In short
Flying Carpet Cleaning NJ cleans area rugs in Clifton, New Jersey, and across Passaic 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 Clifton: what to know
Clifton is a city of older houses, with 31 percent of its homes built before 1940, and a rug in a house of that age usually rests on a finished wood floor. That floor is the first thing we think about. The rug stays where it lies while we clean it, so the moisture has to stay in the rug and out of the boards beneath it. We check what the rug is made of, test the dyes for running, treat the spots and then clean with as little water as the fiber allows. Afterward the rug stays flat to dry. Keep furniture off it during that time, since the feet of chairs and tables can stain or rust onto a rug that is still damp. When you call, give the rug's length and width and tell us if it has fringe.
A cleaning visit in Clifton
A Clifton visit is usually a house call in the plain sense: a driveway, a front or side door, and one flight of stairs inside. Leave the driveway or the curb out front free if you can, and tell us which door is nearest the rooms being cleaned. Upstairs in a two family house, say if your stairs are private or shared. We walk through with you before starting and point out anything cleaning is unlikely to change. Carpet and upholstery are usually dry within a few hours. In the cold months, a warm house with a fan running dries faster than a cool, closed one.
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 Clifton: questions, answered
Is summer or winter the better season to clean carpet in Clifton?
Either works. Carpet usually dries within a few hours in any season, provided air moves through the room. In summer, run the air conditioning, since humid outdoor air slows drying. In winter, the heated air inside a closed Clifton house is dry, which helps, and a fan helps more.
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.