In short
Flying Carpet Cleaning NJ cleans area rugs in Cranford, New Jersey, and across Union 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 Cranford: what to know
In Cranford, 31 percent of homes date from before 1940, and in a house that old a rug often lies on a wood floor. Rugs are cleaned where they lie, after a check of the fiber and a test of the dyes, and wool gets less water than a synthetic because it dries slower. Plan for the drying: a cleaned rug stays flat in its place for a few hours. Keep shoes and paws off it, and do not fold a corner back or roll it while it is damp. A hall runner is the hard case, since the hall is the way through the house, so decide beforehand how to get around it. When you call, give the size of each rug and its fiber. When a rug ought to have a full immersion wash instead, you are told before the cleaning starts.
A cleaning visit in Cranford
Tell us the route before we come: where a work vehicle can stand, which door to use and what stairs wait inside. At a Cranford house that usually takes one sentence, and an open driveway is the main thing. In an apartment building, such as those near the downtown train station, add the floor and ask the management office about notice. The visit begins with a walk through the rooms, where we check each material and the state it is in and say what cleaning can and cannot do. Plan for a few hours of drying afterward. Dry, moving air shortens the wait, and a humid day lengthens it.
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 Cranford: questions, answered
How long do carpet and upholstery take to dry in a Cranford home?
Usually a few hours. The material, the weather and the airflow decide it: a thin synthetic carpet in a room with moving air dries first, and wool or a thick cushion last. In a Cranford house, open the doors between rooms and run a fan, and keep the windows shut on a muggy day.
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.