Indoor/Outdoor rugs, like the Al Fresco rugs, are made of 100% UV Stabilized Polypropylene and are very easy to clean and maintain. They are all weather, pet friendly and mold and mildew resistant.
Maintenance: Regular vacuuming or sweeping is the best care you can do to keep the fresh appearance of your indoor/outdoor flooring. Visible and loose dirt should be vacuumed or swept.
Although the need may not be visible, this frequent and regular vacuuming will increase carpet life by
Vacuuming Bound Rugs: When vacuuming bound area rugs, take special care with the binding border. Do not let the vacuum sit on top of the binding or catch the corner of the rug as it could damage the binding. Also, vacuum in the direction that the binding is sewn so as not to pull up the binding from the rug. Rugs will not be replaced or repaired due to improper vacuuming or care.
Overall Cleaning: These rugs are easy to clean. If they are being used indoors, it is important to control the amount of moisture during cleaning. NEVER steam clean, wet shampoo or any other method that involves water saturation on a woven rug. It is recommended that a dry cleaning process be used. We have a Host Cleaning Kit for your convenience and it cleans up to a 250 sq. ft. area. If the rugs or carpet are outdoors, you can use a solution of a mild soap and water or hot water extraction. You can even hose down the rugs to clean them and rinse them off. Let dry in sun.
Fresh Stains or Spills: Immediately remove any spills by blotting (blot do not rub) liquids with a white cloth or scrape up solids with a dull knife or nail file. Never rub the area of the spill. Rubbing can work the liquid deeper into the fibers, making the spill more likely to stain the carpet. It can also spread the liquid to a larger area of the rug. For red wine and tomato sauce, dab with a white cloth dampened with club soda to neutralize the spill and remove any possible stain. Let dry. Many times the stain disappears
Cleaning the Binding: For routine maintenance of our woven fabric bindings (canvas), simply vacuum the edge finish as explained above.
If excessive soiling or spills occur on the binding, our Sisal Life Cleaner works really well and also reapplies the Sisal Life Protector as it is applied.
Mold & Mildew Growth: These 100% UV Stabilized Polypropylene indoor/outdoor rugs are mold and mildew resistant. However, it is always a good idea to keep them in a dry environment.
Curled rug corners: Traffic or shuffling of feet across a corner or edge could cause the edge to curl. It is easy to cure this by dampening the curled area, or placing a damp towel over the area and weighting it down evenly overnight. If severely curled it might be necessary to repeat this process.
Responsibility for cleaning and maintenance lies with those performing this work since the manner and conditions of rug cleaning or maintenance, and the cleaning materials used are beyond our control.