Professional Area Rug Cleaning

Restore Your Rugs to Their Natural Beauty

Your area rugs deserve the best care, and at Lotus Cleaning, we ensure they receive it. Regular professional cleaning is essential to remove dirt and grime, which not only enhances the beauty of your rugs but also extends their lifespan. Depending on the level of foot traffic, we recommend having your rugs cleaned every 1 to 3 years to keep them looking their best.

Preserve and Protect Your Rugs

To help your rugs wear evenly and reduce fading, it’s important to rotate them every six months. This ensures they receive an equal amount of light and foot traffic, helping to maintain their original beauty for years to come.

Expert Care for All Rug Types

No matter the type of rug—whether it’s Persian, Pakistani, Indian, Karastan, Antique, or Hand-Woven Oriental—your rugs are in expert hands at Lotus Cleaning. Our team is trained in the latest rug cleaning techniques and products, capable of handling various fibers including wool, cotton, silk, rayon, and viscose. We provide a thorough cleaning that revives your rug’s natural vibrancy and preserves its quality.

Convenient Drop-Off Service

For your convenience, we offer a drop-off service for rug cleaning in Calgary. Trust us to treat your rugs with the care and attention they deserve, leaving them looking refreshed and renewed.

Before and after picture of a hand knotted Persian wool rug.

Rug Cleaning Methods we use

At Lotus Cleaning, we clean rugs at our in-plant rug bath using soft water along with an appropriate cleaning solution. This approach provides deep cleaning of your area rugs, flushing out more dirt and contaminants than other cleaning methods such as surface cleaning using hot water extraction.

Step 1. Comprehensive Rug Pre-inspection

Our technician will take the time to inspect your rug before cleaning. They will identify the fiber type (wool, silk, cotton, viscose and other specialty fibers respond differently to cleaning), test the dyes for stability, look for stains, document pre-existing damage, and any areas of concern that may cause issues during the wash.

The pre-inspection process allows us to devise a cleaning plan for the rug. We communicate this information to the customer after this procedure is completed, but before the cleaning begins.

Step 2. Particulate Soil Removal (Dusting) 

Given the unique construction and fiber type for rugs available, we thoroughly vacuum both sides of the rug, followed by mechanical vibrations on the back to loosen soil and loose debris. Therefore, this ensures that we remove dry soil and particulates before cleaning, allowing for the best possible outcome.

Step 3. Detailed Cleaning

To ensure that your rug receives the best possible cleaning, we clean all three sides – the front, back and inside (or foundation) of your area rug. As a result, cleaning in-plant gives us access to all three sides to achieve a detailed clean.

Each rug is washed separately to reduce any risk of cross contamination. Not every rug is washed or cleaned in the same manner. We will always use the best method for cleaning your rugs.

Step 4. Thorough Rinsing

All rugs are washed in our custom made 12’ x 16’ raised wash floor that is specifically designed with holed tiles, so all water and cleaning solutions used continuously exit the rug during the wash.
We use a pit to immerse rugs damaged by urine, fire and floods to thoroughly deodorize and decontaminate them.

Rugs cleaned in our facility are washed with several hundred gallons of water to achieve optimal results.

Step 5. Fringe Cleaning

The fringes are cleaned during washing of the rug. However, fringes are shampooed by hand, groomed, and rinsed. Any stains or other issues that did not come out during the cleaning process, are treated after this process is completed.

Step 6. Complete Drying

Upon completion of cleaning, we place the rug in our centrifuge and spin it to extract 95% of the water before hanging the rug on our drying rack. Our facility is also equipped with industrial dehumidifiers to ensure your rug is dry when it is not possible to use outside air for ventilation.
Please be aware that shrinkage may occur as a result of washing your rugs.

Our skilled area rug cleaning technicians in Calgary use the best available equipment and rug washing techniques to ensure that your area rugs stay beautiful. We treat each type of rug differently using a variety of cleaning methods and products.