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Posted on June 14, 2021

We all want to take the best care of our homes that we possibly can. That includes caring for our floors and carpets.

Many people know what they should do to prolong the life of their carpets – regular vacuuming, periodic deep cleaning, and minimising damage – but what should you not do?

In this article, we’ll look at the five worst ways to maintain carpet, as well as steps you can take to mitigate them.

  1. Waiting Until it Is Dirty to Clean it

If you wait until dirt and debris on your carpet is visible to the naked eye to do your carpet cleaning, you’ve already waited too long. Studies have shown that carpets are even dirtier than many toilet seats, and most of that ickiness is invisible.

How often you should vacuum, shampoo, and deep clean carpets depends on your needs. If you have pets or children, you’ll need to do all three more frequently than if you live alone and are gone all day at work. Even where you live can have an impact.

Professional carpet cleaners can not only do a deep clean for you, they can help you assess how often you should perform maintenance tasks based on a variety of factors.

  1. Not Covering High-Traffic Areas

You should absolutely lay down area rugs and runners in the highest traffic parts of your home. Otherwise, the carpet in these areas will appear old, worn, and dirty faster than the rest. As you already know, you can’t replace the carpet in just a corner of a room; the whole thing has to go.

  1. Letting Spills and Stains Sit

Especially if you have white or light carpets, even a small stain can ruin the look of a room. That is why it is not only important to clean stains and spills promptly, but also correctly.

There is no single magic solution for every type of stain that gets onto carpets. Different types of stains require different action.

The most important thing that you can do is to treat it immediately. It takes time for liquids and other materials to saturate the individual fibres on your carpet (which can cause permanent staining), and you want to interrupt that process as fast as you possibly can.

  1. Too Much DIY

Home remedies are great. We especially like them for treating specific stains in very particular ways (as discussed above). But when it comes to carpet cleaning, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.

Carpets are surprisingly finicky when it comes to solutions and substances that you use to clean them. What is more, it can be difficult to determine the exact materials that compose your carpet, especially if you didn’t install them yourself.

We do not recommend trying trendy methods of cleaning your carpet or exposing it to many different chemicals. It is best to leave some of the carpet cleaning to professionals.

  1. Not Hiring Carpet Cleaners

Most people are rightfully concerned about saving money, but skimping on carpet cleaning isn’t smart. If you don’t adequately care for your carpets, you may end up needing to replace them much sooner than you otherwise would have, which is enormously expensive.

What is more, there is science behind proper care for carpets. Professional cleaners know all about this and can not only do it for you but help you learn as well.

Finally, improper or insufficient carpet cleaning can be detrimental to your health. Germs, dust mites, and even mould and mildew can grow in dirty carpets.

Now that you know the worst ways to maintain carpets, you can avoid them, thereby prolonging the life of your flooring and improving the overall look of your home.