5 ways to choose the best carpet cleaner

It is not always easy to choose the best carpet cleaner. They vary in price and they vary in quality, unlike the online carpets at Flooring Direct. When purchasing from Flooring Direct, you might not always need the best carpet cleaner because we can advise you on which flooring types are the best for each room, leading to little or no maintenance. A lot of people will choose their flooring based on how much maintenance it will require, as well as how much it costs and what it looks like. Laziness is actually one of the key factors in why people end up having to constantly buy new flooring for their home. Below, we talk about keeping your carpet clean and what the best carpet cleaners are… We may also advise you on which flooring you need to choose for certain rooms. Of course, we know that buying online carpets is not easy, so that’s why we want to help.

1) What amount of carpet needs cleaning?

Of course, we know that eventually your carpets or wood flooring will need a bit of maintenance. No matter how good and careful you are, eventually, the carpet will wear down and get messy. The number one idea for you choosing your carpet cleaner is to understand what type of carpet you have. Have you gone for wool carpet, natural carpet or polyproylene carpet?

This does matter. If it is carpet in your kitchen or dining room, then you may have opted for polyproylene carpet as it is naturally stain-resistant. When choosing your carpet and carpet cleaner, you need to assess how big the room is and what measurements you have. It could be that no carpet cleaner will be able to clean the mess that has been created, and that is why this is so important.

If your flat or home has an area on one floor that needs cleaning, then you need to assess what level of carpet cleaning you will need. If you are moving house or are leaving rented accommodation then we would recommend you hire professional carpet cleaners. Some people prefer to opt for robotic carpet cleaners, but with carpets and other types of flooring, doing the hard yards yourself is the most important.

Either way, be sure to properly do your research on both your carpets and other flooring types. You can always see which flooring would be best suited to each room here.

2) Think about how often you will use the carpet cleaner

Obviously, if you have chosen stain-proof carpets or other types of flooring for your kitchen and dining area then a carpet cleaner will not always be necessary. However, with carpet being an incredibly popular choice in the bedroom, you or your children may fancy eating in their room. This means that your carpets will not necessarily be safe from any spillages.

Experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute state that you should try to give your carpets and floors a deep clean at least once a year. This could include hiring a professional carpet cleaner, but if you are doing it yourself, you need to make sure that you are using the right equipment and are doing it properly.

Furthermore, carpets often bring about dust mites and can hold bacteria in their fibres, so a good deep clean, usually around spring-cleaning time and when winter comes around would be most recommended. Rug Doctor comes very highly recommended and you may have seen them in your local supermarkets. Either way, if you are looking to choose the right carpet cleaner then please please please do your research.

3) Deep clean in the carpets

Of course, it is likely that you will want to be in control of your carpet cleaning methods. Giving it a deep clean is so important, but we know that you might want to take care. If you’ve never fumigated your carpets before then you might be struggling about where to start. We’ve known a few people who have cleaned the carpet and then left them for a day because they do get soaked.

Make sure it is a warmish day and that you are present so that you can open the windows and doors and not get affected by the fumes of your carpet cleaning.

Which? put a great article together on choosing the right carpet cleaner, and this also applies to other types of flooring. There are so many types of flooring like vinyl flooring, wooden flooring and laminate flooring which need a deep, deep clean so take a look at this. Steam cleaning could be the best decision you ever make for your flooring cleaning.

So, regardless of which flooring you have in the multiple rooms in your house, if it is from Flooring Direct then we can definitely help you. Which? help you to quickly find the right steam carpet cleaner for your needs and for your budget. See their pick of the best steam cleaners.

4) There is always a solution for carpet cleaning and other flooring types

We know what it can be like to live in an untidy house around Christmas time because all of the family that you have needed to see have turned up. The dirt that the young children and the dog have bought in from the garden can be a nightmare to get out of your carpets. But, it is not always just the carpet.

Some people opt for vinyl flooring and laminate flooring in certain areas of their home, but this can still be cleaned quite easily. If these floors are in the dirtiest parts of your home then this can still help to clean. If you don’t want to do it yourself but also do not want to hire professional carpet cleaners, then robot vacuums could be a good shout.

Here is a good article on how to choose the best robotic vacuum for your home.

5) Research around your budget

There is always research to be done when it comes to carpet cleaning, as there is when you are choosing your carpet or other types of flooring. We know how much stress and cost planning goes into choosing the right carpet but we also know how much effort it takes to maintain your lovely looking carpet. We have suggested further up in this article that some people opt to hire professional carpet cleaners, but recent studies have shown that this could cost up to £200 just to clean your whole house.

The good news is that as carpet cleaning tends to be only be required once a day, many brands and manufacturers are able to help out. Homebase and the aforementioned Rug Doctor tend to hire out carpet cleaners, meaning you can get your hands on them for up to £20 a day! How good does that sound? As a long-standing flooring company, we know exactly what type of maintenance and aftercare it takes to ensure your flooring is in good health. This is why we want to help you with any cleaning requirements. Knowing what type of maintenance and patience is required with this flooring is a key reason as to why people opt to purchase carpets and wooden flooring. This will be a trend that we continue to see in 2020.

For more information, Flooring Direct are always happy to help with our aftercare guides and also our planning and buying guides!