Carpet Cleaning - How Often?
How Often Should I Clean My Carpets?
This is a commonly asked question. I found a website from the IICRC that gives a good description. A simple chart for carpet maintenance is listed below. For this chart, and answers to other carpet care questions follow this IICRC FAQ Sheet Link.
Residential Carpet Cleaning Frequency Chart
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Traffic Soil Rating |
Carpet Owner/Maintainer |
Professional Carpet Cleaner/Restorer |
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Vacuuming |
Spot Cleaning |
Heavy-Use Area Cleaning |
Restorative Cleaning |
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Light Soil |
1x per week |
Daily or as soon as spots are noticed |
Traffic areas every 12 to 18 months |
Every 2 years or per manufacturer warranty |
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Normal Soil |
1 to 2 x per week |
Daily or as soon as spots are noticed |
Traffic areas every |
Annually |
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Heavy Soil (families with pets, smoking) |
2 to 4 x per week |
Daily or as soon as spots are noticed |
Traffic areas every |
Semi-annually (2x annually) |
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Extreme Conditions (large families, multiple pets) |
Daily |
Daily or as soon as spots are noticed |
Traffic lanes every |
Quarterly (4x annually) |
