Vacuum at least once a week but If your rug is located in a heavy
traffic area it should be vacuumed at minimum two days weekly.
Orientals with fringe must be done with care. Make a couple passes
across the width along the fringe so as to avoid damaging the
fringe.
Be sure to periodically vacuum the back of the rug with the beater
bar set low. The beater-bar from the vacuum will dislodge and loosen
debris deep in a rugs foundation thus providing superior vacuuming
results from top side vacuuming. Remember to raise the beater bar
when vacuuming the top side.
Spotting Wool Area Rugs
Fresh spills and spots should be blotted with a clean dry white
cotton before attempting any rug spotting.
Make sure your spotter is wool safe before use.
I have a rug care tips spotting guide you can use.
Area Rug Pad
Reduces the likelihood of slip and fall injuries.
Increases the life of your investment by placing a barrier between
the rug and floor.
Friction between your hard surface flooring acts like sandpaper to
both your floor and the rugs foundation. Over the long run the floor
wins.
A quality pad will allow the rug to breath providing air movement.
This is very important in older home where moisture creeps through
the floor joists of wet crawl spaces. It is also important for
Orientals placed on slab floors to breath.
Rotate Area Rugs
Rotate your area rugs one a season.
The UV light from the sun very slowly fades both natural and
synthetic dyes. You will regret not rotating when you decide to sell
it or move it to another location your home. No rug cleaning expert
can fix something that’s gone, the color.
Another good reason to move your woven wool rugs is moths. Moths
love to eat rugs where people never walk. Rotation will keep those
hungry buggers away.
Fiber wear is the biggest culprit in a rugs diminished value and
life. Human traffic patterns are very consistent in homes and these
traffic patters wear the wool fibers right down to the foundation.
Wear can completely destroy an Oriental in a matter of years rather
than decades if not rotated regularly.
Rotating is the most important of all rug care tips because if you
do this one thing a rug cleaning expert help.
Rug Cleaning
Oriental rugs should be cleaned or washed every one to two years
depending on the amount of traffic.
Use a certified rug cleaning expert when having your rugs washed.
Most wall to wall carpet cleaning companies do not have the
knowledge, facilities or equipment to properly wash a fine rug.
DO NOT surface clean a wool rug in home.
If you follow these rug care tips your Oriental rugs will last
generations.
Rug Pick-up & Drop Off Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Note: We are available for additional pick-up & drop off times by
appointment!
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