Many people have asked this question. I used to be so busy that I would only clean the carpet when it really started to look bad. After all, if you cannot see anything on the carpet, it is clean, right? The thing is though, even if you cannot see anything, there is still dirt, dander, cat hair, dog hair and anything else in the world in your carpets.

To properly care for your carpet, you want to make sure that you are vacuuming every day. For those who are busy or really do not spend that much time at home, vacuuming two or three times a week can be good enough, as long as there is not a lot of dirt building up. Then you also have to make sure that you spot clean the carpet every time something spills. This will ensure that the carpet does not stain and that it lasts longer.

You should use a steam cleaner or a foam cleaner every couple of months. For those with a lot of traffic in the house or small children that love to make a mess, you might want to consider cleaning the carpet a little more often.

Of course, there is such a thing as over cleaning the carpet. For example, you do not want to spend eight hours a day vacuuming and you do not want to steam clean the carpet every day. Sometimes, there is such a thing as too clean because in this case, your carpet and the padding underneath can become ruined.