Once your carpets have been cleaned at home, there are number steps you should take to not only make sure they remain in the best condition possible, but that they last as long as possible. Here are four steps you should consider taking shortly after your carpets have been professionally cleaned.
Step #1: Clean the rest of your house.
Just having your carpets cleaned is not enough; you need to make sure the rest of your house is clean as well. Dust can collect on shelves, furniture, drapery, and other surfaces. Clean ceiling fans, furniture, and everything else before your carpets are professionally cleaned, if you think about it.
If you didn’t do this before, make sure you do it now, but also make sure you’re not kicking all that dust up into the air once again. If you do, it will just settle back down on the carpet again.
Step #2: Allow the carpet to dry thoroughly.
After a professional carpet cleaning, your carpeting is going to be damp. Some services will encourage homeowners to put fans out blowing across the carpeting to speed up the drying process. You can also turn up the heat a little, especially during the winter.
Step #3: Keep shoes and bare feet off the carpeting for at least 24 hours.
It’s a good idea to encourage people to wear socks whenever walking on the carpeting, especially when it has just been cleaned. This helps to reduce skin oils, dirt, and other debris from getting tracked onto the carpeting when it is still damp.
Step #4: Schedule your next cleaning.
It’s a good idea to schedule your next professional carpet cleaning service shortly after you have your carpets cleaned. It’s recommended that you have your carpets cleaned every six months. However, if your carpets see a great deal of use and even abuse, you might want to increase that to every three months or even every other month.
