Louis de Poortere is a family-owned, Belgium-based rug manufacturer that has been leading the way with innovative, exquisite rug designs since 1929. The popular brand’s machine-woven rugs seamlessly blend traditional and modern weaving with distinctive, groundbreaking designs that capture the attention of discerning rug owners far and wide. Owning a Louis de Poortere rug is a privilege, and for anyone lucky enough to add this brand of rug to their collection, maintaining it with the right cleaning and care will help to keep it looking its best for many years into the future. With the following Louis de Poortere rug cleaning tips and guidance, we can help you achieve this.
Regular vacuuming
Louis de Poortere rugs are renowned for their distinguishing designs that include streaks, fading, antique-look styles and geometric patterns. Ensuring that these unique designs can be seen and admired as clearly as possible starts by removing the surface dust and dirt from the rug with regular vacuuming.
Ideally, vacuum your Louis de Poortere rug at least once per week, or more often depending on where the rug is situated. In a high-traffic area, the rug might need vacuuming every day, for example, to keep it in a good condition and to prevent surface particles from sinking deeper into the rug pile.
Experts recommend that you use a brushing vacuum cleaner that’s electrically driven, as this is more dependable at collecting the dirt from the rug compared to a vacuum machine that comes with a floor tool that’s adjustable.
Make sure to maintain your vacuum cleaner by giving it a monthly check, and, in particular, to see whether the dust filter might need cleaning.
Beating the rug
Experts of Louis de Poortere rugs recommend that you should also periodically beat the rug, if possible, by shaking it outside and then placing it over a washing line to gently beat it on the back to release loose dirt particles. Follow this by vacuuming the rug.
If the rug is too heavy to lift, you don’t have outside space or a washing line, or for other reasons that make this difficult for you, consult specialists like our rug cleaning London company who can beat the rug for you, using an automatic rug dusting machine that uses compressed air and leather straps to gently vibrate and beat the rug to remove the dry dirt particles from it.
General care of the rug
Looking after your Louis de Poortere rug properly by preventing dirt and debris getting onto it can help to reduce the level of soiling it experiences. For example, avoid walking on the rug with outdoor footwear, and place mats at door entrances so feet can be wiped before entering your property and stepping onto the rug.
Rotate the rug frequently so that it doesn’t receive uneven areas of use or exposure to sunlight, which could result in discoloration and tracking marks in parts of the rug.
If the rug is placed on a hard floor, make sure that you remove any soapy residues from the floor after cleaning it, so they don’t end up being walked into the rug. Soapy residues can cause dirt to easily stick to the rug, meaning it will require cleaning more regularly.
If you need to put your Louis de Poortere rug in storage, don’t fold or keep it stored in a plastic bag. Wrap it inside a cloth, instead, and roll it front side out.
Maintenance cleaning
When your Louis de Poortere rug starts to collect surface dirt and smudges, it can be manually treated at home using a special type of cleaning solution that’s compatible with this style of rug. Manufacturers recommend cleaning the rug with James Water, or what is now known as James Interior Cleaner.
This biodegradable, pH neutral product can be bought online and is also suitable for cleaning natural and synthetic fabrics, including wool, and can be used on rugs, carpets, upholstery and other fabric items.
Simply spray the product onto the rug and dab it dry with a clean white cloth, using circular motions.
Tackling stains
As with any spillage or stain, no matter what type of rug you own, the faster you get to work on the stain, the easier it will be to remove.
When your Louis de Poortere rug gets stained, the first thing you’ll need to do is get a clean, cotton cloth and wet it with cold water, before wringing the water out of the cloth and applying it onto the stain. Leave the cloth on the stain to allow the moisture from the stain to soak into the cloth until it dries. Avoid moving the cloth or rubbing the rug with it, as this could set the stain further into the rug or make the stain appear bigger.
Experts never recommend that you use any soap when attempting to remove stains from your Louis de Poortere rug.
However, if the above remedy doesn’t remove all of the stain and it’s particularly persistent, a special stain remover product suitable for this type of rug can be used, such as from the James stain removal product collection.
Always follow the instructions on the product label, to ensure rug stains can be removed as safely and carefully as possible.
If in doubt, contact expert Louis de Poortere rug cleaners, such as Carpet Bright UK, who will have the expertise and knowledge to safely, carefully and effectively remove stains from your rug, using specialist solutions and methods that won’t harm the fibres in the rug or cause discoloration.
Professional cleaning
As with any rug, it will need cleaning professionally at least once per year to maintain it, and a Louis de Poortere rug is no exception.
Because you might have paid a lot of money for this rug, and you’ll probably want to make sure that you can enjoy it for many years into the future, it’s really important that you don’t just choose anyone to clean it.
Research Louis de Poortere rug cleaning specialists who will have prior experience of handling this style of rug, and will have the professional equipment to deep clean it properly.
Louis de Poortere rug experts claim that bonnet cleaning using a rotary pad machine fitted with a specialist bonnet pad can be used on a Louis de Poortere rug, providing the machine does not make more than 180 rpm.
However, professional Louis de Poortere rug cleaners will be able to advise on the most appropriate cleaning option for your rug, according to what fabrics and materials it has been made from. For example, steam cleaning could be recommended for some synthetic fibre rugs, or hand-washing using a submersion cleaning pit might be the preferred option for natural fibre Louis de Poortere rugs.
Contact our rug cleaning London team at Carpet Bright UK for specialist advice and assistance when your Louis de Poortere rugs need professional cleaning.
