How should I maintain my carpets?
The carpet is the most popular flooring choice for homeowners. The beautiful carpets are available in different colours, fabrics, textures, and styles. The carpet adds texture and warmth to any room. By protecting your new carpet against daily wear and tear and dirt as well as stubborn stains and accidents, you can extend its lifespan. Although maintaining water damage restoration carpets can be difficult, there are a few tricks that the top carpet cleaning services have to keep your carpets looking new.
Simple and easy is the way to take care of your carpet. Certain proven methods can help maintain your carpet’s appearance and life expectancy. There are several ways to maintain the appearance and lifespan of your carpet.
Do not carpet areas with high traffic
Consider the foot traffic in each area of your house when choosing which flooring to use. The front entryway is the most common. Avoid covering these areas with carpet. The carpet is a great choice for bedrooms, living rooms and dens as they are warm, cozy and inviting. However, it’s not the best option for entryways to front doors as they tend to be dirty and covered in mud.
Removing your Shoes and wiping Your Feet
To minimize dirt and mud from coming into contact with your carpets, you can ask family members and visitors to remove their shoes before entering. By placing a mat indoors and out, you can reduce dirt that is on your guests’ feet. As well as placing doormats in every entrance, you should also get into the habit to remove your shoes before entering your house. You will be reducing dirt and dust that gets tracked inside and onto the carpet. Keep a shoe shelf and a collection of colorful flip-flops, slippers or other footwear near the entrance to your home to help remind people to remove their shoes.
The Stains that Appear and How to Remove them
It doesn’t matter how much you protect the carpet. Sometimes, it will get stained. It is important to remove stains from carpet as soon as possible. This will allow for a quicker restoration of the carpet. To begin with, blot up the liquid and do not rub. Rubbing a stain removes the fabric, and sets the stain. Continue to blot the affected area until almost completely dry, and then vacuum it. The water left on carpets from incorrect blotting may lead to the formation of carpet mould.
Regularly cleaning your carpet will save you money. Be sure to test any stain or spot remover on a hidden area of the carpet before you apply it to areas that are highly visible.
Baking Soda before Vacuuming
Not only should the carpet be cleaned, it also needs to smell great. It is easy to keep carpets smelling good by spritzing baking soda over them before vacuuming. Sprinkle a small amount of baking soda on your carpet. Allow it to sit for a couple minutes before vacuuming as usual.
Carpets need to be regularly vacuumed
Although you may be diligent in asking guests and members of your family to remove shoes before entering and to wipe their soles, the dirt will still find its way into your room.
Carpet vacuuming regularly will help to prolong the life of the carpet, and make it look great throughout the year. Vacuuming removes crumbs and dirt from your carpet, helps minimize the effects of foot traffic on it, eliminates allergens and reduces its dullness. Vacuuming your carpet more frequently will make it look better. Set your calendar so that you vacuum areas with heavy foot traffic 2-3 times a weeks, and other sections less frequently used once a weekly.
Replace filter bags and filters regularly
No matter if your vacuum is canister-style, upright-style, or a filtered model with a bag, it needs to be in top working order. Your carpets will stay cleaner longer if you do this. Regularly change the filter or bag. Your vacuum may lose its suction and not pick up the dirt on your carpet.
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