Commercial carpeting comes in all shapes and sizes, but making it last for the long haul depends on how well you take care of it. Commercial carpets are usually found in offices and commercial environments where there is heavy foot traffic. That means it's sooner to wear and tear than your average residence.
Believe it or not, if you can keep your carpets looking like new in even high traffic areas if you develop a system for maintaining the floors. You should clean commercial carpeting, for example, on a daily basis to extend its life. Vacuuming is a critical part of that maintenance.
Think of vacuuming your commercial carpeting as you would prevent maintenance on your car. It's important to how well it functions over the long haul. Your commercial carpeting is exposed to all sorts of potentially damaging elements, like dirt, grease, gum, or other debris that shortens its lifespan if not properly cleaned.
Depending on how heavy the traffic flow is through a facility, you may even need to vacuum your commercial carpeting more than once a day, or you may only need to vacuum certain areas more than once a day. The idea is to keep the elements from setting into the fiber of the commercial carpeting. Just because your carpet looks clean does not mean it is clean.
Your commercial carpet maintenance plan could even be broken up seasonally to take into consideration the different issues you face at different times of the year, like rain in the summer, snow in the winter, leaves and dirt in the autumn and so on.
Springtime is a good time to shampoo your commercial carpet, part of the spring cleaning ritual in your facility. Vacuuming daily is recommended, but it does not remove all the dirt and soil from the carpet. You will need to shampoo your commercial carpeting at least once a year, and springtime can be ideal.
Wintertime may only give you time for daily maintenance, especially if you are in the retail business. Summertime, by contrast, may be slower and could be a good time to restorative cleaning processes. It might even be the best time to replace your commercial carpeting with new carpet if it's visibly worn out.
You may even consider using a sweeper machine. A sweeper can be used on hard surfaces as well as commercial carpeting and can get the job done quicker. This may encourage your staff to stay on the preventive maintenance schedule.