Blatchfords

Rugs For Sale: Announcements

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:50:44 +0000

The rugs in these photo galleries are rugs belonging to our clients who are looking to give them a new home. Most of these “rugs for sale” are not at our rug facility. We have inspected and photographed the rugs, and condition notes are included in the descriptions. If you have interest in a particular rug, or would like to make an offer, we will put you in touch directly with the owner.

Please email your request or questions to rugs@blatchfords.com and please put the RUG NUMBER in the subject line, or contact our office by phone at 858-566-3833.

Happy rug shopping!

FYI: If you are searching rugs by category (small, medium, large, oversized and runners), don’t forget to click MORE RUGS FOR SALE at the bottom-left of your search page to view more rugs. Only a few rug posts are visible at a time.

L-3148 Persian

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:48:42 +0000

Rug ID#: L-3148

Rug: Persian (1960s)

Size: 9′8″ x 12′6″

Asking Price: $3,500

Notes: Handwoven, wool pile on cotton foundation. Very good condition, full pile. Some marbling in the red field. Recently washed here at San Diego Rug Cleaning Co.

If you are interested in this rug you can email us at rugs@blatchfords.com and we will connect you to its owner. Please put the rug’s number in the subject line for reference. You can also call our rug facility directly at 858-566-3833.

L-3147 Persian

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:43:16 +0000

Rug ID#: L-3147

Rug: Persian (1960s)

Size: 9′2″ x 12′1″

Asking Price: $3,500

Notes: Handwoven, wool pile on cotton foundation. Full pile, complete. Some permanent color run in areas. Recently washed here at San Diego Rug Cleaning Co.

L-3146 Persian

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:40:03 +0000

Rug ID#: L-3146

Rug: Persian (1960s)

Size: 8′10″ x 12′4″

Asking Price: $3,500

Notes: Handwoven, wool pile on cotton foundation. Good condition, interesting design. Some field wear in places. Recently washed/repaired here at San Diego Rug Cleaning Co.

O-3157 Persian Kerman

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:22:23 +0000

Persian Kerman (late 20's)

Rug ID#: O-3157

Rug: Kerman (Persian late 1920′s)

Size: 23′8″ x 14′2″

Asking Price: $15,000

Notes: Hand-woven, wool pile on cotton foundation. In great condition. Classic Kerman design. Recently washed here at San Diego Rug Cleaning Company.

O-3156 Karastan

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:07:57 +0000

Contemporary Karastan (Machine made)

Rug ID#: O-3156

Rug: Karastan (contemporary)

Size: 9′10″ x 18′

Asking Price: $3,600

Notes: Machine-woven, wool pile on jutefoundation. In very good condition. Recently washed/repaired here at San Diego Rug Cleaning Company.

Rugs and Floods.

admin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:04:37 +0000

It seems that even though we do not have “floods” in San Diego like most areas of the U.S. do… we do have a high rate of water damage incidents coming from pipe breaks and leaks.

The longer a rug remains wet the more likely it is to have dye migration that is not correctible. Rugs that are not washed properly when these incidents happen and dried thoroughly can end up with mildew and dry rot problems. Here is a rug that was involved in a flood and then improperly stored in a plastic bag for months while the home was being repaired, and the rug deteriorated from dry rot as a result:

Corner of Shiraz rug left wet too long from flood has rotted away.

Here are tips to minimize the damage of rugs involved in floods:

- Extract the water as soon as possible using a wet vacuum or having your restoration company extract with their professional water removal equipment.

- Make sure you extract WITH the direction of the rug’s fiber nap, instead of against it (this minimizes fiber damage).

- If you are unable to have the rugs thoroughly washed right away, then it’s important to get the rugs as dry as possible to stop the damage risks. Dry them and wash them later.

- When transporting to a facility to be cleaned, wrap in towels or sheets to prevent dry from migration from one rug to another.

- Do NOT hang up wet rugs. Extract and dry out flat.

- Do NOT dry in direct sunlight. Most contemporary rugs are sensitive to sunlight fading. If you must dry in sunlight, lay the rugs face down so fading occurs on the back side only until the rugs are taken to a cleaning facility.

Wet rug from flood was improperly laid in direct sunlight to dry out and the pink dyes faded to beige.

Wool and silk oriental rugs can take months, sometimes years, to weave by hand. If you have investment textiles you want to protect from a flood that has affected your home, simply follow those guidelines and you can lessen the risk of permanent damage to your rugs due to extended exposure to water.

All rugs involved in floods need to be fully washed and decontaminated. Cleaning with a carpet cleaning machine is only a surface cleaning and will not remove the contaminants inside the foundation fibers of woven rugs. Even a “clean water” flood has that water running through “not clean” surfaces from roofs to walls to flooring into those rugs, so the water is never truly “clean.” It’s important in order to put those rugs back in pre-loss condition to have them properly washed.

With tufted rugs (rugs that have latex holding them together and a material covering up the back) there is a risk of delamination due to extended water exposure from a flood.

Latex is crumbling away and the material coming off of the back of this tufted rug involved in a flood.

Tufted rugs are rugs that are much quicker to create than woven rugs. Where a woven rug takes months or years to craft, a tufted rug is put together in days, with a large amount of latex adhesive holding that rug together.

If you love your tufted rug and want to save it after the flood, then it requires full washing to decontaminate it, and may also need to have the backing replaced with a new layer of latex applied. This can be a significant repair, but that is the only way to ensure the rug can hold together and still be used and enjoyed.

Hope these tips help you save your rugs if they are ever involved in a flood.

- Lisa

O-3155 Persian

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:10:06 +0000

Late 20th Century Persian

Rug ID#: O-3155

Rug: Persian (late 20th Century)

Size: 9′9″ x 12′11″

Asking Price: $1,200

Notes: Handwoven, wool pile on cotton foundation. In very good condition. Sturdy, strong colors, traditional design.

M-3139 Nain

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:04:28 +0000

Rug ID#: M-3139

Rug: Persian Nain (post WW2)

Size: 3′11″ x 6′10″

Asking Price: $1,800

Notes: Handwoven, wool pile on cotton foundation, with silk highlights. In very good condition. Traditional design. Recently cleaned here at San Diego Rug Cleaning Co.

O-3154 Chinese

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:45:17 +0000

Rug ID#: O-3154

Rug: Chinese (post WW2)

Size: 9′10″ x 13′9″

Asking Price: $1,995

Notes: Handwoven, wool pile on cotton foundation. Field in very good condition. Fringes worn.