Having a clean carpet in your home is important for many reasons. Here are some of them:
LooksYour carpet is often the first impression that someone gets while entering your home. If they see a dirty, torn up carpet, it is an unconscious automatic assumption that you don't take care of your home. Even if you have a cluttered space, the carpet is what will give your messiness away. Having a clean carpet, on the other hand, makes any cluttered or even normal space room much more modern, organized, and bright. And there is nothing wrong with that!
MoneyIf you don't do anything to maintain your carpet, it will get more worn and dirty with time, until it gets to the point where you have to replace it. You need to maintain it regularly to make it last longer. This means vacuuming at least twice a week, and "raking" it once a week between vacuuming. A rug rake is a flat, bristled surface that picks up hair shed from your family and your pets. If you live alone or with just one other person, you should have your carpet professionally cleaned every other year, but if you live with a family, you should get it done every year. This protects your carpet not only from dirt and stains, but it also increases its "lifespan", as it were.
HealthStudies have shown that a dirty and dusty carpet can aggravate allergies and asthma. Maintaining your carpet and getting it cleaned regularly removes the dust and dirt that nestle deep inside the fibers of your carpet, making it so clean that your chest and nose will never have to suffer the cost.
Hiring a Carpet Cleaner
From Los Angeles to Chicago to Atlanta, carpet cleaning companies are still in high demand and are competing with each other for your business, which means that you can always find a good deal on carpet cleaners. While you can get a steam cleaner and do it yourself, professional companies use special cleaners and tools that guarantee that your carpet will be cleaner than it has ever been.
Written by Amanda Yanik, a freelance writer.