In this blog entry, the expert New Jersey carpet and rug cleaning team here at Carpetline will detail the best ways to keep your area rugs clean even when they are installed in busy, high-traffic areas.
Ensuring Area Rug Cleanliness
Choosing the proper rug material
When you’re selecting the material for your area rug, pay attention to more than just its color and texture. It’s important to select a rug material that has a reputation for being long lasting and highly durable. This is especially important when choosing material for a rug that will be installed in a high traffic area of your home or business. In high traffic areas, the type of rug material that you choose will make a major difference in how long the rock will last before it needs to be replaced. We recommend installing nylon and wool for area rugs, as these materials are high-performing, and can withstand a lot of physical strain and stress.
Dirt prevention
We recommend protecting your rugs from dirt and moisture by installing a welcome mat or walk off mat in your entryway. This can help to illuminate dirt that will otherwise get tracked in area rugs from your shoes. This is an effective way to keep your rugs cleaner, and lower the chances of bad smells or spots getting impacted into your area, rugs fibers. An even better way of providing your rugs protection is to remove your shoes at the front door of your home and to institute a “no-shoes” rule for your home space or office space.
Regular vacuuming
It’s essential to frequently vacuum your home in order to care for your rugs, especially rocks, installed in high traffic areas. If I vacuum properly on a regular schedule, you can remove dirt from the surface of your rags before I can settle deep into the rug’s fibers, where it will be harder to reach. And more traffic flow that an area rug experiences, the more frequently it should be vacuumed. In some high traffic areas, this might even require daily vacuuming in order to keep dirt as low as possible.
Quick spill cleanup
High traffic areas are more likely to experience spills or accidents. If your area rug experiences a spill, take action right away to remove the stain by dabbing it with a clean white cloth or paper towel. The faster you absorb the stain, the less it will be able to set into your carpet or rug material and form a permanent stain. With stands that have arisen from liquids with very strongly saturated colors, we recommend that you contact a professional carpet or rug cleaning company for expert stain removal services.
Regular deep cleaning
Carpets and rugs in high traffic areas need routine, professional, deep cleaning. DIY surface-based cleaning attempts can never replace the rigorous work provided by professional carpet and rug cleaners. We realize advanced processes and techniques to ensure that your rugs and carpets look as clean and pristine as possible. We use specialized tools, solutions, and equipment designed for your particular rug or carpet material in order to effectively clean, even the dirtiest area rugs, and even restore the original quality of the textile material. Next time you need your area, rugs cleaned, even if they are installed in a lobby, a front hallway, or another incredibly high traffic area of your property, you can count on our expert carpet and rug cleaning technicians to deliver you rapid and effective solutions.