Most carpet is made of synthetic fibers such as nylon, olefin, polyester, and some acrylic. Except on stairs, these synthetic fibers rarely wear out, instead they ugly out. The fibers crush, mat down, or flatten out. They abrade or get scratched.
You see, your carpets are made up of thousands upon thousands of very small thread-like fibers that are twisted together. These fibers are basically translucent pieces of plastic. That means that light can pass through them, like a colored Plexiglas. You know how Plexiglas looks after it gets scratched, dull and dirty. Well, improperly cared for carpet can look the same.
What scratches carpet is gritty soil and sand that is left in the carpet, and when it is walked on it rubs against the fibers and scratches them. After so much of this scratching, you can clean the soil and sand out but the damage already done is irreversible and you get is what we call in the carpet cleaning industry traffic lane gray.
Here are several tips that you can do to improve the appearance and life expectancy or your carpet
- Use walk off mats.
- Maintain your vacuum cleaner in good working condition.
- Vacuum weekly, or more often as necessary, to remove abrasive particles that can damage the fibers
- Remove spots quickly
- Have your carpets professionally Steam Cleaned a minimum of once per year, more often if you have pets or children.
- Have your carpets retreated with stain and soil resistant products regularly after a through, deep cleaning.
Carpet is an expensive investment and you want to take the best possible care of it to keep it looking great for as long as possible and to maintain your warranty. Have your carpeting cleaned twice a year by the professionals at Unlimited Building Maintenance. UBM services businesses and residential property in the Kansas City Metro area.
