We Can Even Clean Your Most Delicate Area Rugs Right There in Your Home!
You don't have to trust your prized fine rugs to a service that insists on taking your rugs with them to clean them off-site in some unknown shop. We'll clean them in the safety of your own home...you can even watch if you'd like!
Your Expensive, Natural Rugs and Your Inexpensive, Synthetic Rugs Will Get the Signature Grossbusters Cleaning System
One of our on-staff cleaning experts will perform the following steps to ensure your rugs are left as clean as humanly possible...
Synthetic Rugs
- First, we'll inspect your rugs carefully and we'll check for any rips, tears, or damaged areas.
- After determining that the rug is synthetic, we'll further test to see if it is nylon, polyester, olefin, rayon, or something else.
- Then, we'll thoroughly vacuum the rug to remove as much soil as possible prior to introducing water.
- We'll apply a fabric-appropriate pre-conditioning agent to the rug.
- Depending on the size of the rug, we'll either use a hand-held brush or our carpet rake to agitate the rug. This helps the pre-conditioner to penetrate deep between the fibers.
- Now we steam clean the rug. Depending on the size and backing type, we'll either use our hand tool or our traditional cleaning wand.
- We'll inspect for any stains which did not respond to the cleaning and we'll treat them with the appropriate chemicals.
- We'll groom the rug to give it a uniformed appearance.
- Lastly, the rug will be rolled up and set out of the way for it to dry.
Natural Rugs
The process for natural fibers is fundamentally the same, just with specialty chemicals and a gentler cleaning procedure.
- After identifying the fiber type as natural, we further narrow the rug down as being wool, silk, cotton, natural velvet, or something else.
- We also inspect for any damage or tough stains.
- Depending on the resiliency of the rug, we'll vacuum it with or without the beater bar activated on our vacuum cleaner.
- We'll apply a very mild, natural fiber-safe shampoo or pre-treating agent.
- Using a horsehair brush or rake, we'll gently massage the chemical into the fibers.
- Using our hot water extraction system, we'll thoroughly clean the rug.
- After we're done, we'll check for any spots which didn't come out and treat them with the appropriate chemicals
- Now we'll make sure each fiber is standing tall by making a pass or two with our carpet groomer.
- Finally we'll roll the rug up and set it out of the way so it can dry.
*It should be noted that wool rugs have a 'wet dog' smell after they're cleaned. It's a good idea to keep wet wool rugs away from pets who may feel inclined to "mark their territory."
You can expect your rugs to be dry usually between 30 minutes and 2 hours.
Pricing for rug cleaning depends on fiber type, backing type, and size.
- We'll determine the rug's fabric type. This is an imperative step because certain cleaning chemicals can harm delicate, natural rugs.
- We'll carefully inspect the rug and look for snags, rips, loose threads, and stains which must be taken care of separately from the cleaning process.
- The rug is now vacuumed. Certain delicate rugs can't be vacuumed and must only be shaken out to remove pet hair, sand, and general soil.
- We'll apply a fiber-safe cleaner to the rug.
- Using either our carpet agitator or a soft horsehair brush, we gently agitate the agent into the rug.
- After a few minutes of dwell time, the soil has had a chance to soften and release from the fibers.
- Steam cleaning using either our quad-jet cleaning wand or our hand tool, depending on the size and backing type of the rug.
- We'll inspect the rug once more to make sure it's as clean as possible.
- We have a number of post-cleaning applications to choose from. Please be aware that some natural rugs cannot handle certain applications.
- In most cases we'll set up the rug for drying. Depending on the size, we'll either roll it up over a heater vent or drape it over a railing or table.
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