EASY STEPS How to Clean An Area Rug

Secret Weapon To Cleaning Your Area Rug. It will come out looking and smelling great. It's easier than you think! Why not learn how to clean your area rug and get inspired to get yours done now!
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[@dianndarden2542]

Our living, dining, and kitchen area is completely blanketed in gritty dirt/dust. Plumbers jackhammering floors up to replace broken pipes. Our big living area rug needs a good deep cleaning. I was looking at estimates by professionals, when I remembered any “how to” can be found on KZbin. I found your channel and loved this. I’ve already ordered the stuff from Amazon. I may be 70, but I’m still very handy at tackling just about anything. Thank you for showing me how to do this! Wish you success on your channel. I’m now subscribed!

[@TammysHomeTips]

Aw!! Thank you so much for sharing and the support! I love the DIY approach to things and I’m sure you will make your rug look good as new. Much success with your project 🫶🏼🙌🏼

[@sheilamenlia]

Good job. Next time remember to also clean the back side of the rug as well,otherwise, that dirt will rise to the top of the rug over time. Beautiful rug!

[@TammysHomeTips]

Great advice! Thank you 🙏🏼

[@tb3591]

I’ve tried to wash my area right before but didn’t have the right tools and I didn’t come out that great.. so now I know there is a better way to do it! Thanks for sharing! Love Ella’s shirt.. 😉

[@TammysHomeTips]

Thank you! Wishing you success next time 🙌🏼 LOL She was/is adorable and having her as a part of our videos just feels right ☺️

[@marvinspates924]

That Brush and squeegee does a beautiful job! It looks like having the right tool for this project is the key to success! Thank you Tammy for your wonderful insights!!!!👍👍👍

[@TammysHomeTips]

Thank you Marvin! It definitely helped 👍🏼🙌🏼😉

[@priancavail6520]

Awesome beneficial video! Now I know how to clean my area rug at home, easily and for less! Thanks for recommenced the tool on Amazon! You will have a BIG, GRATEFUL following soon!! THANK YOU TAMMY!!👏👏👏♥️🤗

[@TammysHomeTips]

Aw! Thank you so much for the kind words and most of all, I’m thrilled you can get your projects done. Wishing you the best! 🫶🏼❤️

[@amyhowe5087]

Woah! Brilliant Tammy!

[@TammysHomeTips]

Thank you Amy 😊☺️❤️

[@johnl636]

Great job. I'm gonna wait till next summer to do this.

[@TammysHomeTips]

Sounds like a great plan! The perfect Summer task. 😎🙌🏼

[@belindabernard6067]

This was so helpful, thanks!

[@TammysHomeTips]

Glad it helped 😍❤️

[@JoshuaDuke]

I have a rug that needs cleaning! Gonna try this!!!

[@TammysHomeTips]

Perfect!! Hope you get it looking new again 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@eileenball39]

This was so helpful!

[@TammysHomeTips]

Wonderful!! Happy to help ☺️

[@The_Navigator_369]

Thanl you for taking the time to make this video

[@TammysHomeTips]

Hope it helps 👍🏼🙌🏼

[@donnacompton7006]

Great job love that

[@TammysHomeTips]

Thank you 😊 I appreciated your support 🫶🏼❤️

[@mellon1959]

1,000th subscriber ! Excited to see more 🤗

[@TammysHomeTips]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! 🤩🎉🎊🙌🏼

[@mellon1959]

@@TammysHomeTips God bless you ♥️

[@TammysHomeTips]

🥰🫶🏼❤️

[@tracypowell6551]

You cute cleaner!!! I love watching your tips!! Miss you too!!

[@TammysHomeTips]

Aw!! Thank you Tracy 🥰 Miss you too! We need to go visit you guys❣️🫶🏼

[@rugcleaningdiamond3903]

You teach others a good way. I hope I can wash well♥️😊🌹

[@TammysHomeTips]

Wishing you much success with your project! 🙌🏼

[@rugcleaningdiamond3903]

@@TammysHomeTips tank you 🌹❤️

[@pawpaw214]

We took all of our area rugs to our local self-service car wash and used their high pressure sprayers to wash and rinse them. Worked like a charm. 👍🏾

[@TammysHomeTips]

Great idea!! Love it and thanks for sharing!

[@tarynmarie34]

how do you get them home all wet?

[@maureenvalley7722]

@@tarynmarie34 That's what I was wondering. I wait for a super rainy day in the summer and first let the area rug soak up all that nice soft rainwater. Then I mix a little javex, warm water with my fav laundry detergent and I have a hard bristle broom that I clean my carpeted porch stairs with, and keep on sweeping the rug until clean, then if it doesn't continue raining, only then do I take the hose. I have been doing that for years and its works good. Then I get help and place the rug over the railing on my back deck. A day of very warm sunshine and the rugs is dry.

[@TammysHomeTips]

@maureenvalley7722 Sounds like you do an amazing job!! 🤩

[@alexanotravez4670]

haha awww what a cute little puppy 😍

[@TammysHomeTips]

Haha, yes… She’s a cutie 🥰 Thank you 🙏🏼

[@alexanotravez4670]

@@TammysHomeTips 🥺💕

[@AF-pw8il]

Great tip

[@TammysHomeTips]

Thank you! Appreciate you!

[@Phonehive]

Nice!!!!

[@TammysHomeTips]

Thanks 🙂

[@Deelitee]

Love this!!!! Would you do this with a second-hand rug as well???

[@TammysHomeTips]

I would, unless the integrity of the rug is compromised or it is flimsy.

[@SB-tr7mk]

Your dog is super cute!😊 Also great video! A quick tip: if you have dogs like mine that sometimes pee in carpets, to remove odors sodium bicarbonate is a good odor neutralizer you can sprinkle a bit in the 'washing cycle" along the shampoo...

[@TammysHomeTips]

Haha!! I love her 🥰🐩 Thank you for the additional information. Good to know!!!

[@Deelitee]

Is that baking soda??

[@SB-tr7mk]

​@@DeeliteeYes, baking soda, is exellent for eliminating smells in many places, even in the fridge

[@darktoadone5068]

I have a 14 inch x 24 feet long hallway runner rug that needs cleaning bad, I'm going to try this but use my pressure washer.

[@TammysHomeTips]

@Dark Toad One I hadn’t thought of doing that. Please let me know how it turns out!

[@pamfoster4460]

can you put a tarp or something under the rug when washing the rug on a driveway?

[@TammysHomeTips]

It wouldn’t hurt to try it that way! It wouldn’t have worked for my place because of the incline on my driveway would probably make it hard for the rug to stay in place for me to clean it but I can see how it would work in a area without an incline. ☺️

[@Xearf]

Can you also use a wet vac to try the rug?

[@TammysHomeTips]

Sure! That could help to remove the excess moisture 👍🏼

[@aliciabarajas8157]

How did you lift over the rug over the rug?

[@TammysHomeTips]

My husband helped me put it up over the fence. It’s definitely heavier when it’s wet 🤪😉

[@jackieo8693]

My rug really needs it but I don't have one of those cool scrubber squeegee things.

[@TammysHomeTips]

If you have a scrubber brush on a stick that might work. I purchased my squeegee thingy on Amazon 🤪

[@duaneweber4977]

can you do this if spot clean only?

[@TammysHomeTips]

This is not really a spot cleaning approach

[@msclairuk]

I have a carpet cleaner, would this not be recommend on a polypropylene rug?

[@msclairuk]

I'm also in the UK and tried searching for a metal squeeze. I only have a rubber one, so I'm unsure if that's suitable.

[@TammysHomeTips]

I used a rubber squeegee

[@TammysHomeTips]

That would be fine, this is just a deep clean 🙂

[@sumshel]

can you do this with a wool rug?

[@TammysHomeTips]

Yes, wool rugs can be washed like this. However, wool rugs tend to hold moisture more and take longer to dry out because it is tightly woven. For this reason, the experts say it’s better to wait for a moderately warm and full sun day and start early in the day to allow extra time for drying. The sun will act a a natural disinfectant and deodorizer. Also, if you have a tarp, you could put it under the carpet to provide extra protection. When you are done with the wash/rinse process, you could try to elevate it and put a fan on it. Be sure to check that the solution you use is made for cleaning wool rugs.

[@sumshel]

this is so helpful - thank you! @@TammysHomeTips

[@karansaini1170]

Can we put the rug in the washing machine ?

[@TammysHomeTips]

There are machine washable rugs but I your rug is like ours, it won’t fit and I wouldn’t recommend it.

[@jonrod8731]

Lucky husband.

[@TammysHomeTips]

I’ll let him know 😉

[@blushbaby5278]

She barely used any detergent also cleaning every 2 to 3 months is better than once a year

[@TammysHomeTips]

I used plenty of product but cleaning more often would be great 😉

[@spicybrown75]

Your rug is hardly dirty tbh. So not that hard to clean it at home.

[@TammysHomeTips]

Yes, it wasn’t that dirty but this is the basic method for cleaning. May have to get your rug professionally cleaned if it’s super duper dirty 🫣

[@Blu5078]

Just use a rug doctor........

[@TammysHomeTips]

Thank you for your comment 🙂 Just that not everyone has a rug doctor and this is an inexpensive way of cleaning it, but I certainly appreciate the sentiment and that is a very good option 👍🏼🙌🏼