QUINCY, ILL. -- If your carpet or furniture is dirty, there's no need to replace it.

It just needs some tender loving care from a professional.

Hampton's Chem Dry has been in the carpet and upholstery cleaning business for almost 12 years.

It covers seven counties in Illinois and Missouri.

Owner Sean Hampton said in today's economy, more people are holding on to what they have.

"A lot of business we're getting, I'm having customers tell me, well, I was thinking about replacing this but I want to clean it and try to get a little more life out of it," said Hampton.

Perhaps what helps the carpet and furniture last longer is a product Chem Dry uses which no other business has.

Hampton said,"The unique chemical in our company is called the natural. It's a proprietary solution to the Chem Dry system."

And it's green clean certified, which means it's environmentally friendly, not using soaps or abrasive chemicals.

Hampton's Chem Dry is equipped to wipe out those pet stains and odors. 

For more information on Chem Dry and other professionals for your home, check out our Home Experts page by clicking on Home Experts on our home page at www.connecttristates.com

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