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Whether you keep your home neat and tidy all the time or you have an active home that’s a challenge to keep clean, you have to think about deep cleaning needs. Things like carpet cleaning and other types of deep cleaning are often postponed because they require time or money.
However, you might not want to put them off too much. Deep cleaning your carpets is pretty important for the health of your home and the longevity of the carpet. Ideally, you should be deep cleaning your carpets every 12 months.
Why Deep Clean the Carpets?
As pets, children, dirty shoes, and everything else make their way across the carpet, things like dirt and debris are pushed down inside of the carpet’s fibers. Over time, it gets packed in there and even the vacuum isn’t going to pick it up.
Things like stains will make their way onto the floor. You might forget about it and just let it go. Or you might clean the stain on the surface, but there may still be elements of it below the surface.
Deep cleaning is designed to clean beyond the surface and pick up all of the dirt, debris, and stains hiding directly beneath the surface of the carpet.
How Often Should I Be Carpet Cleaning?
There are several recommendations out there when it comes to planning the cleaning of your carpets. In general, the rule of thumb is that you should clean your carpets at least once a year. There are several different factors that might affect this timeline.
Pets
Do you have pets in the home? If you do, your carpet probably gets a little extra dirty. Your pets bring things from outside in and share them with the carpet. You might not be able to see those things with the naked eye but they are there, hiding just below the surface.
In addition to dirt and dander, there are germs and pet hair in the carpet. If you have pets, it might be a good idea to consider having your carpets deep cleaned more frequently. In this case, it is recommended that you clean them every 6-12 months.
Allergies or Asthma
If anyone in the household deals with allergies or asthma on a regular basis, it might be a good idea to deep clean carpets more regularly as well. The dirt and dander that builds up in the carpet can affect someone who is prone to allergies and asthma. You might not even realize it’s affecting them until the carpet cleaning has happened and they no longer have symptoms.
Activity and Cleaning
Another way to determine how often carpet cleaning is needed is to gauge the activity in the home and your own cleaning habits. If you vacuum daily, this can help keep the carpets cleaner. If you have tons of activity on the carpets, you might just need to be proactive. You may also need to clean them more often if shoes are worn on the carpets.
Professional Cleaning Services
If it’s time – or even past time – for you to get those carpets cleaned, give us a call at The King of Kleen. Our carpet cleaning services will get your carpets looking almost brand-new again. How can we help you?
