Wool, silk, antique, and hand-knotted rugs should be cleaned off-site at a facility rather than in your living room. In-home cleaning can’t control rinse volume, dye stability, or – most importantly in this climate – drying time.
Drying is the whole issue. The Carpet and Rug Institute notes that wet-cleaned carpet should be dry within about 12 hours, because mold grows on soil trapped in damp fibers rather than on the fiber itself. A dense wool rug cleaned on a floor in Eugene in February is not going to hit that window. At our facility we can wash, rinse, and force-dry in a controlled environment, plus treat fringe and check for dye bleed before it becomes permanent.
Synthetic and low-pile rugs can often be cleaned in place. We’ll tell you which category yours falls into before we start.
Willamette Valley customers can drop off at our Corvallis location at 621 SW 11th St, or we’ll pick up and deliver across Albany, Philomath, Salem, Eugene, Springfield, and the Portland metro.