. Truck-mounted extraction pulls most of the water back out. Running the A/C and ceiling fans speeds it up.

Should I rent a carpet cleaner instead?

Not right before company. Rental machines leave a lot of water behind, which can make odor worse in Florida humidity and leave the carpet damp when guests arrive.

Can you get pet odor out for good?

Odor comes back when only the top of the carpet gets treated. We treat it in the pad, where the urine actually went.

How much will it cost?

It depends on the rooms and services you need. We walk through with you and give you the price before any work begins.

What if I'm not happy with the results?

Call within 10 days and we'll come back and re-clean it at no charge.

What areas do you serve?

All of Palm Beach County, from Tequesta and Jupiter to Boca Raton, including Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach, Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Boynton Beach, and Delray Beach.

Tell Us When Your Company Gets Here

Call Nationwide Carpet, Upholstery & Tile Cleaning at 561-791-1199 or request a free quote. Tell us when your guests arrive, and we'll work backward from there.

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