Carpet, Tile or Hardwood?

There’s no doubt society is in an argumentative mood. One of the most interesting arguments involves carpet versus hardwood or tile. Want to have a family feud? Just bring up the subject of putting in a new floor and watch the fur fly.
Whatever you wind up installing in your home, maintaining your floors is one of the most important and most frequent cleaning tasks you have.
About 60 percent of U.S. homes have carpet. People like the warm feel when they bounce out of bed in the morning and the way it eliminates echoes so you can enjoy the surround-sound, or the fact that it’s a cushioned surface where you can wrestle with the kids. But there’s a growing debate whether the carpet in your home may be hazardous to your health.
Environmentalists Karen Ashton and Elizabeth Salter-Green of the WWF published a book in 2006 titled “The Toxic Consumer – Living Healthy in a Hazardous World.” In it, they state that typical synthetic carpet can hold up to eight times its weight in dirt, allergens and other substances that may contribute to health problems. If you have a dog or cat in the house, you can understand how dirty the carpet can get.

For that reason, keeping carpet as clean as possible should be a top priority.
Tell us how you tackle this important cleaning task.
And stay tuned, we’ll talk about the challenges of other floor surfaces later.