How often you should get a professional carpet cleaning will depend on the lifestyle of your household. Let’s start with this guide, as a rule of thumb perhaps:
Annually – Light foot traffic
Biannually – For busy households, and families with children. Also for light carpets (white, beige)
Quarterly – Families with pets
Bimonthly – Families dealing with allergies
Professional Carpet Cleaning For A Household With Light Foot-Traffic
Households with light foot traffic require less cleaning. It makes sense that the more people that enter your house, the more you will need to clean. This goes for carpets as well.
We would recommend that you vacuum weekly to avoid dust and dirt build up within your carpet. If you’re doing this consistently, you would want to hire a professional once a year. If you’re not vacuuming enough, build up will occur. Then you will either want to add in a good shampoo cleaning or an additional professional carpet cleaning annually.
Professional Carpet Cleaning For A Household With Busy Foot-Traffic
Households that are busy should be cleaning more often. The more foot traffic, the more potential there is for dirt.
The main purpose for a professional cleaning is to really dig in deep to removing allergens, dirt, grime, and build up safely. Without causing more problems like leaving your carpets damp to then create mold and mildew. A Biannual schedule will suit you just fine if you too are vacuuming weekly.
Households With Children
Everyone creates messes. Kids tend to make more and larger messes. Households can still follow the biannual professional cleaning as long as you’re following the general carpet cleaning tips.
Vacuum weekly, attend to spills immediately, and enjoy your carpets as usual.
Households With Light Colored Carpets
Whether your foot traffic is light or busy, lighter colors like white and beige will show dirt quicker. For a more pleasing look throughout these carpeted areas, you might want to add an extra professional cleaning each year if you have lighter carpet.
Professional Carpet Cleaning For A Household With Pets
Pets, especially dogs who are outside often, can do a number on your carpet. We love our pets, they brighten up any home simply with there presence. And they sure do love those plush carpets. Our dog loves to army crawl across a freshly vacuumed carpet. He loves it, and we all get a good laugh from it, but it’s like he knows it’s extra clean now.
I feel like pets enjoy a freshly cleaned carpet. They can also lead to the reasons why a carpet needs replacing. Urine, dander, and all types of dirt find themselves transferring from our furry friends to our plush carpets. It only means more attention is necessary than usual.
A quarterly schedule will do the job.
Professional Carpet Cleaning For Families Dealing With Allergies
Carpets are a must for families that deal with allergies. They help filter allergens so that they are not always directly in your face. But, allergen build ups will occur within the fibers of carpet.
To really shake out the fibers and keep the air quality in your home clear, try a bi-monthly schedule. Getting your professional carpet cleaning every other month can help with allergies and save you money on repeat services.
Talk to us about setting a schedule and we’ll help you save money too. Call us at 703-955-7556 or email us info@impressionscarpet.com. We will be more than happy to assist.
