Carpeting is soft, versatile, beautiful, and inexpensive when compared to most flooring options, but it has a few drawbacks. One major downside is that it requires a lot of maintenance and care. While your carpets won't last as long as hard surface floors in even the best of conditions, properly maintaining them may extend their lifetime by as much as 5 to 10 years. Each carpet fibre, padding and design has its own quirks, but there are a few general principles you should know about cleaning and maintaining a carpet.
