In short
Flying Carpet Cleaning NJ cleans carpets, area rugs, sofas, upholstered furniture and mattresses for homes and businesses across Union 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 Union County
Union County is mostly a county of houses. The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts about 212,000 homes here, and 55 percent are single family houses, the standard home in places like Westfield and Scotch Plains. A quarter are in houses of 2 to 4 units, many of them in Elizabeth, the county seat. Buildings with 20 or more units hold 13 percent. Owners live in 57 percent of the occupied homes. Most of the housing is older: 58 percent of it predates 1960, the median year built is 1956, and only one home in eight has been added since 2000. On its east side the county meets the Arthur Kill, and the Rahway River winds through Cranford and Rahway on its way there.
How a visit works here
In the single family houses that make up more than half of Union County's homes, the way in is usually a driveway and a front or side door. Leave the driveway clear and tell us which door is closest to the rooms being cleaned. In a two family house or an apartment building in Elizabeth, Linden or Plainfield, tell us the floor, the stairs or the elevator, and where parking is allowed. Drying takes a few hours and follows the weather. On a dry day open the windows. On a humid summer day close them and run the air conditioning, and in winter rely on the heat and a fan.
Towns in Union County
Each town has its own page, with notes on its homes and buildings.
What we clean in Union County
Carpet cleaning in Union County
Four in five Union County homes are in houses, single family or divided into two to four units. If yours has a carpeted staircase, that is where the cleaning takes the most care, because the stairs and the hall at the top gather soil sooner than any bedroom and each step is cleaned on its own. We look at the carpet with you first, treat the spots and the worn lanes, and then clean with the method the fiber needs. Steam cleaning, properly called hot water extraction, suits most synthetic carpet, and a low moisture method suits fibers and rooms that should not get very wet. When you ask for a quote, give us the number of rooms and count the steps. Tell us too which heavy pieces are staying put, such as beds and dressers, so the quote covers the floor that can be reached.
Rug cleaning in Union County
In Union County 24 percent of homes were built before 1940 and more than half before 1960. Old house or new, a rug is cleaned the same way: where it lies. Lift a corner and look at the back before you call. If the pattern shows through in rows of small knots, the rug is probably hand knotted or woven. If a plain cloth is glued across the back, it is tufted. Telling us which, along with the size and the fiber, helps us quote the job properly. On the visit we check the rug over and test its dyes before anything wet goes on, and we use less water on wool than on a synthetic. A rug that is too delicate for this, or too deeply soiled, may need a full immersion wash. We tell you if that is what we see.
Sofa cleaning in Union County
The first minutes after a spill on a sofa count for a lot. Blot with a plain white towel, press down, lift and repeat, and do not rub or reach for a colored cloth, which can leave its own dye behind. Then tell us what was spilled and when. The cleaning itself happens where the sofa stands. One in five Union County homes is in a building with five or more units, and there that means upstairs in the apartment, while in a house it is the same work with more room around it. On the visit we read the cleaning code on the tag, vacuum the whole piece, treat the spots and the places where hands and heads rest, and clean it evenly so no section stands out from the rest. Say how many seats the sofa has and if it is a sectional.
Upholstery cleaning in Union County
Homes in buildings with two or more units make up 45 percent of Union County, and the rest are single family houses. In all of them upholstered furniture is cleaned in place and counted by the piece. Tell us what each piece is and how it gets used. A headboard collects oil from hair and dining chair seats take food and drink, and each kind of soil is treated in its own way. Mention anything unusual as well: down filled cushions, tufted buttons, a skirt, or wood arms and legs that should stay dry. We check the cleaning code and test a hidden area before starting, and if a fabric cannot be wet cleaned safely, you hear it then. An accurate count, such as eight dining chairs and two armchairs, gets you an accurate quote.
More about upholstery cleaning
Mattress cleaning in Union County
Single family houses are 55 percent of Union County homes, and where the bedrooms are a flight up, the mattress still stays on its bed and we bring the tools to it. Clear the stairs and the hall that lead to the bedroom before we come. The cleaning is a low moisture one. After a thorough vacuum we treat the marks left by sweat, spills and accidents and clean the top and the sides, keeping water out of the padding. Nothing wet should be trapped under bedding, so leave the mattress bare until it has dried, 24 to 72 hours, toward the longer end in a closed room. Tell us ahead of time about stains from a child or a pet and how old they are. New ones tend to lift. Old ones that went into the padding often leave a shadow.
Union County: questions, answered
Do you serve Union Township and the rest of Union County?
Yes. The township of Union is part of Union County, and the county is on our list of six, together with Elizabeth, Linden, Rahway, Plainfield, Westfield, Cranford and Summit. When you ask for a free quote, give the address so we can confirm it, and say if the home is a house, a two family or an apartment.
How should I get a Union County house ready for carpet cleaning?
Clear the floors and the driveway. Take toys, shoes, cords and small furniture off the carpet, and move breakables from the tops of pieces near the work. Leave the driveway free so the work vehicle can stand close to the door. Tell us beforehand about any spots and about pets in the house.
Do you clean wool carpet and wool rugs in Union County?
Yes. Wool is cleaned with less water and given more time to dry, because the fiber soaks up more than nylon does and releases it slowly. A wool rug also has its dyes tested before any wet cleaning. Tell us the piece is wool when you ask for the quote so we plan the method and the drying for it.