Suppose you are a business owner or office manager. In that case, you will possibly be responsible for organising the cleaning and maintenance regimes within your office, and part of that will be the carpet cleaning.

In normal circumstances, it might be sufficient for your day-to-day cleaners to do the regular vacuuming and occasional stain removal for your carpets. Still, ultimately, you may need to take further action. That action is when it becomes necessary for you to arrange for the rugs in your office to be professionally cleaned.

The question this begs is at what point do you make that call, and what signs should you be looking for to tell you it is time for professional cleaners to come and use their skills and experience to get your carpets looking at their very best again. Here are five of those signs.

#1 Increased Instances of Allergies

If your office staff are prone to hay fever attacks or have shown ever-increasing signs of allergies, such as sneezing or skin irritation, it could be a sign that your carpet is playing host to many allergens and bacteria. These microscopic nasties, including dust mites and pollen, will remain permanently if a rug is not cleaned correctly.

Even daily vacuuming might not be enough, so having the offending carpet professionally deep cleaned is the answer. This will remove allergens and bacteria and make your office healthier.

#2 Unpleasant Odours

Suppose you notice any unpleasant smells as you walk through the office, or your employees are complaining of them, other than the slim chance that one of the staff’s exotic sandwich fillings is causing the smell. In that case, it is almost certainly a result of dirty carpets.

All sorts of substances will start to cause an odour if left to rot deep within the fibres of a carpet. This can include the milk in tea or coffee that has dripped onto the rug, crumbs from cakes and biscuits, or mildew that might build up due to dampness or moisture in the office.

#3 Visible Stains That You Cannot Remove

We do not need to say too much about this as it is the most obvious. If your daily cleaner cannot remove any stains, the only option, unless you want to have a permanently stained carpet in your office, is to hire a professional carpet cleaner to come and remove the stains for you.

#4 Significant Foot Traffic

If you have areas within your office that see high levels of foot traffic, then these areas will need cleaning more often than any other. The issue is that they will also look dirtier and grubbier than other parts of the carpet, and the rug will thus look like a patchwork quilt.

Calling in professional carpet cleaners regularly will ensure that all parts of the carpet are cleaned properly and regularly, and they should also be able to advise how to keep high foot traffic areas protected.

#5 They Look Dull And Grubby

We could probably put this under the category of ‘seeing is believing’. By that, we mean you are looking at your office carpets, seeing that they are grubby, dull, and lifeless, and know it is time for them to be professionally cleaned.