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Rug Cleaning Videos

Short videos from our team: how we clean, what moth damage looks like, when a rug pad matters, and other questions we get all the time.

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Expert Rug Care Tips & Insights

Watch our educational videos to learn about rug maintenance, cleaning techniques, and how to keep your rugs in good shape

Do I Need A Rug Pad?

How a good pad stops grit from cutting the fibers, keeps the rug flat and protects the floor, and when it is time to replace it.

Better Understand Tufted Rugs

How tufted rugs are made with a tufting gun and latex glue, and the problems that causes: crumbling latex, bleeding stencil marks, odors and buckling.

The Oriental Rug Washing Process, Start to Finish

A walk through the whole wash: inspection and dye testing, dusting, an enzyme soak for pet odor, machine scrub and rinse, spin, grooming and drying.

How To Identify Moth Damage In The Home?

The two signs to look for: larvae that look like sticky lint or webs on the back of the rug, and bare spots where the wool has been eaten.

Understanding Tea Wash On A Rug

What a tea-washed or antiqued rug is, why the effect fades unevenly over time, and how it can hide old damage.

How Pet Urine Damages a Rug

The four ways urine harms a rug, from rotting the foundation to stains that spread underneath, and five ways to make pets and rugs get along.

Viscose Rugs: Artificial Or Art Silk

Why viscose ("art silk") feels so soft, and its four drawbacks: shedding, dye bleeding, yellowing and matting once it gets wet.

What Is Protector And When Is It Useful?

What fiber protector really does: it will not keep a rug clean, but it buys you time to clean up a spill before it stains.

How To Properly Vacuum Your Rug?

How to vacuum thick, thin and delicate rugs without hurting the pile or fringe, and how often to dust the front and back.

How To Prevent Bug Damage?

Three ways to keep moths and other bugs out of a rug: disturb their hiding spots, take away the food source, and wash out the eggs.

Understanding Rug Abrash

What abrash is: the natural bands of color in hand-knotted rugs, caused by differences in the wool and dye batches. It is not a flaw.

Oriental Rug Cleaning Machine

The rug washing machine at work: a cold-water soak, rug shampoo, soft counter-rotating brushes, then a cold rinse.

Spin Drainer Process

How the rug centrifuge spins out 70 to 80 percent of the water in about four minutes, so even a big rug dries quickly.

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Helpful Links & Resources

These videos are one part of what we've put together over 35+ years of cleaning rugs in Chicago. If you want to know exactly what happens to a rug at our facility, read about our five-step cleaning process.

Our rug cleaning blog covers everything from spotting moth damage to choosing the right rug pad, with real jobs and real prices. The services page covers cleaning, restoration and repair, and our about page tells you who we are.

Got a question about your own rug? Send us a message or call (224) 395-3525. Estimates are free. For industry standards, see the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification.

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