In short
Flying Carpet Cleaning NJ cleans area rugs in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and across Essex County. Before any water touches a rug we check the fiber and test the dyes, then choose a method for that rug. Wool, synthetic, Persian, Oriental and shag rugs are all cleaned this way. If a rug is better picked up than cleaned on your floor, we say so before starting.
Rug cleaning in Bloomfield: what to know
An area rug in Bloomfield may lie in a house built before 1960, as 64 percent of the township's homes were, or in one of the 11 percent built since 2000. Either way it is cleaned where it lies, and the rug decides the method. We check what it is made of and test the dyes before wet cleaning. Because wool holds more water than nylon and takes longer to dry, a wool rug gets less of it. Tell us the rug's history when you call. If it has been shampooed at home or with a rented machine, soap may still sit in the pile, and that is worth knowing beforehand. Say too if the colors ever ran. A rug that is too far gone for cleaning in place needs a full immersion wash, and you are told so before we begin.
A cleaning visit in Bloomfield
Three questions settle most of a Bloomfield visit before we arrive: which floor, which door and where to park. If the house is a two family, say if you are upstairs or down and if the driveway is shared with the other household. In an apartment building, name the floor and ask the manager if notice is wanted. At a single family house a clear driveway is enough. Inside, the first step is a look at the material and the spots that bother you. Most carpet and fabric dries within a few hours, sooner when the day is dry and the windows are open.
How a rug cleaning visit goes
We identify the rug
Fiber, construction, dyes, fringe and backing are checked, and the dyes are tested in a corner.
We remove dry soil
Thorough vacuuming takes out the grit at the base of the pile before any water is used.
We clean to the rug's limits
Spots first, then cleaning with the water and temperature that the fiber and dyes allow.
We groom and dry
The pile is set in one direction and the rug dries flat with air moving across it.
- What we clean
- Wool, synthetic, Persian, Oriental, tribal and shag area rugs
- Where
- In your home, on the floor where the rug lies, or by pickup
- Pickup
- On request the rug is collected from your home, cleaned and returned rolled and wrapped
- First step
- A check of the fiber, the dyes and the condition
- Quote
- Free, based on the size, the fiber and the condition
- When
- Open 24 hours, every day
Rug cleaning in Bloomfield: questions, answered
Should carpet be cleaned before or after I move into a Bloomfield apartment?
Before, if you can. An empty room lets the whole floor be reached and gives the carpet its few hours of drying with nothing standing on it. Renters hold 49 percent of Bloomfield's occupied homes, and if you are one of them, ask the owner first if the carpet is theirs to have cleaned.
Do you pick up rugs and bring them back?
Yes. We clean a rug in your home, or we pick it up from your home, clean it and return it rolled and wrapped. Tell us the size of the rug and the floor it is on when you ask for a quote.
Do you clean silk or viscose rugs?
With great caution. Silk and viscose lose their sheen and can be marked by water, so we test first and clean only the surface when the test allows it. Some of these rugs are better left to a specialist in that fiber, and we say so.
Will the fringe turn yellow or shrink?
It should not when it is handled correctly. Cotton fringe is cleaned by hand, separately from the pile, and dried quickly, because slow drying is what browns it.
How long does a rug take to dry?
Usually a few hours for a synthetic rug and longer for wool, which holds more water. Air moving across the rug matters more than heat. Keep furniture and the pad off it until it is dry.