Carpet cleaning is a critical part of house cleaning. The frequency of your carpet cleaning depends on how dirty your carpet is. Most of the time, the only carpet cleaning necessary is vacuuming. Frequent vacuuming helps preventing dirt from permanently set into the carpet.
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If the carpet has been dirty for a long time, light carpet cleaning or just vacuuming will not make the carpet clean. It is important to deep clean the carpet every 12 to 18 months to remove other stains on the carpet that are not loose dirt. Carpet cleaning should not wait. If your carpet needs cleaning, clean as soon as you can. You can hire a carpet cleaning professional to help you if necessary. The sooner you clean, the cheaper and easier carpet cleaning will be.
How often should I vacuum the carpet?
In general, you should vacuum carpets at least once a week. However, in high traffic areas such as hallways, stairs or entryways, you may want to vacuum the carpet more than once a week. Twice or three times is common depending on how soon your carpet get dirty. There is the professional looking way to vacuum the carpet so that your carpet looks like it was cleaned by a carpet cleaning professional. Carpet Cleaning
Hot water extraction or steam carpet cleaning
A popular way of household carpet cleaning is using hot water extraction or steam carpet cleaning. These steam carpet cleaning machines help improve stain resistance of your carpet by decreasing its ability to attract dirt. More about hot water extraction and steam carpet cleaning in later pages.
How to clean house carpet the cheap and easy way yourself
Without hiring a professional carpet cleaner, you can learn how to clean house carpet fairly easily. Below is an easy way to clean the house carpet:
- mix 4 tablespoons of regular baby powder
- mix 3 tablespoons or cornstarch
- mix 1 cup of baking soda
- Sprinkle a thin layer of the mix above over the carpet and let it sit overnight
- Vacuum the carpet the next day
By doing the simple carpet cleaning above, you will get a fresher carpet that looks brighter than before.
