If there is one spot around the home that everyday life can really take its toll, it has to be the flooring. Not only does it get trampled daily, but it is also subjected to heavy items of furniture, and even if you are a strictly shoes-off household, dust and dirt will inevitably settle on such a large surface area over time. In the case of a soft flooring such as carpet, keeping it looking pristine without knowing exactly how to deep clean carpet can be a tricky task.
In my own home, the living room is the only carpeted space on the ground floor, but given that this room is also the main route through to the rest of the house from the entrance hall, it soon looks as though it needs a good clean. Add to the mix a dog that seems to shed year-round and two teenagers who think nothing of traipsing through in muddy trainers, not to mention the open fire we light throughout the colder months – you can see why carpet cleaning is a necessity in our household.
