Carpet & Upholstery Care

  • Regular vacuuming - Vacuum your carpet at least once per week using a vacuum with an agitating brush. Heavy traffic areas should be vacuumed more often. Make sure your brush is adjusted at the proper setting for your carpet style.
  • Prompt attention to food and beverage spills - Quickly clean up the spill and you are less likely to have permanent damage to your carpets. Please see our FAQs section for proper procedure for cleaning up spills.
  • Chewing gum or candle wax spills - Freeze with ice or a commercially available product in an aerosol can. Shatter with a blunt object and vacuum before the chips soften. Follow up with a solvent such as Avenge.
  • Periodic professional cleaning - Research by the leading fiber producers and carpet makers agree that regular cleaning by a competent professional will extend the life and beauty of your carpet. Have the carpet cleaned before it starts to show soil. Carpets are made to hide soil. Frequent professional cleaning will remove the abrasive substances that scratch and distort the fibers appearance. Cleaning high traffic areas every 3 to 6 months is normal.
  • Preventative maintenance - Walk-off mats should be used at all entrances to absorb soil and moisture, and mats should be cleaned on a regular basis so they don't become sources of soil themselves.