[MAX Carpets]

How many is a few?

[Ian Rochester]

We have a workshop which we bought though my pension last year, its 3200sqft floor space and also has a mezzanine area and offices.

Since taking it over we have advertised rug cleaning and done quite a few rugs and also suites for clients.

However, there is no way that it generates enough work to warrant a dedicated area of the workshop for it.

Here is a photo of it before we started putting all our gear in it

[robertaigin]

Hi all,

I'm not a regular on here, but I am a specialist rug cleaner and dealer. Most of the cleaning I do is for the trade, but private customers do drop off rugs to my shop for cleaning. I charge a minimum of £25 psm + Vat for wool rugs and £50 psm for silk.
Customers are happy to pay this price because I have a knowledge about rugs and can explain what their rug is and why it needs to be cleaned in a certain way.

An oriental / Persian rug may be worth £100 or it might be worth £10,000, every time you clean a rug you should have an idea of the value so you can decide wether the risk is appropriate to the cost of cleaning.

My advice is to stay away from silks or part silks unless you have had a lot of experience with them, and build yourself a drying room ( essential for dealing with rugs)

Good luck
I hope it goes well for you

Robert Aigin (Gallery Nomad)
01442 866287

[Jim_77]

Been a lurker for almost 3 years, I'd say that's as non-regular as it gets

But nice to hear from you Robert.  The forums (and not just this one) could benefit greatly from someone as knowledgeable and experienced as you