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"The Auserehlian school is without a doubt the best one for learning hands-on, how to properly clean a rug"

Nathan Koets.

May 5 2010

I started dreaming about cleaning oriental rugs back in the late 1980's. I was first trained by a local business man who would pick up and deliver as part of his carpet cleaning business. 

Back then we would vacuum, pre-treat, scrub, extract and dry them. Our biggest problem we had was the rugs would cover all our floor space.  As the years went by I started my own carpet business and rented a 1000 sq ft building and built a dry rack.  However, the rugs got so heavy the beam would leave a crease in the rug that I could not get out.  I needed to find a better way and started looking on the internet.  My first thought was some kind of machine to do all the work but the cost of each individual piece made it far too expensive. 

Then I came across Auserehlian Oriental Rug Cleaning School in Berthoud CO.  My first phone conversation with Phil was back in early 2006.  We talked about the upcoming school in October and our discussions included the space needed, the business plan and all the marketing needed to make this happen.  Being in the carpet cleaning business for over 20 years I had a good client list I could start with immediately. It still took another year to get to the school in 2007. 

When I got to Auserehlian & Co. for the first day of class we had 2 returning students and 11 new from all over the country and Canada.  Sitting near a man whose family had been washing rugs for the past 93 years gave me great comfort. From the first day thru the last day we learned about fibers, Construction, Dye's and Soils.  The instructor who was a chemist taught us about the different types of soil.   How water, air and detergent all the basic elements to washing rugs could perform a structural washing form the inside out.  

To support his instruction we had hands on demonstrations that made it very easy to understand. We took all of this instruction and went down to the wash room and spent hours and hours putting his theories to the test. When I saw the finished rug a day later I was so impressed - I had never seen a rug look that good before.  Not only did I get a great education but all the tools and equipment were available for me to live out my dream. 

By February 2008 I was washing rugs in my own 2000 sq ft location in Tucson Az. The most valuable part of my new business has been the constant phone and in person visits to my shop and a return to Colorado to wash rugs again and learn even more. I have only scratched the surface from where I started but my future is very bright with a real plan on how to get to my destination of living on and playing golf whenever I want. 

Paul Moskal
Airloom Oriental Washing Co.
Tucson AZ
520-571-1703