White Cleaning Services is all about being the expert carpet cleaners to help restore your carpet and pull all the built up, deep-seated, dirt and germs out of your carpet. It’s necessary, and that’s why companies like ours exist. Professionals know that although you can attempt to do this yourself, nothing works like steam cleaning and carpet extraction from a truck-mounted machine.

Depending on how much foot traffic your home areas or your business gets (we do commercial office carpet cleaning too!), you may need a professional to come out as often as every 6 months, but once a year is pretty good for most. We are often asked, “What can I do in the meantime to help keep my carpeting in great shape and to get more life out of my carpet?” Well, here is are a few tips for how you can help protect your carpeting and keep it looking great for longer:

Keep the Dirt Out, to Begin With – In between cleanings dirt can cause a lot of damage. It isn’t just that it collects, it’s also that it sinks down and actually grates against the yarn. This scratching from the soil takes away your carpet’s luster and it cannot be repaired. Your best bet is to keep dirt out of the area as much as possible. Taking shoes off at the front door really is the best way to do it. If you can’t do that, then you can help to trap dirt before it gets in by putting heavy-duty doormats just inside and just outside your door.
Vacuum Your Carpets Regularly – Twice a week is a pretty good rule of thumb for how often you should vacuum your carpets in the home. Office workplaces should be done more often than that. Also, you have to factor in pets or children---you will most likely need to vacuum a little more often. Keeping dirt from sinking down with help protect from damage, and if you don’t have quite enough time, at least get the heavy traffic areas, and paths by outside doors.
Vacuum Slowly and Maintain Your Vacuum Cleaner – It’s important to vacuum regularly, but that doesn’t help much unless you vacuum correctly. The most important part of vacuuming correctly is to vacuum slowly. Slowing down allows the vacuum to pick up more of the dry soil in between the fibers. Also, make sure you maintain your vacuum cleaner by changing the bag or emptying it out a little more frequently and making sure there is nothing clogging or stopping the brushes.
Act Immediately When There are Spills – When a spill occurs, the longer the spill sits on the carpet the more will be absorbed. There are tons of ways to clean these spills and many may argue whether to use a cleaner or not. Most importantly, try to first blot the liquid and pick it up into a paper towel or rag. Then you can use water, water/white vinegar solution, or some spotter or detergent if you see that it’s not completely taken up. Ultimately, you will need your regular professional cleaning with a steam carpet extraction to truly erase the material. Just make sure you don’t use too much cleaner or carpet spotter because the leftover cleaner can actually get sticky and pull more dirt to itself.
Rearrange Your Furniture Periodically – It’s not necessarily something everyone can do, but if your furniture creates specific walking pathways or traffic areas, those spots are more likely to get dirty over time. It’s kind of like rotating your tires. You can help your carpet “wear evenly” by rearranging your furniture, or even just adjusting their positions slightly. We see it all the time where the spot under a couch placement is pristine, but the areas around are less so. Sometimes even a good cleaning won’t truly get the worn parts to match the untouched portions, so this is a way to help deal with that.

We already mentioned your regularly-scheduled professional carpet extraction, so that isn’t on THIS list. So, try these methods and then get your appointment with White Cleaning Services for steam extraction to help get all the remaining deep dirt, grime, and germs out. You will find that our cleaning combined with these intermittent measures will have your carpet lasting much longer than your neighbors, and getting compliments years and years after its installation.

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