Professional Area Rug Cleaning in Mesa, AZ
Rugs are not carpet. A rug sits loose on the floor, is usually dyed differently and often costs more than the room it is in, so it is tested before it is cleaned. Carpet Pro cleans area rugs in Mesa, AZ and across the Phoenix metro. Call 480-589-3407 or request a free quote.
Why a Rug Is Not Cleaned Like Carpet
Wall to wall carpet is one known fiber, fixed to the floor, with a backing that stays put. An area rug is none of those things. It may be wool, silk, cotton, viscose or a synthetic blend, hand knotted or machine made, with dyes set decades ago abroad. The method that is right for the carpet in the same room can ruin the rug lying on top of it.
Fibers and Constructions We Clean
- Wool, which holds soil deep in the pile and felts if over wetted
- Silk and viscose, which mark easily and dull fast
- Cotton and blends, where the fringe is the weak point
- Synthetics such as polypropylene and nylon, which take a firmer hand
- Machine made rugs, where the backing matters as much as the face
- Hand knotted Persian, Oriental and Navajo rugs, each with its own risks
Color Bleed Is the Real Risk
This is what separates a rug from a carpet. Dyes on older and hand made rugs are not always colorfast, and once red bleeds into cream it does not come back out. Every rug is fiber tested and dye tested in a hidden corner before any solution reaches the body of it. If a rug fails that test, we say so before we start.
How We Approach a Rug
Identify it. Fiber, construction, backing and age, plus any moth damage or pet odor already in the rug, because all of it changes what is safe to use.
Test it. Dye stability and fiber reaction, somewhere unseen.
Dry soil removal first. Most of what is in a wool rug is dry grit, and it comes out far better before any moisture.
Clean to the rug. Solution, agitation and moisture chosen for that rug, not one recipe.
Control the drying. A rug left damp is a rug that smells, so drying is managed, not left to chance.
Rugs in Arizona Homes
Desert dust is fine, abrasive and relentless, and it works to the base of a rug pile where vacuuming never reaches. Left there it cuts the fibers every time the rug is walked on. In this climate a rug in a main walkway is worth cleaning more often than the label suggests, and the grit that comes out surprises people.
Book Area Rug Cleaning in Mesa, AZ
Carpet Pro is family owned, has cleaned in the Valley for 24 years, and every technician is IICRC certified. Most customers add rugs to carpet cleaning, tile and grout or upholstery while the crew is on site.
We cover Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, Gilbert, Chandler and Fountain Hills. See every cleaning service, call 480-589-3407 or email patty@carpetpro.net.