Carpeting is great! Its comfortable, soft and adds a layer of luxurious texture to any home. Your choice of flooring is one of the biggest design elements in your home reflecting your taste and point of view. Fine quality carpeting can be a huge expense so you want to take care of your investment. With the proper maintenance, your carpeting can last a lifetime. Here are some helpful suggestions:
1. Know your traffic patterns. Every home has a flow and it can show first in your carpeting. For most people, it is a beeline from the front door to the bedroom and kitchen. These well travelled pathways can leave a wear pattern in your carpet so take the precaution of having entry floor mats at each doorway from the outside. Depending on your lifestyle and entry configuration, a runner may be an even better option. The first couple steps on an entry mat will take most of the wear and remove much of the soil from your shoes. Keep these mats clean to lower soil tracking.
2. The single most important thing you can do to extend the life of your carpeting is to vacuum! Soil not only makes your flooring look bad but actually is the main culprit in wearing out the carpet fibers. Dirt in the carpet acts like sandpaper, slowly grinding the fibers until they fray leaving you with the appearance of a traffic pattern that cannot be removed. It may sound like a lot of work but you should vacuum once a week for each person and furry family member residing in your home. If there are 3 of you then break out the vacuum 3 times a week.
3. The 2nd most vulnerable area to wear is in front of the sofa and chairs used in your busiest rooms. Don’t push your sofa or other upholstery pieces flush against the wall but leave several inches between them. This allows for easy cleaning of these vulnerable traffic areas.
4. Consider fabric protection with your next carpeting cleaning. These miracle products acts as a highly effective barrier to soil and staining between cleanings.
5. Have your carpets cleaned on a regular basis, preferably once a year. When you wait until you can see dirt and traffic patterns, you have waited too long and damage to the carpet fibers is already occurring. The best plan of action is having your carpets cleaned before you see them as dirty.
6. Last but not least, don’t wear your shoes in the house! Shoes not only track in the bulk of the soil but many shoe soles are made with a petroleum based product that easily blackens the carpet and mars your other hard surfaces. Avoid any black soled shoe for best results. Even going barefoot will track a surprising amount of body oils on your floors which will attract dirt. Enjoy the softness of your carpet and wear only socks when home. You’ll be glad you did.
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