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title: How do I maintain a carpet runner?
description: "## How do I maintain a carpet runner? There are simple, but significant steps you can take to maintain and prolong the life or your stair runner, hall runner or any carpet in your home: - ***It is advisable to…"
url: "https://www.stairrunnerstore.com/docs/how-do-i-maintain-a-stair-runner/"
updated: "2024-10-27"
category: FAQ / Maintenance
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# How do I maintain a carpet runner?

## How do I maintain a carpet runner?

There are simple, but significant steps you can take to maintain and prolong the life or your stair runner, hall runner or any carpet in your home:

- ***It is advisable to remove shoes prior to entering carpeted areas***, significantly cutting down on soil and the damage caused by she traffic.
- Vacuum, Vacuum, Vacuum - using a well functioning vacuum with good suction and emptied when only half full. ***Do not use an aggressive "beater bar" - rather, rely on good suction.***
- Keep adjacent hard-surface floors as clean as possible. Soil on hard surfaces is carried onto the carpet.
- Have your carpet[ professionally cleaned](https://www.stairrunnerstore.com/docs/professional-cleaning/) on a regular basis.

Preventing and removing soil is the key to maintaining any floor surface.  Similar to any surface - soil is abrasive and causes damage to carpet fibers, which results in appearance changes. ***These appearance changes are commonly referred to as wear, but are actually caused by damage.***

### [Professional Carpet Cleaning](https://www.stairrunnerstore.com/docs/professional-cleaning/#betterdocs-sidebar)

### [Spot Cleaning](https://www.stairrunnerstore.com/docs/spot-cleaning/#betterdocs-sidebar)