Specialist Rug Cleaning & Repairs
With a dedicated workshop specially equipped for rug cleaning, we can offer a deeper, higher quality cleaning, that simply cannot be carried out at home. Using specialist equipment and having received extensive training in Rug cleaning we can offer specialist services to restore your rugs. We can arrange to collect your rugs and deliver them back at your convenience. Here is some information on the cleaning process:
The Rug Cleaning Process
Here are the 9 main stages of the cleaning process which we follow to ensure your rugs are safely and thoroughly deep cleaned. Using specialist equipment alongside extensive training and experience we offer the most thorough cleaning available for rugs!
1. Assessment & Testing
Each rug is inspected to determine the rug type (hand knotted, machine made) and fibre construction (natural fibres such as wool, cotton, silk, jute, viscose or man-made like nylon, polyester, polypropylene) also for stains and any problem areas. Dye stability is tested to assess the risk of colour run. Once this information is processed the most appropriate cleaning method for the rug will be chosen.
2. Pre Clean
Often overlooked, dusting is a vital step in the rug cleaning process. Prior to starting the wet cleaning process the rugs are placed face down onto dusting grids and gently beaten using a specialist mechanical rug beater. This thorough dusting procedure removes all foreign particles from deep down the rug pile.
An air duster is used to remove any additional fine particles.
3. Deep Clean
We apply specialist products and use our purpose-built wash floor to safely immerse the rugs in cleaning solution which are then agitated with a soft rotary brush machine to ensure the rug is thoroughly cleaned. The rug is then thoroughly rinsed.
4. Advanced stain removal
The wash floor provides the most thorough rug cleaning although some stains may require further attention and advanced stain removal techniques to increase the likelihood of complete stain elimination.
5. Fringe cleaning
The rug cleaning process wouldn’t be complete without giving the fringes the much-needed attention. Often fragile, we clean them by hand with an individually tailored cleaning solution for the best results.
6. Drying
We then use a rug centrifuge to remove the excess moisture leaving the rug up to 95 % dry.
Having a rug centrifuge allows us to eliminate problems caused with long drying times due to retained water. Your rug is then moved to our dedicated drying area.
Our rug drying room is equipped with a climate control system, industrial dehumidifiers and fans to continuously circulate dry air around the rugs to complete the drying process in just a few hours.
Treatments
We offer a range of specialist after treatments give your rug extra freshness and protection against a range of potential everyday issues.
Our treatments include:
Anti-Microbial Resistance
Fabric Protector – Stain Guard
Deodorisation
Pet Urine Removal
Insecticide
Supplementary Services
Off-Site Cleaning
Cleaning your rug correctly and thoroughly cannot be done in your home, so we always prefer to take your rug to our purpose-built unit in St.Helens, Merseyside where rugs are cleaned safely using our specialist equipment.
Rug packing and delivering
All rugs are inspected, rolled up and wrapped in a breathable rug sleeve, ready for delivery.
We also offer Rug repairs and Restoration:
After carrying out extensive training hosted by Woolsafe we are pleased to announce we offer the following repairs and restoration work:
- Hole Repairs
- Fringe Restoration
- Side cord repairs
- Rug dying