The amount of commercial carpet cleaning needed depends on the foot traffic a carpet receives. But even those areas that are rarely walked on should also receive vacuuming at least once  a week. “It’s amazing how some people perceive cost cutting remedies to the point of shortening the life of the carpet”, says Victor Nugent, owner of AJS Carpet Cleaning Inc. This company specializes in commercial carpet cleaning. 

The mindset of most facilities managers is backing down on costs by reducing maintenance.  While this does saves time and money, the long term effect could actually harm the aesthetics and decrease the carpet’s  life. 

Regardless of whether the establishment decides to reduce the frequency of vacuuming, it is imperative that carpet should be vacuumed regularly. More focus must be on pathways or high traffic areas with visible soil than on lower traffic areas. 

If you’re the sort of fella that cleans irregularly, then you might want to spend the vast majority of your efforts on corridors, stairs, and lobbies instead of offices and conference rooms.  Try to do a wall to wall vacuuming at least once a week, aggressively pursuing the dirt and debris pattern. 

It is worth noting that the focus on spot vacuuming should increase when the frequency of vacuuming lessens. However, you can only go as far for so long without cleaning the whole area thoroughly. There is simply no shortcut to keeping your carpet’s life longer and maintaining its appearance. Usually, the most overlooked areas that receive zero to minimal attention, but which can greatly affect the health of the office are underneath the desks, and along edges and corners. 

A good strategy would be to clean alternate sections over the course of the year. For example, you can vacuum everything on the first floor on the first week, and then full vacuum the second floor on the following week, etc. However, it is important to note that every building has its own requirement, so one carpet cleaning program for one company may not necessarily work at another company. To get the most of your vacuuming and spotting schedule in order, you should contact a commercial carpet cleaning specialist that can create an effective carpet cleaning program for you. 

A good acronym to remember for those looking to cut corners on maintenance would be SIR: Search, Inspect and Remove. A worker would be seen strapping on a backpack, much like Peter Venkman of Ghostbuster fame would suit up and start looking for ghosts (or in your case, soiled areas). Just keep in mind that there are a lot of variables to work with here, and what may work for one facility might not work for another. 

To get the most of your carpet cleaning program, get in touch with a commercial carpet cleaning specialist. 

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