A lot of Killian carpet changes hands. Between the townhomes at Killian Lakes, the patio homes in Killian Station, and the new D.R. Horton houses going up in Grand Oaks off Hard Scrabble Rd, this corner of 29203 and 29229 sees leases ending and keys getting turned in all year. Almost every one of those moves comes with a phone call about the carpet.
That's the work we do most up here.
Move-out inspections
Property managers around Killian Rd want a carpet that looks evenly clean wall to wall and smells like nothing at all. A rental machine from the grocery store rarely gets there. It soaks the backing and leaves soap in the pile, and the spots you scrubbed hardest come back as dark rings about a week later, usually right around inspection day.
We put down a fraction of that water and no soap, so nothing sticky is left to pull dirt back up. The tech walks the rooms with you first and tells you which marks should lift and which probably won't. Bleach spots and iron burns are color loss, and cleaning can't put color back into a fiber. Better to hear that before the work starts than after.
Book a couple of days ahead of the walkthrough. The carpet will be dry long before then, but if a pet spot needs a second pass, you'll be glad you left room.
Own a unit at Killian Lakes, or a patio home you lease out? The gap between tenants is usually short. Give us the move-out date and the next move-in date when you call. We can't promise a particular hour, but we'll find a day in between, and because the carpet dries quickly the new tenant won't be carrying boxes across damp floors.
Small homes, short visits
Killian Station is mostly three-bedroom patio homes with a fenced courtyard out back. That courtyard is the nice part, and it's also where the dog picks up pine straw and sand on the way in. In a house that size, our $88 three-room special takes care of nearly all the carpet, and the furniture can go back in place not long after we pack up.
Killian Green and the newer streets in Grand Oaks are younger, and the carpet there is still builder grade. Light beige shows the path from the garage door first. Caught early, that path cleans out easily.
A short prep list
- Pick up anything on the floor you'd like left alone. We'll slide a chair or two.
- If a pet keeps going back to one corner, say so. That spot gets odor treatment for pets, with an enzyme worked all the way into the padding.
- Stairs are priced apart from rooms, so mention how many you have.
Phone us at 803-393-7625, or fill out the contact form if you'd like us to call you back. Killian is a short drive down Wilson Blvd from our Blythewood office, so it's usually easy to fit in.