Preventative carpet care
Establish a preventative carpet care routine that works with your lifestyle and existing carpet cleaning schedule. Start by removing outdoor shoes before walking across your carpet so you don’t track dirt inside the house, and use a good quality carpet pad for additional support. For most of our carpet products, regular carpet vacuuming with a manufacturer-approved appliance is really all you need to keep your carpets looking and feeling great! Find the best carpet cleaning tips here.
Professional carpet cleaning
Throughout the year, we suggest either occasional professional carpet cleanings or a DIY shampoo at home (the latter ONLY if recommended in your carpet manufacturer’s guidelines). Regardless of the best carpet care and maintenance routine that works for your schedule, it’s really important that you’re following the recommendations of your carpet manufacturer to ensure maximum performance and a beautiful end result.
To help you remember, you may want to opt to use household spring cleaning as your annual time for deep cleaning carpet, which will remove any wintery residue, or at the first signs of autumn to prepare your home for each new season.
Dealing with stains and spills
Let's face it...life is messy. And it doesn't always matter how careful you are. Sometimes, those messes find their way onto your carpet! Fortunately, preventing carpet stains is easy with stain-resistant technology built right into their fibers.
When it comes to common household stains like spilled milk, pet accidents, or makeup stains, you’ll probably want to jump right in and clean up the mess. Take a moment first! Establish whether it’s an oil-based stain or a water-based stain, then consult our common carpet stain removal guide in the additional resources below. Since some messes will just wipe away with a cleaning cloth while others will require comprehensive stain removal directions, it’s best to consult with our common stain removal guide.
Additional Resources
Bookmark this list of additional care and maintenance tips plus stain removal resources to help keep your carpets looking beautiful.
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