Area rug cleaning in Joliet needs a lighter touch than wall-to-wall carpet. Rugs are made from wool, silk, cotton, jute and synthetics, and the wrong method can make dyes bleed or fibers shrink.
We start by checking the fiber and doing a colorfastness test on a hidden corner. Wool rugs get a neutral pH cleaner and cooler water. Jute and sisal stain easily with water and usually get a low-moisture clean. Synthetic rugs can handle regular hot water extraction.
Fringe is cleaned separately, since cotton fringe browns if it's over-wet. Pet urine is the most common problem we see. It soaks through to the backing and can damage dyes over time, so the treatment has to reach the base of the rug, not only the surface.
After a basement flood, rugs are often the one item people want to save. Rugs that got wet with clean water and were pulled up quickly can usually be cleaned and dried flat. Rugs soaked in sewage or floodwater need a close look, and most synthetic ones aren't worth the cost to save.
We clean rugs in your home. See steam carpet cleaning and basement water removal. Call (815) 595-0220.
