Most carpet manufacturers will tell you to swap it out every five to seven years. Yeah, right. Like they don’t want you to buy more carpet.
Here’s the real talk: if you live alone, wear slippers, and eat only over the kitchen sink, your carpet might last a decade. But if you have kids, a golden retriever, or a tendency to drink red wine while walking—knock that down to three years.
Traffic is the silent killer. The hallway from the front door to the kitchen? That’s the Autobahn of your home. It will look tired long before the guest bedroom carpet even knows what a shoe is.
