The maintenance of handwoven and machine-made carpets is a subject that can bring you excellent results in increasing the rug's life. Day by day, with the increase in prices, the importance of taking care of home appliances and equipment is growing. Also, various parameters affect this, from machine and handwoven carpets to piping and where you intend to do it.
In this article, we will talk about how to maintain handwoven and machine-made carpets for you and clarify the wrong actions that should not be done to ruin your carpet.
How to maintain handwoven and machine-made carpets?
In general, the reasons and problems that cause carpet decay and destruction can be divided into two broad categories:
• Live agents that are visible, and you can quickly discover and destroy them. The most critical cases are mice and insects such as willows, crickets, termites, bathroom cockroaches, and carpet beetles.
• Non-living factors or environmental factors, the most important of which are dust, light, heat, humidity, inappropriate physical pressures, and environmental pollution.
Since the method of maintaining carpets and machines are specific in some cases, we tried to tell you all the issues so that you can choose any option suitable for your carpet. Remember that many of these items apply to both handwoven and machine-woven rugs.
Choosing the right environment for the carpet
Before you want to take care of your handwoven and machine-made carpet, choosing a suitable environment for keeping your carpet is necessary.
Unfortunately, it is widespread among Iranian families to place carpets in a dark and humid warehouse; This action will significantly reduce the useful life of the rug.
Looking at the two factors we introduced above, you will understand that a dark and humid warehouse has all the destructive conditions needed to destroy the carpet.
The opposite is true; placing the rug in direct sunlight can be just as wrong.
The best environmental option for storing handwoven and machine-made carpets is a dry and moisture-free warehouse that has a window for light to enter; of course, don't forget that the presence of a small fan to transfer air and moisture can also be an exceptional help for the health of the carpet. be you
Ultimately, it is better to know that if your carpet is rolled, there are different ways to store it; the best and most correct way is to put it in nylon. This makes your carpet safe in all conditions, such as during transportation, against sunlight, and during storage.
To pipe; The best type of carpet collection.
In some cases, it can be seen that people fold their carpets in different ways due to the mismatch between the rug size and the warehouse; it is better to know that this method is the most wrong thing you can do. give
The best option for collecting and maintaining handwoven and machine-made carpets is, without a doubt, carpet rolling, considered the best type of care if the following conditions are met.
• To level the carpet, try to do it with two or three of your friends and family to prevent the edges of the carpet from bending and sticking out because, in the long run, these conditions can cause damage, especially for large carpets. to bring
• Insects and willows are among the most important enemies of carpets in a warehouse. You can use substances such as tobacco or naphthalene to eliminate these creatures. Of course, this problem happens mostly to handwoven carpets, not machine-made ones.
• If your carpet is damaged, torn, and rotted, it is recommended to repair these problems before it is rolled because, with time, these cases and their damages will increase. Removing carpet burns is one of the most critical problems that need to be looked at.
Cleaning and removing stains before storing the handmade carpet
In many cases, we see that people use the carpet despite many different specks of dirt and stains, and in this way, they start storing it for a long time.
If your stain is moisture, it is necessary to unfold the carpet entirely and fold it after drying. To remove solid stains, you should not use a knife to remove them; to remove them, follow the correct method.
After cleaning and removing the carpet stain, it is better to go to naphthalene and by spreading a cloth on the carpet, sprinkle the powdered naphthalene on it and then roll up the rug and place it inside the plastic.
Spread the carpet in the right place.
If you want your carpet to have high durability and remain in quality for years, you must follow some tips to spread it and prevent it from rotting and spoiling.
• Avoid spreading the carpet on wet areas ultimately.
• Avoid laying the carpet on a chalk and limestone floor because these two are the main factors of carpet rot.
• When buying, be cautious about the carpet size because if it is significant, you have to fold the extra parts of the carpet, which in the long run will not result in the carpet cracking.
• If you can use an underlay for your carpet, it is a special help for the health of the carpet You will do it yourself, one of the most important sub-floors that we all know is carpet.
• It is better to hide the roots of the carpet under it so that it is not worn and destroyed by traffic.
Sweeping the carpet is an important factor in care
In the points and cases that we have reviewed for you so far, one thing that we may not take very seriously, but one of the most effective options that you can do to maintain handwoven and machine-made carpets is sweeping.
One of the most common problems that can be seen in almost all Iranian homes is vacuuming back and forth, this is very wrong and has bad results for your carpet. It is necessary to sweep only in the sleeping direction of the carpet.
The next item that needs to be mentioned is more for the maintenance of handwoven carpets and delicate carpets such as silk. These types of quality carpets are very sensitive to dust, and it is necessary to ensure that dust is removed from the house when sweeping, by opening the door and windows, this issue is easily accessible. is.
Sweeping the carpet has limitations and you should not overdo it, once a week is enough to clean and maintain handwoven and machine-made carpets.
Other tips for maintaining handwoven and machine-made carpets
After reviewing the 5 main factors, we would like to briefly introduce some very important points for you:
• The lack of air flow makes the environment very suitable for the growth of bacteria on the surface of the carpet, so we recommend that you have good air flow in your storage and warehouse.
• Washing by removing dust from the surface of the carpet can be of special help for its durability, of course, this issue also requires proper awareness and not using the right detergent can cause your carpet to rot.
• When spreading the carpet, make sure that parts of your carpet are not placed under the bases of heavy equipment.
• If your carpet has more rot and scratches in some parts than others, you can prevent it from being damaged by moving the carpet.
• If you have a high value for the maintenance of your handmade carpet, we recommend that you use a white linen cloth on your carpet when it is leveled and before doing this to prevent dirt and dust from sitting on it.
• Avoid placing the carpet next to high heat and chemicals.
• If you are using a carpet as a panel and you are nailing it to the wall, avoid driving nails directly into the carpet. In addition to rusting of nails and the transfer of its color to the carpet, it is also possible to mention the perforation of the carpet.
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