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Cleaning Wool Carpet and Rug: Good News? Or Baaaad?

April 21, 2016

DID YOU KNOW that choosing a wool carpet or rug for your home is both good news… and sometimes bad?

The good news is choosing wool, which is a high quality fiber but not really that popular because of the higher price, means your carpet or rug will last longer, look better and retain value.

The bad news is choosing wool means you won’t see as much dirt on it, and so you may not vacuum or clean it that often — which means your nice, wool carpet or rug may prematurely wear out.

Why is that?

Most consumers base their cleaning frequencies on appearance. That can be dangerous for any carpet or rug, or any surface, for that matter. With wool, the physical makeup of the fiber has the characteristic of hiding dirt, especially those tiny, gritty particles that wear on the fibers. You might compare this to putting sand on a piece of Plexiglas and walking on it. The sand will act as an abrasive, damaging the surface.

While wool fibers won’t damage as quickly as other fibers, such as nylon, polyester or olefin, any type of dirt or soil on them isn’t good news at all.

What you should do is talk to a cleaning professional about cleaning based on frequency, not appearance. Get your cleaning scheduled on a regular basis, and remember that not every situation is the same. Your home may not need as frequent cleaning as another; that’s why a professional opinion is smart.

Yes, wool is good… or baaaad… depending on how you treat it.

Our Service Area

We proudly service the following Chicagoland areas including:

Cook County

     Alsip
     Bedford Park
     Berwyn
     Broadview
     Brookfield
     Countryside
     Elmwood Park
     Forest Park
     Hickory Hills
     Hillside
     Indianhead Park
     La Grange
     La Grange Highlands
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     Lemont
     Lyons
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     North Riverside
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     Palos Heights
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     River Forest
     Riverside
     Westchester
     Western Springs
     Willow Springs

DuPage County

     Addison
     Bartlett
     Bensenville
     Bloomingdale
     Burr Ridge
     Carol Stream
     Clarendon Hills
     Darien
     Downers Grove
     Elmhurst
     Glen Ellyn
     Hinsdale
     Lisle
     Naperville
     Oak Brook
     Oakbrook Terrace
     Villa Park
     Warrenville
     West Chicago
     Westmont
     Wheaton
     Willowbrook
     Winfield
     Wooddale

Kane County

     Aurora
     North Aurora

Kendall County

     Oswego
     Plainfield

Will County

     Bolingbrook
     Homer Glen
     Lockport
     Woodridge

Naperville Area

     Aurora
     Batavia
     Bolingbrook
     Carol Stream
     Geneva
     Glen Ellyn
     Glendale Heights
     Homer Glen
     Lemont
     Lisle
     Lockport
     Naperville
     North Aurora
     Plainfield
     St. Charles
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     West Chicago
     Wheaton
     Winfield
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Hinsdale Area

     Burr Ridge
     Clarendon Hills
     Darien
     Downers Grove
     Elmhurst
     Hinsdale
     Indian Head Park
     La Grange
     La Grange Park
     Lombard
     Oak Brook Terrace Oak Brook
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     Westmont
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Koshgarian Rug Cleaners
248 E Ogden Ave
Hinsdale, IL 60521
630-325-0243

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Koshgarian Rug Cleaners
Naperville, IL 60563
630-420-9181

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