While frequent professional cleanings are crucial for keeping your area rugs looking great and lasting longer, there are additional actions you can take between cleanings. Here’s what our Orlando area rug cleaning experts want you to be aware of.
Plan to Vacuum Regularly
We talk to a lot of homeowners who say they vacuum regularly, but then can’t recall how often that actually is. As the saying goes, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail! Thus, it’s important to create a routine for when you vacuum the various rugs and carpets in your home. This helps ensure that you get it done as often as you need to.
We recommend vacuuming your rug at least once a week. However, if you have pets or children, or your rug is in a particularly high-traffic area of your home such as the entryway or hallway, you may want to vacuum even more often.
Stop Dirt From Being Tracked Into Your Home
The most common way dirt enters your home is on your shoes. One of the best and easiest things you can do for your carpet and rugs is to avoid wearing shoes inside your house. If you are accustomed to wearing shoes inside, this can feel tricky to implement. Place a shoe rack near each entrance of your home to remind you and your family to take off your shoes. You can also invest in house slippers for everyone. Just make sure you don’t wear them outside, as that defeats the purpose! If you absolutely must wear shoes inside, place a mat at every entrance and be sure to wipe your shoes each time you come in.
Wear Socks
While shoes aren’t great for your carpets, socks are! Feet are naturally sweaty and oily. Wearing socks or house slippers indoors helps protect your carpets from these oils which can affect the fibers and dyes of your rugs over time.
Rearrange Your Furniture
A lot of people already rearrange their furniture every so often to create a fresh, new feeling in their home. Not only is this good for your feng shui, rearranging furniture can redirect the traffic paths in your home. This helps spread out the wear and tear of your rugs instead of concentrating all of the foot traffic in one area. If you can’t rearrange your furniture, be sure to rotate your rugs. Otherwise, you will start to see your rug wear out much quicker in the places you walk on most—like in front of furniture.
Dab Up Spills Right Away
Accidental spills are a quick way for spots and stains to take over your rugs. If you drop something on your rug that could stain it, grab a white cloth or paper towel and absorb as much of the extra liquid as possible. Use light pressure and a dabbing motion. Don’t scrub because it can push the stain in deeper and damage the rug.
Professional Rug Cleaning in Orlando
Follow these tips and it will help keep your rugs clean and healthy in between area rug cleanings with Prime Chem-Dry. If it’s time to schedule your routine rug cleaning in the Orlando area, give us a call at (407) 890-8221. We are happy to help!