The second tip is to have the carpet layers leave the excess carpet. Usually there are always extra scraps of carpet left over that you can use for runners to put through out your house so that people can step on those instead of your carpet. You can use a razor blade or something sharp like that to cut pieces out and lay them down over your carpet and they act like extra thick rugs.

The third tip is to make the sub contractors take off their shoes. This doesn't always happen or sometimes isn't an option but if the sub contractors you are working with are willing this is going to help protect your carpet a lot. You will also want to make sure that if they are doing any wood cutting or anything like along those lines that they are doing it outside if at all possible and not in your house.

The fourth tip is if you have your finish painter coming back to do touch up paint. Make sure that you make them not only tape everything off but also make sure that he lays down plastic all over the carpet where they are going to be painting. You will also want to make sure that if they are working with stains or anything else make sure that they lay down a couple of layers just to be safe because stain and pain are not going to come out of your carpet.

The fifth tip is to lay rugs down that have a rubber backing. This will help so that if things get spilled it will have a harder time getting through the rubber backing and onto your floor. This will also help against wear and tear on your floor from people walking on the actual carpet.

The sixth tip is to lay rugs outside each door. This will help you decrease the mud and dirt coming into your house. If people have a rug that they can wipe their feet on before the come in your house they will probably take the time to stop and wipe because they don't want to track dirt and mud through your house just as much as you don't want them to.

These are just some of the tips for keeping your carpet clean during finish out work. There are a lot of other tips out there that you can take into consideration. The more precautions you take cleaner your carpets are going to be. So make sure that you take the time to protect your carpet so that you can clean so that you don't have to worry about getting your brand new carpets cleaned before you even more in.