When it comes to cleaning your home, your carpets are the trickiest item you'll encounter. Benches and walls can simply be scrubbed and wiped -- carpets cannot. The fabric of your carpet is even more absorbent than your clothing, so any spills need immediate attention … but you can’t just pick them up and put them in the washing machine! What's a domestic goddess or god to do? Today we look at our top 6 carpet cleaning tips for keeping your carpets in pristine condition.
1. Start thinking about cleanliness from the word 'Go'
From the moment you start considering different types and colors of carpet, start making enquiries and judgements about how easy they will be to clean. Even the most stunning patterns and tuft types will look worse than a simpler carpet that could be cleaned more thoroughly, in five years time. Ask your sales rep which material is easiest to clean, and restrict your options to this.
2. Use carpet tiles instead of broadloom
Carpet tiles can be replaced in certain areas, so heavy traffic parts of your house can be kept looking like new without the expense of professional London carpet cleaning every month! There's nothing to beat the look of being new -- and carpet tiles make that possible without re-carpeting the entire house
3. Use area rugs
As we mentioned before, rug cleaning is much more easily achieved than carpet cleaning. Rugs can help mitigate flat spots from furniture, and also stop the worst of the dirt getting onto the carpet. Use the same stain protection treatment you do for your main carpet on your rugs, also.
4. Hire a professional carpet cleaning company bi-yearly
If you got down on your floor and used a magnifying glass to get amongst the fibres of your carpet, directly after you had vacuumed, you would be horrified. If you did the same after a professional carpet cleaning, you would be amazed! Having dirt in the carpet for extended periods degrades the actual fibers, this is why professional carpet cleaning is a long-term investment.
5. Get the best vacuum cleaner you can afford
You don't necessarily need a vacuum cleaner with inbuilt steam cleaner. Doing this type of clean too often can actually make your carpets wear more quickly, and being damp all over attracts dirt. You do need a vacuum that really sucks, though! Look for the highest wattage, and trade bells and whistles for raw power in the price tag, if you want to keep your carpets looking beautiful.
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