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Rug cleaning in Bedford.

A rug isn't a carpet, and cleaning it like one is how they get ruined. I check what yours is made of and test the colours before anything touches it.

  • Colours tested first
  • Fringes done by hand
  • Cleaned in your home
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Tell me about your rug

Rough size, and what it's made of if you know. If you don't, a photo is plenty. No obligation, no hard sell.

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    Rug cleaned in place in a Bedford living room
    Worth knowing

    A rug isn't a carpet

    A fitted carpet is stuck down and made to take a soaking. A rug is loose, often older, and usually made of something more delicate. Four things go wrong when it's treated the same way.

    The colours run

    Older and hand-made rugs often have dyes that move as soon as they get wet. Once red has run into cream, it doesn't come back out.

    It shrinks or goes wavy

    Wool and natural fibres pull in when they get too wet. The rug comes back smaller, or stops lying flat.

    The fringes go yellow

    Fringes are usually cotton, and the wrong product turns them yellow or leaves them rotting.

    The backing comes apart

    A lot of cheaper rugs are glued rather than woven. Soak one and the layers separate.

    None of this happens if the rug is checked first. It takes me five minutes to work out what yours is made of and test the colours in a hidden corner. That's what decides how much water I use and which products go anywhere near it.

    My method

    How I clean
    your rug

    1 I check it overWhat it's made of, how it's built, and whether the colours hold when they get wet. I test a hidden corner and wait.
    2 I get the dry dirt outRugs hold far more than they look like they do, especially deep pile ones. This comes out before any water.
    3 I clean it the right way for the rugSome take a full wet clean. Some take very little water. Jute, sisal, seagrass and silk get dry cleaned with no water at all. The check decides which.
    4 I do the fringes by handSeparately, with a product made for them, so they don't yellow. Badly matted fringes will improve, though they won't look new again.

    I clean rugs in your home, so nothing gets taken away. I need a bit of hard floor to work on, a kitchen, hallway or utility, or a patio if the weather is decent.

    Every kind of rug

    Yours gets treated differently

    Any size, from a door mat to a rug that fills the room. You don't need to know what yours is made of either, working that out is my first job.

    Hearth and door rugs Hall and stair runners Bedroom rugs Lounge rugs under a sofa Large dining room rugs Room-filling rugs
    Wool The most common, and fussy about water

    Hard-wearing, but it shrinks and roughens if it gets too wet or meets the wrong product. Less water, gentler chemistry.

    Persian & oriental The ones worth being careful with

    Older hand-made rugs have the least stable dyes of anything I clean. Colour test is not optional, and the fringes get done by hand.

    Man-made Polyester, polypropylene, nylon

    The easiest of the lot. Colours stay put, the fibres cope with a proper wet clean, and they dry the fastest.

    Natural fibres Jute, sisal, seagrass, coir

    Water is the enemy with these. They shrink, go brown and can rot, so they get dry cleaned only. That does limit what can be shifted, and I'll be straight with you about it.

    Shaggy & deep pile Holding more than you'd think

    A vacuum barely reaches the bottom of these. They come up better than people expect, but they take longer to dry.

    Silk & silk blends The most delicate

    Water, rubbing and the wrong product all damage silk, so these are dry cleaned only and handled as lightly as possible.

    What people say

    Reviews from Bedford homes

    "I honestly thought a few of the high-traffic stains were permanent, but he managed to get them looking like new again. He was punctual, professional, and very careful with the furniture."

    Laima Zakariene, Google review

    "Excellent service. Was on time and the results were brilliant. Will definitely be using again, thank you!"

    Valdas Aleksandravicius, Google review
    FAQ

    The things people ask first

    It depends on the size of the rug and what it's made of. The minimum call-out is £120, so a single small rug on its own is rarely worth a visit by itself. Most people have theirs done alongside a carpet or a sofa.

    No. I clean it in your home, which keeps it cheaper than send-away services and means you're not without it for a fortnight. I just need a bit of hard floor to work on, or a patio if the weather is fine. You don't need to move or roll it.

    Not if it's tested first, which is why I always do. I try a hidden corner and wait to see whether the dye moves. If it does, I switch to a much drier method, and if the risk is too high I'll tell you rather than chance it.

    Usually four to eight hours. Man-made rugs dry fastest, deep pile ones take longest, and cold or damp weather adds to it. Leaving it on a hard floor with a window open speeds things up a lot.

    Usually. The affected areas get treated before the main clean so the smell is dealt with at the source rather than covered up. A rug that has been soaked through repeatedly is harder, because there's no underlay to pull it out of, and I'll tell you honestly what I think before starting.

    Most can. Some very old or fragile ones can't be cleaned safely by any method, and silk is the usual culprit. If I think the risk outweighs the benefit I'll say so and you won't be charged for me having a look.

    While I'm there

    Anything else needing done?

    Since there's a minimum call-out, most people get the rug done alongside something else.

    Carpet cleaningThe dirt comes out of the bottom of the carpet, not just the top. Sofa cleaningBring a tired sofa back instead of buying a new one. Pet smellsTreats what is causing the smell, rather than covering it up.

    Anywhere within 20 miles of Bedford, and no travel charge. Kempston, Bromham, Wixams, Ampthill, Flitwick, Biggleswade, St Neots, Milton Keynes and every village in between. See the full area

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    Send me a photo of it

    That's usually enough for me to tell you what it needs and what it'll cost. Free, and no hard sell.

    Colours tested first Cleaned in your home No travel charge
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