Avoid false claimants Not everyone who calls themselves experts in rug cleaning are in fact experts. When you go online and randomly search for an area rug cleaning expert in South Lyon, MI be sure to ascertain the authenticity of the company.  Rug cleaning is a specialty service and the last thing you need is to entrust your rugs to someone who has received no training in the craft. You must do some follow up before you hire.  Is the rug cleaner insured? Damage may occur to your rugs in the process of area rug cleaning. A rug can bleed, warp, unravel, discolor, shrink or fade as a result of poor workmanship.  If the company is not insured, you stand to lose with little if any chance of recourse. Before you hire make sure to ask if the area rug cleaner you are hiring has a specific Liability Insurance Policy. Do they have the facilities and expertise? The recommended method to clean rugs is full-immersion hand wet wash. This is what most companies advertise but some will end up just steam cleaning the rugs thereby short-changing you.  This is sometimes because they do not have the appropriate facilities and know how or because they know they can get away with steam cleaning the rug much quicker and much cheaper but charge more. What pricing system are they using? Some unscrupulous area rug cleaning companies can rip you off by charging a percentage of the value of the rug as cleaning price. They inflate the value of the rug so that you pay more. In most cases such contractors do not do the job themselves but subcontract the cleaning and pocket a big share of the cleaning cost. Avoid rug cleaners who use this method of charging. Be wary of offers to take the rug of your hands Not all rug owners know the true value of their rugs. If a cleaning company tells you that your rug is worthless and a waste of money to clean it, yet they offer to buy it off from you, be very wary. Chances are the rug is of special value and it can fetch a good amount at the auction. Area Rug Cleaners in South Lyon, MI are highly trained rug cleaners who follow best practices in the industry. Request a service for safe, insured and professional area rug cleaning.