- Keep carpets and rugs in top condition by regular vacuuming. Use doormats at the main entrances to your home to pick up soil from the street. Put casters under furniture to protect the carpets and rugs.

- Shampoo your carpets every one to two years, depending on whether you have young children and pets. If you have the latter, you may have to shampoo it more frequently, perhaps once every six months.
- Use the floor attachment on your vacuum cleaner for bare floors or valuable carpets or rugs.
- For regular carpeting, use a power-brush attachment. Chicago Cleaning Service
- To maintain beautiful wood floors, vacuum them along the gain of the wood.

Which attachment to use?
Area to be vacuumed
- Cabinets, shelves, and books
- Wood, stone, linoleum , or vinyl floors
- Narrow areas, detailing
- Difficult places to clean
- Baseboards and molding
- Upholstery

Vacuum attachment
- All-purpose brush
- Floor brush
- Radiator brush crevice nozzle
- Dusting brush
- Upholstery nozzle