Carpet for many years

A guide to maintaining carpets in the office

Carpeting in an office building is used much more intensively than in homes. How to care for it so that it will serve us for many years? How often should office carpets be washed and what cleaning methods should be used? We present three steps that will make the office carpet serve for many years.

Carpet in workplaces is used more intensively than in homes. It is not uncommon to walk on it in high-heeled shoes, move furniture many times and bring a lot of dirt from the outside, which causes faster wear of the carpet.

Coniveo carpet photo by Sebastian Margalski

Cleaning and maintenance

Carpet cleaning is necessary if we want to maintain the aesthetic appearance of our office and extend the life of the floor. Most manufacturers recommend that carpets be cleaned depending on the degree of soiling, but at least once a year. We recommend once every 3-4 months, which allows you to keep the floor coverings in great shape for many years. Of course, we are talking about specialist cleaning here. Vacuuming and ongoing cleaning of minor impurities should be a daily habit. There are two cleaning methods for textile floor coverings.

Dry methods (so-called dry foam methods, encapsulation, bonneting). Cleaning is carried out by applying a cleaning agent and rubbing it with a disc machine into the carpet fleece. The agent crystallizes and binds dirt, which in the last phase only needs to be vacuumed. This method allows for quick cleaning and the carpet can be used immediately. So you don't have to stop your office work to clean your carpets.

Wet methods are also called in-depth. They are more effective than dry methods when it comes to thoroughly cleaning carpets. However, the room should be excluded from use for at least a few hours. The detergent is applied to the carpet surface, dissolves and binds the dirt, and then is sucked out using an extractor. This method is slightly more expensive than dry methods. If we have doubts about the method of cleaning, we can use the experience of companies that deal with it on a daily basis.

PVC floor coverings also need to be cleaned regularly. It is recommended to perform this process at least twice a year. First, thoroughly clean the carpet with a scrubbing machine and a special cleaning agent. In this way, we recover the original color of the carpets and remove dirt and minor scratches. The next step is to apply acrylic coatings to the floor covering. Finally, the carpet is polished to harden the coating and increase the gloss.

Protect against dirt from the outside

Regardless of whether the office floor is made of textile or PVC, the factor that affects its faster wear is dirt from the outside, and above all fine-grained sand. The solution in this case is the use of cleaning systems before entering the building, i.e. the use of appropriate object mats, adapted to the traffic intensity and type of object. It is worth choosing professional solutions. Commercial doormats are characterized above all by a longer service life and cleaning efficiency than household doormats. In addition, we can choose from a diverse range of internal and external doormats.

Choose carpets that suit the type of room

In every office, there comes a time when the carpet is so worn that it is worth thinking about replacing it. Then you should pay attention to choosing the material that will work best in each interior. Different types of carpets can be used in offices: loop, velor, needle-punched or carpet tiles, which allow you to create original patterns on the floor. In social rooms, such as the kitchen, dining room, it is worth using PVC floor coverings that are easier to clean on a daily basis. In places where the carpet is used the most intensively, such as under desks and tables, it can be additionally protected by using a protective mat.