How to Clean a Large Area Rug
Step 1
Vacuum the top side of the rug. Turn on your vacuum cleaner and push it back and forth across the top surface of your rug to suck up loose dust and debris. Work in long, parallel strokes so that you clean the entire rug. Try to vacuum your rug at least once per week.Depending on the rug’s thickness, you may need to adjust the knob on the vacuum that controls its suction power.
Vacuuming a shag rug is a great way to get dust and dirt out of its long fibers. However, turn off the vacuum’s beater bar so you don’t inadvertently tear fibers off of the rug.If your vacuum doesn’t have a turn-off for the beater bar, try borrowing a different vacuum from a friend.
When you’re vacuuming an Oriental rug or a home-made or hand-knotted rug, set a sheet of nylon screening over the rug for protection. Weigh the edges of the nylon down with 3–4 books.
Sprinkle baking soda onto your rug and let it sit on your rug before vacuuming every 3 months. This will help deodorize your rug.
Step 2
Flip the area rug over and vacuum its underside. While rug owners typically don’t look at (or walk on) the underside of the rug, these surfaces can get quite dirty. Once the top of the rug is dirt-free, flip it over and lay the rug flat on the ground. Use the same technique to vacuum dirt and grime off of the bottom of the rug.
Flip the rug back right-side up once you’ve vacuumed the underside.
Step 3
Shake smaller area rugs outdoors. If your area rug is less than 4–5 feet (1.2–1.5 m) in diameter, pick the rug up and carry it outside. Hold on to one of the short edges of the rug, and vigorously shake it. This will dislodge any pieces of dirt, food, etc., that are stuck deep in the rug fiber.
Also try beating the rug with a broom handle while you’re holding it in the air. If you see puffs of dust coming from the rug, keep beating it.However, if you’re cleaning an old or expensive area rug, don’t beat it with a broom handle. In fact, depending on the rug’s condition, it might be best not to shake it outside.
Step 4
Brush out lingering pet hair with a stiff brush. Depending on the type of fibers in your rug and the breed of pets in your home, pet hair may be deeply embedded in your rug. If you’ve vacuumed and shaken out your rug and there’s still fur in it, brush the rug with a stiff-bristle brush. Brush hairy spots on the rug with short, repetitive strokes to tease out the animal hair.
You can purchase a brush with stiff plastic bristles at a hardware store.
Don’t use a brush with metal bristles, as these will tear up the rug.
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