In this blog entry, the professional New Jersey carpet cleaning and New Jersey Oriental Rug cleaning service here at Carpetline will detail the most common mistakes that we see homeowners make regarding carpet care.
Neglecting Vacuuming
Regular vacuuming is essential for keeping your house clean, and it’s equally crucial for carpet care. We recommend vacuuming your carpets at LEAST once a week. If you have pets, small children, or wear shoes in your house, you will need to vacuum more frequently than this. By regularly vacuuming your carpet, you will see a drastic difference in your carpet texture, and help to prevent carpet discoloration.
Neglecting Protection of High Traffic Areas
Carpets are built to withstand traffic, but some areas of your carpet have far more foot traffic and wear than other areas. In order to slow damage to these areas and extend your carpet lifespan, we recommend using an area rug or runner rug in this area for protection in entryways, hallways, stairways, or other areas that experience constant use.
Aggressively Scrubbing Stains
If you experience a carpet spill, aggressively rubbing the stain will actually cause it to set in. rigorous pressure applied to a spot on the carpet will cause the substance to move deeper into the carpet fibers. Instead, always dab at stans to absorb excess liquid before it soaks into the carpet fibers deeper.
Forgetting Professional Carpet Cleaning
Regular vacuuming and stain cleaning is not all the carpet care that you should be performing. Home vacuums can usually only reach the top part of the carpet, and dirt and dust that has escaped this vacuum suction will get embedded in carpet backing, causing a matted texture, traffic lanes, and a matted down texture. Hire our professional New Jersey carpet cleaning team to help remove this dirt or any lingering stains from your carpet.