Why should I bother cleaning my carpet?

Fact: Indoor air quality has been proven to be between 10 to 100 times worse than outdoor air quality. While a well-kept carpet can be a great ally in the war against bad air, an unkempt carpet will bring you down from the inside.

If you leave your carpet too long, it becomes a breeding ground for dust mites and all kinds of bacteria. While vacuuming will clean your carpet to a point, it can’t get the micro-organisms and contaminants that build up over time.

A domestic carpet is likely to have to put up with pets, children, pollen and dirt that comes in from the street on shoes and clothes, which get deep into the fibres and prevent the carpet from doing what it is good at – looking good and improving a room’s air quality.

And an office carpet deals with comings and goings every minute with high traffic making high demands on the fibres. Office carpets may well be cleaned more often, but they deal with a whole lot more.

The fibres in carpets gather many of the air’s impurities and keep what we breathe, cleaner, but if those fibres aren’t cleaned professionally periodically then the fibres become saturated and can no longer do their job, which has implications for health – especially for those with allergies and asthma or eczema.

What will a carpet cleaning company do?

Firstly, carpet cleaning technicians remove larger matter and hair with a powerful vacuum

then use a number of products to move all the bacteria and dust mites from the fibres, which will leave your carpet looking as good as new. The whole process can take several hours, or it can be done within minutes – it really depends on the state of your carpets in the first place. But once you’ve had them cleaned one, you can schedule the next clean and make sure that your carpets remain in good condition.

How often should I have my carpet cleaned?

Plan to have your carpet cleaned professionally once or twice a year – depending on traffic and use of the room – so that your environment is clean and as healthy as possible, and so that your carpet lasts longer. You might also consider having your carpet cleaned if you are moving out of, or moving into, a house, to get rid of any residual smells, dust mites or bacteria.

Clean carpets will keep your home or office looking great and will reduce allergens that are counter-productive for an effective atmosphere.