Traffic Soil Rating Carpet Owner / Maintainer  Professional Carpet Cleaner / Restorer Vacuuming Spot Cleaning Heavy-Use Area Cleaning Restorative Cleaning Light Soil  1 x per week  Daily or as soon as spots are noticed  Traffic areas every 12 to 18 months  Every 2 Years or per manufacturer warranty Normal Soil (families with children, elderly)  1 to 2 x per week  Daily or as soon as spots are noticed  Traffic areas every 6 to 12 months  Annually Heavy Soil (families with pets, smoking)  2 to 4 x per week  Daily or as soon as spots are noticed  Traffic areas every 3 to 6 months  Semi-annually (2 x annually) Extreme Conditions (large families, multiple pets)  Daily  Daily or as soon as spots are noticed  Traffic Lanes every 2 to 3 months  Quarterly (4 x annually)

Carpet Maintenance as recommended by the IICRC

According to the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) the world leading authority of the carpet and upholstery, a family with children needs to clean their carpets a minimum of twice a year!  And a family with pets will need to clean their carpets 4-6 times a year!

This is not just so the carpet looks good and performs well – the chart above was put together with the help of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) so it will help improve the indoor air quality of the home.

Your carpets act like filters in the home, but they must be cleaned and maintained regularly so they can perform well for you and your family!

Here’s what we recommend – taking their advice…

Light Soil Care Package        = 1 Full Clean per year.  (For rooms not used/lived regularly)

Normal Soil Care Package    = 2 Cleans a year:  1 Restorative Clean &   1 Hi-Lite Clean per year

Heavy Soil Care Package     = 4 Cleans a year:  2 Restorative Cleans &  2 Hi-Lite Cleans per year

Extreme Soil Care Package  = 6 Cleans a year:  3 Restorative Cleans &  3 Hi-Lite Cleans per year

Below is a graph produced by one of the worlds largest carpet manufacturers showing the difference between:

1. Neglected Carpet, you can see the carpets appearance level will drop off dramatically, causing you to buy new carpet prematurely.

1. Un-planned maintenance, this is where most people fall into. Every three or four years they get the carpet cleaned, this is better than never cleaning them, but by the time you call there is so much damage to the carpet fibres that it is a battle to restore them.

• Planned maintenance, this is the best way to prolong the life of your carpets and keep you and your family healthy. When you have twice yearly or at least annual cleans your carpets will remain looking like new for far longer, they will be healthy and so will the people living there.