Carpets are one of the most expensive assets in your home. As a professional carpet cleaner, I feel it is my job to inform my customers of the importance of properly maintaining their carpets to help maintain their value. Below I have listed the top three most important things you can do to help maintain the longevity and ascetic appearance of your carpet.
- Protect it
What is protectant? Protectant is liquid silicone applicant that covers the dye sites of carpet fibers. Dye sites are punctured holes in the fiber that allows the color dye to enter and thus create the color of the carpet. All of the holes are not filled by the carpet manufacturing mills therefore are holes receptacle to staining. Like juice, wine, and other dye matter. Also having carpet protectant applied can be a great for high- traffic areas. It helps vacuuming by 50%. By doing this it will greatly help to minimize the soiling that causes damage to the fibers by crushing under your feet in these specific areas. So having protectant added after a professional cleaning can greatly increase the life of your carpet!
- Vacuum regularly
Vacuuming on a regular basis (like 2-3 times a week) is another way to keep carpets looking fresh because it eliminates dirt in the fibers of the carpet. I briefly mentioned earlier when dirt with its many sharp edges and dust is left in carpet and the carpet is walked on, it can damage the fiber and change the way the fibers reflect light – making the carpet look dingy or dull and lay flat. When you vacuum often, you remove these damaging particles, prolonging the life of your carpet by many more years! In fact, it’s proven to be the best way to maintain your carpet. Vacuuming on a regular basis is even better than professional cleanings! It’s the bee’s knees and cats pajamas.
- Get regular professional carpet cleanings
One popular opinion is that you don’t need to have your carpet professionally cleaned until you can see dirt, crushing or dullness. However, waiting until you see the signs of damage means that the damage is already done. Its like waiting too long for your oil in your car to be changed. If dirty oil can damage an engine so can dirty carpet damage the carpet fibers. So don’t wait!
In fact, according to manufacturers’ specifications, it is recommended to perform a professional cleaning and afterward apply silicone stain protection treatment on your carpet every six to twelve months, even if the carpet doesn’t look like it needs to be cleaned. You may be wondering how frequently you should have them cleaned? Every 6 months or every 12? Major contributing factors in this case are by pets and children and if there are people in and out all day long.
A regular carpet maintenance cleaning will help prevent dulling and crushing, and stain protecting your carpet will make spills easier to clean up, as well as keeping your carpet fibers from fraying. If you live in the Dallas Fort Worth area and are looking to have your carpets regally cleaned by a professional then Quality Care Carpet Cleaning provides both those services. We can even do a regular cleaning schedule where we send out reminders for the next cleaning. Making it easy without forgetting the next service! Let us serve you!
