Rug powder like cornmeal.

[daniel@procarpet]

I have posted about this before. Here is a perfect example. I am assuming it is the glue or latex crumbling apart. It is making a big mess. The powder pours out of the back and top of the rug no matter how much I vacuum it. It also accumulates in piles under the rug making lumps in certain areas. I guess the backing needs to come off and be reapplied. What would something like that cost for an 8x10?

 

[Ken Snow]

$300 plus or minus- it may be better to recomend replacing rug as it is likely lose to cost to replace.

 

[Shawn Forsythe]

When once in the company of a famed rug expert the question was asked..... "Why do some rugs have a backing cloth?"

The answer given: "it is an indicator of a poorly constructed rug as to help lessen the mess the cheap, crumbly latex will eventually make."

Probably more to fix than the value after repair.

 

[daniel@procarpet]

This will help a lot.

 

[sweendogg]

But its always worth asking your customer, it may be the perfect color and size for thier particular area, somepeople will pay to have it redone the right way with a quality adhesive.

 

[Ken Snow]

I agree- we do a few a year even though "we" don't feel it is worth it and can sell them a new one.

 

[The Great Oz]

we'd charge $364 to put a new backing on. Since these sell for about $800 new, the condition of the face would determine whether that's a good option. There's nothing really wrong with the wool, just the adhesive.

 

[daniel@procarpet]

I am charging 500 to clean and protect a 9x12, 8x10, and small runner. I could knock a hundred off and still make good money at 400. This is a good customer and I hate to deliver a powdered mess and say the rug needs to be replaced or repaired.

 

[sweendogg]

Well unless you replace the the latex in the backing, you will be delivering back a powdered mess. No way around it.

 

[rhyde]

did a 3x5 last week it was over 100.00 with cleaning tried to talk the owner out of it but it's one of a matching set so the owner really wanted it done, ..i'll likly be seeing the others in a year or so :shock: