Rug Cleaning in Darwin

Either. Most rugs are cleaned in your home. A heavily soiled rug, or a wool piece too heavy to dry on the floor in the wet season, is collected, washed and dried off site, then returned, and the quote tells you which one yours needs.

Rug cleaning is quoted per rug after an inspection, because a wool rug and a synthetic one of the same size are different jobs. Booking rugs alongside carpet or upholstery saves a separate visit.

Synthetic rugs, yes, any time. A thick wool rug between November and April is the one to think about, because drying is the whole risk. We use air movers and lift the rug off the floor, and a piece too heavy to dry safely in the house goes off site to be washed and dried instead.

Not if the dyes are tested first, which is why we do a hidden corner before anything else. Old bleed from a previous attempt usually cannot be undone.

It can, most often on a rug's first professional clean, when natural fibres in the foundation absorb moisture. Shrinkage is generally permanent, so a rug that has never been cleaned gets that warning before we start.

Dry only, never wet. Viscose loses much of its strength when wet and a plain water spill can leave a brown mark, and jute browns and breaks down the same way.

Cleaning helps and it is the right first step, because larvae feed on the soiled areas and the underside more than the open middle. It will not kill every egg on its own, so a bad infestation needs a pest treatment as well.

The smell usually yes, the stain not always. Old urine attacks the dye, so an old accident can leave a permanent mark even after the odour is gone.