How To Remove Pet Hair From Furniture, Floors & More

Having pets in your home can be an absolute joy, but there’s no getting around the fact that they can shed hair that gets everywhere. If you’ve been struggling with ways to remove pet hair from furniture, floors, and your clothes, you can check out our useful tips below. 

You can also learn about some handy tips on how to prevent your dog or cat from shedding so much air in your home. By the end of this post, you’ll be able to have an easier time keeping your home clean while enjoying time with your pets. 

Cleaning Pet Hair From Floors

When it comes to getting rid of pet hair from carpets, we recommend using a rubber broom. Rubber brooms can make it a lot easier for you to remove pet hair that has become lodged deep down in carpets and rugs. 

Once you’ve used the broom to dislodge the more stubborn pet hairs, you can gather it up and dispose of the hair into the trash. After using the rubber broom, you can grab a vacuum to start sucking up the smaller pet hairs. 

Powerful vacuums will be able to reach deeper into carpets to suck up smaller pieces of hair that brooms can’t access as well. While vacuuming your carpets, be sure to go over areas multiple times and use varying directions. 

This is the best method to suck up the pet hairs that are extra stubborn and stuck on the fibers of your carpet. Ideally, you’ll want to use a vacuum that comes with a HEPA (High-Efficiency Particulate Air) filter as they can target the microscopic pet hairs so that you can achieve a deeper clean. This is a huge benefit for people suffering from allergic reactions to dogs as there are fewer microscopic hair particles to agitate you. 

According to SpotlessMag, these are the most important things to consider if you plan to buy a pet hair vacuum:

• A motorized brush roll can detangle long strands of pet hair so that the vacuum can still have plenty of suction power and not be clogged with pet hair. 
• Using a vacuum that comes with accessories allows you to provide your floors with a deeper clean. In particular, crevice tools can be used to remove pet hair from the corners and edges of your carpets. 
• Find a vacuum with lots of suction power so that you can remove pet hair from your carpets without having to do so many passes over the same area. 

As far as hardwood, laminate, and tile floors go, using a microfiber mop would be a great option. Microfiber mops work more effectively than regular mops because they’re able to capture more hair rather than push it around. 

You may also opt to use a wet mop to remove pet hair from hard floors. Damp mops are excellent for picking up pet hair and ensuring that there’s none left on the floor afterward. Damp mops are also simple to use as all you need to do is rinse the mop with water to remove the collected pet hair. 

Ways To Get Rid Of Pet Hair From Furniture 

The rubber glove method is a super popular and effective way of removing pet hair from your upholstery furniture. It involves putting a rubber glove on and making it damp with water. You can then rub your hand across the top of your furniture to collect pet hair. 

You may be surprised to discover just how much pet hair a damp rubber glove can attract. When the glove is full of pet hair, you can simply rinse it with water and continue the process until you’re happy that your furniture is clean. 

For quicker spot cleans to remove pet hair from furniture, using a dry rubber glove can also be an effective cleaning method. Some people also use a fabric softener to spray onto their upholstery before using a cloth to wipe the surface clean. 

To remove pet hair from wooden furniture, you can use a special dusting spray or furniture polish. Spray down the furniture and use a soft cloth to wipe the surface to pick up the pet hair. 

Special dusting sprays, such as anti-static ones, get rid of the electrical charge which makes it super easy for you to remove pet hair with a cloth. Not to mention, spraying furniture with these types of sprays is a great preventative solution to stop hairs from sticking so easily. 

Getting Rid Of Pet Hair From Clothes

When you’ve got ready to leave the house in the morning, it can be frustrating to see that your clothes are covered in pet hair right as you’re about to step out of the door. An easy remedy for this is to keep a lint roller handy and in a place that’s easy to access at the front door. 

Lint rollers are an incredibly quick and easy way to remove pet hairs from your clothes to make sure you look presentable. It would also be a good idea to stock up on multiple lint rollers because nothing’s worse than trying to use a lint roller that’s completely covered in pet hair. 

Using lint rollers are great for quick pet hair removal, but for the cases where your clothes are covered in a ton of pet hair, you may need to resort to putting them into the dryer. You can put a dryer sheet into the machine along with your clothes so that it attracts more of the pet hair from the clothes that you want to wear. 

Ways To Prevent Excess Pet Hair Shedding 

One of the best ways to prevent your pets from shedding an excessive quantity of hair in your home is to regularly brush them. Ideally, you’ll want to groom your pets at least two times per week. 

After just two brushes a week, you’ll notice a huge difference in how the quantity of hair that they shed is reduced. It would also be a good idea to brush your pet outdoors to make sure that the excess hair doesn’t shed in your home and give you an even more difficult cleaning job. 

Conclusion 

Now that you know more about some of the best methods to remove pet hair from your clothes, furniture, and clothes, you can begin to implement the aforementioned tips to make your cleaning tasks a breeze. You can make your cleaning jobs even easier by brushing your pet at least twice a week and ensuring that they shed much less hair. 

Hopefully, you can use the information in this post to enjoy spending more time with your pets and less time stressing over how to clean up their hair.