Our Bath based technician, Ollie, recently spent a few hours giving a nice colourful rug a new lease of life by giving it a thorough clean. The customer had booked a deep clean for her rug as she felt it was a little tired & grubby looking as it had not benefitted from a professional clean before.
The first thing our technician’s do before they start cleaning a rug is to conduct a pre-test, this not only ensures they are using the correct cleaning method but is also to check for dye fastness. This is an important first step as it is checking the materials resistance to fading or running.
The process of cleaning a rug is much more time consuming than cleaning carpets as we have to treat the back of the rug the same as we do the front! This includes vacuuming, back dusting & stain treatment on both sides to ensure the best possible results
Once the rug has been pre-tested, back dusted & vacuumed front and back, any stains are treated & an eco-sanitising pre-spray is applied. These are allowed to dwell to remove as much soiling as possible.
The rug is then agitated either mechanically or by hand depending on the type of rug. On this occasion, the rug was agitated using a machine before we used traditional rinse extraction to remove all the solutions, water & soiling.
The finished result was looking much cleaner & brighter, a great result for Ollie!
After the rug has been cleaned, we recommend a warm area where it can be hung or draped to dry.
Although this was not the case on this occasion, some rugs that have a fluffy/shaggy appearance and those with fringes get some further attention. Following the main clean, rugs with a deeper pile are re-groomed & the fringes cleaned and also re-groomed to ensure an overall positive appearance.
If you are interested in having your rug cleaned, please do not hesitate to contact us, you can use any of our phone numbers or the message section of our website which can be found here – Contact Green Man For Professional Cleaning In Bath, Bristol & Frome (greenmancleaning.co.uk). Alternatively, you can email us – hello@greenmancleaning.co.uk – if you can include some photos of your rug along with the following information, that would be really helpful –
- What is the approximate size of your rug
- What is the rug made of?
- Are there any particular concerns?
- Do any pets lie on the rug?
We look forward to hearing from you soon!