It is easy to overlook household rugs when doing our regular cleaning. Regular professional carpet cleaning is a must for most people who want to keep their carpets in perfect condition, but often rugs get overlooked more often than not.
Rugs are easily forgotten in the spring clean, but we typically walk over them every day and they are bound to collect dust and dirt. If you have animals, how often do we seem them comfortably curled up on a rug. Pet hairs and pet stains are very common with most rugs, except heirloom rugs which are often wall mounted! Actually pet accidents are probably the main reason that people have their rugs cleaned, but a regular clean is a good idea regardless.
A regular vacuum is one of the best ways to keep your rugs looking good, which will remove any loose dust and dirt that would otherwise sink deep into the lush pile.
Be careful if you have a valuable rug, not every rugs should be vacuumed. An heirloom, delicate or antique rug or sheepskins need different treatment.
Be careful with the vacuum when it comes to the tassels, these are best wiped with a cloth to prevent damage. Reversible rugs can be vacuumed on both sides, but a hand knotted carpet is best left to the professionals.
A professional rug cleaner will first carefully evaluate the materials the rug is made of and see what kind of issues need to be dealt with. Following inspection the rug goes through a hypoallergenic dusting process to remove dirt and microbes. Following vacuuming, a rug moves on to the wet cleaning, it will be pretreated to loosen up soil and stains. Then it is gently pressure washed on both sides over a grill to push the dirt out.
The excess water is removed with a squeegee, then shampooed with a rotary rug cleaner head to massage the tufts. Finally the rug is rinsed, the water removed, and then thoroughly dried. Finally the rug is hung or laid flat to completely dry and be double checked for any discolorations.
The professional rug cleaning process can take up to a week. You can see why together with the specialized equipment needed it is necessary to remove the rug from your home to a special cleaning facility.
It is recommended that to keep your valuable rugs looking at their best they get a professional deep clean every year or two for best results. Then you can be sure the investment you mad in a quality rug can be enjoyed for a long time.
