Rug Cleaning in Durham
Wool, synthetic, hand-made and antique rugs cleaned to suit the fibre, in your home in Durham. Family run, over ten years behind us, and a free quote before anything is touched. We cover DH1, DH6 and DH7 and the area around it.
Rug Cleaning in Durham
Some rugs cannot be cleaned, and it is better to hear that at the quote than after money has changed hands. The ones we turn down are usually old, often inherited, and have spent time somewhere cold and damp. Cotton foundation threads go brittle, the sizing in the backing breaks down, and a rug that only looks tired on the floor comes apart once it is handled wet.
The checks take a couple of minutes. We flex the rug and listen for cracking in the backing, look for sandy grit and dust falling out of it, feel whether the pile lifts away from the foundation, and look along the ends for splits that a fringe has been hiding. Any of those and we say what the risk is, in plain terms, before deciding anything.
The old houses climbing away from the river here are full of rugs that have been in the family a long time, and most of them clean beautifully. The point is not that age is a problem in itself. It is that a rug is a textile with a lifespan, and knowing where yours sits in that lifespan is the difference between a good decision and an expensive one.
Areas we cover from Durham
What it costs in Durham
The same list everywhere we work. No call-out fee, no travel charge and nothing added at the end.
Rug Cleaning
- Small rugfrom £25
- Medium rugfrom £25
- Large rugfrom £25
- Runnerfrom £25
- Wool or hand-made rugQuoted on inspection
- Rug plus the carpet beneathQuoted together
Carpet cleaning, same visit
- Loungefrom £40
- Dining roomfrom £35
- Bedroomsfrom £30
- Hall£20
- Stairs£35
- Landing£20
- Other roomsPrice on request
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See pricesDurham and the area around it
We cover DH1, DH6 and DH7 and every village on this map, at the same prices, with no charge for the travel.
Check out our work
Real jobs in real customers' homes. Click any photo to enlarge it.
Durham questions
The things people in Durham ask us most often.
How do you know whether a rug will survive cleaning?
We flex it and listen for the backing cracking, check whether dust and grit fall out, see if the pile lifts from the foundation, and look for splits along the ends. Any of those and we explain the risk before anything is agreed.
What happens if you think my rug is too far gone?
We tell you, and we do not charge for looking. Sometimes a careful low-moisture clean is still worth doing and sometimes the honest answer is to leave it alone. Either way the decision stays yours, with the facts in front of you.
Does an inherited rug need different treatment?
Often. Older hand-made rugs have cotton or wool foundations and dyes that may not be fixed, so they are quoted after inspection rather than from the £25 list. The method is gentler, there is less water, and drying is watched a good deal more closely.
Which Durham areas do you cover for rug cleaning?
DH1, DH6 and DH7, taking in Gilesgate, Nevilles Cross, Belmont, Newton Hall, Framwellgate Moor, Bowburn, Brandon and Shincliffe. Nothing is added for travelling, and a rug is often done alongside a carpet or a suite.
We also cover these towns
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DL14 — market town terraces, Cockton Hill semis and the villages all around
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DL17 — the old pit terraces of Dean Bank and the villages around them
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TS21 — Georgian houses round the green and the newer estates beyond
Visit the Sedgefield pageReady when you are, Durham
Tell us what needs doing and we will give you a firm price on the spot. No call-out fee, no travel charge and no pressure — just an honest quote from a family firm that has been doing this for over ten years.