How Often Should I Clean My Carpet?



Well this depends on several factors, I have had people say that they have not had their carpets cleaned in 15  years or more because they think that cleaning will cause them to get dirty faster.  The fact is that cleaning extends the life of your carpet and saves you the tremendous amount of money required to replace prematurely worn carpet.  Carpets cleaned on a regular basis provide a healthy, safer living environment for you and your family at the same time adding years of life to one of the larger investments in your home.  So the question is, how often should they be cleaned?  The chart below taken from the IICRC Reference Guide for Professional Carpet Cleaning can assist you in answering this all important question.



Residential Carpet Cleaning Frequency Chart
No Scotchgard
Scotchgard Applied
Traffic Soil Rating                       
Vacuuming      Spot Cleaning
Light Soil                                


Normal Soil (Families with       Children, Elderly)  
Daily or as soon as spots are    noticed
Daily or as soon as spots are    noticed
Heavy Soil ( Families with
Pets, Smoking)
Daily or as soon as spots are    noticed
Daily or as soon as spots are    noticed
Extreme Conditions (Large Families, Mulitiple Pets)
1 x per week
1 to 2 x per week
2 to 4 x per week
Daily
Carpet Owner / Maintainer
                                           
Professional Carpet Cleaner Restorer
Heavy-Use Area
Restorative Cleaning
Traffic area every 12 to 18 months
Every  2 Years or Per Manufacture Warranty
Traffic areas every 6 to 12 months
Traffic areas every 3 to 6 months
Traffic areas every 2 to 3 months
Annually
Semi Annually
(2x annually)
Quarterly
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