What Is Proper Carpet Maintenance?

There are a lot of housewives in London, who don't know how to maintain their carpets and rugs properly. It really is a pity, because carpet maintenance is very easy. Yes, it can be tricky and exhausting, but it surely isn't rocket science and everyone can manage it. Read on to learn a few useful and easy-to-follow tips about carpet cleaning.

• Carpet maintenance doesn't only include cleaning. It is a complex of all actions that you take in your home. For example, by entering your house with your shoes and walking around with them, you bring in a lot of dirt, sand, mud and other filth. All these elements damage the fabrics of your floorings and make them look ugly. That is why expert carpet cleaners recommend that you take off your shoes when you enter your house and put slippers on. Don't walk inside with bare feet either because you will transfer bacteria to your rugs with your feet.
• Something else that you should do, if you want to reduce the amount of dirt on your carpets, is to put a doormat at your front door. This way you will be able to clean the soles of your shoes before going in, and will bring even less filth inside.
• Another good tip to follow is to vacuum your carpets at least two times a week. A single person emits about a few millions skin flakes per hour, and most of them get attracted by soft pieces of furniture, such as sofas and carpets. These flakes are actually the so called domestic dust, and domestic dust is the main cause for lots of health problems. By vacuuming regularly you will reduce the amount of domestic dust.
• Always be careful not to spill something on your carpet. If such an accident happens, though, you have to clean the spill as soon as possible, so to prevent any eventual spots. If the substance that you spill is staining, then you have to treat your carpet with a proper cleaning solution or a detergent.
• Be very careful when you are using detergents and other cleaning materials on your flooring, because some of them might be dangerous for the fabrics. It is a very good practice to test the detergents on an out-of-sight area, first, to see how your carpets will react to them. If you don't do this, you will risk either to damage the colours, or to damage the fabrics of your carpets, or both.
• Don't ever use rubbing motions when removing stains from your carpets. Use kitchen paper and blotting motions for the purpose. Otherwise, you might damage the fibres.
• In the warm days of the year you can take your carpets out at the sun, if they are movable. If you have the patience and motivation, you can even beat them a little bit with a stick or something, so to get dirt out of them. This was how our ancestors used to clean their rugs, and it is a very effective method. When you beat the carpets, not only dust and dirt come out of them, but dust mites and bacteria, too. Sun rays are lethal for these micro organisms and you can easily get rid of them.
• Once or twice a year, it is good to use professional carpet cleaning services, like the ones of Aussie Carpet Clean Belsize Park. Professional carpet cleaning comes with lots of benefits, because expert cleaners remove all the filth and bacteria and leave your flooring flawless in the end. They also save you a lot of time and efforts, and prolong the life of your flooring.

Hope this post is useful for you, and you will follow my tips. If you want to learn more about carpet maintenance and why you should do it, you can also see:

• The Point of Carpet Cleaning
• Benefits of Professional Carpet Cleaning