Oriental & Area Rug Steam Cleaning

Some area rugs can be cleaned in your home. They will be cleaned according to our carpet cleaning procedures. Some rugs, however, should not be cleaned on location due to inherent cleaning dynamics and certain soiling conditions. Uninformed carpet cleaners may needlessly ruin a rug a from from simply not knowing the potential problems of certain rugs. Our company successfully cleans some of the finest rugs from around the world.

For a thorough cleaning of your fine rugs our company will pick your rugs up and clean them in a specially designed facility. In-plant cleaning offers many advantages:

• allows us to give it several treatments for a more thorough cleaning
• controlled drying
• the use of various tools that are not available on location

Your rug will be cleaned according to the following steps:

Step 1 Pre-Inspection and Pick-up
We will determine as much as we possibly can about the type of rug and inherent qualities that may affect cleaning. We will outline the expected results and cleaning "prescription". Our company will come to your home to pick-up your rug or you may drop it by our shop.

Step 2 Dry Soil Removal
Woven rugs, especially hand knotted rugs are designed to hide dry soil. A few years ago, the Eureka company did a study and found that a 9 x 12 rug could hide 85 lbs of dirt! Wow that's a lot of dirt! We use a variety of techniques to "dust" the rugs from the front and back. A machine called a pile lifter, special vacuum attachments and many other methods are implemented. This is the most important step in cleaning any textile.

Step 3 Pre-Condition
Depending on the fiber content and soiling type, the rug will be pre-treated to emulsify the soils.

Step 4 Pre-Spot and Fringe Preparation
Any potentially difficult spots will be pre-treated with special solutions to increase changes of removal. The fringe is also pre-treated for maximum soil removal.

Step 5 Shampoo
Most rugs are cleaned with an Oriental Rug Shampoo that is especially designed to get maximum cleaning while protecting sensitive natural fibers.

Step 6 Rinse or Wash
Depending on the type of rug, it will be rinsed with extraction equipment on both sides or wash in a wash pit designed especially for Oriental Rugs.

Step 7 Dry
Once the soil is rinsed away, the rug is dried flat or hung to dry in a controlled environment. Proper drying is essential to avoid unnatural shrinkage.

Step 8 Finishing
When the rug is dry, it is combed and finished with soft groomers made for specialty rugs.

Step 9 Post Inspection and Delivery
Our cleaning specialist will give the rug a final inspection and release it for pick-up or delivery. Upon delivery, we will lay the rug for you.

Additional services that we offer

Home Pro Spotter (Water Based)
This is a product that we sell to help clean up small stains in between our professional cleanings. This cleaner is a water based cleaner that is superior to the items selling at local stores. Soap based cleaners may clean up the stain right away, but the soap never comes out completely. This leaves your carpet with a slightly sticky residue that attracts dirt. This soapy residue actually does more harm than good to your carpet and makes it difficult for us to steam clean that area next time. Ask us about getting a bottle of our water based spotter!