How To Maintain

Let's mention some guidelines to keep your hand made carpet away from any possible damage. The following instructions are for consumer-carpets and you have to consult the experts for your antique ones.

1. The grounds you want to furnish with carpets must be flat, dried and dust free.

2. Soiled, chalky, or limy grounds should not be furnished with carpets.

3. It is better not to spread the carpet on moquette, linoleum or on another carpet.

4. While cleaning, it is better to keep the windows open to prevent resettling of the dust.

5. The ground that you want to furnish the carpet with should not have clefts among mosaics or stones, because they will be good places for moth to grow.

6. To prevent moth eating carpets from underneath, you can use Naphthalene powder or negsalt or herbals like tobacco. Pay attention to use them as recommended.

7. If your carpet has been damaged by moth, first you have to clean up the ground and the damaged points have to be repaired for preventing damage of neighboring points while washing.

8. The humid unconditioned air in abandoned or closed places is the main factor for moth eating. In these places, the doors and windows should be opened and the carpets be inspected monthly.

9. You have to wash your carpets regularly along usage time.

10. The carpets should be shaken well to take dust out before washing.

11. Washing the carpets by acid cleaners like Chlorohydrosulfites causes lack of endurance and damages the strings. The best cleaners for washing are low acid soaps.

12. Only carpets being sold by Have Rug can be washed by soap and water .If the colors of your carpets are chemical, they may be mixed while washing. There fore, consult with the seller about washing such carpets.

13. Washing carpets with any kind of shampoos causes decay. Do not pay attention to advertisement broadcasted about shampoos, they are not real.

14. If you pour water on any carpet, you have to dry the part immediately.

15. If any soft drink, coke, or milk is poured on carpet wash and dry it immediately.

16. If colors used for buildings or any kind of fluid glues are dropped on carpet, you have to wash, clean and dry that part immediately and then consult with an expert.

17. Do not put the sharp legs of chairs, sofa or table on the carpets. In this cases use wooden or plastic plates to keep carpet safe.

18. Prevent the carpet from direct exposure to sunlight.

19. To keep the surface of carpet unchanged and soft, turn it 180 degrees twice a year.

20. Do not put vase of flowers or small trees on the carpet or besides, mostly carpets decay from overflowing of extra water from vases.

21. In humid and warm cities preferably use pure wool made carpets because these kinds of carpets do not absorb humidity.

22. The carpets in use have to be repaired before becoming threadbare and decayed.