Every homeowner wants a home that smells clean and fresh, and cleaning carpets on a regular basis helps accomplish this.

How Often Should You Vacuum Carpet?

Although vacuuming may seem like a tedious chore, it should be done on a regular basis. It is advised that you vacuum once a week. Highly trafficked areas of your home should be vacuumed twice weekly. If you have a pet, vacuum at least twice a week to rid the home of stains and pet hair.

Also, this does not mean just doing a quick vacuum. Take the time to slowly go over each section of the room and suck up as much dirt as possible.

How Often Should You Use a Carpet Cleaner?

How often you clean your carpets depends on several factors like traffic, pets and if you smoke or not. Generally speaking, It is advised that they are cleaned at least once a year. However, the following things should be taken into consideration:

• Traffic– How much traffic do you have daily? There are certain rooms or sections of your home that receive more traffic than others. These areas should be cleaned or at least spot cleaned more often. If you have kids or normal amount of traffic, you should consider using a carpet cleaner at least once per 6 months.
• Medical Conditions– If you or anyone in your home has certain medical conditions such as allergies or respiratory ailments, clean your carpets a couple of times each year.
• Pets– If you have pets, high traffic, or smoke, you should clean the carpet with a carpet cleaner around every 3 months. You should also vacuum it twice a week

If you don’t have kids or pets, and don’t get much traffic, once per year is enough.

In order to ensure that your carpets are clean and fresh, it is important that they are both vacuumed and professionally cleaned on a regular basis.