AFTER selecting the perfect colour and textured carpet, it’s best to ensure you maintain the quality of your investment and keep it in great condition so it lasts for years.
Carpets should also be vacuumed once a week, with higher traffic areas such as the living room twice a week.
If you get to a stain immediately, there’s a better chance that you can remove it. A lot of stains can be removed simply by using tap water and dishwashing liquid if necessary.
Hair dyes, shoe polish, paints, caustic chemicals such as bleach, insecticides, plant food, and iodine are some examples of substances that can stain or discolour your carpet.
A quality upright vacuum cleaner with an adjustable beater bar for different carpet heights is recommended for maintaining your carpet.
Work boots and runners are not friends of carpet as their abrasive soles can cause damage. Office chairs can also be damaging without protection mats.
When small balls of fibre appear on your carpet, simply use a vacuum with a revolving brush head or carefully snip it off with scissors.
Clean the carpet when the colour starts looking dull. If you wait until the carpet is very dirty, cleaning it will be much more difficult, take much longer and cost more.
