Your carpets are a major investment and important to the health and appearance of you home
Your carpets are the largest air filter in your home. Your carpet attracts and holds dust, pollen, and other allergens that can cause respiratory issues. Holding these contaminants in your carpet rather than on the surface of solid surface floors can be better for your homes air quality. But your carpet needs regular vacuuming and cleaning to eliminate these allergens.
It is important to have a good quality vacuum and to vacuum regularly. How often you vacuum depends on the traffic level in your home. If you have kids and pets running in and out plan on vacuuming high traffic areas 3-4 times per week. For the long term health of your carpet it is important to keep the dry soil and grit out of your carpet. This grit degrades and destroys the carpet fibers.
Use mats inside and outside at all entry doors. Most of the sand, dirt and grit in your carpets are tracked in from outside. Quality door mats and area rugs can add years to the fine appearance of your carpet.
A habit of taking off your shoes when you come in from outside can reduce soiling of carpets significantly. However, walking barefoot can transfer oils from your feet into the carpet.
Clean up spills, stains, and pet issues immediately. The longer these problems dwell in the carpet the more likely they will cause permanent discoloration.
Finally, have your carpets professionally cleaned on a regular basis. How often depends on how well you accomplish the other items listed above. In general at least once per year if your carpets get fairly heavy traffic. If you wait until your carpet looks dirty, then you have waited too long. By the time the carpet shows dirt it is being damaged by that dirt.
Crystal Clean Carpets is here to help with quality care of your carpet and upholstery. We offer deep cleaning with one hour drying times. If you are looking for the best upholstery and carpet cleaning service in Joplin Mo and the surrounding area, call Crystal Clean Carpets, 417-291-1172. We can provide a free in home estimate to meet all your carpet, upholstery, and tile cleaning needs.
