Living in a place with carpeted floors for the first time. What kind of cleaning routine should I have to keep the carpet clean?
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Did this professionally for a while. Carpet cleaners would largely go out of business overnight if everyone took their shoes off. Filthy animals.
I’m happy to hear this. I wear house slippers, that should be fine, right?
Yeah you’ll be fine. It’s not about shoes, its about not tracking in dirt and mud and other crap from outside.
get something like a dyson
On top of what the other guy said, hire a professional service every once in a while to do a deep clean. The rentals at the grocery store just don’t cut it, you need a better machine than that.
Carpet diem You only live once, rip out the carpet and never look back.
Spot clean immediately or asap if you get a spill. Prevent the spill from spreading while you clean by blotting / dabbing with clean towels (a roll of toilet paper helps with this), and if needed scrub as small as you can.
If you do get an inevitable stain, consider if you can get furniture to place it on top or change to dimmer lighting to hide it 😉
Our house is a high traffic house where we have lots of visitors as well as 3 dogs so my schedule is going to reflect that.
- Vacuum twice weekly. On Monday with a robot vacuum, then on Wednesday with a Dyson for a deeper clean.
- Spot shampoo when there are accidents.
- Shampoo all carpets once every 3 months.
- Have carpets professionally cleaned once a year in the spring.
Ultimately the problem is how dirt enters your home. Our house would be a million times cleaner if we didn’t have dogs. They track in dirt and it is just a pain to control.
Oh yeah, does the enzymatic sprays work for pet accidents?
I use Nature’s Miracle and it definitely does work IMO.
No shoes on the carpet if possible. Vacuum weekly. Have some type of stain remover handy for liquid spills.
For stain removal, having a proper carpet cleaner is worth the money. We have one almost always ready to go. It sits in the closet loaded with the water and cleaning solution mix and as soon as a big spill happens we can just clean it up.
If you don’t already: taking your shoes off at the door makes things easier.
