Carpet is an extremely expensive investment. It can easily cost thousands of dollars to replace a worn out and stained carpet. Because of the high cost of replacement you should do everything you can to try and make it last as long as possible. In this article I will give you three easy things that you can do to help save your homes carpet.

The first and the biggest thing you can do is to vacuum your carpet. Vacuuming removes abrasive soil from your carpet and rugs. This abrasive soil is what does the most damage to your carpet. Every time you walk on it you are actually grinding it into your carpet wearing your carpet down. Vacuum your carpet at least once a week but preferably twice a week. When you do vacuum make the most of it by going slowly and making sure that your vacuum is in good working order.

The second thing you can do to save your carpet is to rearrange your furniture from time to time. This will change the traffic patterns in your home exposing different parts of the carpet to wear. If you leave your furniture in the same place for the life of your carpet it will wear out one small area quickly. It is not uncommon for people to have to replace their carpet because a small portion of it is worn.

The last way to save your carpet that I will discuss is to keep a good bottle of spotter and some spotting towels handy. Be prepared so that you can take care of stains quickly before they become permanent. Be sure that when you do spot clean that you dab at the spots instead of rubbing. This will keep you from wearing the carpet fibers.

Carpet is expensive and is something that needs to be taken care of. Follow the three tips above and you should be able to add years of life to your homes carpet.