How Do I Maintain My Carpet and Rugs

Oriental Carpets Need Quality Under Padding

• Place a quality pad under your Oriental carpet.
• Proper padding helps avoid unnecessary wear by minimizing movement and wrinkling.
• Your carpet will be safer to walk on and will last longer.

Be Aware of Humidity

• Protect your carpet’s foundation [especially cotton] from moisture. Humidity causes degradation to carpet fibers.
• Avoid liquid spills, leaks and water from potted plants.
• Use a [white] towel and blot the moist area.
• Pay attention to the back of the carpet and aerate to dry fully to avoid damage.

Vacuuming Oriental Carpets

• Vacuum without a rotating beater brush attachment.
• Vacuum areas that are covered under furniture. These areas accumulate dust.
• Take care not to fray fringes by vacuuming them lightly.
• Aerate and vacuum the back of the carpet once in a while.
• Avoid vacuuming too often. Where and how the carpet is used will determine how often to vacuum a carpet.

Keep the Dust Off

• Minimize the accumulation and settlement of dust, dirt, sand or grit.
• These components can reduce the life of a carpet because they act like sandpaper to wear down the fibers.

 Storage

• It seems that carpets are damaged by insects more often when stored than when used.
• If you are planning to store your carpets for a longer period of time [over six months] we recommend you have them professionally cleaned, treated and properly wrapped.

Insect Damage

• Certain insects such as moth, silver fish and carpet beetles like to feed on wool and cotton fibers in carpets.
• Some of the factors promoting infestations are dirt, dust and humidity in the carpet fibers. Also darkness and the absence of usage can cause concern.

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