Repairs & Restoration · South Florida Trade
Fringe going, edges opening, moth patches, holes — the damage shows up when the rug reaches our inspection table. What comes next is a straight recommendation: fix it, restore it, or leave it be.
The work
Worn or torn fringe rebuilt or replaced — and secured so the rug’s foundation stops unraveling with it.
Edges rebound or re-serged to hold the pile in. The first thing to go on most rugs, and the cheapest to stop early.
Side cords rebuilt where vacuum passes and foot traffic have worn through the wrapping.
Holes closed with matched material so the damage stops spreading — scoped honestly against the rug’s value.
Missing pile rebuilt knot by knot on pieces that justify the labor. Slow, skilled work — quoted before it starts.
Infestations treated, then eaten patches re-piled or patched. A South Florida closet classic — caught early, very fixable.
The honest filter
Every repair we quote passes one test first: is this worth your client’s money?
A hand-knotted wool piece with thirty years left in it deserves a rebuilt edge. A machine-made rug near the end of its life usually doesn’t — and quoting the repair anyway would just be billing for billing’s sake.
You get the recommendation we’d give our own family: fix this, skip that.
That answer travels well. Pass it to your client as your own professional assessment — that’s exactly what trade accounts are for.
Straight answers
When the repair costs clearly less than the value the rug holds — in money or in meaning. We give you that math straight at evaluation so you can advise your client without guessing.
Usually the wash comes first — colors can’t be matched on a dirty rug. But unraveling edges or open holes may need stabilizing before a safe wash. The evaluation sets the order; you approve the plan first.
Often, yes: treat the infestation, then re-pile or patch the eaten areas. Small scattered patches are routine. Widespread structural loss may not be worth reversing — and we say so before you spend.
Scoped at evaluation
Send a photo, or put it on the next pickup. It gets inspected with the rest, and the repair — if it deserves one — gets a firm figure before any work.
Cleaning first? See the five-step wash. Email photos to rugologeek@gmail.com.