6 Ways To Keep Your Carpet Clean!! 1. Purchase rugs for your carpet. Laying several area rugs over your carpet is a great way to keep your carpets clean over time. You can periodically move around the area rugs and furniture to get a new look and to expose different areas of the carpet. However, placing an area rug on your carpet is an especially good way to protect carpet in a place that you do not own, such as a holiday rental home or an apartment. 2. Vacuum your carpets regularly. By vacuuming your carpets at least once a week, you will manage the amount of dust, dirt, debris, hair, and other materials that become buried in the fibres of the carpet. Make vacuuming the carpets part of your Sunday chore routine, and you will stay on top of the dirt that threatens to make your carpets dirty over time. 3. Sprinkle carpet freshener powder on the carpet. Allow it to set it for about 10 or 15 minutes, or according to package instructions. Then, vacuum the carpets thoroughly. Once you are done, you will notice that the room feels fresh and scented. The powder will continue freshening the room over time. Use the powder on the carpets about once a month to keep the room and carpets smelling fresh and clean. 4. Spot carpet cleaning: When you see a spot or you spill something on your carpet, clean it immediately. Blot the spill or stain with a paper towel and then gently press a warm, wet sponge on the stain. If the stain still remains, then apply a carpet-safe cleaner to the stain according the directions on the cleaner package. 5. Rent a carpet cleaning machine. This is a slight investment, but you can rent a machine from a local rental company for a day. Move all of the furniture out of the room first, vacuum it to remove surface dirt and hair, and then slowly steam the carpet to remove dust and dirt that has set into the carpet. A carpet cleaning machine is especially a great DIY carpet cleaning venture when you have stains that have been in the carpet for a while. 6. Consider implementing a shoes-off policy throughout your house. Adopting a shoes off policy throughout your house will help keep your carpets cleaner for longer, since there will be less opportunity for members of your household to walk in dirt and other matter onto your clean carpets.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 17:44:55 +0000
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