You Must Have A Plan. The planning function in carpet maintenance is step
number one. Facility managers and maintenance supervisors who understand
this step can have clean looking carpet every day within a low budget. There
is a big difference between cleaning carpet and maintaining carpet. Cleaning
is the removal of apparent soil. In the minds of many commercial carpet
owners, cleaning takes place imprecisely "as needed." But soiling is a
cumulative process which, if allowed to go too far, cannot easily be
reversed. Maintenance, on the other hand, is a planned ongoing process of
soil removal designed to retain carpet appearance at a good level every day;
i.e., no obvious soil buildup.

Programmed Carpet 

Care gives you longer carpet life...
And a longer period until replacement saves you money. When soil builds up
in the carpet fiber base, it damages fibers, giving your carpet a
permanently dull, lifeless look. With our continuing monthly program of
carpet care, soil is not allowed to penetrate to the fiber base. You avoid
both a dulling appearance and excessive carpet wear.
Monthly preventive carpet care eliminates the effect of deep soiling Often
in a business environment, carpets are cleaned only once a year with traffic
lane cleaning every six months and attention to spots as needed. This
pattern of cleaning allows soil to build up in the carpet, causing it to
appear soiled, dull, and matted. With the monthly cleaning service provided
as a part of our maintenance program, soil build up in your carpet will be
prevented while probably costing you no more than you have been paying for a
yearly cleaning. 

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Carpet manufacturing experts agree. A good carpet maintenance program is not
only important for protecting commercial carpet investments - it's
essential. The investment that has been made in your building's carpet is
one worth protecting. It is not only a financial investment, but also an
investment in your professional image and healthy work environment. Often in
a business environment, carpets are cleaned only once a year with traffic
lanes cleaned every six months and spots are cleaned as needed. This pattern
of cleaning allows soil to build up in the carpet, causing it to appear
soiled, dull and matted. Regular carpet care can prolong carpet life and
save you substantial replacement costs. When a business decides to replace
its carpet, it's usually not because the carpet has worn out. Instead the
decision is made because the carpet has faded. Its stains, unraveled edges,
and crushed fibers make a carpet so unsightly that it has to be replaced.
Replacing a carpet, however, is not an easy task and often, the process of
replacement costs more than the carpet itself. The physical labor required
includes not only installing the new carpet, but removing the old carpet,
preparing the floor, and rerouting all of the electrical and phones lines.
Before it is too late, you may want to consider life cycle costing. The key
to life cycle costing is to consider the price of carpet for the duration of
its life, not just price at purchase. Life cycle costing illustrates that
the daily cost of preventative maintenance will be offset by the amount
saved in making the carpet last longer. In addition, value will be added by
having the carpet look better during its life.

The conclusion is that a life cycle planning method of preventative
maintenance improves the appearance retention and satisfactory life of
carpet and is usually more economical as well

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