With the exceptional quality of today's carpet, your carpet could "ugly" out long before it "wears" out. Make sure it doesn't with a comprehensive care program made up of four parts:

• Preventive Maintenance - protect your investment before problems occur. 
   
• Vacuuming - the most important step in caring for your carpet. 
   
• Spot and Spill Removal - because, let's face it, they just can't always be avoided. 
   
• Overall Cleaning and D.I.Y. - because vacuuming doesn't get everything.

 

No carpet is absolutely stain proof

Some carpets have stain resistant treatments that improve your ability to clean stains, but not prevent stains. Similarly, carpets with soil resistant treatments reduce the rate of soiling, but all carpets require regular care and maintenance.  

 

Staining versus soiling

There is often confusion about the difference between soiling and staining carpet. The majority of stain complaints are actually soil related. For example, many sugar-based spills, such as soft drinks and coffee, leave a sugar residue after removal. This sticky residue readily attracts soil from ordinary shoe traffic, and the resulting discolored area appears to be a stain.

The same thing happens when spills are cleaned with a detergent solution and the area is not sufficiently rinsed with plain water, leaving a sticky detergent residue. It is important to rinse thoroughly with water and blot dry after removing any spill.  

 

Premium Nylon Fibers

For those carpets made with branded nylon, the following links to the fiber manufacturer will help with specific tips on maintenance and cleaning.