I always took area rugs home... but I will have to also offer cleaning on location due to price... so how do you do them when they are on a wood floor?
I would never want to do a rug directly on top of a finished hardwood floor. But how to protect the floor might vary with the size of the rug and the situation. Some possible solutions - 1) Move the rug onto a carpeted, ceramic tile or vinyl floor and clean it there. Replace on wood floor after drying. 2) Place plastic drop cloth under the rug and extending a couple feet beyond each edge. 3) Clean outdoors on a porch or driveway. 4) If the rug is too large to move, you may consider cleaning with a dry compound such as Host or Capture. Remember that cleaning on location will usually be a less thorough and less effective cleaning than in a plant situation. So, take the rug back to your shop when this option is available.
I always took them home vacuum like crazy each side twice alternating , prepared extracted and put a fan on it till dry , no rush at home on the weekend, and priced it right, some costs won't surface cleaning cheap on location I am not sure I will do it will see depending on situation I guess... thanks for the info
I agree with scott, we dont clean over wood floors, no exceptions. clean on top of carpet or on driveway using plastic underneath to protect the rug. we recommend to the res having the rugs cleaned in the shop, but if they insist onsite cleaning, we have them sign a waiver. www.carpettechnologies.net
Same here, but I do carry plastic rolls and will put plastic under them and clean on spot, most of the time we can move them to another area of the house to clean, I don't clean in a driveway because the backing can get to dirty or even stained, so I don't do driveways, I learned from my old company, at former company we would lay them out on concrete where vans would park overnight and we would clean fire jobs in there so needless to say there were plenty of rugs that looked like crap on the backing, thank God I run my own company now! all the things I told them was wrong with there methods are now biting them on the a$$
I agree that it isn't good to steam clean area rugs over wood floors. However, I have gotten good results using bonnet cleaning - there isn't enough moisture to cause a problem, plus I always wipe the floor underneath with a towel just in case. Not all carpet responds well to bonnet cleaning, especially longer carpet that is densely packed. However, I find that wool rugs clean quite well with the bonnet method. You are not supposed to get them very hot anyways. I'm new to this forum, so I don't know if you guys are hostile to the bonnet method or not. I definitely realize it has it's limitations and that hot water extraction is preferable in many circumstances.
The only "hostility" for the bonnet method on wool rugs is that it is not "cleaning" the rug. You are leaving behind soil and residue. But... so is hot water extraction when used in the home on rugs - because the rug is not being dusted, and rarely is rinsed well because of the worry of the floor underneath. Lisa
