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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Rug Repair in Virginia Beach



Our trained rug repair artisans will make your rug look like new!

Mark Gonsenhauser's rug repair department handles all kinds of damaged rugs. Believe me when I say, we have seen it all. Chew holes from teething puppies, loose and worn binding, rips and tears and of course our favorite, the disappearing fringe syndrome thanks to a ravenous vacuum cleaner!

When your fine Oriental rug is in need of some TLC, be sure to bring it in to Mark Gonsenhauser's  where we professionally repair all types of rugs. Orientals, Persians, Machine made rugs, Antique rugs, Wool rugs, Hand Tufted rugs, Silk rugs and much more.


We offer a full range of rug repair and restoration services and our trained rug repair artisans are gifted and adept at performing all types of complex repairs. We do modifications such as adding false fringes or removing fringes. We re-bind by hand and machine the worn edges of your rug. We have a vast collection of wool in order to be able to match your rug's color!


Some of our rug repair wool.
The following types of repairs and modifications are available: 

Fringes:
Re-Fringing
Fringe removal by two methods:
Permanently removed and over sewn so that the rug does not fray
OR
Folded under and secured which can eventually be restored to the original state at any time
Addition of false fringe of various types and colors

Sides and Ends:
Rebind sides by hand and carefully match colors
Repair, straighten, and over sew worn edges
Reweaving
Patching

Re-latex tufted backing
Specialty Repairs such rug painting.


Here are some examples of rug repair projects we have just completed for our customers.


The rug below had the fringe completely removed and has been hand serged.
(Also known as rebinding of the sides and/or ends.)









This rug is being hand bound. The next picture is the completed look.
We matched the original binding colors.







The rug below had damaged ends. The end was transformed to
have a nice neat hand bound finished look. 




The rug below had loose, uneven and frayed fringes. We hand over-sewed the fringes and trimmed where they were uneven. It now looks like new!







Watch our Rug Repair Video below for more examples of the types of restoration techniques our rug repair experts can do to rejuvenate your rug!




Mark Gonsenhauser's Rug and Carpet Superstore
4153 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
757-486-6600



Website: http://www.igotyourrug.com/




Proudly providing you Expert Rug Repair and Restoration for the Hampton Roads cities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, Northeastern North Carolina and the Eastern shore.