Wool Rug Cleaners
Why Wool Rugs Need Professional Cleaning
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While wool is incredibly durable, it’s also a natural fiber that requires specialized wool rug cleaning techniques. Wool fibers are highly absorbent, which means they can trap and hold onto dust, allergens, and indoor pollutants.
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Additionally, wool’s natural ability to absorb and hold moisture makes it vulnerable to mold, mildew, and odor retention if not cleaned and dried properly. DIY or improper cleaning methods, like using carpet cleaning machines or harsh detergents, can leave residues behind, cause shrinkage, or strip the lanolin that gives wool its softness and stain resistance.​​
The Benefits of Professional Wool Rug Cleaning
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Our professional wool rug cleaning process is designed to protect and enhance the natural qualities of wool. We use pH-balanced, wool-safe cleaners and fresh water to gently remove soils, allergens, and odors without damaging the fibers. Our process also helps restore the rug’s luster and natural softness, while ensuring no residues are left behind.
Proper wool rug cleaning not only extends the life of your rug but also helps maintain a healthier indoor environment. Wool rugs are naturally hypoallergenic and have the ability to absorb airborne pollutants, improving air quality in your home. Regular professional cleaning ensures they continue to offer these benefits without becoming a source of dust or allergens themselves.
Are Wool Carpets & Area Rugs Hard
To Wash?
Some rugs can be hard to wash, for example, color issues and wear.
In some rug productions, rugs are touched up with ink and chalk to hide imperfections or damage.
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This is why your rugs need an experienced rug cleaner and why rug cleaning is best undertaken by an experienced cleaners in a specialized workshop, with cleaners specific to remove stains and odors from rugs.
Our workshop is full of state-of-the-art rug cleaning equipment as a specialized cleaners for addressing the cleaning needs such as odor and stains removal of new, vintage and antique rugs.
How To Dry Wool
After washing, We use a variety of water removal methods including centrifugal spinning or extraction to remove water from your wool rugs.
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Our rug centrifuges remove water from rugs by spinning the rugs at fifteen hundred RPMs to extract excess water.
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Much like the spin cycle on a clothes washing machine, wet wool rugs go from soaking wet to 95% moisture removal and dry to the touch in under 2 minutes.
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Fast, efficient wool drying is important, and our specialized equipment is not portable and cannot be used in your home or approximated with carpet steam cleaning.
WoolSafe
Renaissance is a member of Woolsafe an organization dedicated to cleaning products safe for wool rugs and people
Our Service Area
Renaissance provides cleaning & repair services to the Portland metro area and beyond