How Often Should You Have Your Carpets Cleaned?

Think about the places you have visited today. The mall. The office. The grocery store. A restaurant. Walking across the street or a parking lot. Entering a public restroom. Imagine the stuff you walk on during your everyday jaunts. Things both seen and unseen. And then the last place you go at the end of the day is home. You come in and walk on the carpet and everything you've encountered during the day is deposited there.

Then. . .the children come home and play around on the floor with the dog or watch T.V. Just imagine some of the stuff that's in your carpet: Bacteria, Fungus, Chemicals, Air Pollutants, Car Exhaust, Tobacco Smoke, Pollens, Grease, Grime, Pet Stains, Soot, Tar, Pet Dander, Pet Hair, and much more! These all combine to produce odors and a general unhealthy appearance to your carpet. It's enough to make you sick!

That's why it is so important to keep our carpets regularly cleaned and maintained. Imagine if you only mopped your floors once a year. The same contaminants that are tracked onto your vinyl floors are also embedded in your carpeting.

How often you clean your carpet depends on a number of different factors. You must consider how many people are in your home, if you have kids, if you have pets and whether or not smokers are in your home. For example, if you have a house with two adults, you should clean your carpet every six to twelve months. If those two people are smokers, you should clean it every four months. If you have children or pets in your home, you should clean it at least every 6 months and if you have kids and pets, you better make it every three months.

The above numbers are just a general guideline. They are based on average environmental and living conditions. Your cleaning interval will vary. You must remember that carpet is designed to hide soil and can hold its own weight in dirt. If you are noticing soil and dark areas on your carpet it is very dirty and you should have it cleaned immediately. The longer you wait, the more damage you do to your carpets and rugs so call a carpet cleaner today.

Are you thinking it's time to get your carpet cleaned? Call Pro Steamer at 623-0993 to schedule your appointment!