Antique Rug Cleaning service in London

    Antique Rug Cleaning

    Museum-grade antique rug cleaning across Wokingham, Maidenhead, Reading and Berkshire. Hand-wash, fringe restoration, valuation-based insurance. Free inspection.

    What We Offer

    An antique rug is unrepeatable. The natural dyes, hand-spun wool and decades — or centuries — of patina are exactly what give it value, and exactly what an inexperienced cleaner will damage in an afternoon.

    Our antique rug specialists hand-inspect every piece, document its condition, dye-test, gently dust-extract, and hand-wash in cool pH-controlled solutions before flat-drying without tension. Nothing is rushed, nothing is mechanised.

    We collect from Wokingham, Maidenhead, Reading, Sunningdale, Ascot and the wider affluent Berkshire region. Every antique is fully insured at valuation while in our care.

    Why Choose Us

    • Museum-grade antique rug specialists
    • Hand-inspection and condition documentation
    • Dye-tested before any wash
    • Cool, pH-controlled hand-wash process
    • Flat-drying with no pile tension
    • Fringe restoration and moth damage repair
    • Valuation-based insurance while in our care
    • Free collection across Berkshire
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    Antique Rug Cleaning — Frequently Asked Questions

    Generally any rug over 80–100 years old. Antique rugs require the most careful hand-washing of any textile we clean — the wool, dyes and foundation are all more fragile than modern rugs.

    Yes — we collect from Wokingham, Maidenhead, Reading, Sunningdale, Ascot and the wider Berkshire region. Antiques are hand-inspected before any work is agreed.

    When done correctly, yes — and overdue cleaning often damages an antique more than careful washing does. We dye-test, dust-extract gently, hand-wash with cool pH-controlled solutions and dry on a flat rack with no tension.

    We offer fringe restoration, edge binding repair, moth damage patching and full re-piling on request. Each repair is quoted separately after inspection.

    Antique cleaning is quoted per rug after inspection — never a flat rate. Pricing typically starts from £8/sq ft and reflects the care required.

    Yes — fully insured with valuation-based cover. We document condition before, during and after cleaning.

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