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Rug cleaning guides

Straight answers to the questions people ask before they clean, hire a machine for, or give up on a rug — what works on pet urine and wine, what it costs, how to tell what a rug is made of, and which rugs should go to a specialist instead.

How Much Does Rug Cleaning Cost in Adelaide? Almost no Adelaide rug cleaner publishes a price, which makes it hard to know whether a quote is fair. Here is what the market actually charges, what drives the number, and what we charge. Read the guide › Rug Doctor Hire vs Professional Rug Cleaning Supermarkets and hardware stores rent carpet machines for the day, and plenty of people point them at a rug. Sometimes that works. Here is an honest account of when it does, when it ruins the rug, and what the professional option costs in comparison. Read the guide › How to Get Dog Urine Out of a Rug Whether it is a puppy, an old dog, a cat with a grudge or a visitor’s pet, the method is the same — act fast, blot, use an enzyme cleaner, treat the backing, and dry the rug properly. Here is how, and where DIY runs out. Read the guide › What Is My Rug Made Of? Before anyone wets a rug — you or a cleaner — the fibre decides everything: whether it can be steam cleaned, whether it will shrink, bleed or go stiff, and what it should cost. Here is how to tell. Read the guide › Can You Steam Clean a Wool Rug? We get asked this a lot, and the honest answer is the reason we don’t do it. Wool is a wonderful rug fibre and a terrible candidate for hot water extraction on your lounge room floor. Read the guide › How to Clean a Jute Rug Jute rugs are everywhere in Adelaide living rooms and they are the rug we most often get asked to rescue after a well-meant wet clean has turned them brown. Here is how to look after one, and the limits. Read the guide › Why Does My Rug Smell After Cleaning? You cleaned the rug and now it smells worse — musty, sour, like a wet dog, or the old urine smell is back. It is common, it has a short list of causes, and most of them are fixable. Read the guide › How Often Should You Clean a Rug? Rugs are the dirtiest textile in most homes and the least often cleaned. Here is a schedule that reflects how Adelaide households actually live, and the signs you have left it too long. Read the guide › How to Clean a Shag Rug Shag rugs feel wonderful and hide a shocking amount of crumbs, hair and grit in that long pile. They also mat, tangle and take forever to dry if cleaned the wrong way. Here is how to do it right. Read the guide ›

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