The average cost of getting your rug cleaning done with a professional is $200 to $225. But it also depends on other factors like the rug area, material, and type of contaminant. You can also get insurance from the cleaners for any damage that might occur due to cleaning technique employed. Do remember that you can save a lot of money by carrying the rug to the cleaners on your own.

Try to furnish as much information as possible when you take the rug to the cleaners. They will want to know what material it is made of in order to know what chemical agents will have an adverse affect on it. They will also want to know the type of contaminant that was spilled on it.

It could be anything from blood, urine, ice cream or beer, and each of these contaminants can act in diverse ways when mixed with a chemical solvent and the base material.

If it is a routine rug or tile cleaning job, you can just vacuum it and then follow it up by rinsing and drying. But do remember to dry it thoroughly unless you want it to remind you of your pet skunk from high school every time you step on it.