How Often Should You Clean Your Carpet?
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Your carpet is an extension of your home, it’s an important factor in overall cleanliness and health of your living environment. What many property owners don’t know about carpets is that they attract dirt and dust in your home or business. Not only can your carpet collect up dirt and particles of dust, but also unhealthy allergens. Your carpet is a notable investment for your property, and can be costly to replace.
As your carpet cleaning professionals, we recommend having your carpets cleaned every 12-18 months for optimal results and to reduce excessive wear and tear. Our recommendation to clean your carpet is aligned with the majority of carpet manufacturers that advise on having professional carpet cleaners maintain your carpet with a thorough cleaning process that we can provide.
Maintaining Your Carpet On Your Own?
- Treat Spots on Your Carpet Immediately – Nothing damages your carpet material quicker than leaving a spill to sit on your carpet. If you spill something on your carpet, you’ll want to absorb as much of the liquid as quickly as possible. Different spills like coffee or sticky substances require different treatment options, so treat the spot accordingly.
- Vacuum Your Carpet Weekly – High traffic locations require a higher frequency in vacuuming than lower traffic areas like under your recliner. It’s advised to vacuum your carpets once a week at minimum. With a routine vacuuming schedule in place, you can be certain to keep particles of dry soil at bay. The problem with dry soil is that it’s abrasive, and damages carpet slowly over time. With a routine vacuum schedule, you add years onto your carpet life.
- Lay Down Mats – Add a “No Shoe” Policy – Not only can dried up soil cause damage to your carpet, but so can a wet, muddy pair of shoes (boots). To reduce the risk of dirtying up your carpet is to add mats to your exterior/interior doorways, and if possible enforce a “No Shoe” policy.
How Often Should You Clean Your Carpet?
As a property owner, we’ve discussed a few easy tips for carpet maintenance. In addition, we stressed that in order to protect your investment, hiring a professional carpet cleaning company is a MUST. Yes, maintaining your carpet on your own can reduce, but not eliminate the need for a carpet cleaner service. For that shiny clean feeling in your home, we recommend homeowners schedule a residential cleaning once a year, at minimum. For commercial carpets, we recommend a more frequent cleaning schedule.
3 Reasons To Call A Professional Carpet Cleaner
We’ve stressed the importance of maintaining a carpet cleaning schedule above. But, there are off schedule scenarios where you’ll want to get a professional carpet cleaner to service your property. Here are three scenarios that make sense to get your carpet cleaned sooner than usual:
- Purchasing a Home – Buying a house that had previous owners, you’ll want to have your carpets cleaned professionally before moving in. The carpet may have an appearance of clean, but it may be a host for pet stains, dander and dirt build-up living under the surface. A carpet cleaning service can help sanitize deep down into your carpets, to bring back that new, sparkling clean.
- Selling your Home – We recommend having your carpets cleaned professionally before you have potential buyers looking at your home or business. This can help improve the chances of a potential buyer make a decision to purchase quicker.
- Pets in your Home – If you have animals in your home, they can track-in dirt and mud from outside. In addition, cats and dogs can leave behind odor, dander, urine and feces. Yes, there are many “at home” tricks for situations like this, but the solution for this is to hire a carpet cleaning company. The difference? Home remedies don’t comprehend different carpet material needs and rental cleaning equipment isn’t powerful enough to dig down deep into the fabrics.
Cleaning Your Carpet Often, Matters!
Don’t let your carpet go without regular maintenance or a yearly professional cleaning. If you’re a homeowner in the Lower Mainland of BC, we can help bring back that clean feeling to your home. Call us today, 1-855-297-8278 and get a FREE estimate for carpet cleaning services.
