If you must walk across the carpet to get to another part of the house do it 30 minutes.
Damp carpet after cleaning.
After a professional clean you can expect your carpet to feel wet or damp for at least six to ten hours.
Steam cleaning wet carpet removes any toxins and deodorizes it.
Wet carpeting can stretch and form ripples that will.
Add more clean water to the wet carpet before vacuuming the dirty water out.
You can do this yourself or call a professional for help.
Rent a carpet cleaner instead of just a vacuum and clean the carpet using carpet cleaner before vacuuming out excess water.
If your carpet presents ripples and buckles immediately after cleaning it is possible the carpet is not yet fully dry.
Sucking out just the dirty water may cause the dirt to stay behind and stain the carpet.
Ideally avoid heavy traffic and keep children and pets off the carpet for at least 6 hours after cleaning.