All rugs require special care to maximise their life and durability. There are a number of things you can do at home to make your rug last mush longer, such as vacuuming regularly to remove loose soil and avoiding continual direct exposure to sunlight. However, one of the best ways to maximise the lifespan of your rug is to get it professionally cleaned every 2 to 4 years.
Many area rugs are highly expensive Orientals, antiques or other works of art and we recommend that you take advantage of our rug laundry service, to ensure that your rug gets only the very best treatment to protect your investment.
First the rugs are separated based on being hand made or machine made. Hand made area rugs generally are more sensitive. Then we remove as much possible dust from the rug.
Rugs are then tested for colour fastness. If the colours bleed we have to use special methods such as dry cleaning or extraction to leave as least as possible water on the rug
We check to see if there are areas on the rug which are more soiled or if there are stains on the rug. If there are we pre-treat the area. Please understand that some stains like some pet stains may not be removed as they have permanently changed the colours of the wool.
If the rug smells or has pet odor we neutralize the odor. This will eliminate the odors.
The rugs are then washed using different methods depending on the type, age, colour fastness and thickness.Some methods we use include mostly complete soaking and submersion in water which is the best way to clean, dry cleaning, jet spray and extraction. Fringes are treated separately to prevent damage.
We try-as much as possible-to dry the rugs under the sun.The sun makes the result more beautiful and give nature's warmth to the fiber.
We also have climate controlled drying rooms to speed up drying times.
We can pick up and deliver your rugs or we can clean them on site at your home,office or work place.