Sunday, August 2, 2009

Complete Carpet Care

After the expense of putting a carpet into your home, it is a worthwhile to take care of it. Keeping a clean carpet also assures a healthy living environment. Even regular vacuuming alone does not always ensure that your carpet is clean. There are several different ways to care for your carpet.

Vacuuming regularly may not keep carpets perfectly clean but, it does prevent dirt from getting imbedded deep down into the fibers. In a perfect world, those who really care to keep their carpets in the best shape possible would be able to vacuum everyday. But, in the real world, vacuuming a high traffic area at least twice a week is more realistic. For the best results, vacuum slowly over an area going back and forth and side to side in parallel rows about seven strokes for a high traffic area.

But, carpet cleaning goes beyond vacuuming. Shampooing a carpet is a popular method to get carpets clean. A shampoo solution is sprayed onto the carpet which loosens and absorbs deep down dirt. Allow the carpet to dry and then vacuum. Another popular method of carpet cleaning is steam cleaning. This process uses a liquid-based cleaning agent and a steam-cleaning machine which brings dirt to the carpet’s surface.

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