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Oriental Rug Cleanersof Fort Lauderdale (954) 892-6128
Family Owned & Operated

Oriental Rug Cleaning in Fort Lauderdale, FL

From a silk Persian in a Las Olas Isles home to a wool kilim in a Victoria Park bungalow — we collect your rug, wash it properly at our Fort Lauderdale shop, and bring it back the way it deserves to look. First we inspect. Then we quote. Then we wash.

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  • Family ownedYou talk to the people doing the work
  • In-plant washDedicated facility on E Sunrise Blvd
  • Free pickup & deliveryBy appointment, across the area
Rug technician with a pug in front of rugs hanging at the Fort Lauderdale shop
Our shop on E Sunrise Blvd — pets welcome, rugs respected. Se habla español.
Oriental RugsPersian & TurkishWoolSilk & ViscoseAntique RugsKilims & DhurriesSoumaksNeedlepointTapestriesFlokati & ShagSisal & BorderedMachine-MadeFringe ReplacementEdge SergingPet Odor RemovalFree Pickup & Delivery

Rug education

Why can’t a rug be cleaned like wall‑to‑wall carpet?

Because they’re different objects that happen to sit on the same floor.

Carpet is synthetic fiber stapled over a pad. A hand-knotted rug is wool or silk tied around a cotton foundation, colored with dyes that were never meant to meet a truck-mounted steam wand.

Living this close to the beach adds a problem you can’t see: fine sand. It rides in on bare feet and paws, sinks below the pile, and grinds against the knots like sandpaper every time someone walks across the room.

Steam-cleaning a rug where it lies pushes that grit deeper and soaks a foundation that Florida humidity will keep damp for days.

A rug isn’t cleaned in your living room. It’s washed in a shop.

That’s the entire reason our facility on E Sunrise Blvd exists: to dust the sand out dry, wash each rug for its fiber and dyes, and dry it fast enough that mildew never gets a chance.

And if your rug honestly doesn’t need a full wash yet, we’ll tell you that at the inspection — before you’ve spent a dollar.

The method

What happens to your rug at our shop?

Inspect

We go over the rug with you first — fiber, construction, dye stability, spots you know about and the ones you don’t. The price is set here, before any water.

Dust

A harmonic vibration duster shakes years of dry Fort Lauderdale sand and grit out of the foundation — the step a vacuum can never do.

Wash

Washed flat with cleaning agents matched to the fiber — a lanolin-safe wool shampoo for Orientals, different chemistry for synthetics.

Spot & fringe

Stubborn stains get individual spotting work, and cotton fringes are detailed separately so they come back bright, not gray.

Dry & finish

A centrifuge spins out most of the water — protecting against dye bleed — then rugs hang in moving air until bone dry. Groomed, rolled, wrapped, returned.

Your exact timeline is confirmed at pickup
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Every fiber, every construction

Rugs we clean at the shop

Each rug is washed by its fiber and construction — a silk Tabriz and a poly shag never get the same treatment.

Oriental Rugs

Antique and new Orientals, dusted dry first, then washed flat with a lanolin-safe wool shampoo.

Persian & Turkish

Hand-knotted village and city weaves — dye stability is checked before any water touches them.

Wool Rugs

Washed with chemistry that preserves the fiber’s natural lanolin instead of stripping it.

Silk & Viscose

True silk and “art silk” viscose are delicate — each gets its own gentler treatment, never generic detergent.

Antique Rugs

Handled for their age: gentle dusting, careful chemistry, and honest advice on what’s safe to attempt.

Kilim & Flatweave

Kilims, dhurries, and soumaks are cleaned on both faces, with fringes worked separately.

Shag & Flokati

Washed and groomed so the pile comes back open and soft, not matted down.

Specialty & Machine-Made

Needlepoint, hooked rugs, tapestries, sisal, bordered rugs, skins, and machine-made synthetics.

Honest pricing

How much does rug cleaning cost in Fort Lauderdale?

Honest answer: we don’t know yet — and neither does anyone else quoting you over the phone.

No two rugs are the same job. A hand-knotted wool Heriz, a viscose “art silk” from a department store, and a glue-backed synthetic each need different handling, different chemistry, and a different amount of labor.

What the rug is made of, how it was constructed, how stable its dyes are, what’s been spilled on it, and whether the edges or fringe need attention — all of that changes the number.

So we look first, and quote second.

You get one clear price after the inspection, before any work starts. No per-square-foot teaser rates that grow at your door.

And when cleaning genuinely isn’t worth it — a worn-out machine-made rug near the end of its life — we’ll tell you to keep your money. That honesty is why our customers come back with their next rug.

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Beyond washing

Rug repairs, done in the same shop

Chewed corners, unraveling edges, tired fringe — we see it all, and we fix what’s worth fixing. Every repair starts with a straight answer about whether the rug justifies it.

Hand-serging Overcasting Edge reinforcement Fringe replacement Patching Tear stitching Re-knotting Blocking Curling prevention Hanging loops
Repairs & Restoration

A real shop, not a truck

Washed here in Fort Lauderdale — never shipped out.

Our facility at 1619 E Sunrise Blvd is a working rug plant: a harmonic dusting machine, a wash floor, a high-speed centrifuge, and a hanging dry room. Your rug never leaves the city.

We’re family owned and operated, we answer our own phone, and we speak English and Spanish. Every photo on this site was taken in our shop, with our customers’ rugs.

Technician working on a Persian rug on the wash floor of the Fort Lauderdale shop
The wash floor at 1619 E Sunrise Blvd.

What to expect

How a rug job goes, start to finish

Evaluation first

We inspect the rug with you and set one clear price before anything is washed. If cleaning isn’t worth it, we say so.

In-plant wash

Your rug is dusted, washed, and dried at our own facility on E Sunrise Blvd — never trucked to a third-party plant.

Honest timeline

Your exact timeline is confirmed at pickup — no vague promises, and the rug is never rushed out damp.

Delivery scheduled

Groomed, rolled, wrapped, and returned by appointment. Pickup and delivery are free across the Fort Lauderdale area.

Before & after

What a proper wash actually changes

Same rug, same shop — photographed before and after washing. Results depend on the rug’s condition, and we’ll always tell you beforehand what’s realistic.

Before Soiled beige flatweave rug before washing
Years of embedded soil dulling the fiber.
After The same style rug clean and bright after in-shop washing
Washed, rinsed, and dried at the shop.
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Straight answers

Questions Fort Lauderdale rug owners ask us

Why can’t a rug be cleaned like wall-to-wall carpet?

Carpet is synthetic and stapled down; a hand-knotted rug is wool or silk on a cotton foundation with dyes that can migrate. Steam-cleaning it in place drives beach sand deeper into the knots and risks dye bleed. Rugs come to the shop, get dusted dry, then washed for their fiber.

How much does rug cleaning cost in Fort Lauderdale?

We price after we see the rug. Fiber, construction, dye stability, soiling, and repair needs all change the work, so a phone quote would be a guess. You get one clear number after inspection, before anything is washed — and if cleaning isn’t worth it, we say so.

Do you pick up rugs in Las Olas, Victoria Park, and Coral Ridge?

Yes — free pickup and delivery by appointment across Fort Lauderdale, including Las Olas, Victoria Park, Rio Vista, Coral Ridge, and Harbor Beach, plus Wilton Manors and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. See all pickup areas. Just have the rug ready when our driver arrives.

Does Fort Lauderdale’s climate actually harm rugs?

More than most owners expect. Salt air and humidity feed mildew in a damp rug, and fine beach sand works below the pile and cuts fibers with every footstep. Periodic dusting and washing removes the grit before it does permanent damage.

What kinds of rugs do you clean?

Antique and new Orientals, Persian and Turkish rugs, needlepoint, hooked rugs, dhurries, soumaks, kilims, tapestries, flokati, shag, sisal, skins, bordered rugs, and machine-made synthetics. Each is washed according to its fiber and construction.

Can you repair a damaged edge or worn fringe?

Yes, in the same shop: hand-serging, overcasting, edge reinforcement, patching, tear stitching, re-knotting, blocking, and new fringe in cotton, mercerized cotton, wool, or silk. See our repairs page for the full list.

Can pet urine odor really be removed from a rug?

Often, but not always. Urine in the cotton foundation needs a full wash at the shop — surface treatments just mask it in humid air. Old, repeated contamination can permanently damage dyes, so we assess first and tell you what’s realistic. More on our pet odor page.

No pressure, no scripts

Tell us about your rug.

A few details and we’ll call you back with straight answers — what it likely needs, what it doesn’t, and when we can pick it up.

Got it — thank you. We’ll call you back shortly to talk about your rug.

Prefer to talk now? Call or text (954) 892‑6128. Your exact price is set at the inspection — no bait rates, no surprises at the door.