So You Think Your Carpets Are Clean?
Move Your Couch!
It is at the time a tenant moves out that I get calls for contractor repairs. The leaks that were not reported, the cracked counter top, or the rusted gutter all become quite clear upon walking into that vacant Sacramento property. Now is the time to see what needs to be done.
Since I do spend a lot of time repairing apartment buildings in Sacramento, I get to see many of the tenants. Some I may see for years and even know them by name. There was one such resident who stated that they were going to be moving soon. They talked of how clean they lived and getting their entire deposit back at move out.
They even told me that the carpets probably don't even need to be cleaned. Though I have never been inside, I remember saying that if you move your couch, you will get a good idea as to how dirty you carpets really are. Seeing the carpets when I walk in after a move out, I can often tell where all of the furniture was when occupied.
This couple should have moved their couch to see what the carpets have done over time. I don't know about their deposit but their carpets weren't as clean as they thought it was going to be.
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