Over time it’s easy for dust and dirt to accumulate on your carpet and running a vacuum over it every now and then is just not enough to keep carpets clean. When the dust and dirt get stepped on repeatedly, it gets pushed into the carpet fibers. This breaks the fibers down and can force you to change your carpets before you were planning to, costing you money. Dirty carpets make your carpets unsanitary and smelly too. And that isn’t good for business.
Causes of Dirty Carpets; Dust Dirt, Food Spills, Mold, Chemicals, Skin Flakes, Bugs & More!
Debris like dust & dirt. If it gets stuck in your shoes, it will end up in the carpets. This is why you should wipe your feet before coming in. Any given home in the United States can accumulate up to 40 lbs. of dust each year and this number can increase in office settings. Only 85% of it is removed with vacuuming, so you’ll need to take further steps to remove it.
Food and drink spills & stains. Having employees that eat at their desks makes stains and spills more likely. They make your carpets look bad, stink and can lead to the growth of bacteria if they’re not taken care of properly.
Mildew, mold & germs. It’s much harder to tell if your carpet has mold unlike with food because it’s pretty much invisible in carpets. Mildew, mold, salmonella, E. coli, staphylococcus, norovirus and others could be festering without you knowing. Mildew and mold under carpets forms with the warm, wet environment. Pathogens like the norovirus can survive in carpets for more than a month if left dirty. Your carpets need to be cleaned and dried the right way to prevent this.
Chemicals. Chemicals can be tracked into your home on your shoes. Oils from cars, lawn treatment sprays, pest control sprays can all be brought on to the carpet.
Skin flakes. When you hear that the average person sheds about 1 million skin flakes each day, it’s gross, and most of it ends up in the carpet.
Fleas, dust mites, carpet beetles & other pests. Your carpets are home to microscopic bugs like fleas and dust mites that feed on the skin flakes and dander you’re losing every day. The dust mites can lead to allergies through their molted skin and waste. It’s more important to keep your carpets clean all year and more so during allergy season.
Flu Season and Carpets
Many office workers are suffering from the flu this time of year. Most people recover from the flu in a few days but some can experience complications that can become life threatening and the virus will keep repeating itself if it remains in your carpets. It’s important to break the cycle. Outbreaks of the flu can start as early as October and continue into May. Your carpet acts like an air filter to keep it clean and is important in keeping the health and air quality clean inside your office. If you’ve had a recent outbreak in your office, wait for it to pass through and have your carpets cleaned immediately afterwards.
Professional Office Carpet Cleaning in Valley Village, Long Beach, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Simi Valley, Burbank, Calabasas, Beverly Hills, Thousand Oaks & Los Angeles California
The appearance of your carpets can say a lot about your business! Vacuuming is an important first step but it’s not enough to fully protect from all of the above. Professional carpet cleaning is very powerful and the equipment used can remove 99% of germs lurking in your carpets. Have your carpets cleaned professionally each year to remove dirt and stains, prevent allergies and sickness, remove pests and keep your carpet looking its best for longer. Contact Steam Green Carpeting Cleaning today!