How Often Should Your Carpets Be Cleaned?

4/7/2021 (Permalink)

If you have dark or multi-colored carpets in your home, it may be hard to tell when it’s time for them to receive a good cleaning or not. After all, dirt and grime blend right into them, and since you trod on your carpets daily, you often forget about cleaning them until it’s long past due time for them to be cleaned.

However, how often should your carpets be cleaned? There are two things to consider when deciding how to answer this question.

1) Is your carpet residential or commercial?

Commercial carpets often see much more wear and tear and get soiled more rapidly than residential carpets. However, this can vary depending on what type of business you run and what type of household you run, too.

2) How often do you clean your carpets yourself?

The more often you clean your carpets yourself, the less frequently you may need to invest in professional carpet cleaning. Preventative maintenance actions that you should incorporate into your carpet cleaning regimen include: 

• Spot removal
• Regular vacuuming
• Pilating the carpet to prevent matting
• Moving furniture to change traffic patterns
• Using walk-off mats to limit the amount of soil tracked onto the carpet

Based on your answers to these questions, the right frequency for your carpet cleaning will vary. However, a good general rule of thumb is that residential carpets should be cleaned at least annually professionally, and your commercial carpets probably should be professionally cleaned something more like every 3-6 months or even every month if they see frequent use and are heavily soiled. 

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