Residential Carpet Cleaning Frequency Chart

Traffic Soil Rating

Carpet Owner / Maintainer

Professional Carpet Cleaner / Restorer

Vacuuming

Spot Cleaning

Heavy-Use Area Cleaning

Restorative Cleaning

Light Soil

1x per week

Daily or as soon as spots are noticed

Traffic areas every 12 to 18 months

Every 2 years or per manufacturers warranty

Normal Soil (Families with children, elderly)

1 to 2x per week

Daily or as soon as spots are noticed

Traffic areas every 6 to 12 months

Annually

Heavy Soil (Families with pets, smoking)

2 to 4x per week

Daily or as soon as spots are noticed

Traffic areas every 3 to 6 months

Semi-annually (2x annually)

Extreme Conditions (Large families, multiple pets)

Daily

Daily or as soon as spots are noticed

Traffic lanes every 2 to 3 months

Quarterly (4x annually)

Commercial Carpet Cleaning Frequency Chart

Traffic Soil Rating

Carpet Owner / Maintainer

Professional Carpet Cleaner / Restorer

Vacuuming

Spot Cleaning

Interim Maintenance (Between Restorative  Cleanings)

Restorative Cleaning

Light <500 foot traffics per day

1 to 2 x per week

Daily or as soon as spots are noticed

1 to 3x annually

1 to 2x annually

Medium (moderate) 500-1000 foot traffics per day

Daily in traffic areas.           Overall 3 to 4 times per week

Daily or as soon as spots are noticed

3 to 6x annually

2 to 4x annually

Heavy 1000-2500 foot traffics per day

Daily in traffic areas.           Overall 4 to 7 times per week

Daily or as soon as spots are noticed

6 to 12x annually

3 to 6x annually

Very Heavy  >2500 foot traffics per day

1 to 2 x daily in traffic areas.  Overall 7 x per week

Daily or as soon as spots are noticed

12 to 52x annually

6 to 24x annually