Protecting your wall to wall carpet from furniture damage

When you have a wall to wall carpet in a room it’s more than likely that you will be placing furniture on top of it. Furniture can cause different damages you’re your carpet overtime. Pulling out or pushing in chairs can cause friction and thinning of carpet pile. The weight of the furniture can cause rug pile to flatten underneath it. There are ways to avoid the damages that furniture might cause for your carpet.

The easiest thing to do is to invest in the right under pad for your carpet. Cushioned under pads will off-set mechanical stress exerted on your carpet. They do this by evenly distributing the weight of furniture so that it isn’t concentrated into one region of the carpet.

Carpets will benefit from the occasional furniture rotation. If it’s possible, place the furniture onto a new area that hasn’t had furniture placed on it previously. Once the furniture has been moved, the flattened carpet pile should be fluffed and rest in the original direction of the carpet pile. This will undo most of the damage cause by the furniture.  

Your carpet will benefit from professional steam cleaning. There are many carpet cleaning services available in Toronto Steam cleaning your carpet will get the dirt removed from the base of your carpet. Professional steam cleaners will reset the pile that has been flattened. The carpet pile will be realigned in the right direction and will dry quick and evenly.