Traffic Lanes – Time Honored Spots on Your Carpeting

Have you noticed how some areas of your carpet get dirty faster than others? Look at the carpet in front of your entry doors, around the family’s favorite pieces of furniture, doorways into rooms, hallways, and in the center of rooms.
In the carpet cleaning industry, we call these heavily used areas “traffic lanes.” When we come to your home to clean your carpeting, we target these areas for special attention. You, too, can add years of extra beauty and luster to your carpets by paying special attention to these areas when you vacuum. Several additional passes with a well-maintained sweeper in these areas are very beneficial.
These heavily-traveled areas get soiled quickly because the grit that gets tracked in from the outside gets ground into the carpet fibers with the bottoms of your shoes. This is similar to rubbing a pair of eyeglasses with a piece of sandpaper. What was once crystal clear is now blurred and cloudy. Likewise, without regular vacuuming — and periodic professional cleaning — your carpet fibers get so badly scratched that your carpet takes on a dull, lifeless appearance.
To make matters worse, it is in these high traffic areas that most food and beverage spills occur. This also leaves unsightly spots and stains. Before you know it, your high traffic areas begin to crush and your carpet loses its original luster and beauty.
You can help your carpet keep its original luster longer and save money too, by borrowing a lesson from the people who maintain commercial facilities. They clean high traffic areas of carpeting more often than the rest of it.
Professional cleaning removes the abrasive grit that damages your carpet and causes it to look soiled and wear out prematurely. Depending upon your location, the size of your family and your lifestyle, your carpet may benefit from traffic lane cleaning every four to six months. This would happen in between carpet warranty cleaning recommended every 12 to 18 months.
Best of all, traffic lane cleaning gives you the best return on your carpet cleaning investment. You improve your carpet’s appearance because you’re directing the cleaning to where it is needed the most.