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Professional rug cleaning at Fred Remmers Rug Cleaners starts at $3.00 per square foot for machine-made and all other rug types. Handmade rugs — hand-knotted Persian, Oriental, wool, silk, and antique pieces — are $5.00 per square foot because they're washed and finished by hand. A standard 8×10 rug (80 sq ft) is $240 machine-made or $400 handmade. Optional add-ons like Scotchgard protection, deodorizing, or mothproofing run $0.50 per square foot each, and MicroSeal permanent protection is $2.00 per square foot. Free pickup and delivery is included across all five metros we serve.

We price by the square foot, not by the rug. That gives you transparent, fair pricing tied to the actual size of your piece. Multiply your rug's length by its width in feet (a 5×7 rug is 35 sq ft, a 9×12 is 108 sq ft), then multiply by your rate — $3.00/sq ft for machine-made and other types, $5.00/sq ft for handmade rugs — to know the cleaning cost before any add-ons. Our online estimator does the math for you.

An 8×10 area rug measures 80 square feet, so deep immersion cleaning is $240 at our $3.00 per square foot rate for machine-made and other rug types, or $400 if it's a handmade rug at $5.00 per square foot. Each $0.50 add-on (Scotchgard, deodorize, or mothproof) costs an additional $40 for the same rug, and MicroSeal permanent protection at $2.00 per square foot adds $160. Pickup and delivery are free across Memphis, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Dallas.

Yes — free pickup and delivery is included across every metro we serve: Memphis, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Dallas. No fuel surcharges, no evaluation fees, no fringe-cleaning add-ons. The only optional charges are the protective treatments you choose, all priced transparently on our online estimator. You see your full price before scheduling.

Yes, for any rug you intend to keep long-term. Embedded dirt and grit cut wool fibers from the foundation up — regular professional cleaning removes that abrasion before damage compounds, extending a rug's life by years or decades. For handmade, oriental, and Persian rugs especially, professional hand-finishing prevents the irreversible damage that DIY methods and carpet-cleaner machines can cause.

Our standard turnaround is 7 days from pickup to redelivery. The process includes inspection, dusting to remove embedded grit, hand-finished washing, controlled drying, and final inspection. Rugs requiring stain remediation, color correction, or repair work alongside cleaning may take longer — we'll give you a specific timeline after we examine your rug.

Yes. Pet urine and odor removal is one of our most common requests. Fresh stains have the highest success rate; older urine deposits often penetrate the rug foundation and require deeper enzymatic treatment. We can typically remove the visible stain and eliminate the odor at the source. Severely set or recurring pet damage receives a written quote after inspection — see our pet stain removal page.

Yes — handmade Persian, oriental, and silk rugs are our specialty. We've been hand-finishing fine rugs since 1881. Each rug is examined individually, dusted to remove embedded grit, washed by hand with rug-appropriate solutions, and dried under controlled conditions. We never batch-wash, never use rotary scrubbers, and never apply hot extraction methods that risk shrinkage or dye damage to handmade pieces.

Most rugs benefit from professional cleaning every 1–3 years, depending on traffic and conditions. High-traffic rugs, homes with pets, or households with allergies typically need cleaning every 12–18 months. Lower-traffic rugs in bedrooms and formal rooms can go 2–3 years. Vacuum regularly between professional cleanings and rotate rugs every six months to even out wear.

Rug repair pricing varies by the type and severity of damage — fringe repair, edge binding, reweaving, patching, and color touch-up dyeing each have different labor requirements. We provide a written quote after inspecting your rug. Timeline also varies: simple edge or fringe repairs may take 1–2 weeks, while extensive reweaving or restoration on antique pieces can take 4–8 weeks. See our rug repair services for details.