Winter is approaching rapidly, and you may be only weeks or days away from
having to deal with annoying situations, such as washing up after your three
children have treaded mud, gunk, and water all over your freshly vacuumed
carpet.You spent a lot of money on your carpeting, and you take pride in maintaining
a good, orderly, clean, and organized home. To keep your carpeting not only
looking good but lasting long through the cold, dark days ahead, here are some
mission-critical tips.

1. Vacuum – a lot

Don’t own the latest and most elite Dyson vacuum? No worries. You can still
substantially improve the life, health, and look of your carpet by regularly
vacuuming. A standard canister vacuum won’t help as much as a dual-motor
vacuum or a vacuum with beater bar that can loosen debris. Vacuuming not only
removes dirt, such as the gunk that your kids and their friends drag in, but it also
fundamentally changes the texture of the carpet.

2. Protect heavy traffic areas

There are certain areas where people walk – a lot. Guard those areas by putting
down rugs. Alternatively, semi-regularly rearrange your living space so that
different areas get worn differently – much like you would rotate your car’s tires.

3. Address problem areas immediately

Although the so-called “2-seond rule” is not a hard-and-fast science, the sooner
you clean spills, stains, debris, and gunk, the better. Stains can set and create
more or less permanent damage to the carpet fibers. Repairing extremely stained
or otherwise damaged carpeting is more expensive than investing the little bit of
time, energy, and attention to keep things looking good.

For help with your carpet cleaning issues, connect with the powerful team here
at Elegant Carpet Care. We are a Bay Area leader in carpet steam cleaning,
upholstery, area rug, and tile and grout cleaning. Our family-owned business has
served customers for over 20 years.

 

Find out more about us at www.elegant-carpetcare.com,

or call us for a free estimate now at 650-961-1339.