How Often Should You Have Your Carpets Professionally Cleaned?
By Mr Expert Carpet Cleaning, Slough · Updated
A common guideline is a professional carpet clean about once a year. Homes with pets, young children or lots of foot traffic often benefit from every six months. Vacuum regularly in between and treat spills quickly.
What changes the answer
Pets. Hair, dander and the odd accident build up faster.
Children. Spills, crumbs and play on the floor mean more frequent marks.
Foot traffic. Hallways, stairs and living rooms wear first.
Shoes indoors. Outdoor dirt is carried straight into the pile.
Room by room
Area
Rough guide
Hallway, stairs and landing
Every 6 to 12 months
Living room and family rooms
Every 6 to 12 months
Bedrooms and rarely used rooms
Every 12 months or longer
Signs it is time
Dull, darker traffic lanes along the walkways.
A stale smell, especially when the air is damp.
Marks that vacuuming no longer lifts.
You are about to move in, move out or have guests.
What to do in between
Vacuum busy areas a couple of times a week and the rest weekly.
Blot spills straight away. Do not rub.
Use doormats and take shoes off at the door.
What it costs
Carpet cleaning starts from £45 for one room (up to 12m²), £85 for two rooms and £120 for three rooms. Stairs, hallway and landing together are £75. The minimum spend is £65 per visit and no VAT is added. New customers get 20% off their first clean. See the full price list or book carpet cleaning.
