How Often Should I clean Carpet?

How often should I clean carpet?

This question is often asked. Similar to how long is a piece of string, the answer is, it depends. As a general rule you should clean private homes once a year. As part of your regular maintenance along with vacuuming and attending to stains, cleaning carpet every 12 months will prolong the life of your carpet. The soiling in a carpet is what wears a carpet prematurely. Removing this soil will prolong the life of the carpet and have it looking good for much longer.
So when you ask “How often should I clean carpet”, the answer is as often as it needs it.

How often should I clean carpet in Commercial areas and offices?

Cleaning of carpet in Offices and Commercial premises is recommended at least once a year. This is because these areas will possibly have much heavier soiling than residential homes. This is simply by having more traffic on the carpet. There will also possibly be extra issues such as grease and oil being walked onto the carpet from areas such as footpaths and carparks. Or other issues such as food and drink spills in lunchrooms and in Restaurants of course. The longer these issues are left, the harder they can be to remedy.

How often should I clean Upholstery?

Couches and Lounge Suites that are used all the time should be cleaned every 12 months. Leaving Lounge Suites for too long between cleans can make it quite difficult to restore the furniture back to what it should be. Also, removing dust mites keeps furniture items such as these hygienic as noted in the Wikipedia article here.

Similarly, Mattresses should be cleaned every 12 months to 2 years. The removal of dust mites here is very important. Keeping your home clean and hygienic with regular cleaning is very important.

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Finally, if you have any further queries about how often I should clean carpet please don’t hesitate to contact us. We are more than happy to assist and give advice and tips as needed for any of your requirements that we have raised here.