Rug care guides
These guides explain how rugs actually behave — why cellulosic fibres brown, why urine odour returns in humid weather, why silk and viscose look identical and clean nothing alike. They are written to be useful whether or not you ever hire us. Where a job is genuinely a do-it-yourself task, we say so.
How Often Should You Clean an Area Rug?
Frequency depends on traffic, pets, footwear habits and fibre — not a fixed calendar rule.
Read more GuideHow to Care for a Wool Rug
Vacuuming technique, rotation, spill response and what to avoid on wool.
Read more GuideCan You Wash a Persian Rug?
Most hand-knotted wool rugs can be washed — after dye testing and construction assessment.
Read more GuideHow to Remove Pet Urine From an Area Rug
Why surface treatment fails, what flushing does, and what may not be reversible.
Read more GuideWhy Rugs Brown After Cleaning
Cellulosic browning and wicking — the mechanism, and how controlled drying prevents it.
Read more GuideWhat Makes Silk Rugs Difficult to Clean
Protein fibre chemistry, viscose look-alikes, and the risk of texture change.
Read more GuideWhat Is Fringe Cleaning?
Fringe is usually the rug's foundation warp. What can safely be improved, and what cannot.
Read more GuideHow Rug Cleaning Pricing Works
Size, fibre, construction, condition, contamination and logistics — how each one moves the number.
Read moreWhere to start
If you are trying to work out whether your rug needs professional attention at all, read how often an area rug should be cleaned. If something has already gone wrong — a pet accident, a spill, brown marks after a previous cleaning — go straight to the guide covering it.
If you are trying to understand what a job should cost before you call anyone, read how rug cleaning pricing works alongside our pricing methodology.
About these guides
Written by Darren Miller, owner of iRPro Rugs, from field experience cleaning area rugs in the Fraser Valley. They are kept evergreen rather than dated, and updated when practice changes. Where a claim depends on industry guidance, we link to the source so you can check it yourself.
None of this replaces inspecting a specific rug. If a guide leaves you unsure, call or text 604-799-9985 and describe what you are dealing with.
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Call or text us with your rug dimensions, or send photos through the estimate form. A photo estimate is preliminary — final pricing and cleaning method are confirmed on inspection.