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Wall-to-wall home carpet is typically pretty expensive so it's important for your own investment to take care of it. It is not only the method of cleaning your home carpet but also the type of carpet you have which decides on how it will continue to look in the future. For instance, cut and loop or sculptured carpet styles typically have the ability to cover stains and will stand up to a lot of damage.
A carpet style like Saxony is not used a lot although it looks good because it doesn't hide the footsteps or traffic very well and is hard to maintain and keep clean. Your cleaning should begin on day one when you first lay the carpet down or you purchase the house. This can be a very easy process to prevent future stains and spills. First and foremost it's important that you've got the best carpet mat outside.
The "best carpet" mat is going to be one that has bristled ends to scrub people's shoes before they actually come into the house, especially important in those rainy months. Additionally, if you've got a foyer or a hallway before you reach the carpet, you may make a "no shoes" rule. This is what we do in our house and it does become a habit for everyone, even the children! If you start this immediately, it will become a habit that everyone else will follow as well.
Also, if you have enough space in your foyer or your hallway, you can place a nice little bench or shoe bench as well so people can actually sit down and take their shoes off. You will need to clean your home carpet at least twice a week. Although you do not have shoes on the carpet, it will still get dirty, thus make sure you vacuum!
It is also recommended that you utilize a shampoo or steam cleaner to clean the best carpet once or twice a year! This process cleans both the topmost part of the carpet and also the carpet fibers. It's a deep clean, if you will. You can either do this yourself or appoint somebody else to do it, however if you truly want this to be a DIY project - do it yourself! It's not very tough; it just takes some time and some patience to do it.
If you want to use a carpet cleaner and you don't have one, you can rent them from your local grocery for a pretty cheap price. The carpet cleaner can clean just about anything, even food spills, drink spills, dog accidents, etc. A lot of "oops" moments could be fixed with a carpet cleaner. If the spill is not too bad and you would like to use a more alternative method, you can do so with some easy at-home ingredients such as baking soda or corn starch to get rid of oil or mud spots or use vinegar to get rid of coffee, chocolate or wine.
In order to keep your carpet looking its best, you have got to take care of it! It doesn't matter if we are talking about a light cleaning (vacuuming) or a more deep cleaning project, it needs to be done! The best time to get this done is when you've got a few hours or a few days to guarantee that no one else will be stepping on the carpet.
Also, when doing the deep cleaning, make sure you wear soft-soled slippers instead of shoes or socks! To find other home carpet tips, home air conditioners tips and home DIY ideas and projects for your own household, take a look online!
