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Carpet
Homeowner Use and Maintenance Guidelines
For care and maintenance information, please refer to “Cleaning – step 3 & Spots & Spills –
step 4, guide for successful carpet care” by shaw contract group, included in your Welcome
Package.
For additional care tips, please review the following:
Burns
Take care of any kind of burn immediately. First snip off the darkened fibers, then use a soapless
cleaner and sponge with water. If the burn is extensive, talk with a professional about replacing
the damaged area.
Cleaning
You can add years to the life of your carpet with regular care. Carpets wear out because of foot
traffic and dirt particles that get trampled deep into the pile beyond the suction of the vacuum. The
dirt particles wear down the fibers like sandpaper and dull the carpet. The most important thing
you can do to protect your carpet is to vacuum it frequently.
Vacuum twice each week lightly and once a week thoroughly. Heavy traffic areas may require
more frequent cleaning. A light vacuuming is three passes; a thorough job may need seven
passes. A vacuum cleaner with a beater-bar agitates the pile and is more effective in bringing dirt
to the surface for easy removal.
Vacuuming high-traffic areas daily helps keep them clean and maintains the upright position of the
nap. Wipe spills and clean stains immediately. For best results, blot or dab any spill or stain; avoid
rubbing. Test stain removers on an out-of-the-way area of the carpet, such as in a closet, to check
for any undesirable effects.
Have your carpet professionally cleaned regularly.
Crushing
Furniture and traffic may crush a carpet's pile fibers. Frequent vacuuming in high-traffic areas and
glides or cups under heavy pieces of furniture can help prevent this. Rotating your furniture to
change the traffic pattern in a room promotes more even wear. Some carpets resist matting and
crushing because of their level of fiber, but this does not imply or guarantee that no matting or
crushing will occur. Heavy traffic areas such as halls and stairways are more susceptible to wear
and crushing. This is considered normal wear.
Fading
Science has yet to develop a colour that will not fade with time. All carpets will slowly lose some
colour due to natural and artificial forces in the environment. You can delay this process by
frequently removing soil with vacuuming, regularly changing air filters in heating and air
conditioning systems, keeping humidity and room temperature from getting too high, and reducing
sunlight exposure with window coverings.
Filtration
If interior doors are kept closed while fans are operating, air circulation from the closed room flows
through the small space at the bottom of the door. This forces the air over the carpet fibers, which
in turn act as a filter, catching particulate pollution. Over time, a noticeable stain develops at the
threshold.