Oriental Rug Cleaning in Riverhead, NY

Some of the best rugs in Riverhead are old family pieces. They sit in farmhouse parlors, under dining tables near downtown and in quiet rooms in newer homes. Many have been handed down for years.

These rugs need slow, careful work. We test the wool or silk and the dyes before any water is used, and we wash them by hand, never with a rough machine.

Handmade rugs are knotted from wool or silk and colored with natural or synthetic dyes. Some dyes run when wet. Before cleaning, we test each color on a small spot so we know what is safe.

Dry soil is the first thing to remove. Fine field dust and sand from shoes sink deep into a hand-knotted rug. We work it out first, because washing a rug full of grit can trap that dirt.

Then we wash the rug by hand with gentle, eco-safe products. We rinse it well and dry it slowly and evenly.

We clean the fringe on its own and can restore worn tassels. If a rug has been rolled up in a basement or attic, we look for moth damage and can treat it.

Free pickup and delivery makes this easy. We bring the rug back clean and lay it in place. For everyday machine-made rugs, our area rug cleaning service may be the better fit.

Before we take the rug, we look it over with you and point out wear, old repairs and color changes. That way you know its condition before cleaning, and there are no surprises when it comes back.

We also look at the back of the rug. Wear on the underside and old repairs tell us how the rug has been used and how gentle we need to be.

A family rug in Riverhead deserves the same care it got from the people who made it. Our crews also serve Riverside across the Peconic. Call 1-800-589-4364 for a free quote - new customers get 10% off.

Fine rugs last for generations when they are cleaned every few years and kept out of heavy wear. Rotating the rug now and then helps it age evenly in sunny rooms.

If you have more than one rug at home, we can pick them up together and bring them back on the same trip.