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Area/Oriental Rug Care
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Your Hidden Opportunity!
Ask yourself this question, where is there future opportunity for you as a
carpet cleaner in a new world of hard floors?
You've probably guessed it - Area Rugs & Mini-Plants to clean them!
The trend to hard flooring installations is creating the most profitable
opportunity for you in the last 20 years. In fact if you start shifting your
business today over to the Area Rug Cleaning Specialty, by this time next year
you could literally be:
- The Premier Area Rug Cleaning Company In Your Market
Area
- Charging a minimum $3.00 per sq ft (that's before all
your high profit add-ons)
- Earning more profits in 6 months than you've made in
two years cleaning carpet
Before 1960, big rug plants with incredibly expensive
equipment dominated the all rug & carpet cleaning.
DuPont "popcorn" Nylon changed all of that. By the 1980's
they were relics & only a very few have survived. Today, "Mini-Plants" with
modest investments are the 21st century darlings. Is it easy? If hard
work is not in your list of things you like best, forget it. On the other hand,
if you don't mind hard work, you should examine this opportunity carefully.
Starting in August 2008, you will find regular informative tips here from
Dusty The RugBadger,
as well as many more articles regarding area & oriental rugs.
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Tufted Rugs Can Be Tough On Cleaners
From CLEANFAX Volume 20, Issue 11 - November 2005
Lisa Wagner - Area & Oriental rug Cleaning GURU
More and more area rugs are tufted goods, giving cleaners additional challenges in the rug cleaning market. In the past, tufted handmade rugs (as opposed to "woven" rugs) were the inexpensive merchandise on the market that, in some cases, were more apt to be replaced in-stead of professionally cleaned. But that's not the case today... . . . keep reading
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Cleaning on the Fringe
Aaron Groseclose
Everyone's most time-consuming cleaning step is the fringe on rugs. They look great when the rug is new, but often go downhill from there. They act as dirt magnets, untwist, mat or bloom and are subject to cellulose browning. . . . keep reading
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Reading the Tea Leaves
Aaron Groseclose
Rug cleaning specialists should be aware of a new design trend in rugs called "tea wash" or "herbal wash." This process gives a warm "antique" look to the rug. This should not be confused with the "antique wash" discussed in a previous article. What was discussed then is the aggressive chemical wash process that removes dye to make the rug look old by muting the colors. . . . keep reading
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Silk and Silk Rugs
Aaron Groseclose
Synonymous with luxury and splendor, silk has reigned as the undisputed queen of luxury textiles over the centuries, and has been woven into tapestries, rugs, fine fabrics and accessories for over 4,000 years. Sericulture (the cultivation of silk-worms for silk) has remained virtually unchanged over the centuries. . . . keep reading
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Understanding Oriental Rug Construction
Aaron Groseclose
A previous column dealt with inspections of rugs prior to cleaning. As part of this inspection, the cleaner should also understand the construction of an oriental rug, because this will help in detailing the pre-cleaning report and identifying a rug. Let's look at the manner in which genuine hand-tied oriental rugs are constructed. . . . keep reading
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Closely Inspect Area Rugs Before Cleaning
Aaron Groseclose
The most important step in cleaning oriental rugs occurs before the actual cleaning process begins. Identifying and documenting conditions ahead of time helps prevent misunderstandings between the cleaner and customer. . . . keep reading
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Rug Cleaning Technician Course Outline (IICRC RCT - 141)
Jim Pemberton
NOTE: CCT & UFT Certifications prerequisite. This is the industry's only hands-on rug cleaning course, with live demonstrations of hooked, Flokati, Dhurrie, Kelim, oriental and designer rugs, and also demonstrations of actual cat urine removal and 3 methods of fringe cleaning and features complete immersion cleaning in a rug pit that you can build! . . . keep reading
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Don't Miss Out on This Remarkable Trend!
Jim Pemberton
It's particularly beneficial to have this new RCT category in place because, with consumers turning to more hard surface flooring alternatives for living areas, area rugs have climbed to a 16.7% total production market share. And that figure doesn't include the import of Oriental and specialty rugs! . . . keep reading
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Class Registration Form
This page contains the sign up form for any and all classes held here at Pembertons Learning Center. It was made for the convenience of the customer to register when you are ready. . . . keep reading
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AREA RUGS - Wool
Scott Warrington
Wool is an amazing fiber and is one of the finest face yarns available for carpet. It has excellent soil-hiding and release characteristics. Wool holds dye to the core of its fiber, and you may see rugs in museums with brilliant colors, which are well over a hundred years old. This bond with dye also explains the difficulty of removing any stains with dye additives. . . . keep reading
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AREA RUGS
Synthetic
Scott Warrington
Not all area rugs are made with natural fibers. It is common to find area rugs that are made of synthetic fibers such as olefin, nylon or acrylic. If you encounter a synthetic area rug, it is usually no more difficult to clean than standard wall to wall carpeting. . . . keep reading
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AREA RUGS
Dhurrie Rugs - Extreme Cleaning
Scott Warrington
The most important thing is to identify a Dhurrie rug. This extreme cleaning should not be done on other wool rugs. A Dhurrie rug is a flat woven rug made in India. The majority of the rug is a natural-colored wool with a simple pattern made by weaving in other colors. . . . keep reading
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pH, CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND CLEANING
Scott Warrington
When cleaners get together and discuss technical topics the subject of pH is likely to come up. Even more so has this been true of dialog that include industry instructors, product formulators and chemists. What is behind the flap? . . . keep reading
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AREA RUGS
Rug Identification
Scott Warrington
It is critical to identify a few basic characteristics of any area rug you clean. Identify the type of fiber, the color stability of the fiber, and the overall condition of the rug and fringes before the rug is removed from the house. . . . keep reading
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CARPET CLEANING - SISAL
Scott Warrington
Woven rugs and carpets made from sisal, coir, sea grass, jute and similar natural fibers are increasingly popular as designer floor coverings. Synthetic imitations of these fibers are likewise becoming increasingly common. While the synthetic versions respond well to standard cleaning techniques, the natural fibers present some cleaning challenges. . . . keep reading
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AREA RUGS
Bleeders
Scott Warrington
Fibers that bleed need to be identified while in the customer's home so that the customer understands the problem is with the rug and not the cleaning service. At this point, you discuss that you'll use a product called Dye-Loc, which inhibits bleeding. The customer still needs to assume the risk of potential bleeding before you proceed. . . . keep reading
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