Area rug cleaning in Auburn, WA

Rugs in Auburn come to us with a regional set of problems: mildew on the back from sitting on a damp slab, pet urine that went through to the foundation, and years of winter grit cutting the wool from the inside. Dusting the rug face-down before any water touches it removes pounds of that grit, and it is the step most in-home cleaners skip. We hear a version of this from Auburn every few weeks.

What Auburn homes bring us

In Auburn we regularly pick up rugs from Lea Hill, Lakeland Hills and West Hill. A customer's antique Kashmir rug went out and came back in beautiful shape; a Persian rug its owner had been afraid to clean for years came back restored. Those are the jobs we like most. That is the same call we get from Auburn regularly.

For area & oriental rug cleaning in Auburn that means dealing with wool and hand-knotted rugs that have been sitting on damp slab floors or taking a beating from winter grit. About ninety thousand live here across zip codes 98001, 98002, 98092.

The Kent and Green River valleys are a few degrees cooler and damper than Seattle in winter and hold fog on cold mornings; carpet in valley-floor homes dries slower and mildew shows up under area rugs on slab floors. Summer brings dust and pollen off the valley farmland into open windows and ductwork. Lakeland Hills and Lea Hill are full of 2000s-era homes now hitting the age where ducts and carpet need their first real cleaning.

Neighborhood by neighborhood

• Lea Hill has a lot of homes where a previous pet left its mark; a UV inspection before area & oriental rug cleaning is worth asking for there.
• We keep notes on repeat customers in Lakeland Hills, so the tech knows the closet that never dries and the spot behind the sofa before he walks in.
• Older homes in West Hill sometimes have carpet over hardwood floors, which changes how we treat a room; we check before we start.
• We have cleaned enough homes in Downtown Auburn to know the soil there is mostly tracked-in grit and pet traffic, which pre-treatment handles well.

From Auburn the van usually continues to Algona (about 30 minutes from our yard), Pacific (about 32 minutes from our yard), Federal Way (about 25 minutes from our yard), Edgewood (about 36 minutes from our yard) on the same day, which is how area & oriental rug cleaning in Auburn stays at our base rate: the drive is shared across the route.

Why it matters here

Wool rugs washed every two or three years last for generations. Wool rugs cleaned in place with alkaline carpet chemistry brown, felt and bleed. The difference between the two is the reason we take rugs out of Auburn homes to clean them rather than doing what is convenient. It is the kind of job that brings us back to Auburn on a regular basis.

Spring is the best time to send out wool rugs: the wash floor dries them fast and the house is ready to have them back on clean carpet. We could tell the same story about a dozen Auburn addresses.

Jobs like yours

A shag area rug with pet stains and odor was the worst piece in a house we were cleaning. The tech worked on it until it was right. Shag needs the fibers separated and flushed individually, which is slow, and it is why shag is priced by the job. Auburn sends us this exact kind of job on a normal week.

Locally owned, not a franchise

A franchise sends whoever is on the schedule. We send someone who has been with us for years and knows Auburn — the Lea Hill and Lakeland Hills area in particular. Customers in Auburn mention that in reviews more than they mention the equipment: the tech who helped carry in groceries, the one who explained drying time before starting, the one who spent longer than expected because the sofa needed it. Locally owned means the reputation is personal.

How the visit goes

Fiber and dye check, then dusting, then wash or in-place clean, then odor and stain treatment, then controlled dry, groom, return. The tech quotes the whole job before any equipment comes off the van. Rug pickup pairs naturally with a carpet cleaning at the same address, and with upholstery in the same room. That is a typical week for us in and around Auburn.

What we will tell you honestly

Viscose (often sold as 'art silk' or 'bamboo silk') is a fragile fiber that yellows and loses sheen when wet. We clean it dry and tell you the limits up front. We would rather say that up front in Auburn than surprise you at the door.

Pricing in Auburn

There is no coupon price for Auburn and no list of add-ons at the door. Area & Oriental Rug Cleaning here is quoted as a whole job — in-home synthetic rug cleaning is priced by size — and because Auburn is only about 28 minutes out, we can often fit it in the same day.