Pat Hamilton

About Pat Hamilton

Pat loves living and enjoying life on the Mornington Peninsula. When he's not occupied with his professional responsibilities, you can often find him lured by the tranquility and excitement of another fishing adventure. Alternatively, he revels in the precious moments spent with his beloved wife and children, creating cherished memories together.

Do You Need to Steam Clean Your Carpets When Your Lease Ends?

Our move out carpet steam cleaning services are perfect to tenants who are the end of your lease and looking to get your bond back in full. A lot of the time the agent will request a receipt so say that the property has been professionally steam cleaned.  Generally most tenants will hand in a receipt when handing back the keys. Depending on the agent or landlord, some will ask tenants to have the carpets professionally cleaned at least every 12 months but there is no law to stipulate this. Obviously as a tenant you have to look after the property. Vacuuming on a regular basis and cleaning up any spills once they happen will fall under ‘normal incidence of living’ which means that the agent has to take into account fair wear and tear. When you move out of a property it's important for a tenant to hand back the property in decent condition taking into account fair wear and tear. That means as a tenant you don't have to hand the property back exactly the same as when you moved in. A lot of agents don't take into consideration fair wear and tear. Agents and landlords will try and have you steam clean the property when you move out but there is no law under the residential tenancies act to enforce this. Just keep in mind if you signed an agreement to state that you will have the carpets steam cleaned when you move out, then you will be obliged to do so. If the property floods for example due to a leaking pipe, then you are in no means obliged to pay to have the carpets steam cleaned or replaced, that is

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Regular Carpet Cleaning – Do You Have To Do It?

Some people look at trying to save money any way they can, and carpet cleaning is one of those things that most people think they can do themselves. If you look at how much time you spend researching, trying to find a decent machine and on top of that learning how to remove stains, it could work out cheaper to actually hire a professional and do it yourself. Another important point to remember is you could actually damage the carpet if you don't know what you doing or you're not 100% confident. As a huge difference between the quality of the machines that you hire let's say from your local supermarket as opposed to a super powerful machine which a professional works with on a daily basis. The pressure that will come out of a hire or do it yourself machine will be that which a professional carpet cleaner wouldn't even use on upholstery. The PSI or pressure is so low that it's almost not worth using. I've spoken with customers in the past to have hired these machines and said to clean one room properly can take hours, purely for the fact that you have to continually go over the same spot in order to get it looking good. With a professional, they barely need to make a double pass because of the machinery and pressure they use is second to none. Just keep in mind also that a professional has the know-how, training and experience which money can't buy. Some professionals these days are actually certified technicians. If you speak to carpet wholesalers or retailers in your area, they may know someone who they can recommend. Also, it's a good idea to run

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