Carpet cleaning is one of the most important domestic chores, and the one chore that causes us the most cares. Carpets are the household items that have the biggest influence on our health and living environment. How and why is that? Well, your soft floorings are like magnets for domestic dust and all kinds of dirt. Their surface is also very hospitable to dust mites, bacteria and all kinds of micro organisms and pests. All these things and elements cause lots of health problems and diseases. Some of them can be very serious and hurt you very much. So, this makes regular carpet cleaning a must. But how to do it?

Here are a few easy-to-follow and simple carpet maintenance tips, offered by a professional cleaner:

• First of all, I'd like to explain what "regular carpet maintenance" means. It means that you have to vacuum your carpets at least three times a week, and to use professional carpet cleaning services at least twice a year. You should also take your carpets out at the sun from time to time, if they are movable, so that sun rays kill the bacteria and dust mites living among their fibres. This way you will also deodorise your floorings naturally.
• Carpet maintenance doesn't include only cleaning, though. There are lots of other chores and actions that you do, and that are bad for your floorings and for you. The simplest example is that you don't take your shoes off at home. You walk everywhere with your outside shoes, you even get on the bed with them. This is wrong and you must stop doing it? Take your shoes off as soon as you enter your house and put slippers on to isolate your feet from the ground.
• Another good thing which has influence on your carpets is a doormat. Put one at your front door and clean your shoes before you enter the house. This way, you will reduce the amount of dirt you bring in from outside to the minimum and will spread less from it on your floorings. You will prolong their life and will improve your living environment.
• Some domestic appliances pollute the air and your carpets, when not cleaned regularly. These are all air-conditioners, humidifiers and de-humidifiers. All of them start blowing dust out when their filters get stuck with it. This dust gets absorbed by your flooring and by your lungs. You inhale it every time you step on your rug. So, clean the filters of these appliances, if you have such at home, at least once on every twenty days.
• Another good tip is to clean any stains as soon as they happen. Don't let them soak and penetrate into the fibres, because they become harder for removal and attract bacteria and dirt.
• When applying a detergent on your carpet, do it at an inconspicuous area first. If any damages happen they will remain hidden, this way.
• Use professional carpet cleaning services at least twice a year, as I said above. Professional cleaners have special equipment and can remove dirt which is invisible. If you don't trust me, hire a rug cleaner to steam clean your flawless flooring, and ask him to show you the water in the machine before and after the cleaning. You'll be surprised by the amount of dirt the machine will remove.

As simple as this, follow these tips and you'll never suffer diseases associated with carpet cleaning.