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Maintaining your carpets to keep them looking their best is often easier than you think. Carpets are expensive and the more you can do to extend their life the greater cost savings on the road. Regular vacuuming and professional carpet cleaning will help your carpets last for many years.

Many people do not vacuum their carpets enough. This is vital for maintaining your carpets and keeping them looking their best. It is important to use a good HEPA vacuum cleaner with a good beater bar. When vacuuming your carpet, always vacuum in two different directions. Vacuum one way, and then vacuum again at a 90° angle the other way. This will allow the beater bar on the vacuum to come in contact with all surfaces of the fiber. In addition, a carpet rake can also be used to help further separate fibers and loosen tough, deep down soil. A carpet rake will also help the vacuum pickup more pet hair which is notoriously tough to get out of carpet.

Many people go years and years between having their carpets cleaned. Most manufacturers recommend carpets be cleaned by hot water extraction at least every 18 months and once a year would be better. A professional carpet cleaner will be able to remove much more deep down soil than regular vacuuming alone. When choosing a carpet cleaner it is often best to go with low moisture carpet cleaners. You can generally expect dry times of 1-2 hours with these types of methods instead of one to two days with most steam cleaning. Carpet cleaning prices are one reason many people put off having their carpets professionally cleaned. However, spending a couple hundred dollars a year can make your carpets last decades if you choose.

So remember to vacuum regularly and have your carpets cleaned at least once a year. You will be surprised at how great your carpets and floors can look for many, many years.