In short
Flying Carpet Cleaning NJ cleans carpets, area rugs, sofas, upholstered furniture and mattresses for homes and businesses across Bergen County, New Jersey. Each visit starts with a look at the material, and the method is chosen for it. Open 24 hours, every day. Quotes are free with no obligation.
The homes of Bergen County
Bergen County fills the northeast corner of New Jersey, from the Palisades above the Hudson River west to Mahwah and south to the Meadowlands. Census figures count about 962,000 people and close to 370,000 homes. Of those homes, 59 percent are single family houses, the pattern in towns such as Paramus, Ridgewood, Teaneck and Fair Lawn, and 65 percent of occupied homes are owned. The county also has a tall side: 15 percent of homes sit in buildings with 20 or more units, among them the towers of Fort Lee, beside the George Washington Bridge, and the apartment houses of Hackensack, the county seat. The median home was built in 1960, so about half the county's homes are older than that year. Another 13 percent have been built since 2000.
How a visit works here
Bergen County visits come in two kinds. At a house, we pull into the driveway or park at the curb, and a quick walk through the rooms settles the plan. At a high rise or a garden complex, the building sets the terms: which entrance and elevator outside workers use, what hours are allowed, and where we may park. A call to the management office a few days ahead answers all of that. In either kind of home, drying usually takes a few hours. Central air or heat with the fan switched on does most of the work, and a cracked window helps on a dry day.
Towns in Bergen County
Each town has its own page, with notes on its homes and buildings.
What we clean in Bergen County
Carpet cleaning in Bergen County
In Bergen County, 59 percent of homes are single family houses, and carpet in a house wears in a pattern: hard on the stairs and in the upstairs hall, lightly in the corners of the bedrooms. In the county's apartment towers the pattern is flatter, with most of the wear inside the entry and along the bed. We read that pattern before we start. Traffic lanes and spots are treated first, then the full carpet is cleaned, with hot water extraction for most fibers and a low moisture method when the material or the building suits it better. A day or two before the visit, walk the carpet in good daylight and put a strip of painter's tape on the baseboard next to each spot you want us to see. Spots can vanish when the light changes, and tape does not.
Rug cleaning in Bergen County
Half of Bergen County's homes were built before 1960, and in houses of that age a rug usually lies on hardwood. We clean it there, with the water kept to what the rug can release again. How the rug was made guides the rest. Turn over a corner before you call. If the pattern shows clearly in rows of tiny knots on the back, the rug is woven. If the back is a plain cloth, the rug is tufted, with its pile held by a layer of latex that should never be soaked. Tell us which you find, and the fiber if the label gives it. We test the dyes on site and treat the spots before cleaning. A woven wool rug with heavy soil or pet urine may need a full immersion wash, and in that case we explain why before touching it.
Sofa cleaning in Bergen County
A sofa is cleaned in the room it lives in, and in Bergen County that could be a den in a single family house or a living room high in one of the buildings of 20 or more units that hold 15 percent of the county's homes. The steps do not change with the height. The tag and its cleaning code are read first. Then the whole piece is vacuumed, the soil on the arms, the back and the seat fronts is loosened, and the fabric is cleaned. What is inside the cushions matters as much as the cover. Foam and polyester fill dry quickly. Down and feather fill dry slowly and should be kept as dry as possible, so tell us if your cushions are the soft, heavy kind that need plumping. Mention the fabric and the number of seats too, and the quote will fit the sofa.
Upholstery cleaning in Bergen County
Upholstered chairs, ottomans, benches and headboards are cleaned on site across Bergen County, where 65 percent of occupied homes belong to the people living in them and the remainder are rented. Owned or rented, the home is where the work happens, one piece at a time. We read the cleaning code, then try the method on a seam that stays hidden. Light colored and natural fabrics, cotton and linen above all, can show a ring where only one patch was wetted, which is why a whole panel is cleaned from seam to seam instead of a single spot. For the same reason, please do not dab water on a stain while you wait for us. Blot up what is loose and leave the rest. When you call, name each piece, its fabric and its color, and tell us where the marks are.
More about upholstery cleaning
Mattress cleaning in Bergen County
Mattress cleaning is the lowest moisture work we do, and it is the same in a Bergen County house as in an apartment. Census figures put 41 percent of the county's homes in buildings of two or more units and the rest in single family houses, and in both the mattress is cleaned on its bed. After a slow vacuuming, we treat stains, clean the top and the borders and let the surface air. Timing is the part you control. If a spill or an accident has just happened, press dry towels firmly into the spot and keep adding dry ones until they come up dry. Do not pour a liquid cleaner on it, because more liquid carries the stain deeper into the padding. Then call us, tell us the size of the mattress and what happened, and keep the bed unmade until the mattress is dry.
Bergen County: questions, answered
Do you clean in high rise buildings in Fort Lee, Hackensack and elsewhere in Bergen County?
Yes. High rises are part of the county: roughly 15 percent of Bergen County homes belong to buildings of 20 units or more. Ask your management office which elevator and which hours apply to outside workers, and pass that along with your floor and unit so the visit fits the building's rules.
How do I get a quote for carpet cleaning in Bergen County?
Call us between 8 in the morning and 8 at night, any day of the week. The quote is free and depends on the size, the material and the condition, so have the town, the number of rooms and steps and the type of carpet ready. In Bergen County we quote houses, condominiums and businesses the same way.
How soon can I sleep on a mattress after it is cleaned in my Bergen County home?
Once it is fully dry, which takes 24 to 72 hours, depending on the season. The time depends on the mattress, the weather and the air moving in the room. In a Bergen County house with central air, running the fan helps. Feel the surface and the seams before the sheets go back on.