How Often Should You Have Your Carpets Professionally Cleaned?

A General Rule for Carpet Cleaning Frequency

Most of us would agree that it is important to keep our homes clean, but sometimes it’s hard to know what kind of a cleaning schedule is optimal.  There are rarely black and white answers because often it depends on who lives in your home, how you and your family members treat your home, and what needs and desires you and your family may have.  According to the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC), carpets should be cleaned about once a year with some variation depending on your individual circumstances.

Variations to the Rule

Adjustments to the general once-per-year recommendation need to be made in light of each individual situation, taking into account who is living in the house.  Considerations must be made of how many people share the living space and to what degree it is used.  A house occupied by a single businessman who is rarely home will have different cleaning needs than a house that a family with 4 kids calls home.  Having a smoker in the house will also increase the frequency with which you need to clean carpets.  And don’t just consider the two-legged occupants; a pet will usually mean that your carpets should be cleaned more often.

Benefits of Regular Carpet Cleaning

Why is it important to stay current with your carpet cleaning schedule?  There are really three main reasons.  The first and most obvious reason is that you want your carpets to stay looking new and fresh.  Regular cleanings will keep your floors looking great for years to come.  If you allow stains to set in or traffic patterns to develop over the course of years, more effort is required to make carpets look good again.  Secondly, if you have put in new carpet, many carpet manufacturers require regular professional cleanings in order to keep the warranty current.  Finally, the most important reason to clean your carpets regularly is for the health of you and your family.  The cleanliness of your carpet will affect the quality of your indoor air.  This is especially important for those who have respiratory diseases, asthma, or allergies.

Are You Due for a Carpet Cleaning?

So when’s the last time you had your carpets cleaned professionally?  If you’re not sure, you can call Langenwalter Carpet Cleaning at 317-876-9944 any time, and we can look up when you had your last cleaning.  Or with all the snowy and slushy weather we’ve been having lately, you might be able to tell just by looking that it’s time for a good professional cleaning.